Thank you x

[the_muppet]

I'm overwhelmed by all your comments and kind words to my last post about my brother - I cried and smiled in, I think, equal amounts - thank you so much, it means more to me than I can say. I wish I could thank you all properly but really, I wouldn't know how right now, so please know how much it means to me. I'm sorry I've not managed to reply today - I'm a bit of a mess actually - and I thought it might be easier if I did another post now and let you know how things are.

I've just got off the phone with Lyndsey (Lyndsey is his ex-girlfriend and mother of his 5-year old son) and my aunt - Lyndsey went to see him this afternoon. The operation went okay but they have had to remove part of his bowel. He lost a lot of blood before and during the operation and has had transfusions and is all wired up to stuff and is having to use an oxygen mask, and obviously he's pretty out of it on morphine as it was a pretty big operation. He's not allowed anything to eat or drink for a while and only a tiny amount of water each hour as they have to see that everything is going through his system as it should. They're fairly sure the operation was a success and their main concern right now is internal bleeding so obviously they're monitoring him pretty closely.

Lyndsey said he has staples all down his front where they opened him him up from his chest to his stomach to try and find any other damage and that the doctors have said he was extremely lucky. I really, really want to go see him this evening but right now I'm a bit of a mess - shock and tiredness has made me a bit of an emo wreck and it all just seems so unreal and it's took me ages to write this due to being an emo wreck - so I don't know if I can or I will. I think it's unlikely that I'll go to work tomorrow though.

So that's it really - right now he's doing as well as can be expected and should - all being well - be okay eventually. Thank you again - all of you - for everything you've said and for taking the time - it's really meant so much to me today. Right now, I really need to either pull myself together and go see him or decide that I'm not and have a drink or ten and get some sleep. I think pacing around the flat is not actually helping.

*hugs you all*

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Your brother Andrew

[ms-3m.livejournal.com]

Oh M! {{{HUGS }}}

I've just managed to get onto LJ (via my mobile) and I saw this post first and then quickly (well not so quick all things considered) backtracked to find your earlier post for explanation.

I'm so sorry to read what happened. Andrew, you and your family are in my thoughts and prayers.

Even though I may physically be on the other side of the pond from you, I truly think that positive energy and good vibes know no distance. So if you get this little warm fuzzy feeling, that will be me giving you a hug.

As far as distracting yourself in work, there is nothing with that. There is comfort in the familiar and the routine.

Please keep me/us posted as you feel able.

*more hugs*

Re: Your brother Andrew

[the-muppet.livejournal.com]

Well i've finally got some sleep and am feeling more human and less freaked out that I did - this weekend has just been so frickin surreal. I'll hopefully go see him this evening and work have told me not to come in today for which I'm grateful, so i'm just going to mooch around relaxing and catching up with online worky stuff and keeping myself occupied =)

Thanks so much hon ♥

*huge hugs*