Saturday, January 19, 2008

Brain dead



It is difficult to believe how much the human mind, soul & body can endure. There has got to be a time coming (soon) when all of mine will give out. Or maybe that's just wishful thinking.
My mother-in-law is having her surgery Wednesday, the same day all three boys will have their CT scans.
V left today. She is mentally and physically drained, too. Past drained, really. I'll never be able to thank her enough for all that she did for me. I know that I don't have to thank her, but I do.
Today my friends hung with me. And another friend cleaned out my gutters. And yet another has just taken on a huge role to help me.
I am blessed, ironically.

5 comments:

Anonymous said...

DAD

You are no more blessed than you deserve. Sorry me can't be there but will see you soon.

LOVE DAD & CAROL

Anonymous said...

You have amazing friends and loved ones because you are an amazing woman and friend to so many. All of your friends are blessed by serving you and your family and it blesses us by staying connected to you and your family and to Jim. We all miss him beyond words.
Love you,
Natalie

Anonymous said...

Janine - I am so thankful that you have so many that are there for you! And know that it must have been so hard for your friend to leave and your Mom to leave. I would feel honored to be a friend that could step in and do something. With not being in the "inner circle" of your friends, I'm not quite sure how to go about knowing what I could do! I guess I need to ask some of your close friends!

You never stop being in my thoughts and friends!

Malinn

Janine said...

Mallinn,
I love you.
J

Anonymous said...

Nat and Dad said it so perfectly, love you both! Can't wait to see your dad again- I want him to adopt me. I just wish the circumstances of how we got to meet your awesome family were very different. I love you, K