Unfortunately there's truth to that. A friend of mine had nasty endometriosis and was on the pill to severely restrict the number of periods she had to keep the condition in check. At one point she even had surgery to remove some of the excess endometrial tissue. But when she changed doctors she was taken off the pill for a while since there is a family history of high blood pressure. Her late mother had hypertension that was difficult for medicine to keep in check sometimes. But my friend was not like her mother with that. It was a huge mistake for her doctor to take her off the pill. Every single period makes endometriosis worse. It just was a painful and miserable time for my friend. She had to get another doctor to put her back on the pill until she hit menopause. Some doctors really screw up.
Today has been rainy all day. I was tired and slept in late. The weather has made my joints all stiff. It's just a home day for me.
It was sunny yesterday during the first part of the day but it got cloudy later in the afternoon. I went to Barnes and Noble with one of my gift cards and bought a handful of cozy mysteries. I spent time talking to another woman who is a cozy mystery fan comparing notes about series we enjoy. Afterwards I stopped by Kohl's and picked up a cute floral skirt and a floral top. My sister kept on texting me with stuff she wanted me to do, but I wasn't going to let her ruin my afternoon out. Afterwards I did have to briefly meet up with her to retrieve something from her. I had to nicely explain to her I have places to go and things to do so she needs to learn not expect that I will always be at home when she wants or needs something. She really needs to call or text me first to make sure I'm home. She was used to me always being home taking care of our mom for the last five years. But now I'm taking care of my health conditions and doing things for me and of course to grocery shop for me and the cat and buy whatever I need for the house.
After dinner I spent time on the phone with my other sister, the one in VA. She still doesn't really want to be involved with the probate process but that's not how it works. My sisters bicker and I'm still getting stuck in the middle. They both are stubborn and can be opinionated. But my sister who lives here in town has turned into an inflexible curmudgeon who doesn't care about anyone but herself. It's bad because she's in her early 60s now and she's so rigid and minimal in her thinking she's going to atrophy her brain and put herself at risk for dementia. I'm used to having to navigate her nonsense but my sister from VA isn't and it's driving her away.
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