[buddha1too]

@Soupe du jour...Congrats on the grill, but my condolences on the assembly required. I'm horrible at such things...a regular mechanical idiot! We even have a handyman who assembles our IKEA-like stuff for us.

@BethRags...I'm so glad you're finally back on the road. Being without a car must have made the suffocating nature of the pandemic even more intolerable. I hope you achilles tendon is 100%, too.

@Jennifer 1967...I'm glad you will have a relaxing Easter alone. As far as seeking help with your aging parent goes, that's a great idea. Such issues can tear families apart if resentment starts to build. You're very wise to nip this in the bud.

@Moose72...I'm glad you got your eyes checked. Although there wasn't much change in your prescription, it's important to have regular check-ups. Glaucoma & other eye diseases can creep up on people in a short period of time. Nice picture, BTW!

It will just be my partner & me for Easter this year. Since I've never been a Christian, it's no big deal, but my partner was raised Polish-Catholic, & Easter has always been a big event in her family. Since Michigan now leads the country in the number of Covid cases per capita, that's even more reason to avoid hosting super-spreader events. Since it's Good Friday, I'm going to make a tuna casserole for dinner...my partner won't eat meat on Fridays during lent. She's a "lapsed Catholic," but she claims being Catholic is akin to being Jewish. It's hard to shake the cultural aspect...

[*Beth*]

Originally Posted by buddha1too

@BethRags...I'm so glad you're finally back on the road. Being without a car must have made the suffocating nature of the pandemic even more intolerable. I hope you achilles tendon is 100%, too.

Thank you so much!

It will just be my partner & me for Easter this year. Since I've never been a Christian, it's no big deal, but my partner was raised Polish-Catholic, & Easter has always been a big event in her family. Since Michigan now leads the country in the number of Covid cases per capita, that's even more reason to avoid hosting super-spreader events. Since it's Good Friday, I'm going to make a tuna casserole for dinner...my partner won't eat meat on Fridays during lent. She's a "lapsed Catholic," but she claims being Catholic is akin to being Jewish. It's hard to shake the cultural aspect...

I was born and raised as a Jew- your partner is quite correct! btw, tuna casserole sounds delicious.

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[*Beth*]

Originally Posted by Jennifer 1967

I tried to go to the mall to pick up some yellow box flip flops (really the only shoe I wear year round) and the traffic was horrible. I’ll try again tomorrow early in the morning hopefully before the crowds descend.

Easter is still on for some quiet time, a good meal, a good book and a rented movie or two. Much less stressful. My daughter will call. I’ve got to get moving to get the house ready for my brother’s birthday celebration tomorrow.

I’ve told my siblings we need to talk. We have an aging parent who needs an increased level of care and it’s a group effort. They have been MIA and the load falls to me. It’s getting a bit heavy especially with the driving thing. That needs to change. I’ll approach it diplomatically and see how things shake out.

I hope everyone that celebrates Easter has a wonderful day!

Good for you for rounding up the siblings. There's something special about caring for an elderly parent; it's not all the sacrifice many people think it is. There is pride and reward in it, too.

I hope your Easter is wonderful, Jennifer

[*Beth*]

Originally Posted by ~Christina

Thanks everyone for the support. Means so much

At this point basically My husband walks me when ever I get up in the house to go anywhere, Drives me crazy. But there have been so many times that if he wasnt right there I would have fallen again. Ive also had a nasty GI bug all week so thats not helping at all. I did fall a couple times heading to the bathroom when he was sleeping.

So whoever has a VooDoo doll of me can please just stop that would be great

I think we have just had our last " cold snap" of the year last night 20 something, So some plants had to be covered outside.

Anyone have any fun weekend plans ???

Hugs to all

Aw, Christina, it's so good to 'see' you. I do own some voodoo dollies, but I promise that they're only friendly ones.

No great plans. I think Easter is nice, but my family doesn't pay any attention to it. I'm hoping to get a pedicure, though.

[bizi]

So good to see you @~Christina!!!!
bizi
sorry that you have been falling. scary stuff right there.

During the daytime i still felt down about the incident yesterday but in the evening i felt better. I remembered that it's Friday and i had all my soaps to watch and one of them does an April Fool's ep where the story lines get all zany so that was fun and was a really good time.

