Unlike javachik, I did not actually catch up- I did a read of the past few weeks a few weeks ago and have been lurking. I tend to read and not post more now that I am doing this on a mobile device, and not at work, on my computer. I really miss the early days where Buffistas was something I could keep up with to look busy at work. Those days are long gone, I am afraid. I am completely and utterly overwhelmed, which was semi manageable on salary and not at all manageable keeping to 40ish hours. I lead a training today which went off the rails.

Teppy- I am so sorry for your SILs family.

Sheryl- That sounds so hard

JZ- I am glad you have another trial but this:

t so far we're not caressing each other's orbs for comfort.

Reminded me of college acting class where we learned to feel each other’s aura’s and then had to “fluff” them. So awkward, but also I could kind of feel it and feel the fluffing. It was sort of the same sensation as you feel when the Ouija Board planchette starts moving. So weird.

If I do a total turnaround and start babbling about it all the time, please rescue me because in that case it's clearly a cult.

JZ, I am halfway to trying to join the cult before you even start singing its praises. That sounds pretty great whether it is clinically beneficially or not. YWooMV

JZ the trail sounds cool. The woo aspect not ao much but finding ways to help with the emotional aspects of cancer diagnosis is really good.

There is not good news about my aunt. She is back in the hospital. There is some kind of infection and even though she isn't on a feeding tube she isn't eating much or responding. Hospice has been contacted and i think she is going to be moved to an in patient hospice facility tomorrow. The hospice contact person urged mom and my uncle to come as soon as possible instead of waiting until August. However Mom and my uncle have decided they are going to wait. My aunt isn't aware of what is going on and there will be a lot of work after she passes and Mom very frankly said if it were her other sister or her brother she'd be there ASAP but Aunt W just....she destroyed any relationship with mom

Well, what the hell. some woo has helped me out, but I do get impatient and don't stick with it.

The whole thing is heavily laced with woo,

Woo has its moments, and really generally not harmful, so I am all about the woo.

I'm sorry that the situation with your aunt has turned worse, askye.

Friday we were taking my MIL out to dinner for her birthday prior to leaving for NY on Saturday morning. It didn't go well. We were seated and ordered our drinks and an appetizer, and proceeded to converse about this that and the other. In the middle of talking Pam's head started to loll and she was trembling some and drooling. I called her name several times then jumped up to hold on to her shoulders in case she fell. It took about 30 seconds before I could get her to respond. The restaurant was awesome and refused to charge us for our drinks or anything. She drank a glass of water and then DH helped her to the car. We refused an ambulance. Anyway, we gave her no option and took her to the ER. They did a zillion tests until 1AM, then released her. She had elevated white blood cells from some infection, and was likely dehydrated. They gave her fluids and antibiotics and sent her on her way. All the scans and stuff were okay. We left the hospital around 8 or so when my SIL relieved us so we could pack and prepare for early morning departure. Grateful for local siblings that make that an option. Anyway, scary, but I think okay. Hard to believe an infection and dehydration could do that, but maybe? From FIL being retired career military and her being 79 she has awesome insurance so they tested everything.

How frightening! I'm glad your MIL is all right and it was something easily addressed.

I have a book-related sad--picked up a copy of Margaret Atwood's The Robber Bride at the WeHo Friends of the Library bookstore, and it's already totally engrossing but I'm pretty sure there's no way I'm going to be able to read it. The print is tiny and the pages are yellowing and I'm just... nope. May be time for big print and e-readers.

Hard to believe an infection and dehydration could do that, but maybe?

JZ has passed out from dehydration within the last six months. Also her mom did it once, and her mom's friend at a dinner we were at.

It happens in a hurry.

Hard to believe an infection and dehydration could do that, but maybe?

It happens in a hurry.

Dehydration and electrolyte loss can happen quickly, I agree.

The print is tiny and the pages are yellowing and I'm just... nope. May be time for big print and e-readers.

I personally settled on e-readers. I haven't looked back.

That is one more reason e-readers are awesome. Alternately you could try magnifying glasses of some kind?

Laura that is very scary! My grandmother did something like that one year at thanksgiving dinner, but by the time the EMTs showed up she was fine. Hope she stays fine!

I am packed! Well, my suitcase is packed. My “personal item” is a pile of stuff in a corner but I think it contains all the stuff, so…. I re-bleached and re-dyed my hair today and it turned out a lot more hot pink than planned (usually I go for sort of an orchid color? A slightly blue pink?). Trying to decide if I just wash it in the morning and figure it’ll fade, or if I try to put a tiny bit of purple dye on it (diluted with a lot of conditioner). I don’t leave until 3pm but have meetings all day until then, for work. Including one at like 130pm that is actually very important. Ugh.