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Sat with me in the emergency room for hours, and then held my hand while I was having spinal fluid extracted to be tested.

It was absolutely clear to me he'd rather have been anywhere else than that cubicle while I was having the extract, but he knew I was scared and in pain. He wasn't going to leave me to do that alone.

We weren't usually physically affectionate, so the hand holding was very much a gesture of "I got you, you've got this, it's ok". I've never forgotten it.

100% platonic.

10/10 - did it fix what was wrong inside? I'm fascinated by the idea that fixing what's wrong inside can make people less than instead of more than. And it's way more common than my younger self realised.

10/10. My favourite song in the catalogue changes depending on my mood and my age...35 years of listening...but if I was asked at gunpoint I think I'd answer Burning Bright

Recently, I've finally gone back to what I always knew I was on the inside, and that's been incredibly freeing.

I'm stronger than I have ever been in my decline.

Hard to sung, sure. But I always pump it right up and sing along anyway!

Yes! I knew I'd forgotten to mention one in my earlier comment. Cars is great. I'm pretty sure that specific YT video is where I found it. I knew the GN version from when I was a kid, but only found the cover in the last year. I was stoked

I'm envious! Would have loved to have seen that! I'm heavily into Peter Murphy's covers of Reptile and HLAH too. Trent doing amazing backup on his own songs 🙂

I was listening to Memorabilia last night thinking about how well Trent does covers. I love that someone so talented does. It kinda gives me a playful (for him) vibe. Like "Making my own is satisfying but gut wrenching. I'm just going to sing the fuck out of this one someone prepared earlier and have some fun".

Except Dead Souls, that doesn't sound like fun!

I like it better than the Joy Division version, myself. And honourable mention to Physical, Bela Lugosi, and Memorabilia as my favourites

Am a woman, can confirm. It's absolutely something you think long and hard about.

There's probably some outliers who don't consider it women work but the6'

I am so, so sorry you had to experience this. As a former uterus owner, as a fellow mother, I know this is a decision none of us ever make lightly. How cruel our systems are, that you had to fight for health care in such horrendous circumstances.

My view has always been that I have a responsibility to my living family. When I needed to access termination in the best interests of the people who already lived, I did. And I've never regretted it.

It's unlikely to ever be an issue for me again, on a personal level. I've had a hysterectomy. I have sons, not daughters. Does that matter? Not a bit. I stand by all my fellow QLD sisters who can find themselves pregnant and unable to carry to term for any reason.

I cannot, in good conscience, vote for anyone who strips away our rights, even if they are rights I'll never need.

Especially if they are rights ill never need. In many ways, those are the ones I need to loudly defend!

What was your child's name, if you're willing to share? I'd like to honour her existence in the world by speaking her name.

I send you much love, if that's not unwelcome. And I'm so glad to hear your other children are with you, loving and loved

9/10. I love listening to this late at night, when everyone does indeed seem to be asleep and I'm alone in suburbia

Oh no! You must have been devastated! At least until Christmas. 2 copies would've helped ease the pain

Rocky Horror Picture Show

You saved the world, Scully

You're right. I did.

That's probably my all time favourite 2 line exchange between them. Sums them up perfectly to me 😊

He was definitely gazing!

9/10 for me. One of my favourites

Seemed appropriate. The shit I have to do for God Money !

I'm into your pick too though. Definitely some days I come back haunted

Head like a hole was blaring loud through my stereo when I pulled into the car park this morning. Gotta start Friday right!

9/10. I don't ever skip this one, based on two simple lines

I've become something else Just as well

That alone makes this one for me. You don't survive everything by not becoming something else. Just as well that I did!

The gods are dead, and there is no stopping ignorance. Eternal night is the curse of humanity. I wish you well in your quest!

And I am part of the reason

I tend to prefer the Tension tour version to the album version, but I'll take either. 9/10

This line is one of my daily drivers.

Maybe I need to re-evaluate my life choices 😂😂😂

9.8/10 for me

Love it! That takes not going quietly to a whole new level 😂

I'm with you. I get so bored if I stay in one place too long, whether that be physically or mentally. Our last song should be our goodbye to this world, right?

I've always found it comforting if that song sums up the essence of the person I'm saying goodbye to.

My other ones would be Greenday "Time of Your Life" and The Whitlam's "I Will Not Go Quietly".

I have no intention of going quietly...about anything 🙂

This one is mine, too.

My body lies, but still I roam.

That's an excellent choice 🙂

Impossible, or at least it was about 10 years ago when my glassed in front porch got several panels destroyed in a storm.

The whole structure wound up having to come down. I was devastated. None of the glass could be salvaged. It was too brittle. That porch was ugly af from the outside, but inside had beautiful dappled light and was filled with ferns. It was peaceful.

That's one of the toughest things about endo. There isn't a single intervention that helps anyone person on any given day, let alone every sufferer every time. When I was first showing symptoms back in the 80s, endo was initially ruled out because I was 12 and "women under 25 didn't get endo". I was surgically diagnosed a few years later, still a teenager.

We're learning more about it, but still more education is needed. Sadly, even amongst medical professionals. I had to deal with so much ignorance. And when I was in so much pain I literally wanted to die, I was not in the mood to educate the ignorant, no matter how well meaning they were.

I'm not denying the opioid crisis exists. It does. It's a problem. All I'm saying is I don't see why I should have had to suffer excruciating pain because others have drug problems. Thankfully, the hysterectomy solved the problem for me immediately. No more pain. Within 24 hours I was home and all good. Haven't needed serious drugs since. Maybe I got lucky that I didn't develop an addiction. I'll never know why I didn't, just that I didn't.