Wednesday, July 9, 2008

Yo ho ho

Dear Reader,

I admit it. I am a sorry ass feeling sorry for myself lump of sorriness.

Sorry.

The surgery went fine. The doctor was able to save most of his thigh. My dad reportedly said, "Yo ho ho," when he woke up this morning and then requested a parrot and an eye patch. It's, uh, probably because of the drugs that he is so cheerful, but probably also because he is out of pain for the first time in about two years.

Thank you again for all the lovely emails and comments and sweetness. I appreciate it a whole real lot and I promise I will try to not to be so dramatic and scary next time I am having an episode.

Love,

Nina

15 comments:

Sizzle said...

I am glad he is out of surgery and ok.

Catherine said...

This is a lovely thing to read. I'll have something involving rum later, in his honor.

You don't scare me, and will you cut yourself some fucking slack already.

Thank you.

Anonymous said...

Oh, I should use this brand spanking shiny new ID.

Anonymous said...

Yipe no wait, I want it to say "Catherine", so never mind. I'm so vain this way.

LizLSB said...

Ever type a comment then hit enter too soon? Argh. Anyway, wanted to say that I'm glad your dad made it through the surgery OK, and even retained his sense of humor. Don't worry -- dramatic and scary reactions to dramatic and scary situations are normal. :)

well-intentioned heartbreaker said...

super glad to hear he's alive & well, and in good spirits =)

Avitable said...

I'm glad he's out of pain!

Evil Twin's Wife said...

I think you've done remarkably well. When anyone has a parent in pain, sick, whatever and the outcome is iffy, it's normal to freak a bit. I'm just glad your dad made it thru the surgery and is pain free!

Sarah Ryhanen said...

this post made my night. i've been reading for a few weeks and your posts (even when they are dark) make me feel connected to life, in a good way.

Anonymous said...

Dearest Nina,

You are permitted to be dark and twisty and dramatic and scary and honest all you want.

He's out of pain for the first time in two years. Yo ho ho indeed.

Love,
jen

sybil law said...

You be as dramatic as you want or need to be, which, by the way, I didn't think was too bad!
I am thrilled to know the surgery went well!

Anonymous said...

So glad your Dad is doing well Nina, and he's bang on with his fashion trends - the pirate look is all the rage these days!! :-)

nightfly said...

Avast, ye lubbers! Batten the Cap'n's pillows and bring him his grog! Step lively, scalawags!

And as for YOU, Nina... if you can't have an episode with us, your best blog friends forever, then with whom can you have episodes?

Peace be with you, Nina.

Megan said...

No pain is a good, good thing. Glad it went well.

ByJane said...

Yahoo! Give that man one of them new-fangled legs and tell him to get ready for the 2012 Olympics!