Mrs Jo-Anne Meadows
P O Box 253
Warners Bay
NSW 2282
AUSTRALIA
Wednesday
14th
November 2018
Dear
Hello
my friend how is life treating you? I am well more or less, been
another busy day for me after my aqua class this morning I spent the
rest of the day doing housework and laundry.
I
have also sorted out photos ready to work on the personalised
calendars I do each year for family members, the calendars are time
consuming. I like to sort the photos on the computer into a folder
and then in a few days time I will spend some time online working on
the calendars.
Last
Thursday I had to go and see my GP to get my yearly medical review
done but the doctor refused to fill it in, he said I shouldn't be
driving. I felt numb when I left the surgery but I am getting there,
it is what it is. So on Saturday Natasha took me to the RTA and I had
to hand in my licence, I will get a photo ID card in the mail.
Last
Tuesday I had a bad start to the day, it was my own fault I took my
morning medication and my insulin before taking Leo to school but
forgot to eat anything. This resulted in my blood glucose level
dropping too low cause me to end up shaking and sweating and feeling
extremely tired. As soon as I got home I had a sherbet cone followed
by two soft boiled eggs, after I ate I was much better.
The
week before last I had to see the neurologist I thought it was about
my tremor but it wasn't earlier in the year my GP sent me for a CT
scan of my head because of all the headaches I was getting and the
scan showed what looked like a cyst.
Anyway
the neurologist said he thought the CT scan looked normal but has
sent me for another more complex MRI, I received an appointment in
the mail for 7.30pm but there is no way I can do that time, so I rang
to reschedule and the woman who took my call was quite rude but she
canceled that appointment and told me I would get another appointment
in the mail but it will be for some time in February. I said that
would be fine don't go back to the neurologist till mid March.
He
had little to say about my tremor he still things I have a functional
tremor and said he knows it is difficult to deal with.
He
had me do a few things and stand and walk a bit and told me my
reaction time is poor as is my concentration.
Tim
told him about all the minor accidents I have had this year and this
resulted in him telling me that I shouldn't be driving at all. So
when I got home I had a talk with Tim and Natasha about my driving.
Last
Tuesday Leo (grandson) gets home from school and tell me he had a bad
day he was picked on and had things thrown at him, Natasha rang the
school and read them the riot act. This other kid threatened to kill
Leo and yeah properly an empty threat but things like this make a
child worried to go to school. Then that night Leo was already upset
because of the bad dad at school and Blain(grandson) had to stir him
up this resulted in Leo ending up in tears.
Well
because of Blain, Leo locked his bedroom door and hid the key and
when I was going to bed and went to go into Leo's room and found it
locked so I go to get the key and found it missing. So I ask Leo
where the key was and guess what he couldn't find it, I did get
pissed off and it took a good half hour to find another key to open
it. I have told Leo many times if he feels the need to hid the key
just give it to me and I will not let Blain get it.
Of
course I did the wrong thing and mentioned the bullying on my blog
but I went back and deleted it but of course Heather saw it and was
annoyed. However, I really don't give a rats ass what Heather thinks
or feels.
Sunday
18th November
Back
again started this during the week but only just getting around to
finishing and printing, although I will add that when I started this
letter I was 55 now I am 56.
Yes
I have had a birthday on Friday it was generally speaking a good day,
I received some lovely presents. Although Tim hasn't as yet given me
a present but he did take me out to the Eastern Tiger for lunch which
was nice.
Last
Thursday I had a break down it was caused by Leo having a melt down
and trashing his bedroom throwing things around and hitting the wall.
What caused his melt down I really don't understand it had something
to do with Blain though.
I
ended up not just crying but sobbing and it wasn't the first time I
cried on Thursday, in fact I cried a fair bit on Thursday and most of
the time I had no idea why I was crying.
Tim
told me he is worried about my health and through tears I replied
that so was I at night I suffer from restlessness kind of like
restless leg syndrome but it affects my breathing, when I lay down I
feel like I can't breath and I have to get up and walk around then go
back to bed and try again. I would do this 3 or 4 times before I
would manage to get to sleep. I have since realised that I
should be taking the medication for the restlessness 2hrs earlier
then I was. Taking it earlier has helped but I am still not sleeping
well getting up 3 or 5 times a night.
What
added to my upset on Thursday night was Tim saying again that we
can't take any more holidays because of my health and how much
trouble I have walking this is because he doesn't want to push me
around in a wheelchair.
Well
that's all from me for this letter, until next time, take care, stay
safe and write when you can.
Jo-Anne
