Tonight's picture was taken in April of 2005, at Mattie's third birthday party. That year the theme of the party was Blues Clues. Mattie absolutely loved that TV show and we had a Blues adventure at the party, along with a magic show, and the magician even brought his bunny, Hobbes. Hobbes made a big impression on all of us.
Quote of the day: Do not pray for an easy life, pray for the strength to endure a difficult one. ~ Bruce Lee
I got up earlier than I planned today because I had to get some things done before waking up my dad. I think the challenges of caregiving is having NO TIME whatsoever for one's self. On any given day, I am juggling just too much for one person. My latest to my plate was to craft a cogent letter to our Home Owners Association, regarding the extensive construction project proposed to occur at the house adjacent to ours. If this proposal goes through, life as we know it will be OVER for quite some time. The significant dirt, noise, and chaos will overtake our street. I wrote a three page letter between yesterday and today outlining the issues and how what is being proposed violates the community's bylaws. I also got every neighbor on my street to sign onto the letter. Do I expect this to change anything? Probably not, but I am not going down without a fight.
On top of dealing with neighbors and this letter, I had my usual caregiving routine, laundry, walking Sunny, meals, and the list goes on. It is 8pm and I am worn out with no end in sight. Tomorrow morning, I head to see my doctor for the first injection of Prolia. A medication for bone loss. Given the extensive nature of my bone loss, I feel compelled to actively do something now, because unlike my parents, I will have NO child overseeing my care, or looking after me. I have to be as self sufficient as possible. I am worried about tomorrow's injection because I don't know the side effects it will have on me.
In the Fall of 2021, I tried taking Fosamax, the oral medication for bone loss. It was a royal nightmare for me. It gave me 101 fevers, horrible bone pain, nausea, exhaustion and I was wiped out for three days. Since I had a rare reaction with an oral med, who knows what my reaction will be with an injection. Needless to say, what ever my reaction I will have to push through it because as a full time caregiver there are NO down days.
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