There isn't much going on as this last Friday of May. It's actually sunny this morning, which is a change. The next few days are supposed to be light then the storms will roll back into the area.
There isn't much on our to-do list today. It'll be end of the week shopping & a few errands. That's about it.
Take care.
Cya...
Th weather still isn't cooperating & we could have more rain today. There were people doing roofing nearby yesterday. It was a lot of debris & banging. Later the lawn guy showed up & mowed. There's a lot of crap in the air. I couldn't do anymore yard stuff. I did it after he mowed last time & it's been dreary ever since. The spray I use needs sunshine to kick in. I have no idea what it has or hasn't done. Maybe next time.
All this has left me coughing this morning. It's been a bit since we've had a nice morning. It'll probably hop from this dismal crap to blazing. No joy there.
That's all for now, take care.
Cya...
I've been on Lamivudine my entire HIV treatment. It was developed in the late 80's & patented in 1995. It is an antiviral medication used primarily in treating HIV & hepatitis.
Sometimes older meds are found to be beneficial in other illnesses. This article details such an instance between Lamivudine & Diabetic Macular Edema. Early research has shown this med is performing better than the standard regimen, an eye injection.
Give the piece a read, it's an interesting development. That's all for now, take care.
Cya...
I sort of found an article this morning. Actually, I've noticed a repeating topic in articles. None of them stay on the subject long enough to bother citing. The matter is that many HIV patients feel unheard by their healthcare providers. Even if everything is going well & they're satisfied with their provider, many still feel as if they, themselves & their situations aren't really being heard, seen or addressed.
Part of the problem is patient's don't always know how, or that they even can push to be better heard. Some of it is, doctors aren't really trained to hear their patients, but only examine them from a medical perspective. The matter only worsens over time.
This situation isn't unique to HIV patients. Many people, especially the chronically ill, often get shuffled along. Many pieces address how this is worse for older patients, women, people of color & those who can't easily communicate.
We need to teach people, as patients, to advocate for themselves. For those with these patients, it's important to know when it's necessary to stand up for them. Doctors need to understand these people are individuals, not toy blocks that all stack the same way. Lack of communication is the issue. Maybe it can be remedied.
Cya...
I don't feel well this morning. This month has been rough. It was dark all day yesterday & stormed. The storms lasted throughout the night. Between all that, we had around 3". That about doubles our monthly rainfall average for the month. The rest of the month looks to be dark & there may be more rain.
Somehow, allergens are still high. There's been a lot of noise from animals, neighbors & trains. Sleep hasn't been the easiest & waking's been even harder.
May didn't get the memo about being a bright month. It's still lingering the dark of the year. There's not much left of the month to do better. May, you've sucked.
That's all for now.
Cya...
It's supposed to be Mayfest not Maysuck. This month has been crap as far as the weather. Sure, it's been cooler, but it's been dark, storming & muggy for most of the month. It was dark this morning & we're expecting more storms this evening. That's pretty much what's on call for the remainder of May & into June.
I'm dealing the allergies, people burning crap & SAD. This sucks. The grass is growing & the bugs are flourishing. The only high point hear is that we're not using much electricity for cooling.
Articles were still mostly absent, so this is it. Take care.
Cya...
The same old pattern has repeated this morning. Due to the orange stain, the only articles are concerning his crap. The weather is awful, it's dark & storming. People were burning crap yesterday. With that, allergies & the weather, I don't feel that great.
I wish I could say this was going to change soon, but I don't think I can. The weather forecast looks dreary. The orangeness refuses to just die. Until some of this crap clears up, I don't see me feeling a lot better.
That's that. Take care.
Cya...
High levels of anxiety are overwhelming & immediately exhausting. People can understand that. But when you're dealing with chronic illness, SAD or other life affecting matters that seemingly won't end, they can be just as problematic.
I've been trying to get passed the proverbial Winter blues for some time, but they're still here. March & April were both fairly rough months. May hasn't been as rough, but the darkness has lingered. Storms & clouds are in the forecast until the start of June.
A solid week of light would do wonders for me. Instead it's mostly just haze, drear & darkness. That is when it's not storming. At some point with SAD & the anxiousness that comes with it, you feel like you're sort of buzzing from stress of it. The whole things is frustrating & exhausting. If the damn clouds would just roll out.
At least it's keeping the temps down. But these conditions are also adding to the pollen, bugs, drear & need for mowing. A muggy 86° is far worse than a dry 92°.
That's it for now. We have to go shopping for the weekend. Take care.
Cya...
I woke well enough & for now it's sunny. Too bad it's supposed to storm more today. I'm ready for these storms to be gone. It's likely the entirety of May is going to be riddled with them. It is keeping the temps more seasonal.
That's all for now, take care.
Cya...
Recovery is a serious issue when you're chronically. It takes longer to bounce back from anything. It takes more when you're ill, especially if you're chronically ill & have been for years. Yesterday was a decent day & today looks to be alright, but I'm still spent from Monday. Maybe if today goes well, I'll feel better tomorrow.
