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d which neighborhood i may live in i keep checking my phone slightly concerned but not really scared everything was ok it always has been while i tried to eat the ice cream quickly before it melted all over my hands my stepfather was having a stroke jesus in the beginning we didn t know it was a stroke we just knew something was wrong the fear in my mother s voice on the next phone call snapped me to attention i sent an email to my teams and packed up to go to the hospital then i found out they were planning to move him to another hospital one with a neurology unit minutes later we found out they were transporting him to the hospital via helicopter i headed straight to the hospital and by straight i mean i accidentally got off on the wrong exit onto a 2 75 toll road so i had to pay the toll turn around and get back on the road going the opposite direction then pay the toll again i also had the same lady both times i drove through the toll who said that s a pretty expensive mistake yes that s what i need right now ms toll booth collector thanks for that when i finally made it to the hospital i heard this noise overhead police officers began to close off the road next to the hospital stopping all cars from passing it was a helicopter i knew immediately it was him i pulled into the closest parking lot searching frantically for a parking space this woman stopped ahead of me blocking my way from parking i held the horn down startling her get the hell out of the way that s my dad i yelled out of my window in hindsight i should have expected her to be just as rude to me as i was to her but instead she immediately pulled over and let me through maybe she could tell that i meant business i knew it was him and for some reason i felt compelled to take a picture i parked and watched as the helicopter landed either this was him and i was a concerned family member or this was a stranger and i was a crazy lady i texted my mom and found she was still driving to the hospital they began to pull a hospital gurney from the back of the helicopter from the feet up my stepfather emerged i walked jogged alongside the doctors as they took him into the hospital for a man who had just suffered a brain injury he sure was talkative he told the doctors how he had just been here a few weeks earlier when his grandson was born one hospital then we waited the doctor came in and told me all sorts of things that i wasn t ready to hear and by wasn t ready to hear i mean literally wasn t ready i should have had a notebook or a recorder or something because she spoke to me about his condition for three minutes straight then asked me if i had any questions and i didn t even know what to say of course the moment she walked away i had about 15 different questions to ask but she was already gone my mother finally arrived and i relayed the information the best i could he had a bleed in his brain they were doing a ct scan to see how bad it was he needed to be monitored while they worked to get the bleeding to stop his blood pressure was excessively high and they had to get it down immediately he may get worse before he gets better because the brain swells when it s been injured and on a young person there isn t much room for the brain to swell which means we could expect slow movements numbness difficultly speaking etc but we won t know the extent of it or how permanent the damage would be until they could complete the ct scan and give the swelling time to come down here s why i could never be a doctor i repeated all that information the doctor told me to my mother and as i watched her face fall and tears well up in her eyes i wished i hadn t said a single word if the doctor s bedside manner was somewhat bad well mine was terrible i immediately regretted my wording and that i wasn t more delicate what followed were hours of fear questions on top of questions some answers but not enough worry hope some laughter because my family always finds a way to laugh chef left work early to be with my family the hug he gave me when he got off the elevator was the kind of hug you need when you are scared out of your mind it s the kind of hug that lets you know you aren t alone then there was the regret regret that when the phone call came through i didn t react more immediately regret that i said something hurtful that i didn t really mean some time ago premature regret regret that i may lose someone i love dearly and they never saw me get married have kids do something really significant it s premature regret because sometimes everything is ok your father had a stroke but he s going to be ok there may be minor lasting effects but somehow he was lucky we all were and now you have the chance to say you are sorry for what you said you can give him the hug you should have given him you can continue to plan for him to be at your wedding he can be a grandfather to his new grandson sometimes scary things happen to wake us the hell up start eating better take better care of ourselves love the hell out of the people in our lives pay attention remember the swans there s so much you can learn in one hospital copyright 2012 simply solo blog by catherine gryp all rights reserved 37 comments from uncategorized simply solo spotlight tips for dating your ex s best friend september 25 2012 tags advice date dating finding love friendship humor love men relationship relationships self help sex simply solo spotlight single women today s simply solo spotlight is brought to us by paul a writer from babysittingjobs com a great resource for all things related to babysitting paul and his wife julie both spend quite a bit of time coming up with ideas blogging and researching childcare since kids really aren t the focus area of simply solo paul has offered his advice on how to go about dating your ex s best friend quick shameless plug do you have a story to tell advice to offer did you just have literally the worst date of your life and you must write about it i d love to have you as the next simply solo spotlight find out how you can be the next writer for simply solo here tips for dating your ex s best friend it may not be the kosher thing to do post break up but sometimes you can t help but falling for someone you least expected your ex boyfriend s best friend these things happen it s more common than most think it s a sticky situation and if not handled properly it could leave you with two exes instead of one here are some tips to help you date the forbidden best friend notify ok so you don t think your ex even deserves the right to know that you are now dating his best friend and frankly he probably doesn t deserve to know however our mothers taught us better and we should just take the mature high road that we all hate to save yourself from any further and unnecessary ex boyfriend drama have your boyfriend ex s best friend sit his best friend down to let him know trust me your ex would rather hear it from his bro than from his ex lady friend don t gloat the first thought for your ex and anyone who knows you and your ex is that you are dating his best friend to get back at him if that s the case shame on you but if you have fallen for him legitimately that s great just don t gloat remember to be mature about it okay so you probably will never have this kind of relationship but don t break up bros it ll come back to haunt you photo courtesy of ryan jones d on t make him choose never make a man choose between his bro and you