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Thinking Long Term

Published on February 20, 2012 in Anger, Emotions, Grief Sadness Loss and Medical. 2 Comments Tags: .

Right now I’m working with the doctor and the insurance company to approve one of the most simple muscle relaxers available. It’s been over a week without a decision.

I’ve had up and down days with a string of down days. I think the last 2 were the most active of my entire week. I don’t know. I’m frustrated, irritated and the whole nine yards because I’m unable to get this pain under control.

Yesterday while out the pain level spiked. It was just at the end of a meal with a friend when I told her I had to get up and walk this off. We were going to a store close to us anyway so I walked and met her there. It helped, maybe not physically but mentally it helped. I just couldn’t sit there anymore and feel that level of pain.

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Hospital Update

Published on February 10, 2012 in Emotions, Fear and Medical. 5 Comments Tags: .

They didn’t keep me as thought, they gave me meds and allowed me to come home with a friend who will watch over me. They gave me strong meds which they asked me to take for a short period of time.  As far as my regular meds go, one was doubled and one was added.

One of the friends that’s popping in took the opportunity in the ER to photograph me about an hour after being given that “knock a horse out” cocktail. I just wish she told me to lay down that dreadlock that’s standing straight up BEFORE she took the shot. It’s a good thing I have a good sense of humor. I had to laugh at myself when I saw this.

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Steven Tyler’s Superbowl Costume

Published on February 6, 2012 in For the Record and Humor. 4 Comments Tags: , , .
Oh Steven, Steven, why? Why have you actually turned into a lady?
Here’s the photo set up. Superbowl 2012. The woman to the left is Karen Hensel from WISH TV Channel 8, the woman to the right is legendary Steven Tyler from Aerosmith.  When I clicked the photo larger tears began to flow my eyes…tears of laughter.
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Inspired Love List

Published on February 2, 2012 in Emotions, For the Record, Letters Home, PTSD and Trust. 3 Comments Tags: , , .

I ran into a journal entry called Love List on the blog MotherLovely. For those of us with serious mother issues read the title again. It does NOT say motherly love, it says mother lovely. Anywhooo, the entry talks about looking around your house and noting things you love about your home. I like her idea for a number of reasons but for my purposes I’d like to change the angle a little bit and direct it to PTSD. She listed things in her home that she loves but I’d like to list things in my home that make me feel safe, secure, comforted and grounded.

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In Time

Published on September 27, 2011 in Emotions, Grief Sadness Loss, Love, Morton's Pride, Relationships and Trust. 0 Comments Tags: .

As I wipe away dust and fold clothes by the window I hear Jacquelyn tell me to pace myself.

I realize I’ve been gone for awhile. I look at the condition of the house and see that a 19 year old boy has occupied my home for nearly three months without taking care to clean it and without concern for the others who live in this head. At first I was irritated that so much needs to be done. Pay a few bills, do the laundry, take out the trash, wash the car (he seems to have messed that up too) and for the love of Pete get some good food in this body of ours. I can feel the difference. I can tell that a teenager has made our food choices. I don’t begrudge him though. I don’t.

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Picture Day

Published on September 20, 2011 in Art and Pets. 1 Comment Tags: .

Still quiet, I know. Maybe quiet isn’t the right word. I just don’t care right now. I think that describes things accurately.

Although my words are few I do have a few photos and some new artwork. Uprising and the new Sisters in the Sun painting are now listed on my art site. I destroyed the very first version of Sisters in the Sun but I have my ways of re-creating things. :-) The new version, which is very close to the old, can be found here.

The photo of me was taken by my window in my favorite reading spot.

Therapy is going fine. The apartment is wonderful. I’m living. That’s about the size of it.

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Standing Perfectly in the Sun

Published on August 8, 2011 in Gratitude Journal and Morton's Pride. 2 Comments Tags: , .

I got a phone call from my Cowboi telling me she’d be at my house very shortly. I hate it when people drop by unannounced or give me short notice that they’re on their way but I’m used to it with her. I got up from my nap, threw some water on me, tossed on some clothes and met her at the door. We talked here for a little bit then she said, “I want you to take a ride with me. I have a surprise for you.” We got in the truck and drove for about 20 min, then she told me to close my eyes and keep them closed. We drove for another 5 min with my eyes covered. When she stopped the truck she led me, eyes still closed, on a 3 or 4 min walk. I thought to myself, what on earth is this girl doing? When we stopped it still wasn’t time for me to open my eyes. Finally she said, you can open them now. There I stood in the middle of 2 acres of sunflowers. I was speechless. She snapped a photo of my stunned reaction.

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