Distal radius fracture

So, 80s night at the roller skating rink. Seemed like a good idea at the time. Fun right up until I fell on my butt and wrist.  I saw my friend skate by as I was walking my injured self over to sit down. I mouthed “I fell.” She came over and asked if it was broken. I could feel things moving and then it started to swell. She drove me to the ER. Got a splint. Made appt next day for ortho doc for a cast. Got cast off on Mon. Got sliced by the Stryker saw.

New apps

I'm trying this blogger app in my Amazon fire and I bought an app for my iPhone. I still wish Google would update the blogger app but oh well...

Politics

Man, I'm about to run for office myself because I'm SO pissed off!

1. Overturn Citizens United

2. Term Limits

3. No payments from lobbyists 

4. Focus on infrastructure 

5. Allow immigration with vetting

6. Clean energy

7. Retraining for miners/others

8. Deal with opioid crisis 

9. Troops out of Afghanistan

10. Free community college

11. Zero interest fed student loans 

12. TERM LIMITS!!!!

Love

Yesterday I was in Sam's Club eating a hot pretzel in the cafe area. An elderly gentleman was talking to a toddler & being very sweet to her parents. He introduced himself as Pastor ---.

I observed an elderly woman come up to him with a cart. Obviously his wife. He greeted her with a hearty "Hi!" Like he was so happy to see her. She went off to the customer service area while he very shakily (is that even a word?) got to his feet. I saw him struggling to put on his coat. Then he looked down and appeared to be reading the Sam's ad. When he tried again to put on the coat, I went over to help & finally got his arm in the sleeve.

He was Black. I am white. It made no difference to me. I saw a love story when his wife walked up. I saw a man with trembling hands trying to put on his coat. I wished I had been to his church and heard him preach. I worried about which one of them was driving home. There is good in this world. I know I am a part of it.

Infusion

So another month passed and there I was at the cancer center. Checked in and noticed the waiting room was 3/4 full. Got called back into the infusion (chemo room) and waited til noon. Apparently there was an issue with insurance approval. So, if insurance said NO would I have been turned away?

It's so difficult to explain to people I know. How i wait with people who are receiving chemo and feel like an outsider because I look ok. I'm sitting in a chair not hooked up to an IV. I have my hair. While I hear someone having his port accessed for the first time & someone being told that she's not well enough for chemo.

So, I sit there for an hour and a half. I teared up at one point. I'm a veteran of the cancer shit & it hurts to see the newbies. 

Then we go to a room and my nurse is nice & funny. I really like my nurse! She said (while injecting) "It feels thicker than usual." 🙄😄

$60 worth of new sleeves...

And that's cheap 'cause usually 1 sleeve is $50-100!

Thanksgiving

I'm thankful that this year I have 2 breasts and a tooth! All fake, of course, but who cares?!

I have a job now. I have to say that 2016 was a hateful, miserable fucking year. 

I'm feeling good, no longer so horribly depressed. I'm actually able to look forward to things now. It feels like life holds possibilities once again.