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In the past eight months my father's had bowel cancer (surgery worked: currently in remission) and my wife had uterine cancer (surgery worked: hopefully a compl
by cstross 15y ago
In the past eight months my father's had bowel cancer (surgery worked: currently in remission) and my wife had uterine cancer (surgery worked: hopefully a complete cure). And the cat went blind.
Anyone saying "everything happens for a reason" to me would probably wind up with a black eye. (At the very least, they'd go on my personal do-not-call list.)
Which is to say: you shouldn't say things to immediate relatives that you shouldn't say to the patient, either.
- dhimes 15y agoLike you, I had three "issues" (deaths in my case) close in time. I get a lot of "Well, you know, things happen in threes." The last time someone said this to me (yesterday, in fact) I replied, "Yes, I know. When I count them, I start over every time I get to three. Things always happen in threes." Went right over her head.
- megrimlock 15y agoWe all know things really happen in primes. It's numerology you can believe in.
- StavrosK 15y agoBlack eyes happen for a reason, though.