#SongoftheDay Upside Down (Diana Ross and Michael Jackson)
Lately, my partner and I have been spending most of our time at his place, only returning to the city when one of us has a medical appointment. The town he lives in is so small that I always have a mental list of errands I need to run when we get to the city. Then we get here, I'm downed by chronic illness, and I accomplish nothing.
In addition to my physical condition, I also have anxiety, which makes it hard to leave the house most of the time. You know this about me, by now.
So I end up congratulating myself to a ridiculous degree for doing the smallest things, because everything is such a big accomplishment for me, these days.
I'd promised my mother I would visit her when I was in town, and I did that even though it was a horrible pain day and I ended up crashing on my mother's couch for most of my visit. It was important to me not to bail because the last time I saw her, I went with her to chemo. Chemo usually takes a couple days to catch up with her, and this time she got really sick from it. I mean, she always gets sick, but the side effects are cumulative, so each round makes her sicker than the last.
In addition to my physical condition, I also have anxiety, which makes it hard to leave the house most of the time. You know this about me, by now.
So I end up congratulating myself to a ridiculous degree for doing the smallest things, because everything is such a big accomplishment for me, these days.
I'd promised my mother I would visit her when I was in town, and I did that even though it was a horrible pain day and I ended up crashing on my mother's couch for most of my visit. It was important to me not to bail because the last time I saw her, I went with her to chemo. Chemo usually takes a couple days to catch up with her, and this time she got really sick from it. I mean, she always gets sick, but the side effects are cumulative, so each round makes her sicker than the last.
She's just started noticing her hair falling out. She thought she'd be spared, but no.
Apart from that, I've spent most days in bed.
Apart from that, I've spent most days in bed.
Today I had to go to the post office to mail my stepson's Christmas gift. So I did that. And I donated some food to a little local food pantry. And I went to the library. And I had a lovely chat with a librarian. And I was so glad I left my apartment, finally.
Running errands doesn't always end in smiles. In fact, I usually come home in tears. Maybe I'll tell you more about that another time. Today, let's stick with the smiles.
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Running errands doesn't always end in smiles. In fact, I usually come home in tears. Maybe I'll tell you more about that another time. Today, let's stick with the smiles.
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