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Override. I'm only online very briefly, so I'll make this quick. Normally I keep Gaia stuff and Real Life stuff strictly separate. However, these are exceptional circumstances. I am likely to be extremely inactive for the next few days or weeks, as my sister is currently in the intensive care ward and is extremely ill indeed. Some kind of infection caused a major build up of blood clots inside her pericardium (go look it up), which put pressure on her heart to the point where it was having great difficulty functioning, and last Sunday she was admitted to hospital. Since then her condition deteriorated, she was moved to the local Intensive Care Unit, then to the ICU of a different hospital that specialises in heart/lung medicine, and is among the best such hospitals in the world. Last night they cracked open her chest and cleared out the clots around her heart, drained fluid from her lungs, and have been doing everything in their power to get her stabilised. At the moment she's still incredibly ill, with machines to support her heart, lungs and kidneys to give those organs time to rest and recover. We're still waiting to see how she reacts to the operation and taking it from there, but she's in the best possible hospital, being tended to by the best possible medical professionals, so we're hopeful. At this point, positive thinking is all we can do. Obviously all other matters take second place to this, which is why I haven't been online recently, and likely won't be for a while yet. I've been at the hospital for the last three days, and only today have things been stable enough that I've been able to get home for a shower and change of clothes. So sorry for my absence, but thank you for your understanding. In the meantime, any thoughts, prayers or positive mojo you can send in her direction would be much appreciated. Her name is Natalie, she is a fantastic person, and me and my family love her more than words can say. - Zahir

Posted by: Zahir Fri Oct 06, 2006 @ 05:57pm

Still rockin' the flame pants.

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Commented on: Fri Oct 06, 2006 @ 09:37pm


	Er... normally I just journalstalk and keep quiet, but I had to speak up for this. Best wishes to your sister! I hope things turn out for the best! hugs and cookies Make sure that you and your family get enough sleep, okay? Good luck!

Commented on: Fri Oct 06, 2006 @ 10:39pm


	I hope she gets better soon. heart

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Commented on: Fri Oct 06, 2006 @ 11:22pm


	Dude, I really hope your sister gets better soon. I would hate to have my brother in the hospital, I'd probably stay there by his side too.

Commented on: Sat Oct 07, 2006 @ 02:00am


	Best of wishes to Natalie and all your family, and to her speedy recovery. I sincerely hope she'll be alright. Take care.

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Commented on: Sat Oct 07, 2006 @ 02:58am


	Did you post this on LJ? I totally never saw... hugs I hope she gets well very soon, give her my love and everything. And just make sure you get the rest you need too Steve ;__;

Commented on: Sat Oct 07, 2006 @ 10:44am


	Hey man, I hope she comes out of this alright. I know how scary it is to see a family member very sick. I don't believe in prayer, but I'll make sure to do a crazy fire dance for her as soon as this rain stops. Best wishes.

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Commented on: Sat Oct 07, 2006 @ 01:17pm


	I'm really sorry, Steve. I wish I could do something more than just say that, too. I hope that Natalie will feel better soon, and I.. uh.. I'll pray, too. I normally don't do this, and yeah. You're special to me, and your sister is... well... your sister. She's very important. So, I thought of a message type thingy. For Nat, you know? She'll probably think it's dumb, but there you go. "Even though you and I have never met, I heard that you are ill, and I wish you well. I have faith that you will get better, and then your brother will smile again, and not be sad. So, my thoughts and wishes are with you." It sounds kind of... crappy. I'm not Hallmark, although I am very sincere. I wanted to also draw her a card, but... all I could think of was you, looking sad. So I drew that. ._. (Sorry for the funky hair; I didn't sleep all night, and it was around 7 am-ish when I did the hair). And Steve... please get enough rest. I'm worried about you, too. Best wishes, and all. heart

Commented on: Sat Oct 07, 2006 @ 08:20pm


	Aw crap man. sad I hope she gets better. I understand how Gaia < quite a lot of other things. -Mykal

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Zeek-the-Mistborn
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Commented on: Sat Oct 07, 2006 @ 10:20pm


	Wow, that's rough... don't worry though! I'm sure us users can manage to keep Gaia clean for a while! Don't worry about us and I hope your sister gets well soon! heart

Commented on: Sun Oct 08, 2006 @ 12:39am


	s**t, I hope she get's better, that sounds really serious. I hope Natalie get's better, stay positive. Take care of yourself too man. Blessed Be.

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Commented on: Sun Oct 08, 2006 @ 04:34am


	I hope she get's better man, I really do. Best wishes to you and yours.

Commented on: Sun Oct 08, 2006 @ 04:39am


	I know how you feel, Zahir, nearly a year ago I lost someone very special to me. I'll keep my prays to your sister. I wish the best to you, and to your sister of course. God Speed.

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Commented on: Sun Oct 08, 2006 @ 08:12am


	Y'know. You've been my mod buddy for about a year now, I think. Despite you not returning my PMs and whatnot, I still think you're a badass dude. I hope your sister gets better..

Commented on: Mon Oct 09, 2006 @ 06:53am


	I had something similar happen to me two years ago with my Aunt. I hope your sister pulls through, I know how hard a time this could be. I'll keep your sister and your family in my prayers.

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Commented on: Mon Oct 09, 2006 @ 05:02pm


	Jesus, i'm terribley sorry to hear this. I'll keep her in my prayers. Good luck sad

Commented on: Mon Jan 28, 2008 @ 02:19am


	I hope natalie gets well

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