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Liz Jonas's avatar

Love this! Makes me think of the show on Hulu dying for sex. It’s beautiful when we can find laughter in hard times. It’s like a plant growing towards the light. Might as well pack as much of it in as possible while we’re here ❤️

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Elizabeth Bohannon's avatar

Oh, yes, Liz. I love that metaphor. We always have the option to choose laughter. Might as well! Thanks for being here.

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Natalie Bunimovitz's avatar

Thought I'd share - During the first few days of my first hospital stay, I had the nurses cover my IV pole with a spare sheet because I didn't like to see the blood dripping down (it made me queasy). Resembling a halloween ghost, the IV pole become known as Casper. The name stuck even after I got desensitized to the sight of blood - it felt fitting because Casper did follow me around the hospital room and hallways, haunting me like a friendly ghost. During my second stay, we named the pole Boris, mostly because the name made us giggle. I think Poison I.V. is a much more clever name than we thought up!

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Elizabeth Bohannon's avatar

What matters is you were able to find humor in the grimness of it all! Casper, Boris and Poison IV could party like rock stars!

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Ann Weinstock's avatar

Brilliant

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Elizabeth Bohannon's avatar

Thank you, dear friend.

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