Thank you for letting us know Jeanne and gbs. @Lovendures and Marco...healing thoughts and successful recoveries to both.
@jeanne-mayell sending loving, healing divine Reiki energy to assist Lovendures. May her road to recovery be swift and complete.
Reiki on Beauiful Lovendures, sending Raphael, Metatrone, and Quanyin to you. Gentle loving light and peace. So much love surrounds you dear friend.
@triciact I just now found your post. I’ve missed you! Thank you for sharing everything you’ve been dealing with this year. I am so very sorry. Things are going to work out for you. May you have peace of mind. Sending lots of love.
@jeanne-mayell Thank you so much, Jeanne. And I'm sending much love and healing to @lovendures for recovery from her own accident. May she mend fully and wholly and may she experience loving kindness and support from her doctors, therapists, and all who are involved in her care.
@triciact @lovendures Much love and healing to you both! Tricia -- I have missed you as well! I haven't been active as much on the forum lately (busy, life happening, etc.) but I do pop on from time to time. Praying that you and also Lovendures find healing and abundance in all forms moving forward.
For Marco and Lovendures waves of pain reducing light.
@lovendures so sorry to hear about your fall. Sending lots of love and healing energy so you will make a quick and full recovery.
Thank you all - sending love and healing light to dear Lovendures! (Both feet ugh!)
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It's probably been over a year since I last checked in. I had a nudge telling me to check in, and lo and behold, I see the sad news about @lovendures . I'll continually send lots of love, light, and plenty of angels. Dear, if you want my email address for support or just an ear to listen, just ask Jeanne. If not, know I'll be sending good vibes.
It's been a busy year. I've been working with the families of the Washington Dulles air crash. The NTSB hadn't had to deal with so many families at once in years. Dad is still hanging in there, but he qualified for hospice again last December. I declined, feeling it would cause him anxiety. We've had a little success in the last three months in getting a few pounds back on him, but his decline is evident in most ways. My youngest is still living with me, and we moved their girlfriend in as well at the start of the year because she was pregnant. My first grandchild is two days shy of being one-month old. Felix is doing well, is reminding us all how precious sleep can be, and we're all still adjusting to the mountains of work someone so little can create. It's overwhelming at times, but wonderful. Dad's roommate had Covid last August, so I was exposed. While I didn't get infected (dad did), it set off something within my autoimmune system we can't put a finger on, like an allergy trigger, which triggered major skin issues, etc. Pain in the backside, if I do say so myself.
Hope everyone is well, and remains so. Hope lovendures joins the ranks of those doing well sooner rather than later.
@cindy I've often thought of you since you last posted. Sorry to hear about all the negative things, but congratulations on becoming a grandma. Little Felix must be a joy! That darn Covid has so many surprises, even when you are not infected, geez. I hope you get relief from all of that.
It must be something else to be dealing with the families of the plane crash. I just can't even imagine. You have such compassion for others. Take care, and thank you for checking in.
Hi, everyone! I'm a long time lurker, once again poking her head back into the cool, refreshing airs of this wonderful forum, but this time, I mean it quite literally. If y'all had a specific prediction for an extreme heat event causing hospitalizations in Washington, DC this June, I witnessed its occurrence first-hand.
As this long-predicted heatwave goes on in the US, a very traumatic incident happened at an event my sister and I just attended on Monday in DC, at a sold-out concert by our favorite KPOP group, Stray Kids. Six people were taken to hospitals nearby for fainting from severe heat exhaustion (one before the gig started, and five midway-through). The heat index was around 107°F at the start of the concert. (Sis & I also watched someone else suddenly faint at the gates, and were among a dozen people telling at the park employees to get a medic ASAP. That person was not hospitalized, as far as I know.)
The concert was paused for 20 minutes, (and then, after two more songs, cut off early, at what should have been just two-thirds of the set) by the band members themselves to prevent any further harm. Best Crowd Control, the security team contracted to work for the baseball stadium (Nationals Park), did not take any initiative by giving water to the thousands of suffering fans in the standing-room-only section of the crowd.
On the news afterwards, the park lied and said everyone was allowed to bring in two unopened water bottles, which was the opposite of what we were told everything the gates. We were forced to empty or drink what we brought before entering, and then either buy Dasani water bottles for anywhere from $6–10 a pop, or use a refillable one at a refill station (which there were far too few of, and the people on the field had no chance of accessing because re-entry to the field was prohibited).
Having seats in the 100s, my sister and I didn't get the worst of it, but friends of ours we met online and in-person prior to the gig were in the pit, and watched all of the gross neglect happen within feet of them. They were told by the security staff that they had "run out" of water bottles to give, and one friend even caught a security person filming someone fainting with their phone before other members of the crowd forced them into helping save the person's life.
