The Blame

Listening to: Silence
Feeling: awestruck
I know I'm supposed to be on hiatus but I can not believe what my aunt just told me. My stepdad is suing the hospital because he thinks that my mom wouldn't be dead if they hadn't given her a certain drug. I've struggled so hard to get over putting blame on anyone and I don't need this. It would be easier to blame a doctor but I'm not looking for easy. I'm looking for finding a peace in my life. Having a person to blame gives me the excuse to carry around all kinds of hatred and negative thoughts. I just stared at my aunt when she told me. This lawsuit could change my life. My school could be paid for, I could have money in the bank. But I don't want it. My mom is dead. No amount of money will help it or change anything or make me feel good about it. I don't equate human life with financial value. It blows my mind that I spent all this time hurting and grieving and trying to piece my life back together and it's all in vain. Because the second a judge says that it was a wrongful death I will backtrack. It'll be like she's dying all over again. I don't care if it was someone's fault. I was doing great just accepting it as an act of God. And I know it was an act of God even if it was a doctor's fault but you can't put blame on God. Well, I guess people can but I don't. I just wish things were the same now as they were this morning.
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I'm not sure why you feel clueless. Anything I can clue you in on in particular? I'll just warn you ahead of time that I'm fairly clueless myself. I didn't know you had lost your mom. Sorry to hear that. I'm also not sure why sometimes people have to blame something. Sometimes there's just nothing to blame. I'm not sure if that is the case or not, but sometimes that is just the way it is, you know? I think you do.

Anway, be well, val.
[Anonymous]
I know exactly how you feel. My sister went through nursing school and thinks she knows everything about the medical field. After my father died she wanted my mother to sue the hospital for malpractice. I think that is ridiculous considering that everything in the medical field is practice...its not a science there are always going to be complications. As far as sueing, to me its just a way for people to abuse our system and I agree with you.
[Anonymous]
My life is a gardening show.

Or one of those British mystery shows they have on PBS.
[Anonymous]
Vval!

man. my poor hero. i apologize for not being around lately. things, hecticness, laziness etc.

some times its hard to let things go, maybe your father just hasn't let it go yet. or then again...and no offense this is the age of lawsuits.
but if she did die by someone else's mistake...then again...god...man i don't know.
i send you a mental hug yo.
and some smiles.

rockonandoutandoverandsmileheroVval
Once upon time there was a girl name Val. Val wrote entries. Once uponthe same time there was a boy named Nick. Nick read entries. And then they all had crazy goldfish sex and lived happily ever after.

Yeah, I'm not sure where that last part came from either. But it's 5:18AM, so who knows.
[Anonymous]
From my own perspective of the last few years, I am of the opinion that sometimes whoever is "up there," and apparently looking after things, is a bit of a bastard.

One way or another, I'm sorry to hear about your mom's passing.
PS: Thanks for your last comment on my diary about me and Claire and our 6 kids... ironically, today we had a mini-argument about how to raise the poor things!