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fuzzyred ([personal profile] fuzzyred) wrote2021-08-03 03:50 pm
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Much delayed and probably brief

So this is the weekly update that should have happened on Thursday, July 27, but I had so much stuff going on that I never posted it.

Last week I was on vacation from work because it was our yearly summer shutdown. I saw friends on Friday and Saturday, saw my grandma Sunday to Wednesday basically with most of Monday spent at home. Wednesday I also went to see my aunt for her birthday and while I was there I had a friend text me and ask if we could talk. Now, from that friend, that was a really alarming sentence and I immediately thought "Oh no, what terrible thing happened?" Apparently, that terrible thing was a good mutual friend passing away from a suspected heart attack. I'm doing okay for the most part, although it did hit me kind of hard today, and I will be going to the visitation tomorrow.

The rest of my vacation went well and will be detailed more in this week's update. All in all, my work-free week was pretty good, just had the unfortunate and shocking news of my friend's passing.

I hope you are all doing well and have a good week, and I'm here if anybody needs anything. *hugs to you all*
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[personal profile] arthur_p_dent 2021-08-03 09:46 pm (UTC)(link)
Sounds like you could use the *hugs* today more than the rest of us. Losing a friend is never easy, especially when it’s unexpected.
Be sure to holler if you need anything. =]
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[personal profile] technoshaman 2021-08-04 12:33 am (UTC)(link)
Empathy. We lost my sister-in-law a few weeks ago, and the Zoom memorial was today, and tech-supporting upset, non-techie people had me in a mood as foul as a cranky Canada goose...

And then a couple people I count as `ohana for good reason came along and showered me with peace and love and music, and now I can cope again. And I've got vaca starting Thursday, and one of those people will sing to me and there will be healing magics and... yeah. The timing really couldn't be more perfect. And there is another element I won't talk about here, but it is very, very good...
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Hail and farewell

[personal profile] ng_moonmoth 2021-08-04 01:33 am (UTC)(link)
Had connection with same friend as [personal profile] technoshaman, and was at same Zoom memorial. One way I understand someone's worth is by looking at the people who knew them, and understanding what difference the person made in those people's lives. The subject of the memorial scored very high in both the quantity and quality of those interactions, which is why they were so well known in the circles we share.

I've also got a big load of extra cope and love from all who shared it at the memorial. Please let me know if some of it would do you good. I hope that your friend was as valued in their circles as my friend was.
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[personal profile] warriorsavant 2021-08-04 01:59 am (UTC)(link)
I'm on vacation right now (staycation, or as we say here, balconville). I needed it, although with less dramatic a cause than you described. Hugs.
Edited 2021-08-04 02:06 (UTC)