<p>Earlier this evening, I received a phonecall from a friend that another one of my friends (whom I've known for four years this year) is in the hospital with severe burns up and down her back. She's having a skin graft (sp?) on Friday...apparently she's going to be fine, but she's pretty medicated. I definitely want to go see her sometime this week.</p>
<p>It was definitely came as a shock, and I need some support. Please keep her and her family in your thoughts/prayers (if you pray). Thanks</p>
<p>Things of this nature happen every day and every minute. I don't really get posting this on the internet. It's a part of life, people get sick, injured and die. Me praying will do nothing to help your friend, how ever I do sympathize, but things such as deaths and illnesses are a common occurrence in my life.</p>
<p>"If you have nothing nice to say, say nothing at all."</p>
<p>She's doing much better, thank you, wxmann. :) She's been getting up and walking around and is in a really amazing state of mind, and her skin graft is tomorrow. She could be back at school as early as Tuesday if all goes well.</p>
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Things of this nature happen every day and every minute. I don't really get posting this on the internet. It's a part of life, people get sick, injured and die. Me praying will do nothing to help your friend, how ever I do sympathize, but things such as deaths and illnesses are a common occurrence in my life.
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<p>Agreed...dank's just trying to kick knowledge, dont take it so personally.</p>
<p>Let me ask you something. If this had happened to someone who was well-known on CC and this was posted, would you be saying these things? Or if it was someone who YOU knew? I highly doubt it. Why not just tell me that she doesn't matter and her life is insignificant?</p>
<p>And just because deaths and illnesses are common in your life doesn't mean you need to be callous towards others. Don't take your bitterness towards the world out on me.</p>
<p>HGFM: I'm glad to hear that your friend is doing a lot better and that her spirits are high. I know treatment for burns is very painful. She seems to have a good friend in you, I'm sure she is grateful for the support.
Wishing her the best and a speedy recovery.</p>
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Let me ask you something. If this had happened to someone who was well-known on CC and this was posted, would you be saying these things? Or if it was someone who YOU knew? I highly doubt it. Why not just tell me that she doesn't matter and her life is insignificant?</p>
<p>And just because deaths and illnesses are common in your life doesn't mean you need to be callous towards others. Don't take your bitterness towards the world out on me.
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<p>I could understand if it was someone who posted here. They could talk about it or whatever, but not for a complete stranger. Someone who, honestly I don't really care about. I am glad they are doing better, but there are millions less fortunate people than her. She was in the hospital for what, a day, and shes going back to school the next day. </p>
<p>I'm not being mean, I'm telling you the truth. If you don't like my opinion well, too bad. </p>
<p>You want me to cry over her being in the hospital for something non life threatening? Get real.</p>
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<p>Um..no. She's been in the hospital for a week now, and she had a setback today and is going to be there for no one knows how much longer. Don't pass judgment on things you obviously know nothing about.</p>
<p>So you're telling me that just because someone else has it worse, she is unimportant? You measure things very strangely. Basically using your philosophy, unless you died your injuries are invalid.</p>
<p>I honestly find some of the posts here rather insensitive. CC is a community, and many people here ask for support in one way or another, whether it be over college application stress or other more personal issues. Reading the OP's post, she is asking for support herself as obviously she cares about her friend as is upset by her injuries. I think it's entirely unneccessay to make comments that are just going to upset her further. It would have been better just to ignore the thread instead. I don't see these kind of remarks in other threads when people are upset about various things that also don't impact individual readers. When someone posts about a problem they are facing, there are usually lots of suggestions given on how to cope with the situation, not only with college or school matters, but of the more personal kind.
HGFM: Hope your friend is recovering and that you are feeling better about it.</p>