bro code is stronger than you think plus messing up a friendship can really come back to haunt you your boyfriend probably is having a hard time as it is dealing with the feeling that he took his best friend s girl be supportive and allow them to be friends stay out of it whether they will remain friends depends on the break up and the level of friendship that your boyfriend and your ex have in some cases it won t faze them and other cases they ll say peace out faster than you can say jealous much let the boys handle it and stay out of their friendship stay private your ex and your ex s friends don t need to know all the little deets about your new relationship with the best friend the less they know the less they will think differently about you ask questions or tsk tsk in your general direction don t compare it may be hard to not naturally allow your mind wander down the comparative road make a conscious effort to keep your ex and your boyfriend separate just because they are best friends doesn t mean they are the same or that one did something better than the other you are starting fresh keep it that way don t be ashamed of who you have fallen for and remember that you are grown adults who can make decisions that benefit yourselves your happiness matters as much as your ex s so do what is best for you and your new boyfriend there will be challenges but the long road will be worth it good luck and happy dating copyright 2012 simply solo blog by catherine gryp all rights reserved 9 comments from uncategorized simply solo spotlight you ve got the love i need to see me through september 18 2012 tags advice break up breakup dating finding love loss love marriage men people relationship relationships self help simply solo spotlight single women this week s guest post is written by alicia franklin with the break up study alicia is currently completing her doctorate in clinical psychology at the australian national university as part of her program she s doing research on break ups and how they affect us psychologically i hope you enjoy the post and will consider helping alicia with her research quick shameless plug do you have a story to tell advice to offer did you just have literally the worst date of your life and you must write about it i d love to have you as the next simply solo spotlight find out how you can be the next writer for simply solo here you ve got the love i need to see me through after trying to process the reality that it s over that old familiar question pops into your mind why why did he leave why doesn t he want me back why does this always happen to me these questions can send us into a tailspin as we survey the landscape of our lives with a faultfinding searchlight we run the spotlight over the usual suspects perhaps it was his fault or bad timing or his family or work got in the way but all too often the search ends when we turn the harsh light on ourselves our inner critic rises and claims that this could have all ended differently if only you weren t so _______ fill in the blank with hurtful self judgment we turn ourselves inside out with such recriminations as it was my fault i wasn t attractive enough good enough interesting enough funny enough smart enough we innocently embark on the search for answers with good intentions hoping that we will find peace of mind or a sense of closure in reality we often end up feeling faulty broken or inadequate not exactly the place from which to launch your new and improved single me at a time when we most need comfort and compassion we seem to turn upon ourselves picking at all of our real or imagined faults unfortunately this type of thinking can lead to feelings of regret and longing that make it even more difficult to let go and move on so how can we make a shift so that we are our greatest support rather than our harshest critic it is worth asking what would you do for your closest friend at a time of loss perhaps you would sensitively tend to her needs listen with patience and understanding to her story or be loving and supportive in her darker hours perhaps when she sobs i wasn t good enough pretty enough smart enough you would remind her that she is enough exactly as she is what if we could offer the hand of friendship inwards what if we could be an unwavering loving presence in our own lives how different would it be to tune into your own needs listen and tend to yourself with patience and understanding and even remind yourself once in a while that you are enough exactly as you are this may sound a little strange at first even a little fluffy but science has started to provide support for these ideas recent research from the university of arizona indicates that self compassion assists us in our emotional recovery after a relationship breakdown further research from the university of texas has found that practicing self compassion increases our levels of happiness and optimism and reduces our chances of developing anxiety and depression so perhaps florence welch was onto something when she sang you ve got the love i need to see me through and perhaps it is worth asking what is one thing i can do today to be kind to myself whilst this is a good starting point much more research in this area is needed one in three of us experience the pain of a break up each year yet very little is known about how people cope with the end of a relationship the australian national university is currently running the break up study to start answering these important questions we are hoping to gather information about your experiences reactions and attempts to cope with the end of a relationship results of this study will enable us to better understand and assist people who struggle with relationship break ups in the future if you have experienced a break up within the last year and would like to help please take the time to fill out an anonymous online survey before november 2012 by visiting click here to complete the survey do you have any ideas for how we can be kinder and more loving towards ourselves what acts of self compassion have helped to mend your heart copyright 2012 simply solo blog by catherine gryp all rights reserved 8 comments from uncategorized timeline of change september 12 2012 tags buying a house family humor life life decisions my life people personal real estate self help single 10 30 p m friday it s friday night and i m waiting for my realtor to send me the paperwork to sign to make an offer on the house i love when the hell did i become such an adult a year and a half ago i was going through my quarter life crisis and making lists about signs you are an adult when i read those old posts i m amazed at how far i ve come the past few months i ve been looking at townhouses and condos with a realtor you see i wasn t supposed to buy anything for another month or so because i am um currently under a lease at my apartment but let s not let that get in the way of the house i love the moment i stepped foot into this house my stress levels went into overdrive i loved the house everything about it but it was a little okay a little more than a little outside where i wanted to be on price so i spent more than a week agonizing i wondered if i should wait another year to get a house save more money then i couldn t stop thinking about the house and how much i wanted to build my life there i budgeted then i looked for savings then i budgeted some more i finally decided i could afford it but i 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