Good Afternoon Folks!
I've been keeping my head down for a bit. Things are pretty hectic, but here's a potted version.
My daughter just had her fourth baby; a girl named Anya, apparently another name from Buffy The Vampire Slayer. Both are healthy, though my daughter is completely worn out.
Work has changed my shifts again. 7pm until 3am. It's hectic and often not enough time for a tea break, but I'm learning the processes and hopefully my diligence will pave the way to some decent prospects there, though sometimes it feels as if the bosses are smirking in the way that bosses do, having found someone who wants to get on, but knowing that he won't. Not worried though. It's a job and I'm happy to have one.
I'm also in the process of renovating my old house. It's a bit of a grind to be honest, but it won't take too long and it's a nice old place, and it'll save us a lot of money in the long run.
I've also been seeing some medical people regarding some mild loss of feeling in my hands and feet, and a short term memory problem that seems to be getting rapidly worse. I've been for blood tests, brain scans and electric nerve testing and have regular visits to a psychiatrist to see if there's anything up and it seems that all the years of horrible alcohol abuse and smoking have damaged my brain a lot more that the rest of my body. They tested me for everything they can think of and I'm still waiting for some results to come through, but it seems there's a bit of my brain where, as my doctor put it, "there are lots of tiny burst blood vessels. It's really just like a series of mini-strokes." It's not really effecting my daily doings, but sometimes I get a little lost and wonder what I'm doing and why I'm doing it, which is a bit worrisome at work, but quite amusing elsewhere.
The bottom line, so far as they know, is that having stopped drinking and smoking, it shouldn't get any worse but it won't get any better. I've to take aspirin to thin my blood so it doesn't clog up any more of the blood vessels that may lead to a full on stroke, (for which apparently, I'm a prime contender). Eating well and excercise are also good (Dah!!) so that's the plan.
I'm also delving a little more into my spiritual side. I'm not religious, but it seems to me that if you can be happy or sad, then happy is the way to go. It's a bit deeper than that, but I hope you get the idea.
All in all though, I'm doing OK. Way better than I was in the bad old days and grateful for it.
Well, back to the grind.
Take care everyone.
Paul
I've been keeping my head down for a bit. Things are pretty hectic, but here's a potted version.
My daughter just had her fourth baby; a girl named Anya, apparently another name from Buffy The Vampire Slayer. Both are healthy, though my daughter is completely worn out.
Work has changed my shifts again. 7pm until 3am. It's hectic and often not enough time for a tea break, but I'm learning the processes and hopefully my diligence will pave the way to some decent prospects there, though sometimes it feels as if the bosses are smirking in the way that bosses do, having found someone who wants to get on, but knowing that he won't. Not worried though. It's a job and I'm happy to have one.
I'm also in the process of renovating my old house. It's a bit of a grind to be honest, but it won't take too long and it's a nice old place, and it'll save us a lot of money in the long run.
I've also been seeing some medical people regarding some mild loss of feeling in my hands and feet, and a short term memory problem that seems to be getting rapidly worse. I've been for blood tests, brain scans and electric nerve testing and have regular visits to a psychiatrist to see if there's anything up and it seems that all the years of horrible alcohol abuse and smoking have damaged my brain a lot more that the rest of my body. They tested me for everything they can think of and I'm still waiting for some results to come through, but it seems there's a bit of my brain where, as my doctor put it, "there are lots of tiny burst blood vessels. It's really just like a series of mini-strokes." It's not really effecting my daily doings, but sometimes I get a little lost and wonder what I'm doing and why I'm doing it, which is a bit worrisome at work, but quite amusing elsewhere.
The bottom line, so far as they know, is that having stopped drinking and smoking, it shouldn't get any worse but it won't get any better. I've to take aspirin to thin my blood so it doesn't clog up any more of the blood vessels that may lead to a full on stroke, (for which apparently, I'm a prime contender). Eating well and excercise are also good (Dah!!) so that's the plan.
I'm also delving a little more into my spiritual side. I'm not religious, but it seems to me that if you can be happy or sad, then happy is the way to go. It's a bit deeper than that, but I hope you get the idea.
All in all though, I'm doing OK. Way better than I was in the bad old days and grateful for it.
Well, back to the grind.
Take care everyone.
Paul
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