tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1967727039688582140.post3123080500192204448..comments2023-05-09T04:46:17.860-05:00Comments on Five Legs Between Us: Even When My Eyes Are ClosedDana the Bipedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08620827608073208107noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1967727039688582140.post-74764846929857462692012-05-15T17:41:11.507-05:002012-05-15T17:41:11.507-05:00Yikes, that's awful, Holly! It's definite...Yikes, that's awful, Holly! It's definitely an experience I wouldn't wish on anyone. It's strange to be so upset by something that really isn't your story... I'm sure you understand.Dana the Bipedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08620827608073208107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1967727039688582140.post-15564062567641013742012-05-15T16:29:33.685-05:002012-05-15T16:29:33.685-05:00Oh no. How traumatizing. I will never forget whe...Oh no. How traumatizing. I will never forget when a man was hit at a gas station I was at. I was inside paying. The cashier and I ran outside and stayed with the man until the ambulance arrived. Just like you. It was really awful. And just like you I had to go on with my life but still it was unsettling and sad. Sorry you had to experience thatHolly from 300 Pounds Downhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13281919665062150209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1967727039688582140.post-6850500702195456022012-05-09T13:02:20.113-05:002012-05-09T13:02:20.113-05:00Well take care of yourself! You can take sleeping...Well take care of yourself! You can take sleeping pills for a few nights to get back on track before you need to start worrying about them being habit forming (says the doctor's daughter who likes to pretend she is a doctor).Alisonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1967727039688582140.post-74432412055472952222012-05-09T08:42:28.940-05:002012-05-09T08:42:28.940-05:00Thanks Alison. I'm hanging in there, though I...Thanks Alison. I'm hanging in there, though I'm going to have to see someone if I can't start sleeping soon. You're absolutely right about the perspective thing, though.Dana the Bipedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08620827608073208107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1967727039688582140.post-47569008830871599702012-05-08T21:25:44.176-05:002012-05-08T21:25:44.176-05:00Hey, hope you're doing okay. That is awful, b...Hey, hope you're doing okay. That is awful, but I have to say you wrote about it very eloquently. I'm really glad you stopped and waited, as hard as that must have been. It's moments like this that really put everything in perspective.Alisonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1967727039688582140.post-74425702592146921712012-05-08T17:07:51.439-05:002012-05-08T17:07:51.439-05:00Well, the pot pie was pretty bland, but it really ...Well, the pot pie was pretty bland, but it really didn't need any tears. I do better over-emoting not-in-person. <br /><br />Speaking of, guess who got dumped?Dana the Bipedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08620827608073208107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1967727039688582140.post-57197697728032065712012-05-08T17:06:27.943-05:002012-05-08T17:06:27.943-05:00That's the way I'm trying to take it, too....That's the way I'm trying to take it, too. Thank you!Dana the Bipedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08620827608073208107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1967727039688582140.post-24097143017344651592012-05-08T17:05:40.510-05:002012-05-08T17:05:40.510-05:00Thank you, bubbe. I'm not beating myself up o...Thank you, bubbe. I'm not beating myself up over it so much as I am stuck on how helpless I felt.Dana the Bipedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08620827608073208107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1967727039688582140.post-76980290246998211632012-05-07T21:49:16.262-05:002012-05-07T21:49:16.262-05:00Why didn't you say something this weekend? I&...Why didn't you say something this weekend? I'm sorry you had to witness something like that. Hopefully he survived whatever happened. Youdid good for waiting there until the paramedics came. Call if you need to chat. Love you! Xpxo, your sisAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1967727039688582140.post-87572438971869465232012-05-07T21:12:34.923-05:002012-05-07T21:12:34.923-05:00Ho-ly crap. I'm so sorry that happened...sorr...Ho-ly crap. I'm so sorry that happened...sorry for the guy and sorry you were a witness to it. Truthfully, I've gone through some dark times and one of the things that kept me from taking a drastic, final step was the knowledge that it would upset the people who had to find my body -- not only friends and family, but strangers as well. <br /><br />I don't think it's bad to eat a sandwich and go to a movie afterwards. In a way, it's important to honor the dead by continuing to live and to honor someone else's pain by caring for yourself.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1967727039688582140.post-4407833528222299342012-05-07T15:42:04.405-05:002012-05-07T15:42:04.405-05:00Oh Dana! I'm so sorry - both for you having t...Oh Dana! I'm so sorry - both for you having to see the aftermath and for the poor man, whatever happened to him. I don't think you did anything wrong in leaving and I hope you aren't beating yourself up over that. Take care of yourself my friend. Be <i>kind</i> to yourself, you did nothing wrong.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com