Several housemates are moving out and I'm thinking of posting up a list of house rules for when people come do viewings. Nothing crazy and strict, just some general rules ( Read more... )

Carl has an appointment with a specialist next month. True to form, he's had very few bad attacks recently though he says most of that is the relief of seeing a specialist. Both of us want to take the day off work and I'm going to go with him. I'm going to try to make a big list of what symptoms he has, when they started, what works, what doesn' ( Read more... )

After several emails with my sister who refused to admit there was anything wrong with what she'd said, it ended in an email which read "I didn't even read this. I'm having some complications right now and literally can't be stressed. So whatever you said I'm sure is a lashing and more jabs about how you think i'm a horrible person, like you ( Read more... )

My sister disgusts me sometimes. If someone has just died, don't go on facebook and say that since it was drug-related, she deserved it and she's paying the price for her selfish choices. That kind of thing is just disgusting ( Read more... )

Carl went back to the doctor today. He had a blood test last week or two weeks ago. He's previously been given codein which hasn't worked and anti-depressants which haven't worked. But we're sort of learning to manage the pain with relaxation techniques. Last Tuesday he was over and he was really worried that he was going to have another bad ( Read more... )

I have been something of an ultrabitch for the last week or two. Incredibly short temper, everything making me angry. I realize this is absolutely something I need to change. On the way home tonight I was listening to my music and a Linkin Park song came on. It's been several years since I thought Linkin Park lyrics described how I felt, but ( Read more... )

I am horribly, horrifically, completely homesick ( Read more... )

Carl is the best boyfriend ever ( Read more... )

Been reading through lists of how to deal with caring for someone with chronic pain. Because it is extremely difficult. I'm starting to lose hope and that's awful. I've never been very good at caring for myself and I'm not entirely sure how to go about caring for someone else ( Read more... )

Carl's pills apparently have stopped working. He's taking proper strong doses of codeine and they are not helping his pain. Buggery ( Read more... )