I became a Grey's Anatomy fan over the summer. I had to force myself to stay at home and adjust to life without my husband, so I made a weekly trip to Blockbuster (in addition to my Netflix subscription) and watched a LOT of DVDs. I ended up buying last season as soon as it was released so I'd be caught up when the new shows started.
Tonight's episode had a storyline about a man whose wife was critically ill. I won't replay the story here, but she ended up dying during surgery. The only person who sat with the man during the procedure was an intern. There were no family members, no friends, no one except one of the show's major characters. I may have missed some details (I was working on a project while watching the show, so my whole focus was not on the television), but I cannot imagine going through a crisis like this without my support network.
I sat at the hospital from a Thursday evening (5:00 or so) until early the following Saturday morning (5:00 a.m.), and I was never alone. In fact, during the day on Friday, more than fifty people stopped by the hospital to show their love and respect for my husband and me, and to pray with me. One of those people was my husband's ex-wife; I wanted her to be there to be with their sons. I hope I never take my friends and family for granted.
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I am so glad you had a network around you at a difficult time. I love grey's also
Big hugs
betsy
I love Grey's too and never even thought about that part. I cannot imagine my life without family and friends.
When my grandmother was dying, we were all at the hospital all hours. There were her daughters and their husbands, granddaughters and grandsons, my two boys (her great grandsons). We all supported her and each other.
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