The Waiting Room
Time flies when you're having fun.31 total reviews
Comment from Darla9
Your work never disappoints. You've got such a beautiful way with words. I really hope you feel better soon and the pain will become the thing of the past :) Lovely read, well done :)
reply by the author on 03-Jan-2012
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Your work never disappoints. You've got such a beautiful way with words. I really hope you feel better soon and the pain will become the thing of the past :) Lovely read, well done :)
Comment Written 02-Jan-2012
reply by the author on 03-Jan-2012
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Hi Darla! Thank you so much...I just found out I have a severe urinary infection, and FINALLY some antibiotics! So, hopefully that will help! Hugs for being here for me Darla...Susan
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That sounds extremely painful! Hope you get better soon Xx
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Thank you Darla! I have a prescription for antibiotics! I should get over this stinging now! I hope! HUG! Susan
Comment from adewpearl
What a hauntingly moving personal essay, Susan.
Your descriptive detail is gorgeous, and you give voice to feelings so many people have felt at least once or twice in their lives, but many people are afraid to admit to them - to admit to envying others who are healthier, happier, more capable of living out their dreams.
This is bound to resonate with many people who will quietly be saying, yes, I know exactly what you mean. Brooke :-)
reply by the author on 02-Jan-2012
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What a hauntingly moving personal essay, Susan.
Your descriptive detail is gorgeous, and you give voice to feelings so many people have felt at least once or twice in their lives, but many people are afraid to admit to them - to admit to envying others who are healthier, happier, more capable of living out their dreams.
This is bound to resonate with many people who will quietly be saying, yes, I know exactly what you mean. Brooke :-)
Comment Written 02-Jan-2012
reply by the author on 02-Jan-2012
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Hi Brooke! Thank you very very much!! I feel better this morning after a horrible night of pain. I hope I can have at least a day...we'll see. IF only it would end!!! I have read numerous horror stories of others with these dang stents...boy. ALWAYS research FIRST, not after! But that's me...'a day late and a dollar short'...xoxo! Susan
Comment from Ted T
Hi Susan :)
I have to give you a "Sixer" for this outstanding work. An essay it is for sure with a true tale you tell.
When health goes, so do we.
Ted
reply by the author on 02-Jan-2012
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Hi Susan :)
I have to give you a "Sixer" for this outstanding work. An essay it is for sure with a true tale you tell.
When health goes, so do we.
Ted
Comment Written 01-Jan-2012
reply by the author on 02-Jan-2012
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Hi Ted! Thank you with all my heart...the gold plus never gets old, and I never take them for granted either. This is one of those tiny little thrills that keeps one going! I really appreciate it...And how true. Seems as I age, it gets harder and harder to get well when something does go wrong. NOT good! But, have to try to have hope... Hug! Susan
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Hi Susan :)
Could you let me hold you if I were really there? Could you take a long breath and let some of the pain dissipate as I held you?
Could the momentary loving ease your hurting, aching soul?
Perhaps not.
I gave all those moments to my dying wife.
Barbara passed on anyway. Nothing I could do changed that.
However, you're still alive and you have hope. That's just what you need now.
Ted
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Hi Ted! Just the thought of someone caring enough to THINK that, helps. It's kindness and caring that cures. Until the body is ready to go. I am no expert, but I do know that hate kills, and love heals. I took my meds again just a bit ago, so the hurt has eased for now...but it, like a fly at a picnic, will come back... :) I thank you for being kind to me. It matters...hugs, Susan ps...I still feel so very sorry that you lost your gorgeous wife in such a manner Ted. Thank God, you were able to be there...
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Okay, I thank you for your return kindness.
Take care.
Ted
Comment from Spiritual Echo
A very honest and naked write combined with your need to reach beyond the pain into something you can mold and hold, if only in a dream.
Perhaps the pain, in some very 'sick' way has become your muse. There's a shift in your writing. While not melancholy, i is none the less infused with empathy while still brutally graphic.
