June 28 2021
Jun. 28th, 2021 04:52 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
why_me_why_notSo there's been a lot going on, and it's got me in my head and a bit messed up, so I keep putting off writing about it. Spent the weekend of my birthday in the hospital. Had gone for routine bloodwork, and the next morning while I was preparing to leave for Pittsburgh, my dr office called first thing and told me to go straight to the ER. My hemoglobin level was at 6.5, when it's supposed to be at or above an 11 or 12. I've been anemic for a while, but never that low. So, lots of blood work and waiting around and whatnot, got a blood transfusion and an iron transfusion. My hemoglobin was up to 7.4 when I left the hospital. (It was 8.7 when I was at hematology two weeks ago and 9.1 yesterday.) No visible bleeding, so I got a referral to hematology, gastro, and ob/gyn. But it's got me in a bad headspace, between missing my Pittsburgh weekend, thinking about the bills I'm already racking up, and knowing the number of phone calls this is going to entail. Plus, everyone asking me how I am, which is emotionally exhausting.
Someone hit Davey's car yesterday. Apparently this old guy missed his turn so he stopped and backed up in the middle of the road and ran right into the front of the challenger. Davey is so upset, obviously, even though the damage is minor.
This morning, Miranda passed out in the hallway at home and had to be taken to the hospital by ambulance. This happens sometimes, and the drs have yet to figure out why.
Mom is not doing well. I keep trying to convince my siblings that they need to get over here and spend time with her. She wants to keep working until January (when she'll be eligible for retirement) but I'm trying to convince her that she can stop now, or at the end of the summer at the latest.
The boys and I (and their girlfriends) went to see F9 the other night. It was so ridiculous, not that I expected anything else, but seeing the F&F movies at the theater is a tradition for us. (Leah and Miranda have never seen any of the others, but they didn't want to be left out.) I've missed the movies.
Recs:
I recently finished The Line That Held Us by David Joy and American Dirt by Jeannine Cummins, and thoroughly recommend both.
Epiphany by Minxie
Stargate Atlantis, Stargate SG-1 || Cameron Mitchell/John Sheppard || 20k
It takes months, but John finally has an epiphany.
I have this marked to rec so apparently I really liked it. BDSM
Links:
Alabama Coal Miners Are Striking for Their Lives
The Cocaine Kings of the Pittsburgh Pirates
Grandmother of Juneteenth celebrates federal holiday -- but there is still more work to do
Her Kind of Blue: Joni Mitchell's Masterpiece at 50
Jaccob Slavin Recognized for Elite and Gentlemanly Play ♥
A Lobster Diver in Cape Cod Says a Humpback Whale Scooped Him Up and Spat Him Out
T.J. Osborne Talks Brothers Osborne, Coming Out, and 'Younger Me'
Someone hit Davey's car yesterday. Apparently this old guy missed his turn so he stopped and backed up in the middle of the road and ran right into the front of the challenger. Davey is so upset, obviously, even though the damage is minor.
This morning, Miranda passed out in the hallway at home and had to be taken to the hospital by ambulance. This happens sometimes, and the drs have yet to figure out why.
Mom is not doing well. I keep trying to convince my siblings that they need to get over here and spend time with her. She wants to keep working until January (when she'll be eligible for retirement) but I'm trying to convince her that she can stop now, or at the end of the summer at the latest.
The boys and I (and their girlfriends) went to see F9 the other night. It was so ridiculous, not that I expected anything else, but seeing the F&F movies at the theater is a tradition for us. (Leah and Miranda have never seen any of the others, but they didn't want to be left out.) I've missed the movies.
Recs:
I recently finished The Line That Held Us by David Joy and American Dirt by Jeannine Cummins, and thoroughly recommend both.
Epiphany by Minxie
Stargate Atlantis, Stargate SG-1 || Cameron Mitchell/John Sheppard || 20k
It takes months, but John finally has an epiphany.
I have this marked to rec so apparently I really liked it. BDSM
Links:
Alabama Coal Miners Are Striking for Their Lives
The Cocaine Kings of the Pittsburgh Pirates
Grandmother of Juneteenth celebrates federal holiday -- but there is still more work to do
Her Kind of Blue: Joni Mitchell's Masterpiece at 50
Jaccob Slavin Recognized for Elite and Gentlemanly Play ♥
A Lobster Diver in Cape Cod Says a Humpback Whale Scooped Him Up and Spat Him Out
T.J. Osborne Talks Brothers Osborne, Coming Out, and 'Younger Me'
