I'm feeling unaccountably sad today ( Read more... )

Boston is treating me mostly right. Mostly. I don't have any pictures because it's been raining for 3 days with a N'easter storm. Should clear up tonight. Hoping to take come pictures or the architecture that is astounding. I'm starting to feel a bit ill even though I'm shielding, balancing my energy and not going wild with running to and fro to ( Read more... )

an apple tree discovered in my neighborhood

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How do you persuade and convince someone that their aphasia affects communication NOT intelligence?

I'm reading a book called, "Conscious Loving."

It's making me think.

I'm feeling toxic. Stuffed up. Big time headache. Too much stress. Not enough shielding fom others' emotions. Not motivated. Okay but not great food. Drinking diet soda instead of tea. Achy body. My lungs hurt. PMS making it worse as I get whipsawed by my hormones ( Read more... )

I'm cutting back the overgrowth of parsley, oregano, chives, mint and lemon balm. It's all too much for me even with the constant making of tea, and chomping down a salad at every meal.

And now for my friends:
( garden goodness )

Yesterday, I spent 30 hours in bed. I laid down at 5 pm on Friday night and didn't get up until 5 pm Saturday. I woke every 2-3 hours to have a drink of water or pee and then back to bed. I would get dizzy a bit and then fall asleep. I was up for about 6 hours and then to bed again for 8 hours ( Read more... )

I am trying to go without internet at my house. I'm cancelling my landline since my blackberry has such good reception so the added security of the landline is not necessary. The DSL is bundled and I'm not paying $40/month for it when I use maybe 7-10 hours a week on it. So I am going to cancel all and see what happens. I won't actually be internet ( Read more... )

A is doing well. She saw the neurologist yesterday for nerve conduction tests for her left arm (she's a lefty). She does not have any evidence of diabetic nueropathy but she does have something wrong in her neck. She is scheduled for another MRI on Monday. This is qualified good news; Something physical rather than biochemical. She fell in January ( Read more... )