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Post by Alatariel on Dec 9, 2021 16:44:20 GMT -6
I just wanted to pop in for a quick update. My family is being slammed with things right now, so if you pray and have extra prayers, much appreciated! My sister has had breast cancer and several surgeries from that. Also, following the loss of my grandmother and grandfather on the other side of the family, we spent several weeks getting the family farm ready to sell. Finally got through all that and then over Thanksgiving break, my dad fell and broke his neck. He's had a successful spinal fusion, but he's still looking at a pretty long recovery from where he has Parkinson's. But I'm still here!!! Wow, that sound incredibly intense and difficult! So much thrown at you all at once, I'm so sorry! I can't even imagine your emotional state right now. I'm sending you all good thoughts. |
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Post by havekrillwhaletravel on Dec 12, 2021 5:09:25 GMT -6
I just wanted to pop in for a quick update. My family is being slammed with things right now, so if you pray and have extra prayers, much appreciated! My sister has had breast cancer and several surgeries from that. Also, following the loss of my grandmother and grandfather on the other side of the family, we spent several weeks getting the family farm ready to sell. Finally got through all that and then over Thanksgiving break, my dad fell and broke his neck. He's had a successful spinal fusion, but he's still looking at a pretty long recovery from where he has Parkinson's. But I'm still here!!! That sounds awful. Sending you positive thoughts, I can't imagine what it must be like to go through all that at once. |
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Post by ScienceGirl on Dec 26, 2021 16:00:53 GMT -6
Well, 25 days of ICU later, we busted my dad out of the hospital and decided to take matters into our own hands. He's been home a week now. We're in a lot better place with him, although he's having to learn to feed himself and walk again and all that jazz. I appreciate all the well wishes. It's been pretty rough. But on a positive note, if you need info about an extended hospital stay, I'm your girl. I drove the nurses and techs up the wall asking what everything was called and how it all worked.
Hope everyone enjoyed the holidays!
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Post by butterflycrescent92 on Aug 9, 2023 20:12:19 GMT -6
I know this is an old thread but I do want to share what has been going on with my life.
I met my boyfriend online through an app called Telegram back in January 2021. We met up in person in January 2022. We have been together for like, one and a half years.
I got into a nursing school program back in May 2022. However, I failed one class by 1.5% and I need to retake it. I came back to school in another city, and retook the class in March 2023 and pass. Right now, I am currently in a nursing school program. It is an LVN (licensed vocational nurse) to BSN bridge. Since I am already a nurse, all I need to do is to get an advanced degree. I will graduate next year. I just want this to be done because it is overwhelming. Nursing school is not predictable and they keep changing the schedule.
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Post by Alatariel on Aug 9, 2023 21:03:30 GMT -6
I know this is an old thread but I do want to share what has been going on with my life. I met my boyfriend online through an app called Telegram back in January 2021. We met up in person in January 2022. We have been together for like, one and a half years. I got into a nursing school program back in May 2022. However, I failed one class by 1.5% and I need to retake it. I came back to school in another city, and retook the class in March 2023 and pass. Right now, I am currently in a nursing school program. It is an LVN (licensed vocational nurse) to BSN bridge. Since I am already a nurse, all I need to do is to get an advanced degree. I will graduate next year. I just want this to be done because it is overwhelming. Nursing school is not predictable and they keep changing the schedule. That's awesome- the parts about meeting your boyfriend and getting your advanced degree. Sounds like a lot of work. My sister is a nurse and she got her masters. It was hard but worth it! |
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Post by butterflycrescent92 on Aug 10, 2023 6:25:06 GMT -6
I know this is an old thread but I do want to share what has been going on with my life. I met my boyfriend online through an app called Telegram back in January 2021. We met up in person in January 2022. We have been together for like, one and a half years. I got into a nursing school program back in May 2022. However, I failed one class by 1.5% and I need to retake it. I came back to school in another city, and retook the class in March 2023 and pass. Right now, I am currently in a nursing school program. It is an LVN (licensed vocational nurse) to BSN bridge. Since I am already a nurse, all I need to do is to get an advanced degree. I will graduate next year. I just want this to be done because it is overwhelming. Nursing school is not predictable and they keep changing the schedule. That's awesome- the parts about meeting your boyfriend and getting your advanced degree. Sounds like a lot of work. My sister is a nurse and she got her masters. It was hard but worth it! Thank you, Alatariel. Nursing school is a lot, but I'm getting closer to the finished line. |
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Post by StarGirl06 on Jan 21, 2024 12:42:04 GMT -6
Hello, I thought I should come here and post something as I feel I'm slipping away from this community a bit over the last few years. I've been really quiet popping in on the Discord group every now and again but I'm definitely not as active as I used to be. This is due to moving back to England and other certain offline life stuff. My writing isn't good. I haven't been writing much at all and I feel this is why I'm not active on here as much anymore. I'm not writing so I'm not coming online as often. I do want to get back to writing and to this community as I miss it but it might take a while as I find some time to do it with my full time job which I do find tiring most days so feel I don't have the energy to write anything when I get home but this feels like one of those writing excuses as I do miss writing and I have been a bit annoyed that I've struggled so much because I do enjoy the stories and other things I've written off and on this site so this year I'm going to work on getting back to writing in some way or another but I don't want to rush myself to do anything major as it's been so long and I feel so out of writing at the moment.
