Would you please send whatever ~ma you can towards the emergency animal hospital tonight? Lucky, the most awesome cat in the world, had a stroke tonight. They're doing a blood panel now and we'll have a better idea in a few hours what the treatment plan will be. Needless to say they're keeping her overnight at the least. She was Rob's cat initially so there's lots of emotions tied into this. I'm not ready to lose her.

I could use some ~ma for my dad right now. He's just been taken in by 911 for the third time this week. His magnesium and calcium levels keep cratering and he's too weak to stand or walk safely. Today though, he was also being really incoherent, asking questions that made no sense and thinking there were other people here. It's not a stroke but outside of that we really don't know what's going on.

Hi everyone! Just a notice that I've altered my board name from SA to esse. Phonetics! And Latin. It's weird to make this change after fifteen years, I gotta tell ya.

In a one two blow - my becoming eligible for (very low) disability seems to have screwed up my health insurance. Me and my insurance company are trying to figure out whether I need to get new insurance under A) Medicare B) Another part of Medicaid than I'm currently getting C) both. The reason nothing has been done up till now is that I checked at the beginning of this month and was told that everything was copacetic. So now as of the 19th I'm trying to find out whether the hoops I've already jumped through will get me health insurance for November. Or do I need to jump through new hoops, and if so have any deadlines already passed? Oh and my "local" "community friendly" bank just informed me that my old account is being transitioned (their term) to a new better form of account. And the cost of this new account will only be $6 a month! Isn't that just super. So I now have to open a new account with a credit Union located an incovenient bus ride away. Get disability transferred to my new banks account. And close my old banks account. All by November 30. Plus take care of insurance mess. Just what I needed when my Mother still needs 24 hour care, and I can't leave the house without getting a Ruth sitter.

Quite honestly, don't know what kind ~ma to ask for.

Best of luck, TB.

I think I must have collected some wild, free range ~ma. I have four job interview lined up for this week, including two today! After being out of work for Reasons so long, it's really gratifying to get such a response.

So if you don't mond throwing whatever extra ~ma you may have lying about, I would appreciate it.

So. Out of the blue, I need some quick legal advice regarding an unhappy doggy lama client who has gone off the deep end. I can pay a little bit and would deeply appreciate some reassurance/advice.

My profile addy is good!

----- So, I talked with a lawyer this morning who says the client has no case, but could file a small claims suit...that would either send us to mediation, or be thrown out.

This evening, the client has called my home number 5 times in 5 minutes (at 9pm) with a voicemail threatening to call the city, the BBB and more. Thankfully, no threat of physical violence, but he sounds unhinged and everyone knows where I live.

Please. Safety ~ma and calm-the-hell-down ~ma for this guy.

Mom~ma requested. My sister called at 4:30 this morning. Mom's heart had stopped. They restarted it and she was on the way to the hospital. So I am out the door. It is about 3 hours with picking up my sister and getting to the hospital. She is 95, so tricky.

Mom passed away tonight. Seriously I know I hit the Mom jackpot, and having her into my own 60s was incredible. She was the kindest most uplifting woman. She assured us continuously that we were brilliant and beautiful and was supportive in all ways. I never heard her say a hateful thing in her life. I will miss her all the days of the rest of mine.

Hey folks - just noting that I have changed my board name from my real-world nickname (arr ay kew) to Volans.

That unspecified work-ma I requested 2 weeks ago came through! Thanks, folks!