A Little Explanation......
You may have noticed that I’ve been back on a regular basis for the last few weeks. I know we all go through crappy stuff and my number came up a number of months ago. I won’t go into too much detail because first, it’s ancient history by now; second, I don’t feel like writing a War and Peace-type entry; third, you don’t have time to read a War and Peace-type entry; and last, I’m so over everything now. :)
Last October, my dad had a total knee replacement. My mom doesn’t drive and I’m the only one who’s local. I was taking care of everything, driving my mom to and from the hospital while still working a full-time job. My sister flew in to give me a week’s respite, thank goodness. When all was said and done, I had a relapse of mono (I guess it’s called CMV) but couldn’t take a lot of time off from work since I’d just gone through a bunch with my dad.
You may remember that last year my mom battled breast cancer and won (YAY!). Well, she was diagnosed with bladder cancer in February and was operated on in March to remove it. They got it all (Another YAY!). It turned out to be the highly survivable “nuisance” kind. The doctors are watching her very closely and so far so good.
Thing were really lousy at work. We started compressed work weeks here and I was disapproved for it because.....are you ready???? I took too much unscheduled time off. WTF!!???!! Since when did taking care of sick parents become a fucking punishable offense?!!
That was kind of the last straw. Besides my allergies really knocking me for a loop, me still trying to get enough rest from being so run down, and a sucky work environment (I was so fucking pissed off!), I found myself crying all the time. Plus, I had to get a mouthguard because the stress was causing me to grind my teeth so hard, I was loosening up my front teeth. I became clinically depressed, and withdrew from just about everything.
I finally went to my doctor and she prescribed something. I hate the fact that I have to take something and I hope I won’t be on it for very much longer but I feel so much better. (Better living through chemistry!). Work still sucks and I’m still grinding my teeth but I’m pretty much back to my old self.
The only good thing about the past 9 months or so was that I got to see Equus on a number of occasions (I think the final count was 13) with belladonna_tb, lunalovepotter, penny_sieve, mudblood428, hpiknut and her lovely sister, browneydweasley and ladytonks and her lovely sister(in-law?). I was also lucky enough to see the very last performance of Equus on Broadway. It was very special and quite wonderful (as all the performances were).
An adventure was had on each and every visit to NYC. Thank you all for helping to keep me sane. I will treasure each and every one of our "Equus Weekends". *hugs*
Last October, my dad had a total knee replacement. My mom doesn’t drive and I’m the only one who’s local. I was taking care of everything, driving my mom to and from the hospital while still working a full-time job. My sister flew in to give me a week’s respite, thank goodness. When all was said and done, I had a relapse of mono (I guess it’s called CMV) but couldn’t take a lot of time off from work since I’d just gone through a bunch with my dad.
You may remember that last year my mom battled breast cancer and won (YAY!). Well, she was diagnosed with bladder cancer in February and was operated on in March to remove it. They got it all (Another YAY!). It turned out to be the highly survivable “nuisance” kind. The doctors are watching her very closely and so far so good.
Thing were really lousy at work. We started compressed work weeks here and I was disapproved for it because.....are you ready???? I took too much unscheduled time off. WTF!!???!! Since when did taking care of sick parents become a fucking punishable offense?!!
That was kind of the last straw. Besides my allergies really knocking me for a loop, me still trying to get enough rest from being so run down, and a sucky work environment (I was so fucking pissed off!), I found myself crying all the time. Plus, I had to get a mouthguard because the stress was causing me to grind my teeth so hard, I was loosening up my front teeth. I became clinically depressed, and withdrew from just about everything.
I finally went to my doctor and she prescribed something. I hate the fact that I have to take something and I hope I won’t be on it for very much longer but I feel so much better. (Better living through chemistry!). Work still sucks and I’m still grinding my teeth but I’m pretty much back to my old self.
The only good thing about the past 9 months or so was that I got to see Equus on a number of occasions (I think the final count was 13) with belladonna_tb, lunalovepotter, penny_sieve, mudblood428, hpiknut and her lovely sister, browneydweasley and ladytonks and her lovely sister(in-law?). I was also lucky enough to see the very last performance of Equus on Broadway. It was very special and quite wonderful (as all the performances were).
An adventure was had on each and every visit to NYC. Thank you all for helping to keep me sane. I will treasure each and every one of our "Equus Weekends". *hugs*