I did not personally know Joan Rivers or her Daughter Melissa, but - TopicsExpress



          

I did not personally know Joan Rivers or her Daughter Melissa, but I am so sad to hear this news today. As a fan, I am sad we have lost a one of kind comedy icon/legend #RIPJoan For me personally though, this news triggers the heavy grief I feel inside. Sometimes I sense its at bay and other times like today its fresh and bubbling over the edge. I feel an immense amount of empathy for her daughter as this sad event mirrors what I went through with my Mom 2 years ago. From what I have read about Melissa Rivers, she is a tough young lady. She will need every bit of that strength plus others to lean on. I hope she has ppl close to her that will tell her be kind to herself and patient as this type of grief is a tough one. I cant stop thinking about it, maybe because my Mom resembled Joan Rivers to me, they looked similar in certain photos and if I squint its uncanny the resemblance. I also keep remembering being in the hospital, maybe because the circumstances are also familiar. I feel so many emotions right now, maybe because I couldnt feel back then. I was in shock. Those 4 very long days/nights in the hospital. Not sleeping, trying to get as much information possible reading all the hospital reports, ambulance records, talking to any nurse or Dr. who would give me advise and rereading my Moms trust over and over so that I felt I could make all the right decisions. My Mom was in a coma and on life support after suffering a heart attack and had not being fully resuscitated in the ambulance on the ride to the ER. Even though she had a body core temp of 109 degrees when I arrived ( thats not good- indicates potenial brain damage or worse) I was not able to get confirmation she was brain dead until 4 days later after tests were done on a special machine that had to be ordered. It did not make the decision or action of taking her off life support any easier even though I knew and had written legal instructions that that was her wish. I am so thankful I had then & now loving family and best friends with me as a support system and for that I am eternally grateful
Posted on: Thu, 04 Sep 2014 20:18:42 +0000

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