The problem with recovering when you're ill, is that regular life keeps happening. You're not just focused on getting over what happened. There's still the everyday health issues & regular day to day life to handle. Nothing stops & you often slide behind. Sometimes things don't get handled at all. Somethings you don't bounce back from & then there's a new lower, lesser "normal" for you.
Maybe the worst thing about be chronically ill, even more than the illness, is that some people just can't accept your condition is actual & real. That you aren't putting something on or just avoiding things. If someone in your life is chronically ill, either accept it or walk on. Better not to have a person than to have to continuously convince them of your condition's actuality.
Maybe tomorrow I'll feel better. It's something I think often. Sometimes it actually happens, others it doesn't. Take care.
Cya...
I didn't sleep well the night before last. Then I had to get up early for a medical appointment. That meant I had to take some of my meds early. Taking the thyroid pill off-time never bodes for how I'll feel for the day or how my stomach will behave. The wait for the appointment was too long, especially considering how little time is spent with a patient. Anyway it went well enough & I went home before going shopping.
The entire day was miserably dreary to just plain dark. It stormed all evening & into the early morning. During all that, there were high winds, lots of lightning & over 3" of rain. There's flooding in the area & a lot of people dealt with worse, including tornadoes.
The girl cat decided to sleep in my room last night. For such a little cat, she's loud. She finally settled down & I got to sleep. I overslept this morning, so I'm running a little behind. This is it for now. I need to finish waking up & go get showered. Hopefully, there's nothing new to do today.
Cya...
I don't have time for much this morning. I have a appointment with my medical provider. It should be routine. Wish there'd been less trains last night. At least some that weren't so loud. Normally, I sleep through them, but these really cranked up the noise.
That's it for now, take care.
Cya....
Yesterday wasn't as hot as it has been, but the humidity was cranked up. It made the day rougher than it should've been. Everywhere we went was busier than usual. It took more time & effort.
This week of mowing has wrecked my breathing. The debris & dust flying left me with scratchy eyes & a gunky throat. Last night didn't help. Things kept waking me all night. I tried to turn on my bedside fan to buffer noise. It picked then to die.
Things need to settle a bit; fans need to work, there should be less noise & the weather should figure itself out. None of that will probably happen. But that's what would make my life a little easier.
That's it for, take care.
Cya....
It's the middle of the month. Most of the bills have been handled. What hasn't, hadn't arrived yet, so we're as done as we can be with that. I'm really tired of the haze. It's May & most of the days have been hazy, completely overcast or storming. There's been very little sunlight. If not for some of the warmer days, this could pass for March.
We've got shopping & errands today. That should be it for the outing. Take care & maybe the sun will show up soon.
Cya...
Yesterday was harder than I expected it to be. The temps hopped into the 90s & the humidity was up. Neighbors mowed in the morning, so my allergies were lit. My blood pressure was low & leaving me exhausted. Then after it all should've been done, I had to deal with yard work of our own when the lawn guy showed. After some spraying & dealing with fire ants, I was just done. There were issues with my sinuses & digestion. Due to all of that & my low blood pressure I was spent & shaky for hours afterward.
I really didn't expect yesterday to be that rough. I overslept & woke up to friend coming to visit my roomie. It's overcast & my blood pressure is still low. No meds for that for that until my readings go up quite a bit. I need today to be better than yesterday.
That's all for now, take care.
Cya...
It's brighter & supposed to be warmer today. Tomorrow will drop back down to a high seasonal temp & things should settle for a bit. There may be storms this weekend.
We don't have much planned today. It's just some errands & stuff. A Windows update has been fighting with my antivirus. I may have found a work around.
That's about it this morning, take care.
Cya...
I thought I might have found some interesting articles this morning. I did not. I found links to research abstracts. Abstracts can be great if you're doing serious research & want to see if the piece is right for you. But for my blog, they're generally useless. Abstracts are very brief usually no more 3 paragraphs, often less. They're the thesis of a work that is generally in a journal that's either not on the web or behind a paywall. Either way, not helpful for the average user. I don't mind abstracts in search results, I mind them not being labelled.
The weather shifted again. The next few days will be warmer. This morning is very humid. Maybe that'll burn off as the day warms up.
That's it for now, take care.
Cya...
Hate to stick to a theme this long, but these dark, overcast mornings are still trashing me. It's hard to wake up. Combined with the odd weather & it's leading to me being dehydrated. I'm still having low morning blood pressure as well. Tomorrow is supposed to be sunny, I hope so. As it is now, I don't really feel awake up until past noon. Before that I'm just drudging along.
That's all I've got for now, take care.
Cya...
This morning's weird light levels are hard on the eyes. Cloud cover only blocks direct light, not all the UV or glare. It looks like we could finally get hot midweek before dropping back down. Other than that day, most of the forecast is for cloudy, mostly cloudy & stormy days. Way to suck May. Adding to the off light, are the still high levels of pollen. The cooler, wetter & darker days of making bugs way too abundant already.
