Uncomfortably Numb
So I was sitting there talking to my Dad on MSN earlier, when shortly after commenting he hadn't dislocated his hip for awhile (long story) he goes silent, then follows up with "just dislocated the hip... calling ambulance":
Initially I just paused, or lagged as a surreal numbness uncomfortably came over me - know what pain my dad must be feeling as he says he's calling an ambulance. I re-read what I'm seeing, subtly noticing that what was well typed (spelling errors aside) has turned into what I can only imagine was an agonizing one handed chicken pecked attempt at typing a goodbye message.
Knowing that I'm a 6 or so hour drive away, and hopelessly useless for anything in the situation leaves me feeling empty and drained.
Hope you're feeling better soon dad - miss you, love you.