How are you today?

Seems I was busy doing nothing special all weekend. If I did do it, I don’t recall what it was. Feel like I saved a fortune today. Bought $110 of groceries for $30. A drug store chain is part of a grocery store conglomerate. All the overpriced items I bought in the drug store, earned me $80 of credits over the year.
 
Well, i tried to sleep but no luck, may have snagged an hour or two...
it is interesting how my body tries to protect itself.....when i go to toilet and sit down, my body does no want me to go thru all the pain to arise!!! so it
takes a bit of effort and willpower to finally get up..... :poop:
 

My blood sugars have been crashing down. Dangerously so. Has to be from antibiotics IV. For first time in decades did not have insulin. Up most of night eating cookies and drinking juice in order to keep from dying.
Finally they gave me proper pain medicine after thin agony for many days. Their excuses were Stpathetic lies.
Had a screaming fit last night over getting more food for crashing sugars.
Can’t stop screaming. Can’t stand being surrounded by the demented.
Yesterday tried reading group. Woman with very thick Asian accent read paragraph on 3 Stooges then put on their movie. I asked wasn’t this a reading group. She said she just read to us.
Then an administrator didn’t want me to sit in lobby. She insisted that I was being looked for when she didn’t know me. Escorted me to elevator. No one looking for me.
ITS A NIGHTMARE. Going crazy here. Suffering. Mentally. Physically. Sure this delights one person on this forum. You know who you are.
Have almost two weeks more antibiotics. I don’t know how I will survive without extreme damage to my soul.
LIFE KEEPS GETTING WORSE AND WORSE
 
Pepper said:
My blood sugars have been crashing down. Dangerously so. Has to be from antibiotics IV. For first time in decades did not have insulin. Up most of night eating cookies and drinking juice in order to keep from dying.
Finally they gave me proper pain medicine after thin agony for many days. Their excuses were Stpathetic lies.
Had a screaming fit last night over getting more food for crashing sugars.
Can’t stop screaming. Can’t stand being surrounded by the demented.
Yesterday tried reading group. Woman with very thick Asian accent read paragraph on 3 Stooges then put on their movie. I asked wasn’t this a reading group. She said she just read to us.
Then an administrator didn’t want me to sit in lobby. She insisted that I was being looked for when she didn’t know me. Escorted me to elevator. No one looking for me.
ITS A NIGHTMARE. Going crazy here. Suffering. Mentally. Physically. Sure this delights one person on this forum. You know who you are.
Have almost two weeks more antibiotics. I don’t know how I will survive without extreme damage to my soul.
LIFE KEEPS GETTING WORSE AND WORSE
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You are going through such a rough time @Pepper I hope the next two weeks improve and you can look forward to going home. Easy for me to say, I know. x
 
Still have my cold but, I am enjoying some relaxing time at home and taking life easy. The heating came on early this morning so I didn't realise how cold it was until we went out for a walk later on - goodness it's cold! The upside is that it was very bright and no rain or wind. I would not be surprised to wake up to snow in the morning.

Mum is home but having lots of out-patient appointments to investigate some health issues they found when she was recently in hospital.

I haven't seen @Georgiagranny posting recently. I hope she is okay and will pop in soon. I miss her posts.
 
Pepper said:
My blood sugars have been crashing down. Dangerously so. Has to be from antibiotics IV. For first time in decades did not have insulin. Up most of night eating cookies and drinking juice in order to keep from dying.
Finally they gave me proper pain medicine after thin agony for many days. Their excuses were Stpathetic lies.
Had a screaming fit last night over getting more food for crashing sugars.
Can’t stop screaming. Can’t stand being surrounded by the demented.
Yesterday tried reading group. Woman with very thick Asian accent read paragraph on 3 Stooges then put on their movie. I asked wasn’t this a reading group. She said she just read to us.
Then an administrator didn’t want me to sit in lobby. She insisted that I was being looked for when she didn’t know me. Escorted me to elevator. No one looking for me.
ITS A NIGHTMARE. Going crazy here. Suffering. Mentally. Physically. Sure this delights one person on this forum. You know who you are.
Have almost two weeks more antibiotics. I don’t know how I will survive without extreme damage to my soul.
LIFE KEEPS GETTING WORSE AND WORSE
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@Pepper. This is temporary hell. And I know it is, I worked in long-term care a lot of my career and cannot imagine not being able to walk out the door at the day's end. You will heal, but your (highly justified!) emotional distress is impacting your blood sugar and hampering your body's ability to repair itself.

Your environment is guaranteed to cause stress. This is the time for soothing music, light audio books thorough noise cancelling headphones or earbuds, things like aromatherapy if you find scents soothing. With a mind as excellent as yours, facility activities like the reading group are just going to cause more stress. Remember, you're not there forever, you're there to heal but the environment is not!!! conducive for doing so. Ask your son for the things to create a cocoon for yourself, a Pepper pampering oasis in the middle of the facility chaos. Sometimes isolation is a good thing.

