franny
bananafish

i found out thursday night from my oldest brother that on the second MRI done on Mom, they found an aneurysm in one of the carotid arteries. One of my sisters has attempted several times to make an appt with a neurologist...to no avail. now it seems to see a specialist, you have to leave your name and number and they get back to you. great. so, Mom sits with an aneurysm in her neck, after having a stroke 2 weeks ago, and has to wait for someone to get back to her with an appt.

i love human medicine.

the worst part about this entire thing is that the doctor wasn't even the person to tell my brother...he put the nurse on to report my Mom had an aneurysm. My brother had been trying in vain to get in contact with the doctor but was unable to get through. When the doctor finally had a chance to speak to him, he punked out and sent the nurse to handle it.

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i'm exhausted. work has been busy, marathon training and 2 hour drives one way to see Mom is taking its toll on me. Vinnie (tuxedo cat) continues to pee on my bed, so I've had to do laundry every week... and this morning someone called and left no message and rang my doorbell (both woke me up). why can't this shit happen when i don't have to work a 12 hours overnight shift? why is it that noone disturbs me from sleep when I don't have to work...

i'm burning out again.

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worried about Mom. she keeps saying that Dad is waiting for her. great.
that's what we all want to hear.

need to go.