The weight loss clinic still hasn't contacted me and it's been two weeks. Time enough for me to change my mind. I'll re-evaluate once i'm vaxed and can go out and be active and not feel the pain of the diet so much.

It's sunny which is nice but i feel it's a bit of a liar as it's still so cold out.

I had a rocky night of sleep but i don't feel it's the benzo taper as i'm still at 65% of my original dose, so that's still pretty high.

Hugs to all!

[Soupe du jour]

Originally Posted by whatever2013

During the daytime i still felt down about the incident yesterday but in the evening i felt better. I remembered that it's Friday and i had all my soaps to watch and one of them does an April Fool's ep where the story lines get all zany so that was fun and was a really good time.

The weight loss clinic still hasn't contacted me and it's been two weeks. Time enough for me to change my mind. I'll re-evaluate once i'm vaxed and can go out and be active and not feel the pain of the diet so much.

It's sunny which is nice but i feel it's a bit of a liar as it's still so cold out.

I had a rocky night of sleep but i don't feel it's the benzo taper as i'm still at 65% of my original dose, so that's still pretty high.

Hugs to all!

I'm glad to read that you were able to refocus on something more pleasant after your incident. You know, it is a practiced skill in being able to do that. Just let stuff be in the past. Though sometimes easier said than done, I know.

I hope you sleep better tonight. You may recall my sleep has been quite rocky lately, too. And I also look at my Klonopin elimination as a culprit. I had a video session with my American psychiatrist last night (still seeing him while starting with the Czech doc). I discussed my sleep with him and he doesn't think it's Klonopin withdrawal, but rather "Maybe the Klonopin really was providing a benefit for you."

Gotta confess that the above annoyed me and I started arguing with him (nothing too new). Then he does the old "Keep an open-mind about this, Soupe." which kinda annoyed me even more. I told him I would keep an open-mind, but that doesn't mean I'll ever deem him right in the end.

[Soupe du jour]

@~Christina, I'm glad you were able to check back with us again. As you see, we're all pulling for you to get to the bottom of your frequent falls, and other issues. It has sounded scary, but it's reassuring how supportive Steve has been. It seemed like only yesterday how you were supporting him so lovingly, when he was quite unwell. Hopefully soon you will both find some relief from health challenges, so that you can do something pleasant together.

Are some flowers blooming on your property? If I recall correctly, you once wrote that your property sometimes has a massive blooming of wildflowers, or the like, and that your doggies love running through the field. That was a mental image that popped up in my memory.

[Soupe du jour]

Last night was again a somewhat improved sleep, for me. I did wake up at 3:30 am with a little racing heart and heartburn/indigestion. I took the other half of the Ativan I took before bed, chewed on some Alka Seltzers, and then fell asleep again waking up feeling quite good. No hand tingling, no pain, just "Ahhhhhh!" My American psychiatrist would prefer that I go back on a little Klonopin rather than take the Ativan, but I don't want to. I will keep that open-mind I mentioned above to whatever2013, but won't throw in the towel prematurely.

buddah1too, we didn't get to assembling the grill yesterday. It became extremely windy, so it didn't seem the right time. Hopefully today or at least by the end of the weekend. Hubby is more intimidated by the project than I am. Part of his problem is that he panics looking at a huge project as a whole. I do consider the whole of big projects, but also portions as wholes. That's less intimidating. He deals with ADD challenges, while I don't have that disorder. Plus, I have developed strategies in life that help combat that type of intimidation.

[Mountaindewed]

Our realtor called around to see if any of the other bidders still wanted the house. She called a lady who I guess was pretty devastated that we didn’t accept her offer but she was really nice and said to let her know if anything changed. So the realtor called her and she immediately said yes and she was so excited. It makes me happy when you think you’ve lost something you really wanted and then a week later you find out you did get it. That happened with my last job. She went way over our listing price. So things are coming along now.

I am not doing too good today. I’m dealing with PMS which just started yesterday. I took all 3 of my Xanax around the same time hoping they’d kick in and I’d be fine. I’ve also been up since 2:30 which is not helping me feel good. I miss my old therapist a lot but before I was fine even after what my Pdoc told me. I honestly think I’ve made so much progress because I ended things with her. So again I suspect this is only PMS. I’ve only had Pepsi today. I think I’ll skip my shot and take it tomorrow. I’m not sure switching the days is such a good idea, but I think it’s ok if you do just one day later as opposed to 2 days later or 2 days earlier.

