Posted by octopusprime on September 12, 2003, at 10:57:47
In reply to Anyone on here who can't even leave the house??, posted by jay on September 12, 2003, at 0:30:56
Jay, I am very sorry for your loss. Even when death is expected, and signifies the end of suffering, it's still heartwrenching and bleak.
Please take care of yourself in your time of loss. Call on your family and friends to help your father, if you can. It's hard to be there for somebody 100% of the time when you are in pain, even if it is somebody that you love dearly.
Boy, do I hear you about social injustice and narrow world views. I remember, before I got depressed, I used to volunteer for a political party that had social justice as one of its founding core values. I went door-to-door during an election campaign, trying to get people to care and to listen. They would slam the door on me because Survivor was on! The nerve of some people.
I know how much energy it takes to fight the good fight, and how hard it is to do when you're feeling low. Please be gentle with yourself and don't expect too much. Maybe in time you will surprise yourself. There is something in facing death that made me personally want to rejoin the land of the living. In a time of sorrow we can grow and change in the most impressive ways.
Peace.
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