Hit by two anvils!

You know the cartoons where the coyote is walking along when – POW! – an anvil drops on him from a clear blue sky? Well, the past couple of weeks have me feeling that way.

The first anvil

A little over two weeks ago, I discovered that, for at least ten years, I’ve been living within walking distance of a serial killer. You read right – A FREAKIN' SERIAL KILLER!

A neighbor was found dead in his house. He was arrested and charged in her death. While the police were interviewing him, he admitted to killing another woman ten years ago and dumping her body in a nearby river. So, while a team was dragging the river, hoping to find any remains of this woman, the body of another woman who had vanished a month ago was found tucked under his back porch. Now there are two storage units in front of his house, crammed with evidence, heavy equipment digging up his entire yard, and detectives from all across the country looking for any clues that might link this guy to any of their missing persons cases.

The second anvil

For two weeks now, my dad’s been in the hospital, having another bout with pneumonia. While he hasn’t gotten back to the way he was before he got sick, he seemed to have been making progress.

Well, this morning I got a phone call from a social worker at the hospital.

“Miss White,” she said, “what hospice plans do you have for your dad?”

Hospice?! Um, hang on a minute, I need to pound on my chest to restart my heart...

I spent most of the rest of the day unable to eat and going through more crying spells than I could count while I was being crushed by the thought of this being the last couple of weeks of my dad’s life. How was I going to break this to the rest of the family? And what about final arrangements?

Finally, Dad’s doctor called – Dad didn’t need a hospice. (Thank God!) Apparently this social worker had developed her own criteria and had taken it upon herself to contact several families to push them toward hospice care. (The hospital’s still working on finding out why she did this, let alone who the hell she though she was to actually do it!)

Dad’s doctor apologized profusely for what happened. (I appreciated that, though he didn’t need to, since this wasn’t his doing.) He then gave me the latest update on Dad’s condition: they’d stopped giving him antibiotics and are going to keep him in the hospital for a couple more days to make sure nothing happens. By the end of the week Dad should be released.

I AM glad this one worked out all right. But, JEEZ!

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Yikes EW! I'm so glad to hear your dad's okay, but that social worker should be on track for losing her license unless she had genuine cause.

You have a right to cry and be stressed out. Man. *huge hugs*

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Wow, oh wow, EW! How terrifying on both counts! Glad to hear they caught the guy and so happy to hear about your dad.

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Oh my! At least they caught the serial killer...but the thought is very distressing!
I'm so glad your dad is better, these kind of things can throw you off-kilter for a long time. A few years ago, my mother was told she had internal bleeding, and then when she went to have another test, was told that it was actually a mistake of the lab, and she was fine -- whew! In cases like these, sometimes the relief overtakes the need to strangle the labs and doctors.

Anyway, I hope things look up for you now...

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They were in the wrong place at the wrong time. Naturally, they became heroes -- Princess Leia Organa of Alderaan.

EW, I am very sorry to hear of the anxiety that social worker put you through. And also glad to hear that your father is improving and should be returning home soon.

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Wow, EW, that's unbelievable! Both things! I can see why you call these 'anvils'.

I am so glad that in both cases everything has turned out to be okay. Yet I can only imagine how much stress this put you under.

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sending lots of hugs your way EW.

It's certainly not the kind of news you want to be hearing, but it seems that everything will be resolved to everyones satisfaction one way or another.

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Hope your all OK dealing with it all!

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Thanks Cep

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Originally posted by Cep Hope your all OK dealing with it all!

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