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Posted on 4/20/17 at 6:54 pm to Sody Cracker
Undertaker losing to Brock Lesnar at WrestleMania 30
Posted on 4/20/17 at 7:00 pm to wizziko
quote:sorry for your loss
wizziko
Posted on 4/20/17 at 7:04 pm to HoustonChick86
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Fertility treatments are brutal. Obviously for the woman and her body, but they are definitely emotionally draining for both partners. The constant let down month after month starts to take a huge toll. You are paying so much money, and I know it isn't all about the money, and investing so much time and energy into it all that some days it just seems easier to give up. But then you don't and you keep on, and like many of you said finally get what you dreamed off. I can imagine holding your baby for the first time must be so fricking awesome.
What makes it even harder is all around you are people with unwanted pregnancies and stories of child abuse and neglect. It's just sad.
well that is a cool story also. we fooled around with a fertility doctor around here and seen that it was going to be extremely expensive. I found a service on the web that dealt with ivf abroad. we chose istanbul turkey to do our treatments because it was a 1/3rd of the cost and the doctor was one of the leading experts on infertility having worked and ran departments at yale and columbia university. he did 1 month on 1 month off between here and the hospital he setup the ivf program at in turkey.so we got to spend 3 weeks in and around istanbul while we did the treatments. so we got a nice vacation away from home while dealing with the stress of the situation. we really lucked out because I saw from the start that trying the procedures that they would normally push on you before ivf was just going to be a waste of money and that ivf gave us the best shot... and it worked for us on the first shot. The trip as awesome.
But I also saw how hard it is on others. A lady that had wrote a blog about her ivf in turkey was not as lucky. she tried at least 3-4 times in turkey and never had any luck. I felt so bad for here reading the blog and finding out about her not being successful.
I also named my daughter after one of the famous mosques in turkey, to pay homage to Dr. Arici and the other turks that helped us and were so hospitable to us while we were there.
Posted on 4/20/17 at 8:33 pm to diat150
That does make for an awesome story and trip. I cannot for the life of me remember the name of this cool island that I saw a month or so ago that had awesome IVF prices.
It's a shame it's so expensive, even with LA being one of the states that claim to offer coverage.
It's a shame it's so expensive, even with LA being one of the states that claim to offer coverage.
This post was edited on 4/20/17 at 8:35 pm
Posted on 4/20/17 at 8:38 pm to Sody Cracker
When my grandma died, we called the coroner or whoever you call to come over and go "yep, dead all right." We were all sad. The dude asked My grandpa, who had some medical
Issues that prevented him from driving, something about the situation. I can't remember what he asked but it was meant to be gentle and nice. My grandpa was a real funny guy. He answered, "Well, now she can't tell me I can't drive."
He brought us all from very low to extreme laughter in a moment. I guess you had to be there.
Issues that prevented him from driving, something about the situation. I can't remember what he asked but it was meant to be gentle and nice. My grandpa was a real funny guy. He answered, "Well, now she can't tell me I can't drive."
He brought us all from very low to extreme laughter in a moment. I guess you had to be there.
This post was edited on 4/20/17 at 8:39 pm
Posted on 4/20/17 at 8:40 pm to wizziko
What about reigns beating taker?
Posted on 4/20/17 at 9:41 pm to Sody Cracker
Holding my brothers hand as he took his last breath, He fought hard but the cancer was just to much.
Eating at a restaurant when an older man fell over dead from an apparent heart attack, myself and another man did CPR on him until the EMS arrived. His wife's cries while we were working on him haunt me to this day.
Feb of this year I got a phone call from our Texas City office that two of my employees were involved in a helicopter crash in Galveston bay, one of them didn't make it out.
Eating at a restaurant when an older man fell over dead from an apparent heart attack, myself and another man did CPR on him until the EMS arrived. His wife's cries while we were working on him haunt me to this day.
Feb of this year I got a phone call from our Texas City office that two of my employees were involved in a helicopter crash in Galveston bay, one of them didn't make it out.
