tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post2142203187746691809..comments2024-01-01T20:33:52.554-08:00Comments on a moon, worn as if it had been a shell: Hilton Head Family VacationElizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03313726816776097840noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-72038663038526735312017-08-02T10:34:27.345-07:002017-08-02T10:34:27.345-07:00Oh. My. Dogness!
I'd be afraid to go for a wal...Oh. My. Dogness!<br />I'd be afraid to go for a walk if we had such creatures in our sloughs (what we here call ponds and swamps, I guess). <br />Scary!<br />- KateBlondi Blathershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15656970490122824720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-63559318478354174952017-07-31T04:58:41.994-07:002017-07-31T04:58:41.994-07:00Dear Anonymous, baby Charlie was born with a gene...Dear Anonymous, baby Charlie was born with a genetic disease that was incompatible with life. As a nurse I don't think it's fair or even ethical to experiment on infants as they cannot give consent. And the parents were clutching at straws because their baby was dying. It had nothing to do with socialized medicine. My life so farhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16721270441968035994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-39295099545335221842017-07-30T12:46:11.449-07:002017-07-30T12:46:11.449-07:00Thanks, Anonymous (sigh, Anonymous, why Anonymous)...Thanks, Anonymous (sigh, Anonymous, why Anonymous). I've been doing a lot of thinking about the case you're referring to -- just haven't mustered the energy to write about it. I appreciate the challenge, but I don't think it has much to do with socialized healthcare, so "be careful what you wish for" is a bit disingenuous. There have been countless incidents in medical ethics and law here in our capitalistic-happy country that are equally as anguished and shocking. I'd say that the issues of abortion and euthanasia are two -- and it's my belief that these things are quite literally impossible to legislate. I personally believe that the parents should have the final say on the fate of their child, but I'm exquisitely aware of all the nuances involved -- the false hopes put out by docs, the culture of western medicine, the incredible aversion to disability, the projection of suffering or who gets to decide what constitutes suffering, etc. And the government already DOES legislate what I can and can't do for my child -- it has nothing o do with socialism.Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03313726816776097840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-33537263721511104542017-07-30T11:58:20.054-07:002017-07-30T11:58:20.054-07:00Beautiful pictures! I have been reading for awhil...Beautiful pictures! I have been reading for awhile and find this blog unusually quiet about a subject that has been plastered across the news for weeks and weeks. Not a single mention of baby Charlie. I remember a few posts back where it was said that Socialism wasn't just for Europe anymore. The idea of the government paying for our healthcare can perhaps lead us into heady thoughts of relief, calm and a sense security. Be careful for what you wish for. Those poor parents had no say so in their own childs treatment. It didn't matter that the experimental treatment might not have worked. they should have had the choice. As parents of disabled children I would think that the idea of the government telling you what you can and cannot do for your child would make your blood run cold.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-33173799713718591102017-07-30T09:40:40.129-07:002017-07-30T09:40:40.129-07:00Wow, what a post! Glad your trip went well and the...Wow, what a post! Glad your trip went well and the differences of political opinion weren't too overwhelming. Everybody is looking great in your photos -- I particularly love that picture of you on the couch with Oliver and Henry. The light is fantastic. I'm so relieved the vote went the way it did, though of course the battle continues because Trump and the vast majority of the Repubs will do whatever they can to muck up the ACA. One of Dave's aunts posted something on Facebook in support of Trump withholding money in an attempt to sink it, and HER OWN DAUGHTER posted a comment saying, "But Mom, then I'll lose my health insurance!" I just wonder what the heck people are thinking sometimes.Steve Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-55503761070988511222017-07-29T14:24:11.328-07:002017-07-29T14:24:11.328-07:00Thank you for the snapshot of your family vacation...Thank you for the snapshot of your family vacation. Thank you for all those phone calls and all that caring.Noanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01300868872496481473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-56772608281064664522017-07-29T13:24:20.540-07:002017-07-29T13:24:20.540-07:00I agree about the gene pool in this family...what ...I agree about the gene pool in this family...what a bunch of beautiful people!Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12512800812290518552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-69449749171394389002017-07-29T12:27:25.322-07:002017-07-29T12:27:25.322-07:00To me, it is not a small miracle that y'all al...To me, it is not a small miracle that y'all all get together and live in one space for that amount of time with no physical damage done. Nope. Not a small miracle at all. A rather large one. <br />The gene pool that you are all swimming in is surely a gorgeous one. I mean- good god. How can so many good-looking people all exist in one family? Oh wait. Rosemarie's family...I guess it's possible. <br />Your very own alligator! How lucky! <br />And thank you for the sweet shout-out. I love you to pieces too. And yes, I would party all night long with you and your sisters. Or maybe until ten o'clock. Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-48236846516379687342017-07-29T06:20:22.287-07:002017-07-29T06:20:22.287-07:00These pictures are absolutely lovely and make me m...These pictures are absolutely lovely and make me miss my family so much.Elle Clancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11563633298659967269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-31691883946081951712017-07-29T01:46:01.931-07:002017-07-29T01:46:01.931-07:00The family vacation is a wonderful tradition. The ...The family vacation is a wonderful tradition. The cousins are all beautiful. I'm glad Henry and Oliver have those bonds. I'm sorry Sophie doesn't, though she has their love. I understand the ache you feel. It is a mother's lament. How torn you must feel. Thank god for another false start on the repeal front. All the calls are having an effect I think. I believe McCain's role was to make sure it failed. 37paddingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12400464105403622384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-74172017339935281372017-07-29T00:52:00.693-07:002017-07-29T00:52:00.693-07:00I'm Green with envy at your fab Vacay with ext...I'm Green with envy at your fab Vacay with extended Family and at The Beach... we had to cancel ours that was spozed to be at The Beach West Coast on account of The Man having too much Anxiety about the Trip... oh well. I just couldn't muster the courage to take this Show on the Road... the only thing worse than NOT having a Vacay is having the one from Hell, right?! *Winks* Now I can Live vicariously thru your Images Shared of The Beach East Coast. And Wow, Alligator in the Pond and he looks like a humdinger sized one, Yikes!!! Yes, I too breathed a Sigh of Relief that the skinny bill got shot down and tho' I don't usually like or agree with our Senator McCain, I was proud of him for doing the right thing by the People and his State rather than putting Party first... I know they tried to strong arm him into voting for it, but everyone agreed it was a Bad Bill, just some assholes still voted for Party rather than Country, Shame on them! I too was concerned that The G-Kid Force's Insurance would be stripped away and with both of them having Chronic Disability and Illness, we'd have NO Insurance for them since The Man's Insurance will not pick them up since he was not allowed to Adopt them due to the extent of his Disability... so complicated, so stupid... so nerve racking! Long battle ahead of coarse, but Resistance is Key...Bohemianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03743017084098726581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863417462909147257.post-74000081758556058962017-07-28T19:16:42.953-07:002017-07-28T19:16:42.953-07:00The holiday looks lovely and I get sad too when I ...The holiday looks lovely and I get sad too when I see how Katie doesn't fit in. And McCain, he did a good thing. Perhaps dying has given him a new perspective. It does help one to focus on what is actually important.My life so farhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16721270441968035994noreply@blogger.com