If the apocalypse comes, beep me.

Buffy ,'Selfless'


Natter 69: Practically names itself.  

Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.


§ ita § - Jan 17, 2012 1:41:18 pm PST #16856 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

So far my sister blames herself, and no doubt my mother blames *herself*. I haven't asked my father whose fault he thinks it is yet, but at least I'm pretty sure I'm off the hook. My mother, with disdain for how disease calls the shots, and incredible optimism and a desire to not act like a sicky (hey, maybe my sister should sit her down and make her watch The Princess Bride--instant lead balloon--while we stuff her full of leafy greens) had laid out a schedule around her chemo that had her lecturing and marking again. Given she's useless chemo week and she's now one week off, all that will have to be re-jiggered.

Translation would be highly appreciated, Burrell, as are everyone's good wishes and consolation.

Oh, good god, msbelle. That's the best two week wait ever! Good on you! (Have you done anything highly illegal you need erased off your records, stat? I mean, not that I know how, but I understand...stuff happens)

I just had to send out an email with a bit of "Why the fuck isn't everyone at the same alert level as I am?" The middle went like this:

The first change is “OMG, Compliance violations! Fix this now!” level of priority, and the second is somewhere around “That’s no good—we should fix it while we’re fixing the other stuff.”¹ Our goal is to complete QA by this Friday, so if you could do your darndest to get the queries modified and back into QA as soon as you can, it would be highly appreciated. And then there’s the vendor wiping of QA, etc.

Also—the query that generates who’s qualified and who’s not should be run before our next “initial” file feed. (for your interest, I rank that at “Well, if we do it now, we don’t need to remember to do it later.”)

¹: If you need my full priority list, please don’t hesitate to ask.

Get on it, people!


amych - Jan 17, 2012 1:41:29 pm PST #16857 of 30001
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?

YAY MSBELLE!!!!


Liese S. - Jan 17, 2012 1:43:36 pm PST #16858 of 30001
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."

YAY MSBELLE CONGRATS!


Amy - Jan 17, 2012 1:45:47 pm PST #16859 of 30001
Because books.

ita, it's nobody's fault but the cancer. And we all know cancer sucks. No blame. She's going to be okay.

msbelle, you clearly wowed them. Congratulations!


Sophia Brooks - Jan 17, 2012 1:48:42 pm PST #16860 of 30001
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here

YAY MSBELLE!

I have my fingers crossed for ita's mother, but I have no knowledge to share. I hope you can connect with the translators.


Ginger - Jan 17, 2012 1:53:59 pm PST #16861 of 30001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda

As Amy says, it's nobody's fault, and there's nothing your mother could have done to make more white cells. The scheduling thing sucks, but I came to the conclusion that, in addition to its other faults, cancer likes to be as inconvenient as possible. The odds are high that it's just a minor setback, and certainly not an unexpected one.


Jesse - Jan 17, 2012 1:54:18 pm PST #16862 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

I'm sure it's no one's fault, ita.


quester - Jan 17, 2012 2:07:23 pm PST #16863 of 30001
Danger is my middle name, only I spell it R. u. t. h. - Tina Belcher.

Congratulations, msbelle! Go you!


meara - Jan 17, 2012 2:10:01 pm PST #16864 of 30001

Yeah, I was goin to chime in--low white blood cell count is a SUPER common effect of chemo. Mostly they just wait a bit. They can also give neupogen injections but those are pricy and many insurances don't cover. Cancer drugs usually target your fast-dividing cells because that's what cancer does. But that means it also hits hair, mouth (mucous membranes), and blood cells because those divide rapidly too. The lack of white blood cells means you're more vulnerable to infection--that's why people getting chemo are supposed to stay away from sickos.


Atropa - Jan 17, 2012 2:14:12 pm PST #16865 of 30001
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.

Congratulations, msbelle! That's fantastic!

ita, it's no one's fault. As everyone else has said, low white blood cell count is a common thing with chemo.