If so, would you be willing to let me use it during the day? I’d be happy to work out payment, but if we could afford to stay at the hotel ourselves, we would be. I just know that I’m…
Massage Therapist Recommendations?
curiousmay9 has been seeing the same massage therapist for the past five years. Unfortunately, the therapist was dishonest in a separate business transaction with us, so she needs a new one. The old one was in Decatur. Someone either there…
Living Way Too Out Loud? Depression and Blogging
I have struggled with depression throughout my adult life. Had anyone been paying attention, I would have been diagnosed with it as a child, after I was molested. But nobody was paying that much attention, so I didn’t get treatment…
Blog or Journal?
I’ve been drawn into various blogs today, seeking distraction from physical pain. Bloggers are all the rage, but Live Journal users seem to be second-class citizens. How do you perceive the difference between blogs and LJs? Why do people who…
Blogging for Fibro Research
I’m not sure how, but I came across Putting Perfection on a Curve this afternoon. She’s participating in Blogathon 2005 and donating the proceeds to the National Fibromyalgia Research Association.
Car Stuff
We did finally get the van insurance claim wrapped up. The insurance company didn’t actually have the beast towed away ’til this past Friday! It was sitting there, unlocked, with the keys in it (as they asked) for more than…
Do You Get Used to It?
Those of you who use CPAP machines—do you ever get to where it doesn’t feel strange? Can you talk, at least a few sentences, despite the thing? I think not being able to talk is getting to me the most.…
Another Day, Another Doctor
I haven’t been posting a lot of personal stuff lately, largely hoping to avoid whinging too much about pain and such. I saw the new pain doc today, though, and I really like this practice much better than the first…
Is There Some Other Planet With a Shortage of Idiots?
Excerpt from a letter to my pain management doc’s office: On each of my last three visits to your office, your receptionist has informed me that my insurance was “invalid.” On each occasion, I explained, again, that I am a…
That’s It
From http://www.hhv6.freeservers.com/cartoon23.htm : Q: “How has CFS affected your intelligence?” A: “Before I got it I used to always win at Scrabble. Now I lose at Candyland.” (Although I have more trouble with FMS than CFS, I’ve been diagnosed with…