Last night Ron kept me up late BUT I did get a good nap today. 👍 God is giving me what I need.
His medication has him confused he woke me up early this morning asking to go back to bed. He was in bed. He used to do that after the accident; think he was in a cab or something and not his hospital bed so I am chalking that to head injury.
I decided to put the adult incontinence products on Next Door for giveaway. I put up a nice description and a photo of the stack of cases. I had a woman in, I kid you not, FIVE minutes asking for it. She's the one who got it even though I had plenty of other interested parties! Next Door is a really good way to sell something from what I see, even though I did not sell them but gave them away.
God is going to bless giving it away vs. making a buck. She had me put them in the front yard and her son loaded the car. I was sitting out front anyway because it was a nice day, when she pulled up, but we stayed properly distanced. She likes the neighborhood and is looking for a home so I may have met a new neighbor. They are for her elderly grandfather and she is my age so the old man must be 80-90!
I had my hands full with Ron this morning but I did get him to take a b-vitamin and that helped his confusion. I think I am going to do that from now on. I took one myself, it says "Stress B" on the label and I have been stressed.
I don't blame Ron for any of it and I don't really even blame the guy who ran him over. Ron grew up in a home with lead pipes. He has drunk a lot of liquor over the years. He got run over. He had 3 kinds of brain damage out of that. You don't walk away from all that unscathed. But he was sweet and compliant so I still feel I've got this. At some point I won't be able to care for him but I will visit as much as possible and have a relationship with his care providers.
I'm not ditching him no matter what.
I also started my period, pretty much right on time. This time I had some very mild cramps leading up to it. I haven't had cramps in probably decades. They were absolutely horrible my teens and 20's but eased up about the time I had my ovarian cyst surgery in 2001.
I also renewed my mail hold so that's managed. I have been getting it once a week.
Ron got all his pills on time and I got mine. I had a headache but it wasn't bad. I like to take Naproxen the first day or two of my period to help stem the bleeding, which can be very heavy, so it worked out. I just need to decide, when I run out of my prescription, do I want to just take Advil/Aleve which do pretty much the same thing or get my butt in to a doctor and get another prescription. I know my psychiatrist would be horrified I haven't had a doctor visit in so long but that's just how it's worked.
I may just go with getting the blood test I need anyway, Any Lab Test Now has a really nice panel with all the usual blood work, glucose, cholesterol, iron, thyroid, liver and kidney function, etc. I like to slap that with the Lithium Level and get a nice complete picture. Get that done first and then present the numbers to my doctor at the checkup. I will probably do that.
I feel my mood is very balanced considering but could be I need a dose adjustment on the lithium. You never know. I have never tested in the high range though, mine always tends to run low. I consider Lithium to be "Vitamin L" just as necessary as A or C.
The cats have been good, very cute but not super cuddly today. I spent some time outside in my shorts and tshirt getting sun. I have found my mood is better when I do that. I have what my Dad always called "Magic Glasses" with the automatic tint in bright light. That is very nice. I got the America's Best glasses a few years ago, 2 bifocals high index with the tint and nice frames for $300. They have been very good for me. The tint is still strong and they are reliable.
I have found I have much better results with plastic frames vs. metal. I require such a "Coke bottle" lens the metal has a hard time holding it. I have a pair of purple and a pair of black. I really only need one pair but the other came free and it's always a good idea to have a backup.
There's an old saying "Two is one and one is none". That applies.
I have been eating a bag of the Werther's caramel popcorn today it is really good. My sister loves caramel I need to send her a bag.
Next day:
Well Ron only woke me up 3 times last night. 1. Eye fell out again. We need to get him to a specialist. I gave it back to him and he reinserted it. 2. Lost his blanket. 3. Too close to the edge of the bed, could I move him? (he will NOT do bed rails)
All things he needed me for. At least this time he wasn't asking me to take him back to bed.
I am fairly tired but NEED to do the report today, God Time, take my shower, take care of him. I had some caffeine and will take a couple minutes to absorb it.
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