Not like a caregiver, more a paperwork filer, appointment maker, general schedule juggler, google-level researcher, reminder...

A case manager.

I don't know anything about medicine, but I highly approve of pain management.

I highly approve of the pain management people TAKING ME OFF HOLD. My insurance company didn't even know what to do with the question. They'll cover every doctor I see, either 60%, 80% or 100%. So it's a dumb question.

I was actually just discussing the idea of medical personal assistants with my mom last week.

I have a friend who does this sort of work for people trying to adopt. The paperwork is incredibly intense, and she navigates it for them, does a short interview and pulls together all the paperwork that needs to be done, and is able to counsel with kindness a bit, since it can be so soul-sucking. In the end, the mountains of paperwork are pretty much complete and just need signatures.

I think she had to be bonded because of the amount of personal and financial info, but I'm unsure of the ins and outs.

If you're ordering from Proflowers, you can click the microphone at the top and put in Al (for Al Franken) and you'll get a free vase.

Dear Corwood Family,

I will send you a tape of the Pretty Jesse on TV. never fear. Please to tell the lil'spere that aunty (my real name) misses him and is sorry I can't visit this holiday.

Love, me.

Dear Aunty (your real name),

On behalf of the Corwoods and Li'l Sphere (his own bad self), allow me to express my pleasure and appreciation at the news of impending tapehood and regret that we won't be seeing you this holiday season. Li'l Sphere asks that we attempt to rectify the latter issue in a timely manner. I assured him that all parties were working towards a mutually agreeable solution, which I hope was not too presumptious of me.

Love, (my real name)

OMG, ita, those photos are making me ill, they're so beautiful.

Seriously.

And really, he had to have cheated and at least taken multiple exposures of the one shot. But still, damn cool.

he had to have cheated and at least taken multiple exposures of the one shot

It says he only took one photograph. Doesn't sound like bracketing.

Well, I've given up on one thing. I can't fill out that pain management pre-questionnaire without getting anxious and irritable (okay, moreso). The questions are cheesy and/or imprecise. Sometimes also hard to apply to my headaches. Am I really supposed to colour in the entire scalp to show where the pain is?

I also suspect I'm not coming back to the office. And tonight is the night of the krav holiday party! That's so not happening without a nap. At least.

If you're ordering from Proflowers, you can click the microphone at the top and put in Al (for Al Franken) and you'll get a free vase.

Cool.

I got my new glasses this morning. They are a pretty reddish copper color, and aren't broken, and fit better than the old ones. I mau never get used to the progessive lenses thing though.

Here's a kind of cool picture from Thanksgiving this year: [link]

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