Journal Entry for October 21, 2009
October 21, 2009 1:12pm
Aargghh!! I'm getting really tired of these mood swings! I was lying on the couch for a while the other day, reading some of my …
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About Me
bouquiniste
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About Me
I am married with one adult son. I own a secondhand book store. I have alopecia universalis as well as Crohn's. I love reading, gardening, the natural world, and designing houses.
I am married with one adult son. I own a secondhand book store. I have alopecia universalis as well as Crohn's. I love reading, gardening, the natural world, and designing houses.
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Interests
Food gardening, reading, hiking, bird watching, designing houses.
Food gardening, reading, hiking, bird watching, designing houses.
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Journal Entry for October 16, 2009
October 16, 2009 11:56am
Wow, what a nasty day it is - pouring rain and a powerful wind. I suppose I shouldn't complain, though; we've had a really nice fall so …
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Journal Entry for September 17, 2009
September 17, 2009 12:13pm
We went to see "Food Inc." at the local theatre last night. The Patricia is the oldest continually-operating theatre in Western …
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Journal Entry for September 3, 2009
September 3, 2009 11:58am
A friend of ours has money to invest, and she has decided she wants to buy a house and do a rent-to-own deal with us. It seems like the only …
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Journal Entry for August 20, 2009
August 20, 2009 2:17pm
Well, it's my birthday today (52 if anybody's counting). Fortunately I'm feeling well, so I should be able to eat a decent supper …
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Celebration
Happy Birthday! I hope you get to do something special that you like to do.
Hug
a hug because we care,
Hug
Thanks for answering to my post: too many days off.
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Good Luck
Make that Possum - not sure what a passum is.
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Good Luck
Bears! All I have to contend with is squirrels, rabbits, passum, and raccoons. LOL I hope you are doing well. Good luck with those bears.
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Close Crohn's Disease & Ulcerative Colitis
I've had Crohn's for about 20 years, finally properly diagnosed in 2000. Had surgery in December 2000, was in remission until recently. Now on scary drugs to try to avoid more surgery.
Treatments
- Azathioprine Not Working
- Really bad reaction. Fever, vomiting, elevated blood pressure and heart rate. Had to stop treatment.
- Prednisone Working / Worked
- Seems to be working well. Am having some trouble with leg and foot cramps.
- Purinethol Too Soon to Tell
- So far have not had a bad reaction, as I did to the Azathioprine. Keeping my fingers crossed.
Close Alopecia Areata
I have had alopecia areata on and off for about 20 yrs. Over the last couple of years, it progressed to universalis. Now, probably because of the Prednisone, my hair is coming back. At this point, it is still pretty patchy and straggly. I'm hoping it will come back to the point where I don't have to wear a hat.
Treatments
- Purinethol Working / Worked
- Have been taking Purinethol which is an immune suppressant for my Crohns Disease. Almost as soon as I started to take it my hair started to come back. I now have a full head of hair although its not as thick as it was. I still have very little body hair however. Unfortunately Purinethol can have some really evil side effects liver damage increased risk of cancer and I have to get my blood tested frequently.
Open Menopause
I am a 51-year-old married woman with one adult son. I have recently started having menopausal symptoms, such as hot flashes and sleeplessness. So far, I haven't tried any treatments. I am taking Prednisone and Purinethol for Crohn's Disease.
Open Financial Challenges
I am a 51-year-old small business owner. I am married with one grown son. (My husband and I run the business together. We had to declare bankruptcy and lost our house several years ago after he lost his job and I had my hours cut way back on the job I had then. We both have medical issues. We earn barely enough to get by and can't afford things like dental care and new glasses. Would like to get some advice from people in the same position.
Treatments
- Budgeting Somewhat Helpful
- It's kind of hard to budget when your income is inconsistent, but we do try. We try to put enough away each day to divide amongst the bills at the end of the month. Somethings it works; sometimes it doesn't.
- Credit Counseling Somewhat Helpful
- Wasn't really a big help, since our financial difficulties at the time were the result of a sudden huge drop in income.
- Cut Up Credit Cards Working / Worked
- Had to give up all our credit cards when we declared bankruptcy. Haven't gotten any new ones.
- Debt Consolidation Not Working
- Didn't work because we didn't have enough money coming in at the time to cover even minimal payments.
- Filing for Bankruptcy Working / Worked
- It was a horrible thing to do, but it got us out of an impossible situation. The worst thing was losing our house.
