Showing posts with label pride. Show all posts
Showing posts with label pride. Show all posts

Long time, no see...

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Hey all. How have you been?

Im sorry its been so long. A lot has happened since I last posted. Mrs. Zebra lost her job, and to be closer to my doc in Seattle, we scrimped and scraped and barely made it up here. Just in time for the huge budget cuts to happen to social services. So we are in line to fill out paperwork to get in line to see a doctor. Mrs. Zebra is really sick, but we arent 100% sure what with. Her skin is thinning and her hands and feet are always in pain. I thought that I could go back to work and for the last month I have been commuting 2hrs one way to get to a part time job that makes just over minium wage. So after this month, we will probably be evicted. But maybe someone can help us out. Check out the video below and see if you can help.

The very weary zebra.


D-Day, Zero Hour

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Well, the day is finally here. The day I will start my new life. I do not know a life without Cushing's so its a bit intimidating. But I know it is for the best. Im so hungry, and I have sinus drainage so my stomach is not good this morning. I didn't sleep well, tossing and turning, but I did sleep. I woke up sore, but to a smiling round face wishing me a good morning! Im excited and very positive, even with the good/bad news from yesterday. 

I got to see my MRI yesterday and it looks like it is larger than the scan original said. It is 3.5mm thick. But it looks like 6-7mm long, nearly half of my 13.5mm Pituitary. And it is close to my artery. Its GOOD that he can see it, but that large and that close to the artery, well he has his work cut out for him. I dont know when my next blog will be, so keep up with the Caring Bride site for Mrs. Zebra's updates. I love you all. Time to shower and get ready...

"And I think it’s gonna be a long long time
Till touch down brings me round again to find
I’m not the man they think I am at home
Oh no no no I’m a rocket man
Rocket man burning out his fuse up here alone"

The Weary Zebra

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Errands and Pride

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I wont lie. I hate mundane shopping. I love cool shopping. Shopping for gadgets, computer parts, movies, action figures (don't judge me!), costume parts, etc. But shopping for clothes sucks (I cant wear most of the cool stuff, but Big and Tall is getting some cool stuff. Will post pics of dork pants later!), and grocery shopping kills me.
Two days ago, I had to make yet another quick trip to Wal-Mart. This weekend, we need to make a list of stuff we need. Anyway, everything was grocery except the Miracle-Gro. Funny they come in singles, like Kool-Aid. My mother always used to say she fed us the stuff. And the way the store is laid out, all the plant stuff is on the other side of the huge store. So I grab a cart and head that way. Now, I remind you that even though I have had Cushing's for 18 years, my symptoms have only gotten really bad the past 3-5 years. I used to pull 10 of these carts in at a time with rope hundreds of times a day. When I was a cart pusher at this same store, I could push 100 of them with two guys helping and one to steer. I didn't make it half way to the other side of the store with ONE empty car before I had to stop and rest. I was pouring sweat and ached all over like I HAD pulled 10 of these. You can imagine what it was like when I got it this full. This was most of it. I juts got some fresh veggies and checked out at the self check out.
When my back was out, I had no problem using the electric carts. And to some degree, it is still out. But I didn't want to use the stupid things again. This trip showed me that I just might have to the next time.
Or just drive my smart inside.

The Weary Zebra

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