February 14, 2005
Fibromyalgia requires I 'space and pace' or FLARE
Hi y'all :)
Did I say it was important to Space and Pace before???
Well the Ron White concert was enjoyable, parking was ok, the crowd was difficult to maneuver thru, and had to walk a city block plus to/from garage. Today my shoulders are killing me, as are my upper arms, elbows and wrists. This I think from carrying my purse, then my purse and 2 bottles of soda and being tense in the crowd.
Would love to blow off the chiro/holistic doc appt at 3, but he'll ease this PAIN so I'll go. Don't know how I'll shower and dress though cause I'm beat. We go 3x a week, with the boys (husband Frank & son Garrett) being treated for about an hour and me just under 10 min. I wish I could lie down for that extra 50min but nooo.
Then too the doc is at 3 because Garrett gets home from school at 2:30 and has to go to night school by 6pm, sometimes he ends up dining in the car on his Subway sandwich. Frank picks G up at school at 8:30, and I'm so beat by 10ish. This 3 x a week is too much for me, yet I need it. It's helped reduce my overal pain and has given me, actual, Pain FREE time, even just a few hours, after treatment.
And, I hate to complain, Frank's needs due to his stroke and diabetes, at around 8 I help him put a brace on his left arm to help keep tendons extended for OT. And at 10pm I give him a shot of Lantus insulin. Sometimes during the day I'll do the shot of Novalog. And he likes pb&J on Zesta saltines at bedtime, so he won't go low, so I make them anytime between 9 & 12.
And we just seem to have too many irons in the fire for me to pace myself. We just got our truck back from the body shop. Since the lady that rear ended Frank didn't have insurance I had to pay the $500 deduct and $4/day for rental and the extra ins adding up to almost $300. ARGGGGGGHHH. Was not prepared for these expenses or the hassle.
Thank God, family bdays are over until April. The house is clean, and I intend to take comfort in that and get a NAP sometime today!!!
All because I forgot to space my activities apart and pace myself!!!
Hugs and Blessings, Judy
My mom is still in the divorce cyclone and is really concerned about the outcome now that a settlement conf was held and now the attys are negotiating. Bless her heart she deserves none of this. Knowing I wouldn't get to see her today, I went down yesterday and took a Valentine gift, the cards I made myself on printmaster and mailed. And took her to lunch and back to her place to watch the Notebook....highly recommend it, and have tissues handy at the end. I won't say if it's tears of joy or sorrow, just have the tissues handy. Anyway I stayed there til 9 last night and my Jen got home there 'round 7:30 & I got to give her her V day presents in person too. Now that we don't live together she's back in my lap and I get more lovin'. Unfortunately, now that she lives with Mom, the above is reversed in her case. I guess teens just growl at who ever they live with.
Posted by on February 14, 2005 12:27 PM