But I’m getting carry out from a place I’ve been dying to go to since the pandemic started. I had just found out about this place in March a couple weeks before the shut down. I still don’t feel comfortable eating inside a restaurant but I’ll just get the carry out.

I guess I’ll get the shot when my mom comes back from her walk. It makes me pretty ill afterwards but it’s late enough in the day (for me) that I can just lie down for the rest of the afternoon and night.

[Victoria'smom]

I didn't sleep well last night but I had all the stuff for my son's basket before he got up and left. I hope he likes it. I'm worried he won't. Instead of Easter grass I got sour straws, instead of a bunch of candy I got a bunch of different "just add milk" muffin mix packets. It's a more "adult" basket then previous years. Hopefully he'll like it.

[~Christina]

Originally Posted by Soupe du jour

@~Christina, I'm glad you were able to check back with us again. As you see, we're all pulling for you to get to the bottom of your frequent falls, and other issues. It has sounded scary, but it's reassuring how supportive Steve has been. It seemed like only yesterday how you were supporting him so lovingly, when he was quite unwell. Hopefully soon you will both find some relief from health challenges, so that you can do something pleasant together.

Are some flowers blooming on your property? If I recall correctly, you once wrote that your property sometimes has a massive blooming of wildflowers, or the like, and that your doggies love running through the field. That was a mental image that popped up in my memory.

Hey Soupe

Yes as I whine about being a bother to Steve he quickly reminded me for almost a year I did everything for him. I know needing his help is fine, Im just all kinds of stubborn lol

I hope the wild flowers come back again in such splender.Id love to get some pics of our new puppy rolling in them too ..Hope I get a chance and Ill share .

Are you settling in at all? hows your new Providers ?

Take good care of you

[~Christina]

Originally Posted by BethRags

Aw, Christina, it's so good to 'see' you. I do own some voodoo dollies, but I promise that they're only friendly ones.

No great plans. I think Easter is nice, but my family doesn't pay any attention to it. I'm hoping to get a pedicure, though.

Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh Id die for a Pedicure

[~Christina]

63 light breeze and sunny ! beautiful, Ive been on my porch all day. My puppy Gus runs off the porch and brings me a branch I throw it off he goes and brings me pinecones I throw them off he goes and brings bigger rocks. Hes about 4.5 lbs (/) now and he carries stufff 10 times bigger and heavier than he is LOL ...

Still on my feet today so thats a plus

Happy Saturday

[Nammu]

Pretty sure it hit 70’s today. Absolutely gorgeous out. Tomorrow is supposed to be a repeat. Hoping we get to go to my daughter’s. She now has the cold that her kids brought home from school. So it’s a wait and see game. My neck has been bothering me a lot lately. Back when I had my back fusion they advised me to fuse my nect too, but I declined. Had lots of shots, chiropractor, acupuncture and PT. But after the back surgery it got better too. Now it’s been acting up. Thinking of trying PT and more shots.

[Sunflower123]

It’s been a beautiful day. I ran errands earlier with the sun roof open then we celebrated my brother’s birthday. It was nice.

I walked outside and there was package for me. It was a large Easter basket and card from my daughter since she won’t be here tomorrow. I got to crying (happy tears).

I won’t be alone for Easter after all. Mom’s eye is giving her trouble from surgery and my brother is not vaccinated. I’ve set everything up and given instructions that I am taking the day off doing everything I planned and I’m not taking requests. My brother and sister have agreed to step up to the plate. My sister is bringing plates of food over for us so we should be all set. A long, hot shower and going off by myself to run errands helped me feel human again.

[*Beth*]

What a lovely spring day, and a productive one! Having my car back (and being able to drive it without my achilles in agonizing pain) is a thorough joy! I washed the old dear and had its tires filled, got a pedicure, stopped for gas, got some green tea with cherry, and did the laundry. Then I came home and watched an episode of "Call the Midwife." I absolutely adore that show. Now I'm waiting for some earrings I ordered to arrive in the mail.


Time to wash the dishes, though, then maybe I'll lie down for a bit.

