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Hugs, justme. Glad to 'see' you again.

My ability to sleep soundly is often dependent on the weather, but rain will make me sleep every time, especially, strangely enough, when there's thunder and lightning involved.
 
Justme said:
Wow - hello everyone - it's been a while (I think 18 months at least). I was glad to come back (and be let back in lol).

I just came back from a trip to the East coast and was thinking of members from here that are from down there. I attended a UCCan service near Chimney Corner, Cape Breton and it made me think of the person who travelled as a lay(?) minister somewhere on the "right coast". I then got to thinking about the incredibly kind person (Corolla?) who sent me crocheted prayer patches and then of someone I have become FB friends with one (eta: @Pinga ) who was kind enough to drive out of her way to visit me during one of my many hospitalizations in 2016. I just read a few posts here and it was lovely to see familiar names. @ChemGal I was wondering how you are feeling these days? (eta: @Seeler was the person I was thinking of).

As for me - I was diagnosed with "dementia" in November 2016, admitted to hospital in January 2017, diagnosed again with moderate-severe (I was told to prepare to be institutionalized) and then it was figured out that I had brain toxicity. At that point I slept 17-20 hours a day, barely could walk (I would fall all the time), eat, talk or type or make much sense. I am doing way better now although I struggle daily with my depression, anxiety, PTSD, ADHD, Tourette's (or whatever the dx de jour might be). The dementia period does help me better understand people who struggle in this way. I have decided that I will dedicate the rest of my life to advocacy and information about mental health (I've been told that I will never hold a "real" job again) so if you ever have any questions about care, therapies, dementia, etc please feel free to reach out.
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I'm sorry for the diagnosis, but that's a pretty damn thoughtful post. Keep kicking dementia's ass.
 
Hi Justme! So glad to see back with us :-) glad to hear you eventually got a proper diagnosis & hopefully the path to healthy stability is clearer for you now. The brain is such tricky & complex territory!
 
Okay, now it's me with dementia. I was thinking that the original diagnosis remained, just that you had mitigated some of the effects. My bad.
 
Pinga said:
Who here remembers Barbara Coloroso and “If the natural consequences are not life-threatening, morally threatening, or unhealthy, it is good to let the child experience them, without warnings or reminders.”
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Oh definitely remember this! such a great quote by a brilliant woman. Did you know she used to be a nun? Heard her speak once of this - she was pretty hilarious story teller.
 
And....i was working late, staying focused due to anxiety re followup appointment this morning. I don't know a cancer patient that doesn't experience this anxiety.

Got a clean bill and moved to 6 month appointments. Woot!
 
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Ricoh printer was ok and their printer service has been ok

Now, don't get me started on their support arm. Seriously
 
I've decided that Chemguy will be doing my B12 shots. I'm just not fast enough with the needle for IMs - could do them if I had to though, but this is probably keeping the muscle overall happier.
A little annoyed when I went to get the needles today - they gave me one set free to take home last time, but just a set for a vial that still had 8 doses. Went in today to get more and I was charged for them. They aren't expensive but on principle this bugs me. There is zero charge to have a nurse at a clinic or a pharmacist give the injection. So getting them done at home whether doing them yourself or by a family member costs more than getting the service. I don't understand the healthcare system.
 
My grandson turned 8 yesterday and we went to their home in Sault Michigan to celebrate. The house and the yard were full of kids, adults, friends, family, all celebrating Dane. My daughter was 17 when she made the decision to keep the baby, despite doctors encouraging her to have an abortion. She raised him as a single mom with help from grandparents, until she married this summer and they became a family of 3. My daughter made some good decisions.
 
Nice to see you BusyMom!

I'm in beautiful Saskatchewan at the moment. It's a cooler day today, and we're heading off to Last Mountain bird sanctuary - the first designated bird sanctuary in North America. It's fall migration season & so there should be lots of interesting birds passing through. Yesterday we passed a field with a small pond (I think they call it a 'slough' here?) and there was a HUGE flock of snow geese resting there & feeding in the adjacent field. Beautiful to see. The skies are hazy/smokey - hoping that will clear a bit with the change of wind today.

We need to stop somewhere to pick up some deet - apparently there are LOTS of ticks in south SK! Have been reading about them ... eeeww! Not something we have encountered on other travels, but fortunately most here do not carry any dread diseases - just an irritant.
 
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