You story on the feature page...The Gift Of...with the vivid picture of the horse rising with birth entrails is bone cutting brilliant in its descriptives. I'm so sorry we don't have erasors in our brains, the ability to obliterate pain, ander and despair, but you are using every emotion in your last few posts. ingrid
reply by the author on 04-Jan-2012
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A very honest and naked write combined with your need to reach beyond the pain into something you can mold and hold, if only in a dream.
Perhaps the pain, in some very 'sick' way has become your muse. There's a shift in your writing. While not melancholy, i is none the less infused with empathy while still brutally graphic.
You story on the feature page...The Gift Of...with the vivid picture of the horse rising with birth entrails is bone cutting brilliant in its descriptives. I'm so sorry we don't have erasors in our brains, the ability to obliterate pain, ander and despair, but you are using every emotion in your last few posts. ingrid
Comment Written 01-Jan-2012
reply by the author on 04-Jan-2012
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Hi Ingrid! hey, thank you! Wow, your review is great...reaffirming and encouraging. It's wonderful to hear from you and also for the extra stars too! I really do appreciate it! hugs, and a smile...Susan
Comment from dejohnsrld (Debbie)
Oh, this makes me think of my upcoming endoscopy and the fun it will be. It will probably be more fun than puking up everything I have eaten for the last 6 weeks. And at least the pump you full of the good drugs before they do it. Sorry to here you are still having problems. I really hate wasting all the time it takes to have these things done. I always cltch my notebook as I head towards the waiting room. At least I can try to spend the time constructively. Take care , Love you!!! Debbie
reply by the author on 06-Jan-2012
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Oh, this makes me think of my upcoming endoscopy and the fun it will be. It will probably be more fun than puking up everything I have eaten for the last 6 weeks. And at least the pump you full of the good drugs before they do it. Sorry to here you are still having problems. I really hate wasting all the time it takes to have these things done. I always cltch my notebook as I head towards the waiting room. At least I can try to spend the time constructively. Take care , Love you!!! Debbie
Comment Written 01-Jan-2012
reply by the author on 06-Jan-2012
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Oh dear. You and I both. I never think to take a book. I get too uptight. I may this time. But it's surgery...and I won't be able to write or even read. I do hope you are okay Deb. Let me know how you are?? I worry about you. HUG! Susan
Comment from peggles
The past year has not been kind to you
But you have written this with a hopeful tone and in good style
I won't say I enjoyed the piece because you have been so poorly I hope that 2012 will be better for you in every way
reply by the author on 06-Jan-2012
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The past year has not been kind to you
But you have written this with a hopeful tone and in good style
I won't say I enjoyed the piece because you have been so poorly I hope that 2012 will be better for you in every way
Comment Written 01-Jan-2012
reply by the author on 06-Jan-2012
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Hi Peg! SO sorry for another late reply...I just can't keep up. But, I sure appreciate all the reviews you bestow on me. I am scared, Monday is surgery. Wish me luck? HUG !! Susan
Comment from BethShelby
With an imagination like yours, I'll bet you really can block out pain and transport yourself somewhere else in time and place. I'm so sorry for the pain you are enduring. I hope you were able to find some help at the doctors office. Under the Tuscan Sun is a favorite movie of mine too. I've been in Tuscany and it is a wonderful place to be. Hope the New Year brings good thing to you.
reply by the author on 06-Jan-2012
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With an imagination like yours, I'll bet you really can block out pain and transport yourself somewhere else in time and place. I'm so sorry for the pain you are enduring. I hope you were able to find some help at the doctors office. Under the Tuscan Sun is a favorite movie of mine too. I've been in Tuscany and it is a wonderful place to be. Hope the New Year brings good thing to you.
Comment Written 01-Jan-2012
reply by the author on 06-Jan-2012
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Wow...you've been there!!! Is it expensive?? I'd love to see it. Live in that villa. Or, ?? Somewhere I could ride my horse without being harassed. gee. Thank you Beth...I'm glad you liked my story. I jotted it down just after I left there as I gulped a diet pepsi. SO sad. :) S.
Comment from missy98writer
Susan,
Your commentary nonfiction is fabulously written. The art work is gorgeous you used. I enjoyed this descriptive you write with heart: "The dress I wear swishes delicately in the breeze; I am young and healthy again, if even for a moment, and I walk onto the golden villa...where my new life awaits me, beneath the warm Tuscan sun." Did you see a movie titled Under The Tuscan Sun staring Diane Lane? If you're haven't rent it.