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Post by butterflycrescent92 on May 18, 2024 23:40:59 GMT -6
2024 has not been kind. Who knew that we would spend last Christmas with my grandma on December 2023, and spend one last New Year's with her this year? On the day of my third exam, I received a missed call from my mother and two missed call from Kaiser regarding my grandmother who had a stroke. My grandma was in the bed and was about to get up to the to the bathroom. My mom heard a loud noise thumping. My grandma fell on the floor. It was traumatizing. My mom couldn't lift her up. My aunt (mom's youngest sister) helped her but neither of them could get her up, even though she (grandma) is about 100 pounds. They took her to the nearest ER. Then she was transferred to another city almost two hours away because they needed to remove the blood clot in her brain. At first, we thought only one side was affected. After the CT scan, both sides of the brain were affected. Right there and then, I knew she was gonna go. A nasogastric tube (tube placed on the nose) was feeding her because she could no longer eat by mouth. We brought her home and placed her on hospice care. It took a while before the hospice doctor said that it was imminent. We decided to remove the tube, and then she passed away on January 30th, one day before my cousin turned 8. It was painful. My world fell apart. Imagine passing a difficult exam ONLY to find out that my grandma had a stroke. I cried. She was the head of the family. Losing her has been hard on all of us.
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Post by RAVENEYE on May 20, 2024 14:33:29 GMT -6
2024 has not been kind. Who knew that we would spend last Christmas with my grandma on December 2023, and spend one last New Year's with her this year? On the day of my third exam, I received a missed call from my mother and two missed call from Kaiser regarding my grandmother who had a stroke. My grandma was in the bed and was about to get up to the to the bathroom. My mom heard a loud noise thumping. My grandma fell on the floor. It was traumatizing. My mom couldn't lift her up. My aunt (mom's youngest sister) helped her but neither of them could get her up, even though she (grandma) is about 100 pounds. They took her to the nearest ER. Then she was transferred to another city almost two hours away because they needed to remove the blood clot in her brain. At first, we thought only one side was affected. After the CT scan, both sides of the brain were affected. Right there and then, I knew she was gonna go. A nasogastric tube (tube placed on the nose) was feeding her because she could no longer eat by mouth. We brought her home and placed her on hospice care. It took a while before the hospice doctor said that it was imminent. We decided to remove the tube, and then she passed away on January 30th, one day before my cousin turned 8. It was painful. My world fell apart. Imagine passing a difficult exam ONLY to find out that my grandma had a stroke. I cried. She was the head of the family. Losing her has been hard on all of us. Oh, I'm so sorry. You have my deepest condolences, Butterfly. Losing the matriarch is an unspeakable loss. |
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Post by HDSimplicityy on May 22, 2024 20:01:52 GMT -6
2024 has not been kind. Who knew that we would spend last Christmas with my grandma on December 2023, and spend one last New Year's with her this year? On the day of my third exam, I received a missed call from my mother and two missed call from Kaiser regarding my grandmother who had a stroke. My grandma was in the bed and was about to get up to the to the bathroom. My mom heard a loud noise thumping. My grandma fell on the floor. It was traumatizing. My mom couldn't lift her up. My aunt (mom's youngest sister) helped her but neither of them could get her up, even though she (grandma) is about 100 pounds. They took her to the nearest ER. Then she was transferred to another city almost two hours away because they needed to remove the blood clot in her brain. At first, we thought only one side was affected. After the CT scan, both sides of the brain were affected. Right there and then, I knew she was gonna go. A nasogastric tube (tube placed on the nose) was feeding her because she could no longer eat by mouth. We brought her home and placed her on hospice care. It took a while before the hospice doctor said that it was imminent. We decided to remove the tube, and then she passed away on January 30th, one day before my cousin turned 8. It was painful. My world fell apart. Imagine passing a difficult exam ONLY to find out that my grandma had a stroke. I cried. She was the head of the family. Losing her has been hard on all of us. Wow. That sounds so very stressful. My condolences to you and your family. |
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Post by HDSimplicityy on Jun 3, 2024 22:35:43 GMT -6
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga is absolute BONKERS.
