Anyway, I was non-stop yesterday, from the time I woke up until evening, on answering the questions, hunting down photos, sending everything on, etc. When I took a break to take a shower, I didn't even go to lunch, I plugged away all day. Then right at 4:30, I realized Ann still didn't have her meds, and she was out. So I called CVS. They said the doctor's office didn't send in the order. I call the doctor's office. They say they sent in the order Feb. 22nd at 3:15 pm and their end showed "verified received". I called CVS. They said they don't have it. I get mad. CVS finds an 'old' script from her other doctor and say they can fill that one. Fine. Good. Just do it.
On the way home the ice pellets hit hard, and then big glops of snow started slapping onto the window. They were just huge chunks falling from the sky. The roads got slick for a little while, and then it was all coated in white, and we were right back to winter. It was 60° a few days ago, and today the world is white and frigid again. But at least we're almost into March. We're coming to the end of this, which is good, because I wouldn't want to do another full month like this. I could never live in Alaska, at least not in the winter.
So we learned more about Jeff and his daughter. She and Jeff go out to dinner sometimes, and she always starts off sweet and calling him 'daddy' and being loving, and then by the end she's being rude, mean, cruel. The last time, he told her she wasn't going to treat him like that any more, that he wasn't going to let her treat him like that any more, and he dropped her back off at her mom's early. She was online, talking to a guy, complaining about her dad. The guy flat out asked her if she wanted him to kill her dad. She said yes, she really did. And he said he'd do it. Cindy saw the communications, and called the police, who felt that it was credible enough that Jeff should leave while they looked for the guy, so he did. They investigated, they found him, and he's fairly young too, I'm not sure if he's a minor or not, but young. They talked to him, his parents, the daughter. Basically if Jeff wants to press charges, then things will happen, and if he doesn't, they won't, this time. Last I knew he hadn't decided, but I doubt he will press charges against his daughter and the guy. But the fact that she actually sent someone after him, and hangs out online with people who are claiming to be willing to commit murder, no matter how immature you are, that's a messed-up line to cross. I think she's dangerous, and will be even more so as she gets older. Sad.
I told Steve that these are the things that get to me. Greg A was a light-hearted, nice, smart, gentle man. His wife passes away, leaving him with a daughter and a son both with pretty severe issues, neither of whom have so far shown any sign they'll be able to be self-sufficient adults. He tries to work, take care of everything on his own, plus everything M dealt with on a daily basis. Last time I saw him he looked terrible. Bloated, pale, scattered, and empty. And then he ends up with addiction issues, and has a breakdown. Life beat him with a baseball bat over and over for years, until it broke him. Jeff was a happy, bouncy, optimistic, light-hearted guy. His wife divorced him, he lost his home, his daughter wanted him dead, he's living in section 8 housing as a 70 year old man, trying to start over. He looks and acts old. Life beat him with a baseball bat too. Over and over. I've gotten beaten a time or two too, but you know what it really takes to break you, we've come to believe? Your kids. Jobs, money, even typical health scares, all those are manageable, even if hard. But your kids...yeah...that can break you.
In 13 days I turn 50. We're not planning on doing anything, that I know of anyway. I accomplished a lot of things I wanted to in the flying arena before I turned 50, and I'm happy about that. I think maybe what I should focus on more for this upcoming year is my health. The older you get the better off you are if you start off in good health. I mean, I'm still healthy big picture, but I won't be for long if I don't take more action. So...I'm going to try to come up with a better plan and get myself in better health. Might as well start out the 50s on a good path there. I did the same thing in my 40s, and I succeeded for awhile, and then fell off. 40 would've been easier than 50, but it's not too late. So...so be it.
I have done something, I'm not sure how I feel about it, but I'm going to give it a go. It is an online consultation with a physician regarding headaches, and it's outside of my regular physician and not run through any insurance, so as off the grid as I can get it. I've had five of them in February so far, which is a new record. So I've asked him some questions, and we'll see how it goes.
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