Organization: Arizona State University
Date: Friday, 2 Oct 1992 11:16:12 MST
From: <IDSWB@ASUACAD.BITNET>
Newsgroups: rec.arts.tv.soaps
Subject: Re: DOOL: TAN: Weeks From Hell
Distribution: world

Rose reminds us:
>     Hey all.... I've been noticing that lots of us have been going through
>a very frustrating and stressful period lately.  Cindy, I meant to e-mail you,
>who knows, I may do it tomorrow if work's slow, but things have been
>*crazy* here!)  And poor Bannie, smashing her head against the wall.  And
>Sue, who seems to be stuck in the job from Hell.  And yours truly who's
>screwed up dates so far on a test and a paper (luckily on the paper the prof
>took well to my grovelling...I swear I thought it wasn't due till Wednesday...
>Boy am I an idiot!)  But anyhow, what with the wedding and all, I, like
>everyone else around here, have been getting totally frazzled (and yes, I
>have a point, and yes, I am getting to it!).  so, I decided to check out
>Soc.Couples for advice on wedding stuff.  Well, there's a guy over there,     ,
>Steve
>who'd been asking for advice on how to handle a long-distance relationship
>with his fiance, Karla (I may be slightly confused, since I missed the
>original post).  Anyhow, several people gave him advice.  This morning he
>logged on and told everyone he really appreciated all the help and advice,
>but it was no longer necessary.  She died on Friday.  Apparently she had
>problems breathing and was hospitalized on Wednesday.  They found several
>blood clots in her lungs, and I guess removed or did something to get
>rid of/dissolve them.  He talked to het Thursday and she sounded fine, happy.
>Apparently they missed a clot that somehow moved and killed her on Friday
>morning.

Sorry folks, I couldn't honestly delete this story for berevity.  It is very
sad Rose.  Thanks for sharing it with us.
>
>So, I guess my point is this.  Maybe Cindy's boss is a major league
>jackass.  Maybe Bannie's going crazy.  Maybe Sue's job sucks big time.
>Maybe I'm going crazy trying to juggle too many things at once and
>dropping them right and left.  But when it comes right down to it, in
>the big picture, it's really not important.  Cindy, you have Steve.  Liz,
>you have Joe.  Sue, you're married, right?  And I have Cory.  And what I
                ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
                      Yup

>think is the best of all, we all have each other.  This is what I love
>the most about the net.  Maybe we've never all met.  Maybe we have no
>idea what we look like.  But we all know if we reach out, someone will
>be there.  And that's what counts.  A woman I never met who was involved
>with a guy I never met died, and I cried over it.  And he reached out
>for help and got it.  The only other time something like this made me
>feel this way was when Gretchen died last year (?).  I never met her,
>had no idea how old she was, what she looked like, what she did, but
>I knew her and felt that loss.  So, it seems to me that as long as
>we've all got each other and our loved ones, well, as they say, we
>shouldn't sweat the small stuff.
>
Rose, again you're right.  I became upset myself about this story.  Another
thing, we do have this family of peels and cores and they give us the
opportunity to vent the little things.  This venting really helps and yes,
maybe sometimes we do get a little personal or carried away.  However, I
know that myself, I feel so much better and am able to survive the rest of
the day a little better.  However, your message really hit home.  The small
stuff, if built up and allowed to grow can become large stuff.  That's one
of the major reasons I feel extremely fortunate to be a member of this
family and appreciate the welcomeness given by each and every member.  I
know if some major catrosprophy (?) befell me or my other family (hubby and
sons) I would know where to go to for support.  Thanks again Rose and never
fear getting up on that soapbox whenever you feel it is necessary.  Good
luck on your second paper.  You do have the right due date this time, don't
you?  It can be so embarrasing when you don't

>Getting off my soapbox now to write the second paper of the night on
>misogynism and anti-mach attitudes in Chaucer's "The Nun's Priest's Tale"
>
>Rose
>
A thinking about what challenges life hands us in a different way Quince

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