Changes

I am so glad to be back on the lexapro. The angst isn't nearly as bad

angst defined by TheFreeDictionary
A feeling of anxiety or apprehension often accompanied by depression.

& tears & suicide ideation.

Last week the ward boundaries in the Preston 1st, 5th, 8th, Whitney 2nd, Franklin 2nd and 3rd wards in the Franklin Stake were changed. Six out of the 11 wards in the stake. Whitney 2nd Ward went from being the smallest ward in the stake to one of the two largest. They took one small block, but 50 of our members, & gave them to Preston 1st Ward. Then took 100 members, a subdivision, from the Preston 1st Ward & put them in Whitney 2nd. Preston 1st Ward's bishop & Relief Society president were among those people. Now this week Preston 1st & Whitney 2nd wards get new bishops. Our bishop had already moved from the ward.

I hope we soon get the house straightened out. Once we get it finished, Mother & I can move home. So tomorrow we see who our new bishop is.

Moving in May, 5/4

"Just another manic Monday, not Sunday, that's my fun day, my don't have to run day ..."

Love those lines from that old song. Can't remember off hand who sang it & I'm not going to take the time to google it.

Another 11 hour day. I walked over to the pharmacy today, then back to the Subway, then back to work. I forgot to go back for the meds & at a quarter to 7 I called Don & asked him to drop what he was doing & run to the pharmacy. They close at 6:30. He went to the window & he called & said they were closed. I said that after 6:30, you have to walk up to the door. He did & they let him in, gave him all of the meds, mine (lexapro) & Nick's included. They walked out of the pharmacy behind him.

I sent him over to Mother's & asked him to call me & let me know how it went. He didn't call. So, I went over to Mother's to see if she got her meds. There was no mirtazepine, but that wasn't critical, the coumadin AND cardizem were there, the 2 she was totally out of, & she had taken them. I saw the nightlight laying on the table. I asked her about it & she said the light was burned out, but Don-Mike was going to get her a light. I said not to count on it.

I came home & Don-Mike was out in the garage. I went out to ask him about the night light & he had forgotten, just as I expected. But, I found a package of night lights with only one taken out of a package of 4. So, I put the night light AND the package of nightlights on the console in his truck. I reminded him as he left tonight to take the nightlight in & plug it in.

He had forgotten to bring me my phone earlier today. Nick brought it up to me.

Nick had a job offered to him today at ComputerWise. I'm not too sure what it entails, but hey, it just kind of fell into his lap. It will be part-time & he should be able to keep his SSI. Cool, huh?

Moving in May, 5/3

I did it again today. I took a walk for 15 minutes. Today was worse than Friday. Today was what I expected Friday to be. I walked right after dinner though & had a serious pain in my abdomen. It wasn't a stitch, it was right up there where the ulcer/gall bladder pain comes & go. I had to rest several times.

I also walked down & fed the dog before I went over to Mother's so that I wouldn't have to feed him in the dark.

We had a serious thunderstorm. Lightning & thunder & then a deluge. I told Mother I hoped it didn't blow the birds nest out from under the eaves. Speaking of birds, there was a live bird flying around in our house today. I had my hearing aid turned off & was working on one of my online communities, adding a forum for food storage, & missed the whole thing. We're wondering how it got in. There's a couple of ways that come to mind. A cat brought it in & it wasn't dead or it got in through the hole in Nick's bedroom. I thought that had been sealed up, but Don wasn't sure.

I'm grateful for friends that have similar health problems today. I realized that I didn't have any lexapro & hadn't taken it yesterday. That explains the bad headache & shakiness. I called Kim & asked her if either she or Shari takes lexapro. It seemed like one of them did. Kim does & luckily she had some extra. I ran over to get one & she gave me 2. She takes the same dosage I do, whew!

Tonight I was filling Mother's pill boxes & she didn't have any coumadin. She was wondering who she could borrow a pill from & remembered that both Arlene Wanner & Gwen Fish take coumadin. I told her to call Arlene & see if she could borrow a pill. Arlene takes 5 mg pills of warfarin, which is generic for coumadin. The doctor doesn't want Mother taking the generic because her protime is so hard to keep stable. I figured 5 mg of warfarin was better than nothing. Mother was supposed to take 6 mg this evening.

So, tomorrow I need to get 3 scrips for me & 2 for Mother. I need metformin, lexapro & lisinopril, my blood pressure pill. Mother needs coumadin & cardizem. I remember we took those bottles down on Tuesday when Mother had her protime because there were no refills left. Becky, Dr. Otrusinik's nurse, said she'd call them in to Preston Drug. I immediately spaced it, sigh.