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[Needhelp59]

I haven't been on since last night so I have not been able to catch up with what is going on with all you great people but the last 24 hrs have sucked even more that I thought possible.  Got a call that a neighbor had found my dad unconscious at his house yesterday.  Turns out he had slipped and fallen and busted his head really bad.  I rushed to the hospital where I spent the night waiting on them to transfer him to a trauma center, due to a CT scan showing bleeding in the brain.  Guys I am just about ready to say "Uncle."  I don't know how much more I can take.  At 2 a.m. I was in the ER with him and passed out cold.  When I came to I had 3 nurses standing over me, questioning me, and as it turns out, dumb a--- here forgot to eat yesterday.  I guess my blood sugar dropped and I hit the floor.  Someone please tell me it is giong to get better.  Still have the kids but I don't remember feeling so sad or alone for a long time.  Thanks for listening.

[usarmymedic1]

Even places that have been shrouded in darkness for billions of years can be illuminated. Even a stone from the bottom of a river can be used to produce fire. Our present sufferings, no matter how dark, have certainly not continued for billions of years-nor will they linger forever. The sun will definitely rise. In fact, its ascent has already begun.

  
Anyone can hit a wall. The anguish felt then is proof of one's desire to move forward. But all is for naught if you falter at that moment. Action-that is the key to breaking through an impasse.

  
A person's true nature is revealed at times of the greatest adversity.

  
Why doesn't constant trampling defeat the dandelion? The key to its strength is its long and sturdy root, which extends deep into the earth. The same principle applies to people. The true victors in life are those whose who, enduring repeated challenges and setbacks, have sent the roots of their being to such a depth that nothing can shake them.

  
No one can better bask in summer's balm than those who have endured winter's bite. Similarly, it is those who have suffered through life's darkest hours who are able to truly savor the bright dawn of happiness. The person who has transformed the worst of fate into the best of fortune is life's champion.

  
There is a saying that the earth upon which we fall is the same ground which enables us to push ourselves up again. There's another which maintains that barley grows better after it has been trampled on. Human relationships are sometimes painful, but there is no such pain from which we cannot recover. It is up to us to decide to live a life free from self-doubt and despair in spite of our failures. Indeed, it is during our most humbling moments that we should show greatest poise and grace. Then the dignity of our lives will truly shine.

[cathy5841]

oh sweetie, you are going through so much.  you gotta take care of yourself, or you wont be good for anybody.  i hope your dad is gonna be okay.  i cant tell you everyhting is going to get better, i just know.  but i do hope it does.  and i will keep praying for you.  
many prayers and alot love going out for you
cathy