Oh no! Michelle Williams and Jason Segal broke up.
I'm not on the ship. I'm in the ship. I am the ship.
River ,'Objects In Space'
Natter 71: Someone is wrong on the Internet
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Jesse - Feb 27, 2013 9:46:25 am PST #12972 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Consuela - Feb 27, 2013 9:55:38 am PST #12973 of 30001
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Dana, good news! I am sure you will appreciate the weather in Houston better than in eastern WA.
I have sort of caught up with my weekly reports, but that was unpleasant. Also kind of horrifying to see how repetitive the entries are: a lot of them are "Project X coordination with Y".
And now the realtor I've been working with on selling my folks' condo is falling apart because her father is in hospice and she can't keep up. I am still being required to re-sign paperwork I already signed, and the contractor just discovered a whole mess of rot & mold in a storage unit we will have to fix up before we close on Monday. JOY.
brenda m - Feb 27, 2013 9:56:48 am PST #12974 of 30001
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
Wichita, Ames, Jefferson City, Sioux city, and Green Bay
Oh my. Hope you're not a fan of direct flights.
§ ita § - Feb 27, 2013 9:59:31 am PST #12975 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
is that five figures out of your pocket or total?
Both, unfortunately.
The home nurse is better than not the home nurse, but I also haven't seen a bill for that yet. I should check and see if they've invoiced my insurance yet, so I don't get surprised by that too...since that I need to afford, because we're out of options on that front. It's that or pain.
Though I do wish she talked less. Last week I was in such bad pain that I lay down for the hour between meds, and it was nice. But I'd like to not have to hide.
meara - Feb 27, 2013 10:15:05 am PST #12976 of 30001
ita, I'd say be honest, but not too blunt, with her. You're in pain and she's a nurse--she ought to get it. If there's nothing for her to do in that hour, tell her you don't mind if she...whatever (eats? Reads? Goes outside to make phone calls?) and that you need quiet and whatever else (darkness, no scents, whatever). I know it's still a new thing and you don't want her to get pissy, which is why I say not blunt (normally I'd say its your care, make it work for you).
meara - Feb 27, 2013 10:15:06 am PST #12977 of 30001
-t - Feb 27, 2013 10:17:24 am PST #12978 of 30001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Cutiehead baby!
Yay Houston!
meara, tell me when you are coming to Vallejo, that is 20 minutes from me (and not infrequently where I work)
Nora Deirdre - Feb 27, 2013 10:18:07 am PST #12979 of 30001
I’m responsible for my own happiness? I can’t even be responsible for my own breakfast! (Bojack Horseman)
It's still being remarkably difficult to find the cost of the procedure, but 20% is a pretty big percentage, and there are two procedures and we're definitely looking at five figures.
I was just reading that crazy lengthy Time article about healthcare costs and was thinking of you- one of the examples was someone who was getting some sort of electronic device implanted, and no one told him the price of it beforehand, and he got totally fuxored, financially, after the procedure. (he had insurance IIRC)
Consuela - Feb 27, 2013 10:20:22 am PST #12980 of 30001
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
no one told him the price of it beforehand, and he got totally fuxored, financially, after the procedure
Yeah, that poor guy. Basically, everyone was a poor guy in that story.
And why don't we have medical billing advocates on every corner? Because clearly they're needed and nobody knows the business exists!
Kate P. - Feb 27, 2013 10:27:26 am PST #12981 of 30001
That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love
Seriously, that article was horrifying but very eye-opening. I literally had no idea that I could just call up the hospital and dispute charges on my bill. (I mean, I knew I could do that if, for example, they charged me for a service I didn't actually receive. But it never would have occurred to me to negotiate with them about payment for a procedure that actually happened!)