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Morning everyone..it's been a crazy week for me, between the echocardiogram for VanGogh, drama at work (mostly Karen being Karen, but worse than usual), and a road closure near the MA office that makes my already long commute even longer. Then yesterday, I found out my boss has prostate cancer. Manager said he got choked up when he told her, and that's something none of us have seen in 30+ years. We're reading between the lines that he's maybe got a more aggressive or advanced form. It sucks either way, he's only in his 70s and still very active and working one day a week, and he's a genuinely good person. All of us are reeling a bit.
This morning I'm feeling a little more...balanced, I guess? I slept in, which was much needed, and it was a cool morning so I took Miki for a long walk-which we both enjoyed. I also picked blackberries from the wild bush in my yard before it got warm (wild ones have thorns, so it goes better with long sleeves). It's definitely not producing as much as last year, not sure if it's the weird weather we had all year-winter until April, then weeks of heavy rain followed by heat waves-or if it's just reaching the end of it's productive life. I have no idea how long wild blackberry bushes live.. but still, some free berries are better than none.
I have some little things to get done around here before I go grocery shopping, then I'll need to walk Miki again. It'll be in the 80s so that will be a shorter walk. Hopefully I can start some cooking today, not sure how much motivation I'll have as the day goes on. Mostly I want to relax and recharge a bit this weekend because next weekend the brewery is doing an event with Operation Delta Dog, and I'll have a booth there (that's a great cause I'm happy to support, even if I don't feel like I have the energy for it).
Gonna leave this with a couple photos of Tumble, that honestly don't do justice to his progress lately-he's becoming a little cuddle machine lol
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Another day, another ouchie?My bruised achilles tendon (don't ask) makes my foot numb. Wonky on meds, whacked it.Now, as to fibro:A lot of reports are going around some parts of social media that fibro (and dang near anything else) are caused by post-Covid, post-flu, post-vaccinations, post-pick-something.1. Your risk of death or serious complications beyond "ow, that shot hurt!" are typically...
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Well..my thyroid might be a problem. I have a high TSH but normal T4. TSH increases when your thyroid isn't producing enough thyroid hormones...if only the TSH is high, it could be early or subclinical. Will wait and see if they want to do anything about that or just recheck it at some point. Either it'll even out or my T4 will drop. Meanwhile it's hot and I'm working with Karen, and I have no...
I worked yesterday and came home to find my partner still trying to get the primary bolt off of my defective starter. That was 4 hours later. He finally suceeded after another hour. Then we discovered that the armature and ground were broken on the new starter. Not usable. So, I ended up returning that and ordering another one which will be here tonight. In the interim, I am driving the car that my partner is supposed to be working on this week while the owner is away. She's aware.
I left early this morning for work. Now just on a short break. I have to be back on the road at 4:00. I'm groggy today. I keep having horrible dreams and waking up. I've been told that I'm thrashing and yelling too. Pretty sure none of that is a good thing.
It's overcast here from the wildfires and the air quality sucks again.
Tumble is certainly making progress!! I'm sorry to learn that your boss has a cancer diagnosis. That's tough.
I need to lie down for at least an hour. This was the worst day on my schedule but the next week is going to be challenging too. Having to be at a client's home at a specific time ruins the flow. Waves!