“Ugh” to the added stress of money. I commend you for keeping a cool head (or so it seems from your post). Hopefully there’s plenty of assistance for you.
How is your recovery going?
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I’m about 85%. The skin grafts and donor sites have all superficially healed, and the color is starting to go back to normal, rather than the scary red and purple. I’m up and about and just started back part time at work. The main lingering issues are that I still get tired really easily, and the new skin is really sensitive- like, “clothing hurts a bit” sensitive. But, I’m doing a hell of a lot better than I was even a week ago, so still making improvements.
Thanks for asking.
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Good to hear.
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Fishing for rough fish can be a ton of fun, though. I also have found eating rough fish to not be that different from eating more sporting fare. Bullhead and white catfish make wonderful table fare, large chubs can be smoked. to say nothing of American eels (if you’ve got spawning adults)
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A minor fuck today, but still a disappointing one
There were no successors to Ronnie Radford and Ricky George to save Hereford, and that’s it. For the first time since 1925-6, when the number of rounds was last changed, there will be no non-league teams in the FA Cup third round. 
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Americans are such fish snobs. The “junk” or “interference” fish here in the NE: sea robins, dogfish and porgies, are all excellent eating, and prized in Europe. People will throw back Sea Robins all day trying to catch a legal size summer flounder.
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I…don’t even know what to say to this.
I’m so sorry.
I’m also really fucking pissed off but mainly feeling sorry at the moment. You deserve better than this sociopathic, chaotic system that we have.
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It so sucks that I’m reading your post and all I can think to advise is “start the bankruptcy procedures ASAP.”
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Fuck this whole damn week and the bureaucratic horse it rode in on.
I got over a month of pneumonia, only to find I am now the co-owner of a bouncing baby boy. OK, he’s not bouncing, and he’s not a baby, but his mother (my step-daughter) called last week and said take him or he goes to juvenile detention, so we do have a boy, albeit a teen boy.
So this week we’ve been driving all over the city, getting verifications and forms and intake packets and forms requiring notarized signatures and more forms they did’t mention yesterday and even more forms, and as of today all we have to do is wait for a court date for the custody hearing. Happy freakin holidays.
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Wow, that’s encouraging! I’ve thought about you many times since you first posted about it; always wishing you well. Thanks for the update. Here’s wishing the best for the remaining 15% for you.
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You win the the halo, perhaps a lot of them. My wife the social worker would be bringing kids home all the time if I let her, but even she says she’d not do it for teens. Good luck, I hope he appreciates it.
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WTF! I hope you were sitting down when the bigger bills started coming in. I would’ve felt like passing out.
Is the hospital being at all helpful with assistance, or are they like “good luck”?
Wow. But I’m glad to hear you’re getting better.
(I’m about to sign up for another year of $1000/mo insurance that cost $400/mo when the ACA exchanges first debuted, but I’m not complaining too much since the ACA is the only reason I can get coverage at all.)
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He’s been living here part-time, on and off, all his life. We’d previously talked to him about moving in after his 18th birthday (when it would be legally his decision) but this happened first. He’s told us every day since how happy and grateful he is, and has been a help to me in the everyday household side.
Our volunteer group has a lot of teens. I’ve been unofficial mom to more of them than I want to think about, even tho I tell them all the time “I hate teens.” Sigh. I’m good with weird problem children (maybe because I am one.)
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My shoulder is killing me. Why? I didn’t DO anything? Did I pull it swinging my arms walking?
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Ice. Ice it for 20 minutes, several times a day.
A few years ago, I hurt my shoulder and didn’t see a doctor because I didn’t have insurance, and didn’t want all shoulder pain to become a pre-existing condition. So, I screwed myself, but the doctor told me I should have iced it right away, and that might have helped.
Of course, I’m no doctor, but putting ice on pain is the only relief I get from shoulder pain. I hope yours is short-lived and minor.
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Thought I pulled a muscle. Turned out to be a blood clot. Oh- With a side helping of pulmonary embolism. Thought my surgery was far enough back I was past the risk window for this, but I guess not.
Looks like the ICU for a few days.
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Oh, man! I hope you feel better, and get better, soon.
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Take care of yourself and pay attention to docs orders. One of those did my YOUNGER BIL in a few years ago.
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I spent a week in hospital at the start of June for a DVT in my leg (well, from my belly button to my calf). They even had to put a stent in my vein to keep it open. I’m still on blood thinners. If the next vascular scan shows the stent is still doing what it is meant to do I can go off them.
Best of luck with your recovery.
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I just realised that I am sliding into some self destructive patterns.
I was going to take a break from here, but I realised that this is just feeding into those patterns. Hopefully I won’t be too shitty to be around for the next few months, but poke me if you think I am doing that.
I just muted someone and the topic where they were commenting so I can’t be crap to them. I fucking hate myself when I get like this.
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