Brain Wars Day 6: A New Hope

Hey all (aka Steve and Lauren),
So my sister is currently in a sort of cold stasis where she's being kept at depressed body temperature until the danger of brain swelling passes. In theory this should take 8-10 days, and we're on day 6. Apparently she is relatively safe in a mild hypothermic state, she's got daily physio and all sorts of crazy care, I'm actually really impressed at how thorough they're being. That said, I would like to be there so I can ask more pertinent medical questions no one else in my family can. On the other hand, being there to see her in such a state can only make the whole situation frighteningly real - how cowardly is that? Right now I'm carrying around this nausea and tunnel vision, constant throughout every day. I can only imagine what my parents are feeling.

How fitting that I was over at Alia's the other night watching the musical 'Into the Woods' (hilarious first act, slightly morose and lacklustre second). Actually, I was thinking of Steve and Little Britain cause she, Heather and I ended up watching two whole seasons of the British comedy 'Coupling' which is perhaps the most outrageously funny thing I have ever seen.

Keep on keepin' on. Perservere. I WILL get my sister back.

Teetering on the brink of disaster

God lord, how could so much go nuts at once? I'm taking 7 courses this term, one by correspondence, in addition to this mandartory speechcraft workshop in the evenings. Have transcripts to send, forms to fill, graduation applications to make and med school interviews to prepare for. But I can't even think about all of that because my baby sister is unconscious in an Edmonton hospital after a skidoo accident. So everything's on hold until she wakes up.

Fuck :(