All 8 members of the band and their separate tour security were passing their own personal supplies of water (Deer Park, not Dasani, which is how people could tell who was given what). There were no hoses, fans, or mists used on the field attendees. So many things could've mitigated the heat, and the contracted security group did even lower than the bare minimum.
Looking back on all of it, I now realize my sister and I are dealing with a post-traumatic-stress event. We had worse dehydration than we first thought, and have treated these following days as sick days to recover from the worsening of our usual chronic migraines. We also can't sleep on a schedule anymore, as we both have flashbacks to the videos our friends sent Monday night. As we live together with our parents to help my mom with her various ailments (chiefly, she's needed knee surgery since a decade ago, but since our brother's getting married in October, she's finally getting the surgery in August), this event is really hitting at our already-poor mental health. Cathy has it worse, and we've both been too scared of talk therapy in the past. We want someone who will understand our spiritual struggles as well as our chemical imbalances, and this new trauma is really clouding our way forward.
Thanks for reading all of that, whoever made it all the way down! On behalf of my sister and myself, we would really appreciate any advice you all have. We don't know who else to reach out to in terms of light work, as we come from a genetically, generationally-empathic family, but only until the 2000s did our immediate family start learning to separate religion (Roman Catholicism) from spirituality. Help and positive energy requested!
@liz-oletsgo Thank you for sharing what happened. Sending healing angels to you and your sister and all who suffered heat stroke at that concert. You might want to post your experience more widely -- FB, Instagram, Blue Sky, even Twitter, if they still have DC beat reporters who will write about it -- so that the corporation responsible for denying water and failing to cool off the crowds is forced to take responsibility.
This was an extreme public health failure. In DC there are several public authorities that should have done something to ensure people had adequate water and cooling and to call that concern off before it even began.
Looks like the local news covered the concert crisis, but failed to explain what should have been done to protect the scores of people who were sickened. https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/5-people-suffer-heat-related-illnesses-after-k-pop-concert-at-dcs-nationals-park/3942962/
Concert companies will take greater measures to keep people safe if they are held responsible for the pain and injuries that happen.
@jeanne-mayell Thank you so much! The vibration-raising is very appreciated. In an age where it's so easy to fuel negative emotions, visiting this forum is just like I said before: a cool and refreshing oasis of positivity.
On the concert front, getting justice for all of us who attended is already looking better! As the Stray Kids fandom (whom the band call "STAY," because if you remove the "R" from "STRAY," then you find the "reason" the band exists) is in the millions, there are quite a few lawyers among them! Some are building evidence collection for a suit against the major players in the event, and a Google Form is being shared among all of us DC attendees to help add to the pile.
With all 34 years of my life being lived in the DC area, I know that this region will not let this slide. Further reports from all 4 of the local news stations have come out about this incident.
What really makes me happy is that the next tour stop in Chicago, which had similar weather, was treated seriously by Wrigley Park staff. Bang Chan, the band's leader, said all the misting fans and free iced bottles of water for the fans in the pit were all organized by Wrigley, with no prior interference from the band or their management!
On the personal healing journey aspect, I would love to ask all of you: where are some good resources for finding a Reiki master in your area, or at least, a therapist for mental health that's opening to discussing spiritual factors?
I hope this is the right area of the forum to ask for this kind of advice, but if not, please feel free to direct me to the correct thread!
Hello community!
I have written this message at least 5 times over the past week but the writing has been interrupted by nurses or phone calls only to have what I have written disappear all together when I've later returned to it. I am so grateful for all of your healing prayers and energy. I truly felt your love and support as I ventured into this scary and unknown path.It meant everything to me and has truly helped me on this healing journey.
So, here is my first post of many attempted updates. haha.
After a very unexpected week of heartbreak, challenges and support, I finally arrived home yesterday. Life certainly has changed in 11 days.
What happened? Well, during a lovely scenic train traveling from Seward, Ak. to Anchorage I fell off a ramp inside the train. It was only 3 inches of height but boom there I was on the floor and I knew I had broken an ankle. It was a long 2.5 hours left of a ride as a million thoughts raced through my head.
The train staff was awesome. There was a young high schooler (they have an awesome internship for young people on the Alaska Rail Road during the summer) and she stayed with me the entire time until the journey ended, where I then went to an Emergency Department. She had been trained for such situations but I was her first true emergency. She was a delight and we struck up a wonderful conversation. I learned about her tribe and their culture and she glowed while she spoke. It helped me concentrate on something other than the horrible pain and what lay ahead. I hated seeing the worry and fear in my family's eyes.
ED X-rays and CT-scans showed I had actually broken both ankles, and the right one would require surgery to fix 3 broken bones. "Shattered "was the word the ER doc said. The other could heal with no problem in a boot. If it was just the left, I would be able to continue on with our trip. But not now.
