Originally Posted by Daonnachd

I was on my way to ECT when my brother phoned. Our mother had died. So I turned around and we went to be with my siblings. It was a rough week.

My deepest condolences, Daonnachd.

[rwwff]

Originally Posted by Daonnachd

I was on my way to ECT when my brother phoned. Our mother had died. So I turned around and we went to be with my siblings. It was a rough week.

My sympathies on your loss.

[rwwff]

Feel almost tacky posting my own trivialities after reading that, hope no one minds to much. Its been a couple days now since dropping depakote to below therapeutic range as I'm on the way to dropping it entirely for tremors... Problem is, I can feel my mind picking up speed as it happens and am a little worried now as to what will happen when I go off it completely. Being rid of the tremors will be nice, but if it ends up with me as a reckless idiot in the process, then maybe not so nice.

I do have instructions and meds for increasing my AP if I get into a real race mode with my thoughts, but will I really want to put the breaks on after almost two years of control... I dunno.

[251turnaround]

I've been getting about 3-5 hours of sleep for the past few nights. Kind of concerned as I'm REALLY EXCITED. I don't know what I'm feeling. I have this strange butterflies like chilly feeling all over my body like a perpetual Christmas morning as a kid only better.

I might be going up.

I've decided to give up on the sisterhood book (I was enjoying it, sure), but the plots were getting a tiny bit confusing- and it was getting a little long, so I'm reading something simpler now.. I'm reading cut off, about a woman who loses her phone in a cafe (it is something I can cope with for the moment)

yesterday, where I live, it was the switching on of the christmas lights, so that meant their was a lot of fireworks (I say a lot of fireworks, it was a short display), but more than I've ever had to deal with. I handled it pretty well, and I even walked to my window to watch some of them (this is coming from the woman who gets triggered a lot by fireworks), so I think of that as a win- I watched some fireworks in the sky.

started my new book.. only read a chapter but I want to read more later (just here briefly to update the threads I want to)
I''m feeling good, and tonight I'm having a pizza takeaway so even better (my only takeaway this week)

of course the downside is the lacck of sleep, but is it?

barely affecting me so I guess not

[wildflowerchild25]

Originally Posted by Daonnachd

I was on my way to ECT when my brother phoned. Our mother had died. So I turned around and we went to be with my siblings. It was a rough week.

That’s just terrible. I’m so, so sorry. Please take care of yourself as best you can. Come here for support if you need it. We’re always here.

Originally Posted by Daonnachd

I was on my way to ECT when my brother phoned. Our mother had died. So I turned around and we went to be with my siblings. It was a rough week.

I am so, so sorry, Daonnachd! A rough week indeed. You are in my thoughts. Wow. Words fail. Please be extra kind to yourself through this.

[nikon]

so sorry to hear your sad new Daonnachd! can't imagine what you're going through

[Victoria'smom]

Daonnachd- I'm so sorry

[Moose72]

Daonnachd, sorry to hear. *Gentle hugs*

Originally Posted by Daonnachd

I was on my way to ECT when my brother phoned. Our mother had died. So I turned around and we went to be with my siblings. It was a rough week.

sorry for your losses

[hopeless2015]

I'm so very sorry for guy pur loss.

[Guiness187055]

Originally Posted by bluebicycle

sorry for your losses

So sorry for your losses.

[Lefty Seven]

Sweet! My wife slipped me a condom full of pickled cabbage through the wire. It's my birthday.

[Wander]

So sorry for your profound losses Daonnachd. Words fail at times like this but we are all here to support you.

[Wander]

Good news! I made it through my sisters birthday. Kind of hid behind my camera but I think I got some good shots. I did get to talk to some family members and the family grapevine is still working well with all knowing I had been in hospital. Most knew it was for Bipolar and some even knew I have been having ECT treatments. Amazingly all were very supportive and curious. It was a short conversation but I was touched nonetheless.

Hardly slept last night though. It is 5 am and I hit the sack at 1 am. Feeling the depression lifting too. Wins all round really. Great to be able to write a positive post.

[yellow_fleurs]

Daonnachd

[Wild Coyote]

My niece and SIL visited for lunch and table games. We'd had a lot of laughs!

I think I am going to hold a "game night" this winter on a regular basis. It doesn't cost a lot of money and people have FUN!

I have severe bursitis of the anserine bursa in each knee. It is very painful, worse at night. Keeps me awake. In this case, it's a part of underlying Psoriatic Arthritis in the knees.

Lots of snow. Cold.

Love to All!

WC

[Blueberrybook]

Daonnachd
I cannot even imagine. You are in my thoughts and prayers.

I feel a little queasy this afternoon, not sure why. I lay down awhile and it didn't do anything except make me aware of how badly I hurt all over.

Ugh, hope my stomach feels better soon. Would have been a nice day to take my daughter to the park. The weather is beautiful, and finally, most of the land in the park (where you can throw a frisbee, kick a soccer ball, etc.) has dried from all the rain. Maybe tomorrow.

[Miss Laura]

Still feeling sad and deflated but making it look like I have my s@@@ together. I ache all over from head to toe I haven't ached like this in years

[scatterbrained04]

Not too bad of a day. Have been a bit grouchy. Part stress, part being tired because I wake up every 3-4 hours all night. Then on the weekends, I have been napping, and I'm a grouch when I get up.

I did get out of the house a bit today. My son is a Queen fan, so I splurged and took him to go see Bohemian Rhapsody.

[Moose72]

Tomorrow is colonoscopy prep day. I have to start clear foods and then 4 am mon start the nasty drink. My appointment is at noon.

[Blueberrybook]

Originally Posted by Moose72

Tomorrow is colonoscopy prep day. I have to start clear foods and then 4 am mon start the nasty drink. My appointment is at noon.

That sounds awful. GI doc says he can do a colonoscopy on me or wait. I went with the wait option. I hope things go well, and you can down the nasty drink. Hope things go well for you.

[Blueberrybook]

Originally Posted by Miss Laura

Still feeling sad and deflated but making it look like I have my s@@@ together. I ache all over from head to toe I haven't ached like this in years

So sorry you're hurting. I've missed some of this thread. Are you sick or just hurting or do you have a chronic pain problem? Pain always makes everything so much worse.

[Blueberrybook]

Originally Posted by scatterbrained04

Not too bad of a day. Have been a bit grouchy. Part stress, part being tired because I wake up every 3-4 hours all night. Then on the weekends, I have been napping, and I'm a grouch when I get up.

I did get out of the house a bit today. My son is a Queen fan, so I splurged and took him to go see Bohemian Rhapsody.

I hate broken sleep through the night. I haven't had it happen lately. I do very clearly remember it all the time from my 3rd trimester on to my daughter's let's say first 2 years. She was not an easy baby, colic, teethed very early (think that made her super fussy), I was like a zombie or something.

It's nice you got out of the house today with your son.