When I told one sister-in-law that Mary was unresponsive and appeared to be in a coma she asked "Did you have her declared in a coma?" and then followed up with "Well, what about the catheter?"
I still haven't figured out why either question was asked other than it was probably being discussed at the outlaws where my status vacillated between villain (told them they had to leave or couldn't visit because Mary needed rest) or folk hero (did all the care giving that they couldn't or were afraid to do).
After the funeral many people went back to the church for food and drink. I was sitting with my relatives from PA when a local friend came up to give me a hug. I only see my PA relatives rarely (weddings and funerals) and the look on their faces was priceless when my friend said, "Here's a hug for now and when you're ready for something more you can have your daughters drop you off at my house and we'll drink lots of red wine together."
I know she didn't mean it the way that it sounded but the memory of the look on their faces still makes me laugh.
Posted by bbarton at March 12, 2006 06:24 PM
It's nice to see that you are able to laugh at amusing things. Life does go on, and it sounds like you can handle that.
Posted by: azurienne on March 13, 2006 08:07 AM