Cass is right.

I'm so sorry, though. Perhaps you can make the argument that you're there to take notes?

Oh Pix, my heart breaks for you. We never had any struggle or conflict going to doctor appointments with my parents, but my brother is a different story. His wife has to go with him because he will deny he even has a symptom or even the whole disease because he either has forgotten or is in denial. He will even fight about having ever been to a certain doctor before as he doesn't have that issue. Needless to say he isn't a reliable source for the results of a visit. Mom and Dad did both get testy about being treated as the child in the relationship when being to do or not do things. It is beyond difficult and heart wrenching. I send all the strength~ma I can muster.

It looks like we have secured marina space! Fort Lauderdale, has pool, gym, dog park, restaurant/bar, and all the good stuff. Even a 9' pool table in the rec area. I had written to all the other marinas but this one needed a phone call, and I don't do that. DH called and talked to the dock master and they have room for our size boat. Pix & ND, this is the marina that houses the mega yachts near the Ft. Lauderdale port and airport. You see it to the north when you fly in. At least a couple hundred times I have said aloud 'my future home' when driving past on the way to I-595 or the airport. The universe listened. I am beyond excited. Now just to figure out what to do with our stuff. eta: the other ports aren't deep enough for the huge yachts, and they even have to dock closer to the I-95 and airport corridor than further in where we would be. I do look forward to strolling the docks and checking them out though.

Pix, sending coping -ma in big waves.

Laura, that is fantastic!

She was so happy afterwards

Makes my heart smile!

Oh, that's wonderful news! You'll be seeing a lot of me on all my trips here, Laura. I can't wait to have a deck to go stand on and ignore the world for a bit.

And today is good so far. Cass is right — it changes day to day, but he and I don't fight, generally, at least not directly. Good ol' New England conflict avoidance.

(((Pix))) I'm so glad today is better so far, but what an emotionally exhausting way to get through each day, just one by one by one. Sending you vibes for strength and zen.

Pix, continued good thoughts are headed your way.

Oh, that's wonderful news! You'll be seeing a lot of me on all my trips here, Laura.

You know we have a berth and deck for you anytime. I hope you are able to get some things settled this trip.

I hope the rest of the trip goes smoothly, Kristin. Dementia is so hard. We didn't have to suffer through it long with Dad because the brain cancer was so fast. But it is brutal.

Stable electrolytes not being my friend, I just ate a banana. I bought the bunch with a Black Widow sticker on it because clearly fruit is best chosen based on Marvel sticker.

My mouth and throat felt funny after I ate it. This has happened once or maybe a few times before so a Dr Googling we go.

Allergic reactions to banana vary widely and may include itching of the mouth and throat, hives (urticaria), swelling (angioedema), and wheezing.

Symptoms are most closely related to oral allergy syndrome, with localized symptoms in the mouth.

In most cases, symptoms begin within minutes of eating the fruit.

Cross-reactivity between ragweed and banana is known to play a role. If you have a banana allergy, you also may react to natural rubber latex.

Latex is produced from the sap of the rubber tree, which contains similar proteins to those in bananas and other related foods, such as kiwi and avocado.

Well, let's tally these up. Ragweed allergy? Check. Banana? Appears so. Latex? Yep. Kiwi? I just thought they were super acidic and made everyone a little tingly but maybe that's an allergic reaction now that I apply critical thinking skills. Okay. List done. That was fun.

I'm going to go tape Benedryl to my bananas now. Apparently Black Widow needs a hand.

Your smoothy options are gravely diminished.

Thanks for the colon -ma. Looks like good news. Weird, lumpy mass looks to be benign, but, of course, we're waiting for pathology. Still will require a small bowl resection, because if anything bad were to grow under there, they wouldn't be able to see it. Still have to figure out the pain, and we're still seeing the specialist, but huge relief for today.