Friday, January 7, 2005

MRI and Im mad

I went this morning and had the MRI done. I felt like a fraud. My neck is feeling better.I have much freer movement of my head and arms. There is still some pain but nothing I cannot deal with. It feels almost like muscle soreness now. No doubt that a quick movement would probally bring it all back. They said that my doctor would have the results possibly by Monday. So. until then.

Pat's baby sister had a heart attack this week. She is 42. There has been a few problems with swelling and fever so they have been unable to place the stint in her heart. Supposedly they will do it tonight. I hope she does well for the sake of the 2 kids that depend on her. Maybe she will see the error of her life and take the steps to change it. no this is not the drug addict sister. But she is just as bad. She is an entry all of her own. I will not be going to see her. Have no reason to go see someone that does not like me. I have enough going on in my own life.

Brook has TaeKwonDo today. I will be taking her there tonight. I will also be taking my daughter to see one of her probation officer's today. I think we will eat out or something. It will be 8 oclock before we get home.

I am so mad. Brook has missed 7 days of school this year. I do not keep her from school for no reason. She missed all 7 of those days due to a fever above 102! Why am I mad? Well I recieved a letter today telling me that she has missed 7 days, like I don't know that. In that letter I was told that if she continues to miss school that I would be turned over to the social worker and turned into the Trunacy Treatment Team and that I faced up to 30 days in jail in that happens! Also if she misses 3 more days she will not pass first grade?!!! She is on the star roll. She has straight A's. She is in the advanced reading group. She is in 100 point club for reading . I am a responsible parent. Their guidelines say keep home if fever is over 100. Her's was over 102 and I took her to doctor.  I even took her to the hospital when it hit 105! I sent in a note from the doctor and the hospital. I am mad. Ok I will play their way. She goes to school sick. She stays until she cannot be counted absent. I am mad. Threaten to put me in jail? Keep her from second grade? She is on star roll? Yet they will pass someone that is there everyday and fails classes? Im mad.

Tuesday, January 4, 2005

Nuts Just nuts!

The Joy of almonds

Almonds have as much protein per ounce as red meat. Adding almonds into your diet has shown to help reduce the risk of heart attacks by as much as 50%. This result is due to the good-for-your-heart vitamin E found in almonds. Monounsaturated fats can decrease your bad LDL cholesterol levels and increase your good HDL cholesterol levels. Antioxidants help keep your arteries young.


Hello. I realize I have not been writing much lately. There has been a lot going on and nothing going on. Ihave been in a lot of pain lately from my neck. It has eased up some but not enough. I am having an MRI on Friday to help determine hat is going on. Ususally when I pinch a nerve in my neck it  only lasts a couple of days. This is 2 weeks . I can scratch my head now. LOL I could not do that 2 days ago. Now I find out I have to have different meds for my back because insurance will not pay for them anymore. I have already filled how many they will pay for. So stupid. They will pay for me to have narcotic drugs everyday but not a cox-2 drug. HUmph. I can use a drug that will make me high and not relieve the pain or nothing. I think I will use nothing. Anyway as soon as my neck is good enough for me to look at people without turning my whole body I will go look for a job. My mother will turn over in her grave. I am going to look in retail places not hospitals. I will not work in medical field again. I have 2 degrees in the medical field and they both pay VERY well but I treasure my mental health more than the pay. Although lately I have had doubts about my mental health. I talked to my doctor about that and she is of opinion that maybe we had better do something about the pain as my depression seems to stem from that time frame. Pat and I have had our problems for a long time. I love him but at times I don't like him. I honestly do not know how things with him will end up. I think that once I start bringing some money into the house that maybe if his burden is eased up then we will turn things around. If not, then I will have money and I will be able to do what needs to be done. I honestly hope that things do get better. I truely do not see a future without him. Everything I see has him there with me. Brook has been with her mama a lot over the Christmas break. That ends today. She will be back home as school starts back tomorrow. Wow it has been a long break!

68 degrees F right now. Where is my winter? Dont get me wrong I love these temps but I am thinking of all the bugs we will have this spring and summer because of no winter weather.

 That's it for now my head is falling over. Need a break.