Hugs all around

[gina_re]

It's been a while since I've checked in. I've just been super busy between work, school, and family obligations. I hope everyone as doing as best as they can be. I'm alright, a little disappointed that my plans for today didn't come to fruition, but it's ok, we decided we'll try again in a couple of weeks when our schedules will allow it again. At any rate, I'm doing well in school so that's good news. The "new" job is also going well. I think I'll be ok when I'm finally on my own after my trainer and I complete a couple of projects. Anyway, take care everyone!

I'm beginning to wonder if clumsiness is a side-effect of benzo withdrawal. I wrote about how i stubbed and re-stubbed my same toe recently and today i fell in the shower. My elbow is all scraped, my knee and shin are banged up and my lower-back feels sore. I'm usually not clumsy so this is really weird for me.

Otherwise my day was okay with the ZOOM social hour at 4:00pm. I tried a ZOOM Spring Fling (Easter) party later but it was too juvenile and i didn't feel like being silly with my various injuries so i only stayed about twenty minutes.

My soaps were good but they're done til Tuesday (i watch online) so that's it for them. Holiday weekends are always hard but at least it's not Christmas. We're in lockdown again for a month which doesn't help.

[gina_re]

Oh and I got the results from the sleep study. I didn't really have any apnea events when I slept on my side, but when I was on my back, I had plenty. What to do with this information, I'm not sure. I did a tiny bit of research and there is something called positional sleep apnea. So I have a follow up appointment with my doc on Wednesday to see how to proceed with this.

[buddha1too]

It was a beautiful day here, as well, with highs near 70. I fixed lamb chops, potatoes, & veggies on the grill, & we had our dinner out on the porch for the first time this year. I also walked the dog ragged; he'll sleep well tonight.

@whatever2013...I'm sorry you're so banged up. It sounds mighty uncomfortable. Also sorry to hear you're in lockdown again. At least you have your dog at your side; they're very good therapy.

@Nammu...I was sorry to read that your neck is giving you problems. As far as getting together with your daughter goes, I'd be cautious. Is she certain she & the kids just have colds & not something more serious? Just a thought...

@~Christina...Your dog sounds wonderful. I've been reading about your terrible falls, but was glad to read that you managed to stay on your feet today! I hope your neurologist can get to the bottom of this.

If you're observant, have a miraculous Easter, people. I gather that's what the holiday is supposed to be about.

@buddha1too: Thank you for your thoughtfulness!

[Nammu]

Buddha, the Easter get together has been called off. Yeah she ( my daughter) tried to get a covid test today but was too late. They are now closed until Monday. I worry about her and her husband because they both smoke. So mum and I are going to. Order dinner to go from a local restaurant. We could go to my nephew’s but that’s 12 people already and too many, even if most have the vaccine.

Been revisiting the best of rock and roll from mid 60’s though the mid70’s there was a question on here about formative year and oh nostalgia! Right now Mad Moon Rising is favorite. But they were all good back then.

[*Beth*]

Originally Posted by whatever2013

I'm beginning to wonder if clumsiness is a side-effect of benzo withdrawal. I wrote about how i stubbed and re-stubbed my same toe recently and today i fell in the shower. My elbow is all scraped, my knee and shin are banged up and my lower-back feels sore. I'm usually not clumsy so this is really weird for me.

Otherwise my day was okay with the ZOOM social hour at 4:00pm. I tried a ZOOM Spring Fling (Easter) party later but it was too juvenile and i didn't feel like being silly with my various injuries so i only stayed about twenty minutes.

My soaps were good but they're done til Tuesday (i watch online) so that's it for them. Holiday weekends are always hard but at least it's not Christmas. We're in lockdown again for a month which doesn't help.

In my fairly vast experience of attempted benzo withdrawals anything and everything is possible. During one of my previous (attempted) withdrawals my legs were so shaky and I felt so off-blance that I literally could not safely walk from my bedroom to the drive-way where my car was parked. And the house was small. It was scary (thus the 'attempted' part).

[*Beth*]

Originally Posted by Nammu

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Been revisiting the best of rock and roll from mid 60’s though the mid70’s there was a question on here about formative year and oh nostalgia! Right now Mad Moon Rising is favorite. But they were all good back then.

Best music EVER!!!