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[the_muppet]

It was a month ago yesterday that my brother Andrew was stabbed. He's been home a little while now but is still struggling. Had a long chat with his girlfriend this morning who told me that he still gets quite a bit of pain from the actual wound and she's trying to get him to go get it checked out to make sure it's all healing properly internally. His leg is still not good and he's still having to use a crutch which obviously he's finding really frustrating. He gets tired quickly and if he tries to walk too much - which he knows he shouldn't - it hurts a lot. The GP was concerned with how many painkillers he's taking and has now prescribed him something to take every night which is supposed to basically numb all the nerves so he shouldn't feel anything. He's due to go have some regular physio at the hospital to try and get full strength and feeling back in his leg but he's still waiting for an appointment. And apparently the guy who stabbed him wasn't one of the ones originally arrested and was only picked up last week. He damn well better get charged and sentenced appropriately for what he did to Andrew and his friend. And again - thank you all so much for your kind words and support during that time, it really did mean a great deal to me =)

1. Been a bit low the last few days so I'm sorry for going a bit quiet again. Was going to call yesterday a draw in the Muppet Versus the Emo battle, but then I got a couple of emails that really made me smile and also spent frickin ages on the phone with purplella who is made of awesome and who I miss loads. She and surfer_buoy are still living the Good Life in their yurt in Devon and apparently surfer_buoy's ducks just laid their first eggs which made him extremely proud! *lol* If you're reading this SB, congratulations =)

2. I have a crossroads just a few steps outside my front door so have been thinking of making a demon deal. Obviously if you don't watch Supernatural you're 1) not understanding a damn thing I'm talking about here and 2) you're seriously deprived and why the hell aren't you watching it? Anyway - some obstacles to overcome ... 1) how to claw my way through the damn tarmac 2) how to not get run over whilst clawing my way through the damn tarmac and 3) what to do first with my naked Sammy Winchester once my wish is granted =) Now I know crossroads deals don't generally work out too well for the people who make them but I figured that as it's a 5-way crossroads instead of a 4-way, then maybe that means I get an extension period on the usual 10 years before I become Hell's bitch? Or maybe it means I get two wishes, in which case I'll ask for Chuck as my back-up plaything I think =)

And on that note I'll get back to work - or at least try to with images like that now flooding my brain! =D

*hugs all*

Comments

[vita-candeo.livejournal.com]

Idiots... seriously... that's just horrible. I hope that they get sentenced, fined, have to have counseling (anger management or 1 on 1) or something like that... and have restraining orders/parole conditions.

So it was two guys, or they got the wrong guy the first time?

As for rehab, does he like dogs? If he has one, that will help (walking the dog, even taking a few steps to get the ball from the dog and then throw it.) Or he can walk a neighbor's dog around the block or play with it. They're fantastic for rehab; Amber was trained to do therapy work. They're abosolutly fantastic, it feels so much better to do something for the dog then just yourself, and if you're focused on the dog, not yourself, you're distracted from the pain... sorry if that sounds like a rant...

*hugs you and your brother*

[the-muppet.livejournal.com]

All I know is they arrested 5 guys when it actually happened, but it seems they weren't involved in the actual stabbing so I don't know what they were charged with or even if they were charged now. This guy who stabbed Andrew and his friend was arrested recently - and yes, i really do hope he gets properly charged and sentenced for this and I'd like to be there to see that happen.

He doesn't have a dog, no, but I do understand what you're saying - he certainly needs to talk about it or something and that's not really something Andrew will do.

*hugs back*

[vita-candeo.livejournal.com]

That's one of the nice things about dogs... people tend to open up more if there's one around. Even if he's alone with the dog, he might talk to it, and even though there's no one else there to respond, it's helpful to just talk... I kinda did a lot of research when I was training Amber... plus I know from experience :)