"She DIED died. There's no going back from this" my wife just said.

[underpants]

Hold on Admins, we need a reality break

Sam’s funeral on General Hospital. One of the few soap operas left. Sam is of the Cassadine family who had the world freezing machine in Port Charles (maybe a Greek island) but Luke Laura and Scorpio foiled that.
🌎👍

In the last two weeks my wife lost her father ……

while she was in Georgia our dog got hurt. He’s in the cone one more day. My wife got walking pneumonia. Tonight, between me shuttling her to the urgent care I FINALLY got her to go to (she takes after her Dad when it comes to medicine) and the ER, she’s home.
Breath. Food. What do you want to watch?


“Do you mind if I watch my recap of General Hospital?”
Me: sounds great.

Sounds weird watching a funeral but it’s calm.
We need some calm.

[MLAA]

1. Hope your wife's recovery is full and swift!

We all need our guilty pleasures now more than ever. I watched a Christmas cookie cutter rom com and found it soothing, not long ago I would have smirked my way through it if someone forced me to watch one. This year I’m all in. 🙂

[H2O Man]

2. I hope that

she feels better soon!

Recommended.

[DET]

3. Sorry for your Travails

GH is a good distraction. I’ve watched it on and off for forty years. And yes, Sam DIED died (actually, the veteran actress got fired for criticizing the firing of a fellow actor - who then died in real life). The actress was shocked, as was the audience. Personally, I wouldn’t call the funeral scene today a stress reliever…but whatever works during these trying times.

[underpants]

12. Didn't know that. When my wife said it I laughed

She added “No fake deaths. No evil twins. She’s gone.”

Later in the episode an actress who hasn’t been on in years woke from a coma. Because, of course. I looked at my wife and asked “Sam’s spirit?!?!” We both cracked up.

[DET]

16. Actually, There's a Connection

Sam ‘died’ as the result of a liver transplant to the comatose patient, who is the daughter of Laura (of Luke and Laura fame from the 70s). I know - TMI.

[underpants]

17. Oh

Interesting

[Doodles]

4. The Cloud

My husband and our best friends just call it “the cloud” as nothing but bad has happened in the last few months.

[Hekate]

5. I had to return to Harry Potter the last week and a half before the election...

I planned to watch a movie a night just to take me out of the real world, but could only make it through Order of the Phoenix. Then I read the rest of the books.

Spoiler alert: the evil guy bought the farm.

Hope your wife (and doggo) return to full health soon, and meanwhile you stay well too. I totally understand the appeal of soap operas at this point.

[peregrinus]

6. Is that actor who played the German on Rat Patrol

Still on General Hospital? Sorry for all you’re going through.

[LeftInTX]

7. Is anyone from Rat Patrol still alive??

Actually Eric Braeden is still alive. He plays Victor Newman on Young and the Resless.

[peregrinus]

10. That's who I'm thinking of

Thanks!

[underpants]

11. Victor!

I’m aware of Y&R because I’ve worked in a couple places where at 12:30 it was on the TV in the breakroom. Required. No questions asked. Everyone really got into it.

[JI7]

9. I don't watch it anymore but I can see how it can be comforting

it's almost like catching up with old acquaintances .

[Solly Mack]

13. I'd have laughed too at her saying that. I also would have understood instantly.

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I'm sorry for the loss to your family and the events that sometimes seem to spring forth from a death in the family.

When it rains, it pours, then we eat BBQ.

Gut check through laughter.

My paternal grandfather was a native of Dalton.

[underpants]

14. 😊

At the end of the episode a character who’s been off the show for a few years woke up from a coma. Because, of course. I looked at my wife “Sam’s spirit?” We both cracked up

[Solly Mack]

15. Ha! But of course! lolol