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Reviews For Electric Avenue
I know, I grew up watching my brothers have them along with Petit Mal and a rare one that only my younger brother has: Psycho-Motor seizures. My older brother is 3 yrs & 9 mos older than me and due to some kind of genetic malfunction, the boys on my mother's side (up to and including my brothers, though neither of my sons were affected, thank Y'shua!) are afflicted with some form of mental retardation; some lightly and others more noticeably. When I was 6 mos old & my sister was 17 mos old, Mark, my brother got outside, climbed the rose trellis, and fell off the carport roof fracturing his skull, while my mother was napping with us girls. This caused severe brain trauma and was the catalyst for his epileptic disorder. My younger brother, Michael, is nearly 3 yrs younger than me and, as my mother was a full-blown alcoholic and prescription drug abuser when she was pregnant with him, he was born with FAS in *combination* with the genetic disorder caused him to be *much* lower functioning than Mark. He had his first seizure soon after birth. Both Mark & Michael grew up within the family, so are much more socially outgoing and "normal" at least to my sister and I. Mark is between 11 and 14, depending on if you ask him to take out the trash (11) or if he's primping to attend a dance at his workshop (14)! Mark turned 63 this year and Michael turned 57. When Mark was around 14/15 he suddenly became able to communicate *while having a Gran Mal* which astounded his doctors! He describes it as feeling like he's experiencing an "earthquake". Even more amazing is that in his 20s he, like Elias, began to be able to feel a seizure's onset, and even more so is that he's able to "fight them off" if he catches them in time! Mark and Michael are typical *kids* most of the time. Mark lives with my sister since our mother passed in '98 and Michael lives in "Assisted Living" as he has too many disabilities to cope with in a family situation. On top of his barely controlled epilepsy, Michael's also legally blind and suffers from motor control difficulties, and has to wear head protection due to falling. But he's cheerful and still wants to "Be a paramedic when he 'grows up'!" His mental age is between 3 & 4. This is my life and who I grew up with and we all suffered under abusive alcoholics. That's how I know what seizures look like and how to deal with them. I learned at a very early age. MelJ
MelJ
I've got a bad feeling... Another thing that's got me mad is Remus running to the MOB to tell him of his first meeting with Elias and Severus! And don't think I didn't catch Dumblefu**'s dismissive attitude; the insufferable old prick!! Why would Remus think it was acceptable to breach his obligation relationship to his PRIVATE student?! Now, I don't trust Remus either! MelJ
Known: Sev & Elias' mother were not married. Sometime early in Lily's/fake mum's pregnancy, she was crucioed which already had an effect on Baby Snape. Elias has been tutored/homeschooled due to his medical issues. Mum died and Elias was sent to live with mum's relative; which says that Sev wasn't aware of Eli's existence and/or medical problems. Despite Eli's worsening condition, he was forced to work for non-magicals for his living and could not afford his potions. A sudden seizure at work caused Eli to be injured and he was sent to a mundane hospital where his history of abuse & neglect were uncovered and documented and Severus' paternity was noted and Sev was notified. Confusion/Unknown: When did Sev discover he had a child? Why did he not tell anyone if he did know? If his previous caregivers were abusing & neglecting him, why would they pay money for tutors/homeschooling and expensive medical treatment? This has all got to "gel" and form a cohesive and plausible story and since someone (Tonks) could easily get the records of Elias' hospital stay, what he told them that raised the red flags for the staff would be uncovered by any semi-literate investigator, so I *hope* that Sev's/Elias' "story" is a good one! I'm not so much concerned about Remus and Siri eventually accepting Elias --He is *still* *Lily's* child!-- but just how much "influence" the MOB, "the great 'Svengali'" has over them! I'm sure he's never told anyone his belief that Harry must be a "lamb to the slaughter" of Moldy to defeat him, but his ability to suck people in with his "caring Grandfather" bs --along with a few well-used compulsions-- is/has been enough to manipulate even someone as suspicious as Snape! Canon Fumbleduck's casual dismissal of Sev's "meetings" with Moldy should have alerted readers that not all was as it seemed with the MOB! I really loved Eli's ability to demonstrate just how far out of touch magicals are with the realities of the mundane world; even though he was "sundowning"! I laughed and applauded! Well done, Eli! MelJ
