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[lisamoe]

I visited my friend who's in the hospital today at lunch. She looks like she's doing well and was in a good mood, but it may be the morphine, lol. I'm going to try to take the boys by very briefly to say hi to her in the next day or so. R and I are going to to try to find some food that will keep well and take quantities of it to her house so she doesn't try to get up and cook right after she gets home. She has three kids at home and other family lives there too and I know it would be good to not have to cook for that many people while recuperating.

Scott's friend's teenage daughter who was killed this weekend, her sister is still in ICU at the same hospital that my friend is in. I really didn't know if I should stop by and say anything to that family or not. I've only met his friend once, but I felt bad not going by today. Do you think I should stop and express my condolences when I'm back over there or would it be more intrusive than thoughtful? If I knew anything I could do to help them I would, but what can you do for someone in that situation?

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[bills-anita.livejournal.com]

feed them. don't ask if they are hungry, just feed them. a basket of fresh fruit, munchies, bottled water, candy...whatever. nothing big...just a few nibbles. families in critical care rarely leave when they should just to go get something to eat. it's as if they don't want to break the spell. we used to take them to the cafeteria ourselves when they hadn't eaten all day.