re-grouping

Lars really is better. Such a blessing. The combination of prilosec and senna, in addition to his previous medications, seems to be doing the trick. Thank goodness. His sleep is as messed up as normal, but that's not related to GI issues. We'll continue to take turns being Night Mom so neither of us gets too burned out.

We're slowly trying to pull ourselves back together. Both Andey & I had the experience yesterday & today of just feeling fried & stupid & inept. It's hard to call it anything else. Seems like a combination of exhaustion and delayed stress response.

Joa has decided that he & I should sit on the couch each night to have tea & talk about life. We were in the middle of our chat last night when I got so tired that I don't even remember going to bed. I pulled out all the stoppers for my intergenerational group this morning & now I feel achy & hoarse & stupid again. Sigh.

I'm going to rally my little self, though, and take Lars swimming at Fernald this afternoon. The warm water will do us both good. Then it's to Framingham to pick up Joa & Toys R Us to buy a present for the birthday party Joa goes to tomorrow. This house needs hours of cleaning & straightening, the Mechanic Street house needs days or weeks so we can get it on the market, my syllabi for this semester need writing, the bills need paying, my guitar strings need changing, food shopping needs to be done... Plenty to do this weekend.

Someone yesterday said, "This must have been hell for you." Naw. Hell would be if we were dealing with this while living in a war-torn country, or somewhere under seige, or somewhere with drought or famine, or somewhere without good hospitals and reliable medications, or somewhere where the medical system didn't speak our language or understand our culture. That would have been hell. This was just a drag.

Lars took a long time to get going on his lunch, but now he's doing great. He says, "dai dai dai" and that he can only eat soy yogurt, grahm crackers, and hummus today. Alright, then.

Thanks again for all your thoughts & prayers & good wishes. Hugs to you all-