Sev might not be 100% happy but I think Elias rocked! Btw, what's with this "Dumblef*** thinks he's going to be allowed to look at Elias' medical stuff" crap? Not if Elias was MY son! Dingleberry can go have sex with himself before I let him see such privileged information! Dummy's NOT a Dr or Healer or any other kind of medical professional! How DARE he?!🤬 Don't you let him! Sorry to say, but if you do, I'd think you don't know about medical ethics and hippa regs. People who are ignorant of the law read your stories too. 😏 Tks! MelJ
Here's the thing: Severus doesn't know that Elias had the wild magic episode in the hospital that threw Hermione from his room. So that's a piece to the big puzzle that Sev doesn't have yet, but I can't help but think it's vital! Was it "wild magic"? Was it "Elias'" magic at all? Or was it the Horcrux manifesting through Elias? I'll be really glad if Elias & Sev can start to get some good news soon! I'm a "glass half full" kind of gal and, sadly, never gave up that hopeful optimism about Terry's condition and continued to pray right up until the hospital took away our choices and purposefully killed my husband. It's another reason I no longer trust "Payrolled Drs" or hospitals. MelJ
I was really hoping she would and they'd work to remove the Horcrux/connection to Moldywarts. Harry's going to end up in a vegetative state if they don't do it soon! Sorry to say, but with her intro, I was really expecting a bigger "bang" out of Shannon. Thanks for the additional info on Elias' condition! Good chapter! MelJ
I lost my beloved hubby last 10/31. We'd spent six weeks from the end of 2019 to Jan 2020 with him going thru daily radiation and 2 chemo treatments but they pronounced the tumor --center of his chest, between his left lung and aorta-- dead. But then they had the brilliant idea to give him "biotherapy"; "The miracle after cancer treatment!" to supposedly prevent the cancer from returning. What they *didn't* tell us, never admitted to, and that *I* had to discover after Terry passed was that the treatment is *hard* on *healthy livers*, which Terry's wasn't! Even when he began having "dementia-like" symptoms they didn't tell *me* what was causing it! I had begged them to refer us to the GI doctor to treat his previously diagnosed HepC BEFORE making Terry go through the biotherapy, but they refused! The oncologist finally gave us the referral, 2 months before Terry died, but by then he was in stage 4 cirrhosis and experiencing nearly full-time hepatic encephalopathy. Yeah, they killed the cancer and then killed his liver. What I wouldn't have given to have the skills that Severus has! To be able to create medicines to give relief to his son and *work* towards a cure! The hospital in your story was as useless as the "Premiere 'teaching hospital" in TN that we put Terry's life into the hands of. What's very telling is that from 2004 to 2016 it *was* a *Great* hospital (Terry was a "frequent" flyer: Motorcycle wreck in '04, dx w/emphysema & COPD, arrhythmia & heart ablations in '08, '13, & '16, appendicitis '08, pneumothorax & lung reduction w/pleurodesis 2016) but I think they got bought in 2015/16 cuz all of the sudden the entire atmosphere of the hospital changed overnight! They went from being a wonderfully caring medical facility to being uncaring and financially driven! Once again, I've 'word vomited all over your review. I'll try to stop doing that! You should see what I cut out! 😲 Good chapter! MelJ
Hint, hint: I'd really *love* to see 'Mione become his tutor. Harmony is my OTP, but I can accept writers' choices without b&m.😁 Interesting chapter! Tks! MelJ
I wonder how "happy" "Elias" is about it? Awesome chapter! I forgot to mention, a couple of chappies back: Thank you for acknowledging what a *git* the Headbasturd is! I predicted that AD would say that Harry would have to go back to Durskaban when he was found! You'd think he'd realize that if Harry so easily disappeared from there that the wards might already be compromised! Harry's *blood* was used in the ritual! Tks! MelJ |
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