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My friend is recovering. Yesterday, I got to visit, and again today. She seemed more energetic today. Her face is still swollen, and she can't open her mouth completely, but they are talking about sending her home tomorrow. Yayy! She still has to stay home for another week to recover, though. I am so glad she's getting better.

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xRobin3x
06:42 Aug 29 2016

Glad she is home and healing.

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I found out tonight that a close friend is in the hospital. She had a tooth extracted Friday. I didn't know she has been sick and out of work all week because we usually only communicate on the weekend, so it's not unusual to not hear from her until Sunday. She was too sick to think about contacting anyone. Her son drove her to the hospital late this morning. Her mom told me tonight. They took her in for surgery to cut open her jaw and drain the infection. I'm worried. I hope everything turns out okay, but I won't know more until tomorrow.

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TheArtistRose
18:33 Aug 29 2016

That's gotta hurt. Hope she gets better

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Yesterday was my brother's birthday. I haven't talked to him in about two years, maybe longer. I don't know why it's always my responsibility to contact him. I know he doesn't have long distance, but our aunt and uncle visit him periodically, and I know if he asked them, they would let him use their phone for a quick call. Or he could write. He has my address.



The last time I talked to him, he didn't seem to care that much. Just talked about his becoming more interested in Jehovah's Witnesses, and playing his video games, and the little bit of work he did for the guy who owns a business nearby, and how the money from that paid for instant coffee and tobacco and tubes for his cigarettes that he makes with his little cigarette-tube-stuffer machine. Then he just wanted to go.



My mom told me he still resented me for her trying to protect me from him. He's five and a half years older than I am, and when I was a baby, he used to punch me in the stomach as hard as he could. Another time, he tried to smother me with a pillow. When he asked my mom why she tried to protect me from him, and she told him, he said, "Oh." like he understood. He didn't remember doing those things. He was a bully to me in some ways when I was a little older, too. Not really bad, I suppose it was just sibling rivalry stuff, but he doesn't remember any of it, and I do.



I probably shouldn't feel guilty for not calling him. I doubt he wants to hear from me.

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TheArtistRose
03:26 Aug 12 2016

Sometimes family isn't worth the stress.

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NLW
03:51 Aug 12 2016

True.

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