Comments on: friday fiction #3: “drained”

by: Barbara K.

Tue, 24 Jun 2008 15:24:13 +0000

I just discovered your blog. I think it’s terrific. I think this post in particular is powerful. You captured the torment of the caregiver so well. I was on the other side of the equation for a few years - a patient with an uncontrollable chronic pain (now doing much better). I always said that I’d rather be the one suffering than the one witnessing and trying to help.

by: Vanda

Sat, 14 Jun 2008 13:44:55 +0000

Oh wow! I didn’t read the title of this post, dang women. Some of that was so me before my hubby recovered from the stroke he had. It took over three years and I can so remember being about in that place. I’m still feeling a bit stunned about the memories and feelings it dragged up.

Great writing!!

by: howling

Fri, 13 Jun 2008 21:42:21 +0000

you really got me. hahaha! i’ve read it earlier and didn’t leave a comment thinking that i will just have to come back later when i have composed something more appropriate to this rather emotionally intense post… i was a bit concerned that my comment will be in bad taste or something silly. i know that there is a fiction tag on the title but it was just too ‘real’ that i got a bit confused for a moment here. good thing that you left a comment on my blog… i realized that this can’t be coming from a grief-stricken woman?!

mad. you should just write weepy novels from now on. and i’d sell tissues.