Wishing so much I could send you things to help with this--a comfy sweater and lap throw that you know was given in love, a refreshing body powder in your favorite scent. But since that's not possible, I send you heartfelt wishes that you'll find the means to retreat from a chaotic enviroment and create a safe space in which to heal. And come here for connection with friends who care. 🤗
 
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Good morning SFers! Life is reverting back to normal for most here. Schools are starting back up today and tomorrow and the holidays are being put to rest for another year.

My freezers are stuffed with pizzas and Christmas cookies - enough cookies to last until Easter at least, perhaps longer. Not sure how long before the pizzas will lat us, probably until mid-March.

Both supplies will depend heavily on how often the GKs come by. :cool:

Repeat mammogram today plus a breast ultrasound. Kaiser double-checks every questionable result. I go for the tests whenever they're recommended because I've known far too many who died from breast cancer.
 
We are having a whole day out today after being in Queensland for three weeks….heading home next week ….

apparently Queensland is the only state in Australia today that’s not having a major heatwave with temps exceeding the old 100f in South Australia

Hope everyone’s got over the all the Christmas rush / hustle and bustle ….oh our shops put all the Easter stuff out on Boxing Day …Dec 26 th ….along with back to school needs ….next will be Valentine’s Day , then Mother’s Day ( thats In May )
usually all on display months before the events ….

Just wanted to post a photo of a Bus , we seen in Brisbane city ( it’s the capital city of Queensland )

it looks more like a tram on wheels ….Where that bus is heading ( Roma street ) it’s a huge interstate / local, train / bus interchange ….
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Pepper said:
My blood sugars have been crashing down. Dangerously so. Has to be from antibiotics IV. For first time in decades did not have insulin. Up most of night eating cookies and drinking juice in order to keep from dying.
Finally they gave me proper pain medicine after thin agony for many days. Their excuses were Stpathetic lies.
Had a screaming fit last night over getting more food for crashing sugars.
Can’t stop screaming. Can’t stand being surrounded by the demented.
Yesterday tried reading group. Woman with very thick Asian accent read paragraph on 3 Stooges then put on their movie. I asked wasn’t this a reading group. She said she just read to us.
Then an administrator didn’t want me to sit in lobby. She insisted that I was being looked for when she didn’t know me. Escorted me to elevator. No one looking for me.
ITS A NIGHTMARE. Going crazy here. Suffering. Mentally. Physically. Sure this delights one person on this forum. You know who you are.
Have almost two weeks more antibiotics. I don’t know how I will survive without extreme damage to my soul.
LIFE KEEPS GETTING WORSE AND WORSE
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Pepper, can you write all this stuff down? To help you work through it and to have a record of it? It might help you when you read it back and see the insanity doesn't belong to you.
Edit: Actually you are writing it down. Duh! Maybe in a notebook.
 
hearlady said:
Pepper, can you write all this stuff down? To help you work through it and to have a record of it? It might help you when you read it back and see the insanity doesn't belong to you.
Edit: Actually you are writing it down. Duh! Maybe in a notebook.
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This is a good idea, @Pepper. You’ll have a record of what they’re doing.

Write down what and when you’re given food. Also, when offered things.

Write down when and what medication you’re given. As you well know, people who are on strict time regimens must be done properly.
 
I am up an about tho not spritely....3am wake up, went to bed at 9pm
pain level still pretty high, having big issue with lack f muscles in legs,
so thats how it is....friends are coaxing me to look at va housing somewhere
so I would not bbe aalone am looking into it...tho to be very honest here I am
not real eager about it.......so anywaay glad u all are here,bless you each and everey
one...God has giving us another day!! 🥰 :)🥰😍
 
hawkdon said:
I am up an about tho not spritely....3am wake up, went to bed at 9pm
pain level still pretty high, having big issue with lack f muscles in legs,
so thats how it is....friends are coaxing me to look at va housing somewhere
so I would not bbe aalone am looking into it...tho to be very honest here I am
not real eager about it.......so anywaay glad u all are here,bless you each and everey
one...God has giving us another day!! 🥰 :)🥰😍
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Hi I just wanted to say I really admire your strength. It sounds like you’re going through a lot, but it’s inspiring how you’re still looking at options and taking things day by day. God bless you sending you love and encouragement today 🥰
 
Jules said:
@StarSong, what type of packaging do you freeze your cookies, etc in to keep them from getting freezer burn?
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StarSong said:
Double ziplock bags.
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I should mention that I've never had problems with cookies suffering from freezer burn. I've literally stumbled over boxes of Girl Scout cookies that were in the freezer for over a year. No discernible deterioration. My own cookies are usually eaten within a few months.

Freezer burn is basically dehydration of the food with the moisture then turning into frost. My cookies are mostly low-moisture and are pretty well dehydrate after being baked in 350° oven, so there's not a lot of damage opportunity.
 

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