Not much nice to say about this 2nd Sunday of the month. It doesn't look like the rest of the month will do better weather wise, but that could change. That's it for now, take care.
Cya...
It looks to be a decent, do nothing day for me. Those are rare, because something almost always sticks it's head up. My roomie has an outing later, but I should be done, besides fixing food.
The only thing in the way of articles is how the orange stain is impacting everything in a bad way. His stench is impacting research, prevention & lot more due to tariffs. His grossness is truly vile.
That's all for now, take care.
Cya...
Today's going to be a shopping & errand run day. It'd be nice to get it all done quickly. It's sunny this morning & that's a welcome change.
I've been feeling off due to all the weather shifts & light changes, but it might get better as things warm up a bit. I'm not sure why, maybe it's that I've been dealing with SAD a lot this year, but I can't shake a feeling. I've got a bit of dread going on that a shoe is about to drop & I don't know what it could be. This could just be that I'm spent from dealing with dark of the year. At the moment, my trust & comfort levels with things are pretty low. Hopefully, it's nothing & I'm just being wary.
That's it for now, take care.
Cya...
This article is looking at an association between NRTI HIV drugs & a decrease of Alzheimer’s disease numbers. This study is in early days & is very limited. The researcher reviewed 20+ years of medical records of people 50+, who were taking these meds for HIV, PrEP or hepatitis. These records were from the Veterans Health Administration Database. It's worth noting these records were mostly of men.
At a glance these meds did seem to impact Alzheimer's incidence. However there is much more that needs to be known before this can be considered a viable avenue for prevention. Add to that many of these medications are very old & come with a host of side effects, issues, costs & other reactions. Still, it's a novel start in a new direction.
Next up, my dentist office is closing. I'm not happy about this. I've been going to this place since about 2008. Another keystone place I had is gone. I'll never be in that building again. I liked that place, it was comfortable, easy to get to, attractive & very nature oriented. You could look a their garden during your appointment. You'd see a host of birds, squirrels & some other beasties from time to time. The dentist that got me on this journey left some time back, then the receptionist, then my hygienist. Now the whole building will be gone & I'm starting all over. I hate this, but nobody asked my opinion. This was my last solid place left. Hopefully, the new place will be nice.
At least my cleaning went well. Take care.
Cya...
I have a dental cleaning scheduled for this afternoon. If nothing hiccups, that should go easy enough. It's another dark morning. This could be a thing for a while. My SAD issues don't usually linger into May, but this has been a rough year for me. It started early & hasn't really left. There's been too much cold, wet drear this season. The dark of the year isn't supposed to drag on into May.
The orange stain is killing articles, except those about the fallout from that asshat. I'll post more over articles when I find them. This is it for now, I need to get around.
Take care.
Cya...
It's dark again & threatening to rain, possibly storm. It's supposed to be like this most of the week. That sucks. We're almost halfway through Spring & it's still a chilly, wet drear-fest. This has been the hardest start of a year for me in a long time.
This kind of weather & the swings in light, temp, moisture, etc... are being very hard on me. My blood pressure is being weirdly low, I'm achy & just generally feel like crap.
We have to handle some bills today. I go to the dentist tomorrow. Here's hoping for smooth trips. That's it for, take care.
Cya...
May's still rolling in as far as bills & stuff as concerned. We'll handle what we can today & finish up tomorrow. Then it's just regular Monday stuff. We'll handle some of Wednesday things tomorrow, since I have an appointment that day. It'll be bit busier for us this week. But it shouldn't be too much, just juggled around.
That's all for now, take care.
Cya...
Before that front blew in at the 1st of the month, the 50s were just about out for the season. That storm cooled us down to where it was in the 40s last night & will be again tonight. Then there's at least another week of overnights in the 50s. Midweek is supposed to bring more storms, the cooler temps could last longer.
We got our bank run handled & tomorrow we'll handle rent. I'll pick up meds this week, then we'll handle the rest of the bills. During all this, I'll have a dental cleaning.
That's all for now, take care.
Cya...
Since the 1st fell when it did, we need to go hit the bank in a bit. We have some bills due on Monday. It's actually sunny this morning. That's sort of amazing after all the drear that's been lingering. Other than handling that outing, this should be a nothing day.
Take care.
Cya...
The 1st of the month stuff has started. We'll have to hit the bank tomorrow due to how days fall. Other than regular stuff there are some appointments. Both of us have dental appointments. I have an appointment with my medical provider mid month. It should just be standard stuff.
This weekend looks to be both brighter & a little chillier. I had hoped not to see the 40s again this season. That may not be a thing I get.
That's about it for now. Take care.
Cya...
Hello May, try to be a good month. The weather will be hit & miss for brightness & storms for a bit. The bill paying will be off this month, but it'll be handled.
That's about it for now. Articles are still off. Unfortunately the orange stain still exists. Maybe next month will be less orange.
Happy Beltane, have a great May Day.
Cya...
