Huh…pretty much describes my day. It felt like I didn’t stop all day. There was just one thing after another and it all just sort of snowballed into a long and busy day. I feel overwhelmed today. I am tired and, of course – or, more like because of, the way I’m feeling overloaded, I am in a lot of pain. So stupid. My pain Dr didn’t return my call today, which, for him, is surprising. He always returns my call, generally after hours. I don’t think he ever stops working. He has been a pain specialist for years and he knows that it is always there!! It doesn’t stop at 5 pm, only to rejoin you bright and early at 8:30 or 9:00 am or whenever you start your day! Lol! That would be a dream world, one that I’d move to!!! But, reality check, pain is often worse in the evening and night-time. Well, speaking for myself that is!
Our oldest daughter is currently in drivers training. I know she’s 18, I got my licence when I was 16 and she’s just doing it now. We really wanted to make sure she did drivers training (But it’s not cheap, so she didn’t get it until we could afford it and so she would, hopefully, appreciate it (not sure if we got that part of the deal!) I believe that her first driving lessons should be provided by a professional, not just from your parents, with all of their bad habits! I think most people get lazy over the years and that we start to do the easier things, even if they aren’t necessarily correct. So, she’s had two driving sessions so far, each for 2 hours of driving! He wanted her to practice and she hasn’t much, so we went for a drive all over town, after dropping my little man off at kindergarten. I kept really calm. She was anxious and hesitant at first, but she did really well. Some of the questions she asked me actually made me have to pause, to make sure I was giving her adequate information. (Or as much as I could recall – lol!!!) I told her to always go by what her instructor says, not what we say!! Not many times when we ask our kids to listen to someone over us!!)
Tomorrow is Trigeminal Neuralgia Awareness day! Wear your teal ribbon or clothes and head to Kinsmen Park to see them light the bridge up in teal lights!! Check out globalnews.ca/edmonton/ Search “Trigeminal Neuralgia” and watch a clip from today’s news. Dr Matt Wheatley (my surgeon) talks briefly & there’s info about where and when to go tomorrow evening, if you want to show your support!!
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To help with research and treatment for Trigeminal Neuralgia please go to http://www.tnnme.com (Trigeminal Neuralgia and Me)sign a petition to have the WorldHealth Organization (WHO) add Trigeminal Neuralgia (TN) to their “Health Topic List.
Hopefully one day I’ll get it right, or at least have fun, while about it I write!!
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