VERA>Re: I'm back, and frustrated...

October 17, 2002

HI VERA.

I TOO AM GLAD I GAVE UP MY BULL-HEADEDNESS (AT LEAST A TAD) AND

ACCEPTED THE CHAIR. I'M BACK HOME NOW... AND BULL-HEADED AS EVER :-)

NAW - NOT REALLY.

REALLY TRYING TO ADJUST - AND ACCEPT MY NEW LOT IN LIFE.

IN FACT, WE WERE DISCUSSING IT TODAY, AND I MAY CEASE WORK AS EARLY

AS THE END OF THE MONTH. DONNALEE CAN'T DRIVE AFTER DARK, AND MOST

OF MY WORK WITH CLIENTS IS AFTER 4 P.M. - AND AN HOUR FROM HOME...

MAKES IT PRETTY DIFFICULT WHEN THE SUN WILL BE GOING DOWN AT 5:30 IN

ANOTHER COUPLE OF WEEKS...

REGARDING THE JACKET... NOPE... I KEPT IT ON... YOU SEE, MY FAMILY

HAS TO HAVE THE A/C BLASTING. SO THE HOTTER THEY GET - THE COLDER I

GET.

REALLY WEIRD. IT IS LIKE MY WIFE AND I TRADED PLACES... 2 YEARS

AGO, I WAS THE ONE WHO WAS HOT ALL THE TIME, AND SHE WAS ALWAYS COLD.

NOW IT HAS REVERSED.

OF COURSE, SHE DOES RUN AROUND HERE WITH THERMALS OR EQUIVALENT MOST

OF THE TIME. I TRY TO CONVINCE HER TO DRESS A BIT COOLER, BUT IT

DOESN'T DO ANY GOOD. GUESS OLD HABITS ARE HARD TO BREAK! :-)

WELL... IT IS GOOD TO BE BACK HOME.

DON'T THINK WE'LL BE VENTURING BACK TO CA ANYTIME SOON.

DONNALEE'S SISTER WANTS US ALL TO COME BACK AND HAVE A REUNION AGAIN

NEXT YEAR - BUT... HER DAD AND AUNT WERE A BIT DIFFERENT - AND EVEN

HER BROTHER SAID HE WILL NOT BE GOING BACK TO SEE THEIR DAD (BAD

BACKGROUND - SO MUCH SO - THAT I'M SURPRISED THEY ALL GATHERED THERE

ANYWAY.)

WELL, BEST GET GOING.

NEED TO GO CHECK ON MY NEW DOG.

DID YOU READ THAT POST?

IT WAS HIDDEN IN A RESPONSE TO SOMEONE WHO RESPONDED TO MY POST...

GOTTA GO.

EYES FREAKING - AND BODY IS SIMILARLY ENGAGED... :-)

ALL FOR NOW

BY THE WAY... THANKS FOR THE WELCOME BACK. I'M GLAD MY HUMOR IS

APPRECIATED. I ALWAYS STRIVE FOR AT LEAST ONE SMILE IN RESPONSE TO A

VISIT (OR IN THIS CASE - POST).

PABLITO

> :

> Glad you listen to me about the wheel chair. It gave you a chance

to enjoy

> Disneyland. If you would of found my house you would of been 10

degree's

> hotter. It always seems to be 5 to 10 degree's hotter here , then

in L.A Then

> maybe you could of taken you coat off and visited for awhile.

Really sorry we

> didn't get to meet you and Donna lee. If your ever out this way

again, take

> my number with you.) Good to see that your back home and safe. We

missed

> your humor.

>

> Take Care

> Vera

> my attachment

> ********

> Hi All.

>

> I'm back.

>

> We flew back from CA yesterday.

>

> Flight was full of interesting physical problems, but I'll spare

you

> all that.

>

> Good to be home. We drove here today.

>

> I saw a few clients on the way home, and broke the news to 2 of

them

> that I would soon no longer be working with them.

>

> 11 years in private practice, and calling it quits.

>

> What is more frustrating is that I have not been able to find

anyone

> to assume my case loads.

>

> Can't do anything about that though. Can only do what I can do.

>

> Similarly, but more personally, frustrated with medical profession.

>

> Stopped by to see my internist this morning, and found that they

> still had not successfully scheduled my PET or (additional) MRI

> tests. It's been over 2 months now since my appointment with her

> when she agreed I needed them. Even she herself called me up a few

> weeks ago and asked what the results were - fully expecting that

they

> had been performed.

>

> But, as with everything (or so it seems)... seems I have no control.

>

> I've tried to contact other docs, even Dr. on, and am still

> waiting.

>

> My Dr. at Mayo, who assured me I could email him, has not responded

> to 1 email since I left there. Wouldn't be so bad if regression was

> not so evident, but it is evident - visible to all (and I've been

> pretty good about hiding it).

>

> Well, let me move on to better stuff.

>

> Thanks to Vera for persisting on the wheelchair issue.

>

> I had not used one - except for airport transit - until Disneyland.

>

> At Disney, it was quite welcome. I was able to make it the whole

> day. Didn't much like being pushed around, but didn't mind it that

> much either.

>

> And... I didn't have to stand in line once.

>

> I sat :-)

>

> See - even though frustrated with so much - I'll still eek out a

> smile :-)

>

> I do think we got through the lines much faster though, and know we

> got through them faster than if I'd walked... because if I'd

walked,

> I wouldn't have lasted half a day.

>

> By the way Vera... I appreciated that heat at Disney. I wore a coat

> all day - even though it was 90! Remember? I'm cold all the time.

> The weather on the coast was much cooler. It struggled to reach 70 -

> something called the Marine Layer. Weird thing. Kept us shrouded in

> fog all week. We received a call from our farm (which surprised us,

> as we were not home :-) and when we told the (animal) caretaker

(who

> had called to check in) and told her it was cold in CA, she told us

> it got down to 29 the night before. Had to eat our words. Guess it

> just goes to show that everything is relative.

>

> We used the wheelchair again at the Santa Barbara zoo. I

reluctantly

> went anyway (you think Disneyland is expensive!). That chair sure

> makes things easier. So much so... That Donna's dad allowed us to

> bring it home - so it's here.

>

> Who would have thought? A few months back, you guys were harping on

> me to at least accept using a cane. Now I'm even accepting

> (admittedly on rare occassions) the use of a wheelchair!

>

> Well, better get off and see if I can eek out another hour or two

of

> sleep.

>

> Good to be back, and good to be back online with the group.

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> Pablito

October 17, 2002