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My endurance is temporarily shot. I will no doubt be fine by morning wherein I will succor myself with some fanfic editing (TW fic in the next 36 hours!), but the intersection of the utter bullshit, lying inanity of tonight's debate and my seriously ill, uninsured friends has been profoundly unpretty in my head.

Perhaps there will be eloquence tomorrow.

I can't tell you how sick I am of needing to be eloquent though.

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Yes, the race issues I saw mentioned (and which were echoed in a letter El sent out to a bunch of us, of her visit the other day) are unforgivable. The whole "you're not married" thing is bad enough (don't get me started on how this burns me no matter what the genders or combinations of numbers involved in a relationship/family), but assuming who's with whom based on race?! In 21st-century NYC? WTF?!!

Un-fucking-forgivable.

I'm hoping that not only medical durable power of attorney was taken care of, but things that everyone should have on hand no matter their age or marital status, like advance directives (aka living will) and will. I worked with hospice for years -- I hammered this home to people over and over again: I don't care if you're 20 and live with your parents -- you're not immune to getting hit by a truck, or having heart failure, or just plain dropping dead for no good reason (like my good friend did when she and I were in college together -- good heart, good fitness, dropped dead on the spot while jogging one day on campus for no reason other than her heart just plain stopped and wouldn't start up again no matter what).

They're going to need a lot of money. Over many years. He depends on language for a living. As well as being right-handed. Though that can be addressed more easily, of course. Not good. And this sort of thing doesn't rehab quickly or cheaply.

Does Neil know? I know he's back from tour as of tonight -- I know he knows our friend through both El and me (and probably others like PNH and TNH). I just realized he was on book tour while this all happened.

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I suspect that unless someone called or otherwise spoke to Neil directly he doesn't know because tour is well, tour. I'm sure he'll find out pretty quickly now if he hasn't already, and I know he'll be back in town in not that long.

I'm finally going to be able to get over to the hospital tomorrow to at least provide Velma some company and snacks