Consuela,
one last thing: my friend's father went down hill pretty rapidly because of mini-strokes that were undiagnosed.
You know, I just... I woke up, and I looked in the mirror, and I thought, hey, what's with all the sin? I need to change. I'm... I'm dirty. I'm, I'm bad with the... sex and the envy and that, that loud music us kids listen to nowadays.
Buffy ,'Lessons'
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.
le nubian - Mar 31, 2013 2:43:32 pm PDT #16722 of 30001
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
askye - Mar 31, 2013 2:44:16 pm PDT #16723 of 30001
Thrive to spite them
Consuela a UTI can cause memory problems and confusion if your Mom seems worse it could be because of a UTI.
DavidS - Mar 31, 2013 2:47:47 pm PDT #16724 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
I had made my mental food plans, but the restaurant is closed for Easter. Hmph.
Imagine my disgruntlement when I swung by In N Out Burgers to pick up some grub as I collected JZ and Matilda from the rental car place, only to find them closed for Easter. I had no gruntle.
sumi - Mar 31, 2013 2:53:02 pm PDT #16725 of 30001
Art Crawl!!!
ita - the ball point pen drawings you've been linking to have been just amazing. I had NO IDEA.
My onerous task is ongoing. I've thrown out lots of things. And friends came by and helped me move a carload of stuff (mostly yarn and books.) And I'm planning on taking a half day tomorrow to get more stuff done.
Jesse - Mar 31, 2013 2:57:28 pm PDT #16726 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I know another family whose mother had a rapid physical decline that turned out to be a UTI -- now she's walking fine again.
-t - Mar 31, 2013 3:18:35 pm PDT #16727 of 30001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Go, sumi, go!
Pretty trench, ita. I have seen Consuela's red coat (unless she has multiple red coats and this is a different one) and it's great.
I have been chipping away at my overdue dishes and laundry and TV today - pretty good progress on all fronts!
Calli - Mar 31, 2013 3:20:39 pm PDT #16728 of 30001
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
I understand that UTIs are usually pretty curable, so it would be great if that was the issue.
Still, she's pushing me to the $35,000 machine guy who flattens frequencies and kills all your bacteria.
But . . . but . . . I'm pretty sure you need a lot of your bacteria. (Leaving aside the issue of the $35,000 machine guy actually doing anything that did anything.)
Jesse - Mar 31, 2013 3:27:54 pm PDT #16729 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Oh, but also, isn't everything going to change in a couple of months? Just wait that shit out!
Dag, I am exhausted. Getting up at 7 on a Sunday is no good for me.
Kat - Mar 31, 2013 3:52:07 pm PDT #16730 of 30001
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
Okay but drop it approach might be something like this:
"I cannot tell you how much I appreciate your being able to administer what I need because it makes my life possible. I also have to tell you I will not be following the rest of your advice but it's not because I don't value you. It's because what is working right now is saving me and I need to focus all of my energies there and not chasing other solutions that may not work as well."
Now if I could get our nurse to stop "cleaning" and to stop overusing Grace's supplies. I have started hiding medical supplies in my clothing drawers to get her to stop. Because even when I say stop, she won't listen and she has started storing her shirt (like file work and papers) in the linen closet. Which I reclaimed today.
§ ita § - Mar 31, 2013 3:57:20 pm PDT #16731 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I had no idea that UTIs could have that sort of general impact. I hope this is information I never need to use.
Sumi, isn't it amazing? I was considering what I was doing just sketching, but that's flat out fine art out there...damn. I have a great deal of respect for its potential.
I'm pretty sure you need a lot of your bacteria
She's a nurse. Clearly anything she says is entirely reliable.
isn't everything going to change in a couple of months? Just wait that shit out!
My concern is that power will shift from big pharma to all those Cash 4 Gold guys, and us little people will be no better off.
Finally decided to watch House of Cards (some strange sort of pre-req for Arrested Development), and it's pretty good. Not sure why I delayed.