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i talked to my mom and found out that dad's off oxygen and out of the intensive care unit, but that meanwhile (a) one of his toes has been broken, and no one knows when, and (b) his electric wheelchair is broken, there's no way to have it repaired by the people who are supposed to repair it in europe, and she could only find one wheelchair repair shop in paris and their phone menu is in french that she can't understand. talking to her for twenty minutes has made me feel like climbing the walls, even though the news vis-a-vis daddy's health is actually good. and here i thought all i needed was an update from her to feel better.

now [livejournal.com profile] wax_jism says, "maybe you should have stayed in paris, but we didn't think of that." well, hindsight is 20/20. and also, just the thought of being still there has a faint aroma of 'anxiety attack' about it, i think. and also also, i'm not confident i would be that helpful. (why did i take spanish in high school instead of french, why?)

meanwhile the american embassy have been super-unhelpful, three times, partly because they are asshats apparently, but partly because my mother doesn't know how to communicate with people effectively. "the second time they were really unhelpful," she told me, "i started to just get really mad, so i just said, [putting on a pleasant, tranquil department-store announcer/stewardess voice] 'thank you anyway! i'm sure i'll manage just fine! after all, i've been handling everything without too much trouble this far.'"

yeah... that told them.

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Date: 25 Jun 2006 11:08 pm (UTC)
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From: [identity profile] anatsuno.livejournal.com
someone local might be better than me, but i have no problem making a call for you also; i am in France (my mobile phone is a luxembourgish number because I *used* to live in Luxembourg, but i *live in France* omg). Email me anytime if you need me, okay? <3<3

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Date: 26 Jun 2006 12:37 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] cimness.livejournal.com
thank you! i'll give her your phone number too the next time i talk to her, just in case, if that's all right? <3

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