Good Morning Everyone!!!!
A windy, sunny 29ºF to start the day, a sunny 36ºF presently and still breezy; low to mid 40ºF’s anticipated later. It was a windy night; not conducive for sleep. Not much on the agenda today other than the bird count (over tomorrow) and supporting our friends later.
Up wide awake at 3am thanks to meds, can you tell? warned about that. Like I've had lots of coffee which I haven't.
Though the mug is now empty.And likely it's "all in my head", in all ways, but I think the prednisone is helping my ear.
Cautiously optimistic.
I've been wondering if this med will also help my puffy hands, swollen from too much gardening. But I genuinely
feel better, after planting five trees yesterday by hand, I'm ready to go. In some ways I'm suspicious that if it works this well,
it must be seriously bad for me long term.- Drew
Prednisone is definitely a strong stimulant, it is a powerful anti-inflammatory medication with equally powerful side effects; especially with long term use. It saved my life at the cost of long term side effects. It took me 3 years to taper dosing down until I was finally weaned. The doctors told me that I would need Prednisone forever. Thankfully they were wrong. I advise caution taking Prednisone. It “works” too well.
Billy and Buppies- Thanks. A little more tree cutting on my part and I will have a decent tractor path to access the lower field. It will take a while. The toothbar is going on the FEL as soon as I can safely handle the task. Billy- I am happy to read about your parents moving into an assisted living situation.
RonJH- I am sorry to read about your Mom. The secure Alzheimers’ Unit that I managed was part of an Assisted Living facility.
Eric- Thanks for sharing. A couple of years ago a male swan (cob?) attacked a guy in a kayak and ended up drowning him. Sadly the kayaker was going out to check on the swans’ nest.
BEF- Happy Anniversary and Congratulations. I wish you and your Wife many more happy and healthy years together.
Thomas- Good luck with the doctor.
Roy- Have a safe drive home. I hate the I91 traffic/traffic pattern around Springfield. The civil engineers who designed the highway must have been disciples of Timothy Leary and/or highly intoxiicated during the design phase.
RNG- You are right about the water. That whole area remains wet nearly all year. Those shrubs around the propane tank are forsythias and the rest of those shrubs are fruit bearing bird attractors. I hope that by opening the area it will dry out somewhat. Thanks I can babble with the best of them be it meteo, psycho, or schizophrenese.
What’s the old saying - “If one can not impress someone with intelligence; snow them with BS.”
One day I was sitting in the nursing station logging progress notes with the psychiatrist when one of my (favorite) homicidal patients entered and started her “talk”. I was able to understand her gibberish
and responded in kind. The psychiatrist (who feared this patient) became visibly upset
and took a sick day.
Kyle- Good luck with your daughter and also getting a competent doctor.
I hope everyone has a decent day.
My + thoughts, wishes, ad prayers.
