AF BOOT CAMP DAY 3
Well Sam you have so much going on. I hope your mom will be OK. If you need anything you just PM ole Sarge. I think you're doing GREAT soldier! Attached files [img]/converted_files/1426461=5823-attachment.jpg[/img]
Samantha T.;1001698 wrote: SAM-I-AM, reporting in to Sarge and Platoon,
Yikes. I had a day of stress and emotion. BUT I AM SOBER
So all plans for exercise went unmet, except for the stairs I climbed at the hospital where my mom was brought by paramedics (more below).
Good nutrition prevailed and I even ended the evening with some fresh kale/apple juice, which was actually very light and refreshing!
Healthy food choices also prevailed, so I accomplished 2 out of 3.
Re mom, my poor mom suffered a traumatic brain injury in May when she fell and hit her head. Her brain shifted off midline and she had a severe bleed. Long story short, she has recovered to the point where she could come home (living with my brother now) and needs full time caregivers.
Today I got a call while at work from one of the caregivers that while she was eating breakfast, she suddenly had a MASSIVE gushing of "old blood" (because it was dark, not bright red) from her nose. She is in the hospital now and they think she may have a GI bleed. She was stable when I left and she is having an endoscopy tomorrow to see where the bleed is.
The amazing thing, though, is that I did not even WANT to drink. Instead I felt like I wanted to be present to feel things, all of the emotions, even the sad ones. Also I felt like it's time for me to be the grownup. My poor mom needs me to be present for her.
So it was a day of mixed blessings and I am looking forward to a much-needed sleep.
Glad to see how well the Platoon is doing in Boot Camp! I have to say, coming to this place each night and seeing all of your successes and encouragement of one another has given me a boost that I have never felt from an online community before :thanks:
I feel more hopeful about this journey than I have in years.
Yikes. I had a day of stress and emotion. BUT I AM SOBER
So all plans for exercise went unmet, except for the stairs I climbed at the hospital where my mom was brought by paramedics (more below).
Good nutrition prevailed and I even ended the evening with some fresh kale/apple juice, which was actually very light and refreshing!
Healthy food choices also prevailed, so I accomplished 2 out of 3.
Re mom, my poor mom suffered a traumatic brain injury in May when she fell and hit her head. Her brain shifted off midline and she had a severe bleed. Long story short, she has recovered to the point where she could come home (living with my brother now) and needs full time caregivers.
Today I got a call while at work from one of the caregivers that while she was eating breakfast, she suddenly had a MASSIVE gushing of "old blood" (because it was dark, not bright red) from her nose. She is in the hospital now and they think she may have a GI bleed. She was stable when I left and she is having an endoscopy tomorrow to see where the bleed is.
The amazing thing, though, is that I did not even WANT to drink. Instead I felt like I wanted to be present to feel things, all of the emotions, even the sad ones. Also I felt like it's time for me to be the grownup. My poor mom needs me to be present for her.
So it was a day of mixed blessings and I am looking forward to a much-needed sleep.
Glad to see how well the Platoon is doing in Boot Camp! I have to say, coming to this place each night and seeing all of your successes and encouragement of one another has given me a boost that I have never felt from an online community before :thanks:
I feel more hopeful about this journey than I have in years.
Well Sam you have so much going on. I hope your mom will be OK. If you need anything you just PM ole Sarge. I think you're doing GREAT soldier! Attached files [img]/converted_files/1426461=5823-attachment.jpg[/img]
and Terrys choclate Orange)
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