Posted on 4/20/17 at 9:49 pm to Sody Cracker
I once had a relative pass away. at her funeral, just before they closed the casket for the last time, I remember someone picking up her 3 year old son and holding him near the casket. I was about the same age, but the image of him saying "goodbye mommy" and kissing his mom on the cheek for the last time still haunts me to this day.
Posted on 4/20/17 at 9:52 pm to TheFonz
I was at the LSU life science building with a PhD student jumped off and killed himself.
Posted on 4/21/17 at 12:57 am to TheDeathValley
I was working late and my Stepdad called and told me I needed to get out to their house as quick as I could (they lived in Waskom and I worked in Shreveport). He said, "Your mom needs you." So many different things going through my mind, my first thought was that something had happened to my Grandmother. I had prepared myself for that. I got to the house and there were a few other cars there that I didn't recognize right away. I jumped out and sprinted to the open garage, there were no lights on anywhere, not even inside. My Stepdad grabbed me midway into the garage and kind of half tackled me and half bear hugged me. I asked what happened, what was wrong, where is Mom? His voice was breaking, he could barely get out the words, he said, "(My sister) Lisa's been killed in a car accident." It was like a gut punch. Every bit of sadness you could ever imagine hit me at one time, I couldn't breathe for crying and screaming. Me and my sister were super close. We were just a year apart. She was married and had a 4 yr old, lived in Mandeville. She was coming home from grocery shopping at the Albertson's in Covington right around 7 pm. She was hit head on by a drunk driver, an underage girl who had been drinking at a place called Dale's on the Lake. Her BAC was something like 3 times the limit. My nephew miraculously survived with just a small scratch on his forehead that he got 4 stitches to sew it up. This is why I am very anti drunk driving. She was 27 when this happened and there's not a day that goes by that I don't think of her.
Posted on 4/21/17 at 1:04 am to Sody Cracker
Walking through 4 feet off water on hwy 16 this past August was pretty shocking to see, but I was level headed in terms of knowing what we had to do.
Being at the first game back in the dome after Katrina, mnf game for the saints vs the falcons caught me so off guard with my emotions and the atmosphere in general
Being at the first game back in the dome after Katrina, mnf game for the saints vs the falcons caught me so off guard with my emotions and the atmosphere in general
Posted on 4/21/17 at 1:07 am to razer
Sorry about your loss razer,and you're right people on this site d think that drinking and driving is no big deal. Pisses me off every time.
This post was edited on 4/21/17 at 1:08 am
Posted on 4/21/17 at 2:10 am to Sody Cracker
I was 4-1/2 years old and had three brothers - one older, two younger. The baby was only about a month old. I don't know if my parents even knew something was seriously wrong with the baby, but if they did, I can't recall being aware of it.
One day, out of the blue, my father tells us we're going to visit my uncle. This was great news for me. He had a big house on Bayou St. John with a swimming pool and seven kids who were always fun to be with. Swimming, fishing, raising hell - it was always fun. Late that day, my father returned and took us into my uncle's office. He told us our brother was dead. He had a heart defect and there was nothing the doctors could do. I remember barraging him with questions he couldn't answer to my satisfaction, as well as being pissed off at doctors I'd never met. What happened after that is a complete blank in my memory. I know I didn't go to the funeral, but I remember nothing from after the conversation in my uncle's office. Weird...
The death of my brother was bad, but the absolute worst was my sister in law committing suicide. We grew very close over the eleven years I knew her. She left three young children behind. It was an absolutely horrific situation. Although I'm told I shouldn't, I still feel guilty 26 years later over some conversations we had shortly before her death. She was bi-polar and had struggled with depression for years, but that doesn't make me feel any less shitty about it.
I feel awful for her children, especially her youngest. They never knew what a wonderful person she was. She's just the woman who abandoned them. Conversely, I mourn for her at every milestone her kids achieve. I know she would have loved to seen all they've accomplished.
Sidenote: To all you frickers who may feel compelled to pontificate about "selfish cowards" committing suicide, please keep it to yourselves. I don't want to hear it and I don't want to have to meet you behind Sonic to whip a modicum of empathy into your dumb arse. Thank you in advance.
