Comments for Second Verse

Comment on Here I am, in Vegas by Dad

Dad — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 15:29:43 +0000

Alicia, you had to know I couldn’t resist reading…I still have a silly grin on my face!

Enjoy all Vegas has to offer.

Comment on Sublimation and distraction by deanne

deanne — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 12:39:29 +0000

One of the first things my therapist asked me a year or so ago was, are you preparing to live or are you preparing to die. This was pretty intense because, I thought I was preparing to live, to (arrrgghhh) fight the good fight (as everyone kept prodding me to) but it turns out that I was preparing to die. Which I am, still, with as much living (read: going out and eating and drinking with friends; spoiling myself and my dog; and traveling) as possible. Good for you for going to the conference – I’d not have had the courage, in the same way that I tend to avoid other cancer support groups. Thanks for this, again.

Comment on Sublimation and distraction by Terri in Kentucky

Terri in Kentucky — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 09:38:23 +0000

I been thinkin’ about you lately and was happy to see you have a new post up, because I am so bad at remembering the URL. You’re not the only one who can’t deal with her shortcomings. I blame the patriarchy.

Comment on Sublimation and distraction by Alyssa Roberts

Alyssa Roberts — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 07:27:28 +0000

Alicia, my heart goes out to you. Love and hugs, Alyssa xx

Comment on Sublimation and distraction by Catherine

Catherine — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 06:48:26 +0000

Enjoy the conference and hopefully it will be more fun than emotional. And congratulations on the article. I’m going to go check it out.

Comment on Where all the things are at by fotogfoodie

fotogfoodie — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 03:54:26 +0000

Nothing wrong with a little OCD, whatever you need to do to keep yourself sane

P.S. Yay for taking the last antibiotic and starting treatment again!

Comment on Where all the things are at by Gilleen

Gilleen — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 02:36:37 +0000

I don’t think—but don’t know—that this was the most important part of your post, but it does fucking suck that animals who keep us from being alone age at such a fast pace relative to us. I mean for the dogs it’s not too bad, because maybe if they could live as long as humans are able they would do less well, we would take worse care of them (because it’s already such a struggle for many to even care for them for a decade or two). The anxiety of this relatively fast ageing, of the speed at which the realistic window in which a dog could die approaches, is so hard that I want to call it “unfair” even though I know it’s not.

Comment on Where all the things are at by A friend

A friend — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 02:22:35 +0000

Girl, it matters. I promise.

Comment on Here’s what’s going on by Alicia Louise

Alicia Louise — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 16:35:21 +0000

Everyone has resigned themselves to the fact that there is no end to my bad luck. I will just continue to be one of their oddest patients for so many reasons.

Comment on Here’s what’s going on by Steph

Steph — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 16:13:17 +0000

I feel you on always feeling like the weird shit will happen to you even when the odds are low. Every time my doctor is like “very rarely, X might happen”, I figure it will happen to me because the rare things always happen to me. I am already in a pretty rare situation to begin with. And he always replies, “your bad luck will have to run out at some point”… logical, I guess, but hard to accept when you’re always that one out of whatever with the weird crap happening to them. Anyway, hope your bad luck does run out this time, fingers crossed!