Go see it in IMAX.
Its not as incredible as Fury Road, but its a very strong prequel. That was a ny impossible bar to hit. And to be as good as The Road Warrior.
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Post by Behemoth on Jun 5, 2024 17:22:18 GMT -6
I know it's stigmatic, but I went through a really stressful period (narcissist boss, covid, so on) and had a psychosis episode that led me to an in-patient psychiatric hospital stay, but getting on meds really helped out with that, and balanced out my mood. I'm recovering from a deep depression and burnout that followed, which I'm really happy about. I wanna write, I wanna spend more time outside, I wanna put more into life than doom-scrolling apps, and even though it isn't perfect, it's a good enough start.
Looking forward to this weekend. For wifey's birthday, we're going swimming in the river. Can't wait.
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Post by RAVENEYE on Jun 6, 2024 8:46:33 GMT -6
I know it's stigmatic, but I went through a really stressful period (narcissist boss, covid, so on) and had a psychosis episode that led me to an in-patient psychiatric hospital stay, but getting on meds really helped out with that, and balanced out my mood. I'm recovering from a deep depression and burnout that followed, which I'm really happy about. I wanna write, I wanna spend more time outside, I wanna put more into life than doom-scrolling apps, and even though it isn't perfect, it's a good enough start. Looking forward to this weekend. For wifey's birthday, we're going swimming in the river. Can't wait. Oof! Life has been throwing some punches, no doubt about it. Wonderful to hear you're on the other side and taking steps forward. Sunshine and birdsong and soft grass underfoot and the music of water are excellent therapy indeed! |
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Post by Alatariel on Jun 6, 2024 10:40:20 GMT -6
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga is absolute BONKERS. Go see it in IMAX. Its not as incredible as Fury Road, but its a very strong prequel. That was a ny impossible bar to hit. And to be as good as The Road Warrior. My husband and I saw it this past weekend! It definitely put me in a mental funk for a few days. What an intense story. Absolutely AMAZING storytelling. I thought it was even better than Fury Road but in a different way. Fury Road is an Action Movie and Furiosa is an Origin Story with action. Can't compare them fairly, but Furiosa was just...WOW. |
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Post by Alatariel on Jun 6, 2024 10:43:40 GMT -6
I know it's stigmatic, but I went through a really stressful period (narcissist boss, covid, so on) and had a psychosis episode that led me to an in-patient psychiatric hospital stay, but getting on meds really helped out with that, and balanced out my mood. I'm recovering from a deep depression and burnout that followed, which I'm really happy about. I wanna write, I wanna spend more time outside, I wanna put more into life than doom-scrolling apps, and even though it isn't perfect, it's a good enough start. Looking forward to this weekend. For wifey's birthday, we're going swimming in the river. Can't wait. *hugs* that sounds really hard and I'm so glad you're on the road to recovery! No shame in any of that. Dealing with difficult abusive people and getting sick can be extremely hard. Med are amazing lifesavers. I think sometimes society puts too much emphasis on "toughing it out" when really we should ask for help more often. Burnout and depression at the same time?? Wow, that's enough to drag anyone under. <3 Seems like you're taking it one step at a time and that's something to be proud of. Swimming in the river? That sounds delightful. Happy birthday to your wife! |
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