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Home sick vent

My little brother was in a car accident last night and is in the ICU. Both of my brothers swear everything will be fine and for me not to worry. I hate being across the country from my family....To make matters worse, they made the executive decision not to tell anyone else in the family so I have no way of getting any other information from other family members.

Cryingugghhhh so worried and frustrated Crying

Re: Home sick vent

  • i'm sorry you're dealing with this. ?why wouldn't they want to let anyone else know?

    in that case, i'd be the biggest bug ever - constant calls for updates. ?no way would i let that go.

    i hope he truly is fine and recovers quickly.?

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  • imageWan-naBe:

    i'm sorry you're dealing with this.  why wouldn't they want to let anyone else know?

    in that case, i'd be the biggest bug ever - constant calls for updates.  no way would i let that go.

    i hope he truly is fine and recovers quickly. 

    Ditto Wan.  I'm hoping he has a speedy recovery.

  • imageWan-naBe:
    i'm sorry you're dealing with this.  why wouldn't they want to let anyone else know?

    It's a combination of factors. The main one is our grandmother. She is at her winter home 1,000 miles away and they don't want to upset her. (She is still having a hard time since my Mom passed away)

    The other is this stubborn gene that appears runs in my family (hence my Mom's medical battles going unknown until the end). He (like her) doesn't want anyone to worry, blah, blah, blah....My side of it is that he is facing a minimum of 3 months of not working/PT and he lives on his own. He is going to need help..Either of them want to hear it until he is actually out of the hospital...

    I am so tempted to call family despite their wishes (not my grandmother since I can understand their reasoning, but definitely our cousins/step father)...I just can't bring myself to do it.

  • I am so sorry! I hope he changes his mind. I would be crushed if I found out after the fact one of my cousins had been in an accident. I hope he has a speedy recovery...I worry about these things, too. That's the bad part of living so far away from family.
  • Awww I am so sorry that you are dealing with this! I hope your brothers recovery is speedy and that they start calling YOU every few hours to tell you what is going on!! <hugs>
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  • imageWan-naBe:
    in that case, i'd be the biggest bug ever - constant calls for updates.  no way would i let that go.

    I would do this too.

    I hope that he is on the path to a speedy recovery.

    Hugs to you.

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  • I'm so sorry. I think Wan has a good idea. Keep calling. Open communication will make everyone feel better, even if you have to force it. Quick recovery thoughts to your brother! 
  • imageLenox0604:
    I'm so sorry. I think Wan has a good idea. Keep calling. Open communication will make everyone feel better, even if you have to force it. Quick recovery thoughts to your brother! 

    Ditto. It must be frustrating for you. Hugs!

  • I understand why he doesn't want people to know. I'm sure that doesn't make you feel easy though. I hope your brother has a speedy recovery! He's lucky to have a caring sister like you.
  • I'm so sorry Joy.  I agree - keep calling.  You poor thing.
  • I'm sorry Joy.  Sad  I hope your brother is ok.
  • I'm sorry Joy, I hope he has a speedy recovery!
  • imageModernBrideOC:
    H+P!!

    Ditto!

  • Wishing your brother a speedy recovery.
  • My parents are the same way and never want to tell my sisters and I if theres ever anything wrong with them so I understand the frustration. I hope he has a speedy recovery!
  • I'm so sorry Joy, I agree with pp keep calling and bugging them for updates.

    H+P for your brothers' speedy recovery!

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