Not a bad morning

Ron and I went to the doctor this morning, for EMG nerve testing in his arm and hand. Metrolift got us there an hour and a half early. It was a very nice waiting room, but I did tire of it. Fortunately I brought my MP3 player. I downloaded a very readable Bible translation, and listened to that and my music while waiting.

I figure, you can't go wrong, filling up your head with as much Bible as possible. I read plenty of other things, too, but while waiting why not "read" the Bible?

Ron had the testing. The good news: he does not have any nerve damage in his good arm. He was terrified he might have some horrible, progressive, crippiling issue. He doesn't. What he does have, is pain.

I admire my husband; I especially admire his disdain for painkillers and addictive narcotics. I'm terrified of anything that could be addictive; I'm literally hardwired for addiction. 80% of FAS has a "problem", 50% of bipolar. What awful odds!

So, he just takes his Neurontin. It works for him.

Oh, interesting, the seagull is back. I live far inland, at least an hour's drive from the beach. So why are two laughing seagulls in my subdivision?

Do you know what it does to a person with hallucinations, when they hear and see a seagull in the yard? I thought I needed a medication change! I have to tell this to Doc, he will love it. I was gaping at the seagull in my yard, believing that surely it wasn't real. It drank some water out of the birdbath, then did the characteristic laughing cry. I shook my head in despair. Man, I was in trouble. It seemed so real. The cat, lying on the bed, alerted and began mewling at the bird.

Thanks, Kitty, I thought I was hallucinating, but if YOU see it, then it must be real! [laugh] It was a rather disconcerting experience. It's pretty funny to see the seagull, a bluejay, and a mockingbird all eating bugs out of the lawn at the same time.

That's my life! So, we came home, and I fixed Ron a TV dinner. He ate it and said thank you (he is obviously working on "appreciating"), I decided to make some pumpkin pudding.

It's cooling right now. I can hardly wait! Yum!