It's just that I keep worrying that what if my advice could prevent physical harm from happening (or continuing)? And then I tell myself he's an adult and can decide whose advice he wants to give credence to. And then I tell myself that his medical literacy isn't exactly awesome, and he does have a complex bunch of conditions. And then I tell myself that I can't make him do anything, because he's an adult with his own agency.

So that's what it comes down to. I dropped some knowledge on him, he can decide what to do with it. I hate like hell to see him so debilitated, but I can't *make* him do anything.

A break is a darn good thing, Teppy, when you need it. The only suggestion I would have is--and only if you have boatloads of time to spend on it--conference with his doctor, find out for yourself, and possibly ask the doctor to relay info to Dad in a more explicit, understandable way.

Or, you know, not. You've got a lot of fraught on your plate already right now. Being a daughter and not an advisor is a sane choice.

Good luck, Teppy. I hope you can take a break . I find it difficult to keep my mouth shut, but I wish you a better zipper than I have

I can't sleep again because every time I try to I can't stop coughing. Someone distract me from the temptation to correct ignorant relatives on Facebook.

All I have for you is that I have succeeded in creeping myself out by reading various theories on where Amelia Earhardt went down, and decided that the cure for that was to read about efforts to locate the camera Mallory and Irvine had with them on Everest.... yeah. Not helping.

I have a pair of nasty blisters on my feet, from walking around too long in shoes with no socks today. Sometimes, I am not the brightest bulb in the box.

I have a pair of nasty blisters on my feet, from walking around too long in shoes with no socks today. Sometimes, I am not the brightest bulb in the box.

As I've told Emmett many time (because he's had to hear it many times): "Pain is the great teacher."

I have a pair of nasty blisters on my feet, from walking around too long in shoes with no socks today. Sometimes, I am not the brightest bulb in the box.

I rubbed a spot on my toe raw because I wore new shoes out and didn't notice there was still a cardboard insert inside them. So, not the dimmest either.

One of my toes is bruised and swollen, and I have no idea why. I don't remember doing anything to it. It hurts a little, but not a ton.

I'm having spasms of pain in my upper back so bad I can hardly move when it happens. Sometimes it wraps around to my diaphragm too. This started yesterday. It hurts to cough or sneeze. What the hell is this? I've taken some Valium to try to relax the muscles, but it doesn't seem to be working.