That was devastating news. We were on a 9 person family vacation we had planned and worked on for a full year. I had done the majority of the planning, itinerary, excursions, hotels, and while I had been able to cross a true bucket list item off the list ( Kenai Fjords National Park...OMG, better than my expectations, truly remarkable) during our first 3 days in Alaska, my trip and my husband's were now totally over. It was so hard to say goodbye to my kids at 3:00 am in the ED. I gave them and their lovely guys a pep talk. They were devastated too, as I told them how much I loved them. Heartbreaking for me because I knew this likely would be the last time I would see 2 of them for quite some time and their own continued journey would be bitter sweet knowing I wasn't there to share in the experiences, moments and joys with them any longer. I felt I had left them instead with loss. My being was filled with anxiety, a sense of powerful loss and determination to fully face what lay ahead for my recovery path.
Surgery was originally scheduled for about 15 hours from admittance, so that meant no fluids or food. When I was admitted (7th floor, nice view). I had to ask if I was viewing a setting or rising sun as I couldn't tell. It was remarkable to watch how long the sun took to rise.! ( It was a rising sun and the first of many lovely sunrises I observed from my 7th floor window the morning after the solstice.
By noon of Sunday surgery day, my surgery was postposed to Monday due to staffing issues. So I was allowed to eat a meal finally. It was pretty bad actually. Most of my meals were. Except breakfasts were mostly ok. But the staff, they were amazing!! Truly amazing.
A Monday surgery meant no food or fluid again.And then there was a huge dispute over whether our hospital was in network or not. It apparently was was, but Insurance was telling us we needed to go to a different hospital which actually wasn't in network.. Thank goodness the other hospital refused to accept me due to having no beds. Our hospital bent over backwards trying to help us were phenomenal. There were other hurtles including a cancelation of the surgery prematurely ( due to the coverage mess) and a fabulous nurse who ran to track down the surgeon to save the day and continue with it.
Angels were working hard that day.
I had a happy/joyous send off to the OR from all the staff and nurses on the floor ( who does that??) and when arriving in the OR I was greeted by happy staff members (recalled at the last minute for the surgery) who were singing and dancing. It was absolutely amazing.
Let me tell you, if there is one thing I have learned, the people of Alaska are the most incredible group of individuals I have ever encountered. Not just hospital staff either.
I can't say my operated ankle felt any better after surgery. It was probably worse. Huge scars like Frankenstein now cover both sides of my ankle and go a good way up my leg. And it was non stop pain for days. But I knew I was in the right place. Ortho surgeons in Anchorage perform this type of surgery all the time, as Alaska has so many athletes and adventurers year round who need this type of help. So do summer vacationers like myself.
I never encountered a negative or uncaring person. They were all so empathetic and the best of humanity. There were even a few who were teary eyed when they realized it was their last shift with me.
My story of how I got there almost became legendary. I even had a student nurse tell me his girlfriend wheeled me off the train.
She told him: "You wouldn't believe who I helped wheel off the train, a lady on vacation with her family who fell off a 3 inch ramp and broke her ankle." He responded: "Yes, I would, and it was 2 ankles, but I can't officially talk about it." hahaha
What are the odds?
There has been a great deal of grief experienced this week but I found a great deal of light in places I never expected it to shine. I've discovered so much about the compassion people in the 49th state have for each other. About their sense of community, hope and love of life. Their rejoicing in a sunny day and resilience through long dark winters.
The loss I felt is still present and painful, both physically and emotionally, but many dark holes and cracks have been healing from the blessing of the people I encountered in Alaska and from all of you through prayers and healing light.
I send you all my deep-felt gratitude for this beautiful gift.
And @Cindy, what a blessing to see your return to our community. It filled my heart with joy. I knew you would be helping the familes of the January plane disaster I thought of you non-stop and send many prayers your way. You are one of those human angels of light which we all need during trying times. Thank you ! Thank you for your update and your prayers and welcome back.
Thank you everyone.
@lovendures With wifi issues I was unable to post until now but have held you in prayers and sent reiki healing energy. I continue prayers asking that AA Raphael continue to oversee your complete treatment and healing. So thankful for the silver linings you have been blessed with during this experience that challenged you , tested you and found you Shining. Know that even more good is coming from the entire situation. Sending Love,Light and hugs.
@lovendures So much love to you! What an ordeal. I, too, am glad you can find some silver linings (as I knew you would), but also wishing you lots of healing comfort. May you find less pain with each passing day (or, at least the kind where you do PT and know it leads to being stronger!) I am sure your family who is still traveling will keep you awash in photos and videos, so hopefully, you and your husband can follow along virtually. Much love to you!
Good grief, girl! What a story! I am so sorry that your trip was curtailed and sorrier still of the long wait to finally get the surgery. (especially the no food and water bit...)
You generously praise all of the people you encountered but I believe, in part, at least, they were responding to the kindness, spirituality and wisdom that you emanate.
I wish a speedy recovery for you; I am sure you are surrounded by spiritual helper-bees.