In your non-fiction piece you've used excellent word structure, great narrative and effective use of the writing devices of metsphor and alliteration. I'd recommend your magnificent non-fiction commentary to other reviewers. It was a delight to have read and reviewed your writing, my friend. I encourage you to keep on writing with a creative pen. I bid you a blessed day and a celebratory 2012 New Years. Enjoy the deserved six, my friend. Peace out.
Melissa.
reply by the author on 01-Jan-2012
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Susan,
Your commentary nonfiction is fabulously written. The art work is gorgeous you used. I enjoyed this descriptive you write with heart: "The dress I wear swishes delicately in the breeze; I am young and healthy again, if even for a moment, and I walk onto the golden villa...where my new life awaits me, beneath the warm Tuscan sun." Did you see a movie titled Under The Tuscan Sun staring Diane Lane? If you're haven't rent it.
In your non-fiction piece you've used excellent word structure, great narrative and effective use of the writing devices of metsphor and alliteration. I'd recommend your magnificent non-fiction commentary to other reviewers. It was a delight to have read and reviewed your writing, my friend. I encourage you to keep on writing with a creative pen. I bid you a blessed day and a celebratory 2012 New Years. Enjoy the deserved six, my friend. Peace out.
Melissa.
Comment Written 31-Dec-2011
reply by the author on 01-Jan-2012
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Yes! I've seen it several times...one of my very fav's!!! I LOVE Diane Lane in it too. That was what I was thinking in the doctors room. Just after that cold thing pushed on where it hurts. I really 'saw' myself' too. It lasted for just a second. But was SO real. Strange. I wonder if someone could will themselves to actually ... OH what's wrong with me? I'm clearly nuts. Thank you again, Missy, your reviews are so encouraging. And a special hug for the sixer too. They never cease to amaze and thrill me! Love you! Susan
Comment from Spitfire
How smart to compare it to childbirth and make it even worse. Something concrete that makes all mothers aware of the magnitude of your pain. And for others you choose a comparison to housecleaning, washing windows-- endless and tiring tasks. A touch of brilliance focusing on the picture and putting yourself there. This must have helped a little. Love you and will send a healing ball tonight. A beautiful write. Virtual six.
Hugs,
Shari
Shari
reply by the author on 01-Jan-2012
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How smart to compare it to childbirth and make it even worse. Something concrete that makes all mothers aware of the magnitude of your pain. And for others you choose a comparison to housecleaning, washing windows-- endless and tiring tasks. A touch of brilliance focusing on the picture and putting yourself there. This must have helped a little. Love you and will send a healing ball tonight. A beautiful write. Virtual six.
Hugs,
Shari
Shari
Comment Written 31-Dec-2011
reply by the author on 01-Jan-2012
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Hi Shari! Thank you so much. I was prescribed more pain meds...so am able to be up a little more now? This stent really is painful. If anyone ever says you need it, research and ask lots of questions first? I am deeply sorry I had this procedure. Thank you again, your review is wonderful and I love it! HUG! Susan
Comment from Paradox Tremors
My prayers are with you my friend. It's never right when any of us have to suffer through pain for any reason. Keep your chin up--as some idiotic told me at the doctor's office (I know, he was meaning well and all but at times, it's hard to be cheerful and pleasant all the time). Happy new Year and all of God's blessings.
reply by the author on 01-Jan-2012
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My prayers are with you my friend. It's never right when any of us have to suffer through pain for any reason. Keep your chin up--as some idiotic told me at the doctor's office (I know, he was meaning well and all but at times, it's hard to be cheerful and pleasant all the time). Happy new Year and all of God's blessings.
Comment Written 31-Dec-2011
reply by the author on 01-Jan-2012
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Hi there! And you too! I hope your new year is the best ever! I thank you from the bottom of my heart for this kind and thoughtful review...I will try to keep trying in all things, tho at times I want to just quit. Can't do that. Thank you again! HUG! Susan
