Karma, wishes, thoughts, prayers
--whatever fits your belief system, please send some good ones towards my brother. He had a stroke and a seizure yesterday and is in the hospital. He's doing well, considering the circumstances. He can talk, move his limbs, is lucid. But the doctor made it clear today it could be a hard recovery. He's only 57. So, yeah--good thoughts/wishes/karma/prayers/candles/whatever, send them his way.
Also, grant me the serenity necessary to deal with, if I have to, the pompous ass of a doctor who kept smiling condescendingly and calling me "the little sis:" "Of course, as the little sis, you're worried. But little sis needs to be optimistic." There was a bedpan within reach. I could have used it as a weapon...
They are on the way!!!
Posted by: knittymama | May 25, 2008 at 08:31 AM
Sending good karma your way.
A good way to get back at jerk doctors is to ask them 5 million questions about whatever happens to pop into your head. Their training tells them they have to address your concerns even when they just want to run from the room. I did that and have been laughing about it ever since.
Posted by: Diane | May 23, 2008 at 12:42 PM
Hang in there. Good vibes from me, too.
Posted by: Heather | May 22, 2008 at 09:50 PM
Positive thoughts for your brother and all the family.
Posted by: Cindy | May 22, 2008 at 08:20 AM
Wishing you and your brother all the best, and a big hug for you.
Posted by: Ruth | May 22, 2008 at 05:27 AM
{hug}
We'll be thinking of you!
Posted by: beth | May 20, 2008 at 11:25 PM
Good wishes and healthy thoughts from our house to you and your brother.
Posted by: Girl Detective | May 20, 2008 at 08:46 PM
Oh, Amy! My prayers are with your brother. I hope his "hard recovery" is quick and easy.
Hiis doctor too, just in case he says 'little sis' one more time. Try to use a full bedpan.
Posted by: Carrie K | May 20, 2008 at 05:03 PM
Oh Amy, I'm so sorry. All my best to your brother and to you and your family.
Posted by: Kelle | May 19, 2008 at 11:55 PM
My thoughts are with you, Amy. Hug your brother, and smile at the doctor, as you do need him right now.
I got my own hospital phone call today, so I'm feeling for you for sure.
Posted by: kate | May 19, 2008 at 09:36 PM
I'm sending my very best wishes and healing thoughts for your brother's rapid and full recovery.
Posted by: Angie | May 19, 2008 at 08:05 PM
I am sending positive vibes and thoughts your way. I hope your brother has a speedy and healthy recovery.
Posted by: Monica | May 19, 2008 at 07:56 PM
I am so very sorry to hear about your brother! Think calm thoughts...and remember that the doctors who are the biggest jerks are the usually those who are the best at what they do. And all the good vibes coming from all your blog friends can't hurt, right?
Posted by: Jeanne | May 19, 2008 at 07:42 PM
Oh, I know a friend same age who had a stroke and has recovered so well. No further problems and it has been 2 years now. Many good prayers for you and your brother. THe doc probably wont show his face much now that the EXCITEMENT is over. You will probably love the people in rehab.
Posted by: kathy b | May 19, 2008 at 05:16 PM
Thinking of you and your brother, Amy. Ignore the jerk doctor and assert yourself when need be. Take care.
Posted by: Nora | May 19, 2008 at 03:15 PM
So sorry to hear it. I'm glad he's doing reasonably well, though, and that you haven't injured his doctor. Yet.
Posted by: everydaysupergoddess | May 19, 2008 at 02:34 PM
*BONK* There, I hit him for you.
Of course I am praying for your brother, his family and also for you and yours. Keep us posted when you can.
Posted by: deb | May 19, 2008 at 01:58 PM
Thinking of you all. I hope everything goes OK. Have you tried impaling the doctor on a knitting needle?
Posted by: Daisy | May 19, 2008 at 01:18 PM
Happily, a doctor's bedside manner does not correlate with his/her medical competency. You might want to wait until your brother's recovery is well under way, THEN bean the idiot doc with the bedpan.
That said, my thoughts are with you and your brother. Healing thoughts.
Posted by: kmkat | May 19, 2008 at 10:37 AM
Vibes being sent from our casa and John C. too. I remember asking my dad's pomp-ass doc if I could get an opinion from a real doc instead of him..ya know, an MD vs. a DO (you can use this reference interchangely as it stirs something up in every doc it seems).
Posted by: kristi and otis | May 19, 2008 at 10:24 AM
Oh, Amy! I'm so sorry to hear about your brother's health - best wishes for a fast and speedy recovery.
Hey, I think bedpans might work as a boomerang for repeated pummeling.
Posted by: Deb | May 19, 2008 at 10:23 AM
Amy, sending all best wishes to you and your brother. I can't imagine how upset I would be if something like this happened to my big brother. They're irreplaceable. Hope you brother's recovery is complete and swift.
Posted by: Sarah R | May 19, 2008 at 09:26 AM
Good karma, good thoughts, and hand squeezes on the way.
Posted by: melanie | May 19, 2008 at 08:29 AM
Sending good thoughts to you all...
Posted by: Marsha | May 19, 2008 at 08:20 AM
Your brother and your family are in my thoughts! I'm thinking that a bedpan to the head could only improve that doctor...
Posted by: Chris | May 19, 2008 at 07:31 AM