One day, out of the blue, my father tells us we're going to visit my uncle. This was great news for me. He had a big house on Bayou St. John with a swimming pool and seven kids who were always fun to be with. Swimming, fishing, raising hell - it was always fun. Late that day, my father returned and took us into my uncle's office. He told us our brother was dead. He had a heart defect and there was nothing the doctors could do. I remember barraging him with questions he couldn't answer to my satisfaction, as well as being pissed off at doctors I'd never met. What happened after that is a complete blank in my memory. I know I didn't go to the funeral, but I remember nothing from after the conversation in my uncle's office. Weird...
The death of my brother was bad, but the absolute worst was my sister in law committing suicide. We grew very close over the eleven years I knew her. She left three young children behind. It was an absolutely horrific situation. Although I'm told I shouldn't, I still feel guilty 26 years later over some conversations we had shortly before her death. She was bi-polar and had struggled with depression for years, but that doesn't make me feel any less shitty about it.
I feel awful for her children, especially her youngest. They never knew what a wonderful person she was. She's just the woman who abandoned them. Conversely, I mourn for her at every milestone her kids achieve. I know she would have loved to seen all they've accomplished.
Sidenote: To all you frickers who may feel compelled to pontificate about "selfish cowards" committing suicide, please keep it to yourselves. I don't want to hear it and I don't want to have to meet you behind Sonic to whip a modicum of empathy into your dumb arse. Thank you in advance.
Posted on 4/21/17 at 2:21 am to Sody Cracker
When I used my Billy Baroo to sink a 7 footer for my first win as an amateur.
Posted on 4/21/17 at 10:51 pm to rantfan
Preciate it. Prayers for you, there are some things that a person should never have to overcome. Mere words aren't sufficient.
Posted on 4/21/17 at 11:19 pm to Sody Cracker
When my wife told me she didn't want to have kids. Kids were always part of our plan. She just changed her mind.
Posted on 4/21/17 at 11:28 pm to Sody Cracker
My fathers death.
He had a long bout with cancer. I was at his bedside when he took his last breath.
He had a long bout with cancer. I was at his bedside when he took his last breath.
Posted on 4/21/17 at 11:31 pm to Sody Cracker
saw a man get run over by a truck on Market in SF, he had slipped on the rails.
he said OH NO.
went to him and prayed over him. comforted the truck driver. injured party died before the ambulance came. had to throw out my coat. had so much blood from my putting it over him to keep him warm.
saw a lady jump at the Golden Gate Bridge. a sure thing O-T 9. lovely, great body, expensive outfit.
perfect new car. left it right in front of us. walked over to the rail and vaulted in.
Was on a chatty Marin commuter bus. silence after that. She died.
parting is such sweet sorrow. breaking up with long time live in intimates.
dying dogs. I still see my boyhood collie, limping on her infected leg after she "caught" a motorcycle.
my cat died and both me and my housemate (YES HER) cried.
I still have photos. what a great cat. glorious.
he was so much fun. He caught a mole for me, on command.
he said OH NO.
went to him and prayed over him. comforted the truck driver. injured party died before the ambulance came. had to throw out my coat. had so much blood from my putting it over him to keep him warm.
saw a lady jump at the Golden Gate Bridge. a sure thing O-T 9. lovely, great body, expensive outfit.
perfect new car. left it right in front of us. walked over to the rail and vaulted in.
Was on a chatty Marin commuter bus. silence after that. She died.
parting is such sweet sorrow. breaking up with long time live in intimates.
dying dogs. I still see my boyhood collie, limping on her infected leg after she "caught" a motorcycle.
my cat died and both me and my housemate (YES HER) cried.
I still have photos. what a great cat. glorious.
he was so much fun. He caught a mole for me, on command.
Posted on 4/21/17 at 11:33 pm to CelticDog
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saw a lady jump at the Golden Gate Bridge
The feeling of helplessness would do me in for this.
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my housemate
So you are Otto?
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