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Lest I Forget (6)
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I still don’t know if I answered, but that was the last thing I knew until I became aware of someone shaking my shoulder, and Charlie’s voice telling me to wake up. When I opened my eyes and looked at him blearily, he smiled. “Hey Ma, I got us all a hotel. I’m gonna go get the car, and we’ll go, okay?” he asked. I couldn’t think fast enough to answer, but he left anyway.
“Shane,” I whispered desperately. “I can’t go. I can’t leave her here…”
“Hey, it’s cool, Dana. She’s asleep anyway, hun. And you definitely need to be, in something other than a chair in a waiting room. Come on, it’ll be all right. We’ll come back after you’ve slept a few hours, okay? I promise,” Shane said quietly as she put her arm back around my shoulders.
“You guys go. I’ll stay,” I told them. Kallie looked at me with a frown.
“Come on Ma, Mom would kick all our asses if we leave you here. At least come sleep in a bed for a little bit. It doesn’t have to be very long, but you really need to sleep. And I promise I’ll wake you up if anything–“
“ I can’t, Kallie. You go ahead though. I need to stay here.”
“What you need to do is sleep, Dana,” Shane said, probably a little more sharply than she’d intended. “Look, I get where you’re coming from, but you have to be reasonable about this. Getting yourself sick won’t help Al, and you know it.”
I nodded, because I did know it. It didn’t change anything, though. “I’m staying,” I said with what I hoped was finality. It didn’t sound good even to me, though, and I’m sure it came out sounding more like sleepy stubbornness. Kallie just shook her head. She was like me when it came to arguments, not very direct about things at all unless she really had to be. I felt a little bit bad that she was waiting for her brother to handle it, but I was staying, and that was that. Even Kallie’s pitying look didn’t do anything to lessen my resolve.
When Charlie walked back in, he looked from Shane to Kallie to me and sighed heavily. “Ma,” he started before even hearing my side. “You need to come to the hotel with us.”
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I am 5 years post stroke and still have a long way to go. It’s awful for an active person to be so stricken
Okay can I just say that I’m sending you millions of virtual bear hugs right now? I’m so very sorry. *hugs you*
Hey, i totally love this story it’s really cute and lovely and so well written and I just *sighs* I totally heart Danish. D was really cute going on about her son’s love of swimming and how much he was like A, I love the way the kids are like mini versions of them. Awwww at the Leisha and Erin thing, you must tell me more =) and thanks so much for posting again. YOU ROCK!
I’m so happy you posted again. I missed his. Thank you for a wonderful chapter. And I’m with Loved_up, you must ell us more about Erin and Leisha ;) thanks again
that was so tragically beautiful. have i mentioned within the past week how glad i am to have you back in this hemisphere? cant wait to hear all about it.
I am grateful that you even posted on the road. That was very generous of you since we all have been waiting for this story to continue. God, that D was one stubborn goat and would never change. I am now worried her like the children that she would get sick too. That would not be good. I totally love that Charlie now maybe because he resembled and behaved like A. Ever so loving and loyal to his mothers. So the klutzy D started Charlie swimming, that was funny. Pardon my stupidity, was Howie the donor after all? If so, how come they never told him before? That would be another 5 years worth of therapy. Lots of subtle and not so subtle humor in this chapter, such as S spitting her coffee; “spot on the wall looked like Alice to me”; Charlie smelling like chorine; “the consent form written in gibberish.” Great news about A, I couldn’t be happier. Can’t wait till the next post. Hope you find your way back home safely. Thanks MT.
Yay, you’re back and you’re posting again. :) If I were Dana I would have stayed at the hospital too. It’s kind of sad to read about their last days together (probably) and that they are not able to communicate during these days since Al is in a coma. :( I agree with Loved_up, I totally love the fact that Charlie abd Kallie are miniversions of Dana and Alice.:D
This is great and I love that Charlie is like Alice…AWWW So cute!Great Update!!! I would love a full overview of the convention!!!
Thanks so much for the new post, MT! Sorry to hear about your travel woes. Hopefully you can get back on your way soon. I also want to hear more about the Erin/Leisha interaction. ;-D This was another great chapter! I look forward to hearing more about Kallie and Charlie — sounds like there are some good stories there. Poor Dana. I hope she gets some rest. I wish she had gone to the hotel. You are starting to give me hope that Alice will make it through this illness. Is it just wishful thinking on my part?