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A day or two ago, I was reminding myself that there's no wrong way to feel, no "proper" shape of grief. Today, well, I'm feeling calmer than I had been: not cheerful, but I really wouldn't expect to me. Even if I wasn't mourning, I still have the assortment of health issues, one of them depression, and the state of the world continues to feel dire.
In response to my post about Mom's death, one of my high school friends expressed sympathy and said that she remembered that my mother was always kind. This seems worth noting because Dawn hadn't seen my mother in at least 40 years.
We took the cats to the vet for their annual checkup today: the vet did a basic physical exam, and drew blood for tests. They have improved the feline rabies vaccine, and it's now good for three years. So, having had the vaccine a bit over a year ago, they're fine for a while. Kaja's teeth continue to be a problem, and they're probably going to have to extract at least three. Kaja's bloodwork is necessary before they do that, and Molly's is just in case, because we're pay for annual memberships for both cats, which cover routine bloodwork, among other things.
I'm seeing my neurologist on Monday, for what I hope will be a routine appointment, and will be having a colonoscopy on Thursday. That will involve a couple of days of a low-fiber diet, followed by one day of clear liquids only, and then a strong laxative that they call the colonoscopy prep. They gave me an afternoon appointment, which I think means I can get a few hours sleep Wednesday night, then get up in the middle of the night to drink that stuff, rather than expecting to be up all night.
This feels like a busy week, in part because we had to reschedule the trip to the vet. (We've only been home from London for a week.) I'm sleeping surprisingly well, going to bed, turning the light out almost immediately and falling asleep quickly, rather than reading for at least half an hour and then lying awake a while after I turn the light out.
In response to my post about Mom's death, one of my high school friends expressed sympathy and said that she remembered that my mother was always kind. This seems worth noting because Dawn hadn't seen my mother in at least 40 years.
We took the cats to the vet for their annual checkup today: the vet did a basic physical exam, and drew blood for tests. They have improved the feline rabies vaccine, and it's now good for three years. So, having had the vaccine a bit over a year ago, they're fine for a while. Kaja's teeth continue to be a problem, and they're probably going to have to extract at least three. Kaja's bloodwork is necessary before they do that, and Molly's is just in case, because we're pay for annual memberships for both cats, which cover routine bloodwork, among other things.
I'm seeing my neurologist on Monday, for what I hope will be a routine appointment, and will be having a colonoscopy on Thursday. That will involve a couple of days of a low-fiber diet, followed by one day of clear liquids only, and then a strong laxative that they call the colonoscopy prep. They gave me an afternoon appointment, which I think means I can get a few hours sleep Wednesday night, then get up in the middle of the night to drink that stuff, rather than expecting to be up all night.
This feels like a busy week, in part because we had to reschedule the trip to the vet. (We've only been home from London for a week.) I'm sleeping surprisingly well, going to bed, turning the light out almost immediately and falling asleep quickly, rather than reading for at least half an hour and then lying awake a while after I turn the light out.
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