Meara, the important thing to remember when they ask is that you are completely homebound, and unable to go to places for things. Not the occasional dinner, not meeting for work, not anything. There can be an exception for church, but that's often it.
Mal: We're still flying. Simon: That's not much. Mal: It's enough.
'Serenity'
Natter 76: Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Foaminess
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
DebetEsse - Oct 25, 2018 2:05:57 pm PDT #1155 of 30019
Woe to the fucking wicked.
meara - Oct 25, 2018 2:20:50 pm PDT #1156 of 30019
Ugh. That's ridiculous, Debet! Just because a friend can drive me to dinner doesn't mean I can get to a daytime PT appointment, or count on a friend every week or whatever. But I'll keep that in mind.
DebetEsse - Oct 25, 2018 2:24:11 pm PDT #1157 of 30019
Woe to the fucking wicked.
It absolutely is. They try to make a bright line, but it mostly just forces people to lie.
sj - Oct 25, 2018 2:38:11 pm PDT #1158 of 30019
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
What Debet said. You don't have family nearby and you have no idea how you would possibly get to PT etc.
bennett - Oct 25, 2018 3:30:28 pm PDT #1159 of 30019
meara - In my case the doctor's office made the arrangements with the insurance, so you might see if your doctor can make it clear to them that you're house bound, no family nearby, etc. I suspect insurance will believe doctors offices more than their actual customers.
Sophia Brooks - Oct 25, 2018 4:49:45 pm PDT #1160 of 30019
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
There are CBD creams and patches for topical use, and they are fantastic.
I am so annoyed, because the CBD cream that worked for my intractable hip pain also caused my skin to peel off! I gave it to my mom. It was really helpful in terms of pain, though...
Amy - Oct 25, 2018 5:15:41 pm PDT #1161 of 30019
Because books.
Kat, you have a FB message.
Strix - Oct 25, 2018 6:56:48 pm PDT #1162 of 30019
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
I had to nope out of social media for large patches of today. I self-medicated with a small binge of What To Buy With A View on Netflix, a hot bath with tons of Epsom salts.
With my hot flashes so bad still (forever?!?), I have discovered I need to soak a hand towel in cold water and put it on my head in order to soak in water hot enough to tenderize my neck and shoulders. I'm sure the Romans did this, but I did for the first time tonight and it made a HUGE difference in pleasure. FYI.
Dana - Oct 26, 2018 4:53:14 am PDT #1163 of 30019
"I'm useless alone." // "We're all useless alone. It's a good thing you're not alone."
Today, we have a smoke detector beeping because of low batteries. We don't have a ladder tall enough to reach it. No idea how this is going to work out.
Topic!Cindy - Oct 26, 2018 5:10:16 am PDT #1164 of 30019
What is even happening?
Oh no, Dana. Here's some safe-effective-ideas-ma.
In other fire news, a Fresno man, who was house-sitting for his parents, decided to blow-torch some bl*ck w*d*w jillifonts.
It did not end well.
(Kudos to writer Alex Horton, who wrote the above with style.)