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  #31  
Old August 4th 08, 07:54 PM posted to rec.pets.cats.anecdotes
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jmcquown wrote:
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Ginger-lyn wrote:

My depression has deepened to a point where it is hard to function.
And I am *on* antidepressants. My old doctor graduated, so I guess
I should see what the new one says.


[snip]

Ugh, Ginger-lyn, I'm really sorry things are so incredibly difficult!
There seems to be no end to how high sh*t can be piled. So many of
these problems are either directly caused, or are made
insurmountable, by poverty. And yet, you are too "wealthy" for SSI???

As was pointed out, SSI and SSDI are two very different creatures. It's
difficult to qualify for early SSI. SSDI is disability but they still
generally turn down the first application. You really have to fight for
it.

As usual, I am concerned with how much you tend to fall and seriously
injure yourself. I'm surprised that no doctor has been able to find
out any reason for that. Maybe your new doctor will have a better
idea of where to look?

I'm thinking inner ear problems. Balance issues are affected by the
inner ear. Of course, I'm not a doctor nor do I play one on TV.


lol. I think you may be right.

And why on earth is your landlord refusing to mow your lawn? That's
just bizarre.

sigh Hang in there. Purrs from my crew to you and your crew!


Reiterating purrs. Persia is chock full of them

Jill


Thank you, Jill.

Ginger-lyn
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Old August 4th 08, 07:57 PM posted to rec.pets.cats.anecdotes
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Judith Latham wrote:
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Ginger-lyn wrote:
I'm sorry I'm still being as indecisive as a cat, but there it is.


Snipped....


Sorry guys for crying on your shoulders. I wish I could say things are
turning around and going great, but that hasn't happened -- yet. I keep
hoping.


That's the news from here, or at least some of it (I don't have the
patience to read long posts anymore, either -- lol). Hope you are all
well, and I will try to check in more often between my disasters.


Love,


Ginger-lyn


e-mail: glsummer AT moonsummmer DOT com



I'm so sorry Ginger-lyn. Depression is so disabling and with all the bad
things happening to you it must be really hard to fight back. I'm praying
that your get a break and some good Luck soon.

Judith

Thank you, Judith. You are right; I just get to a point where all I can
do is feel bewildered and sit and cry.

Well, last week it would have been nice. But no, the electric got shut
off. I spent nearly 8 hours on the phone between the electric company
and my doctor's office because I had applied for a medical
certification, and it got ignored in my doctor's office. I couldn't
breathe by the time I talked to them the last time, and I think that's
what did it, because in a rush, it was sent through and approved, and
the power was back on within two hours. I think the fact that I was
starting to have trouble breathing without the air conditioning made the
clinic think "Lawsuit". Who knows? But, just another day in my life,
it seems like.

Ginger-lyn

Yeah, I know, I'm whining
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Old August 4th 08, 07:58 PM posted to rec.pets.cats.anecdotes
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Ann wrote:
Purrs on the way for you.

THank you, Ann.

Ginger-lyn

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Old August 4th 08, 07:59 PM posted to rec.pets.cats.anecdotes
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polonca12000 wrote:
Ginger-lyn wrote:
I'm sorry I'm still being as indecisive as a cat, but there it is.

Thank you (and I'd give you a kiss if you were here)
{{{{{{{{{{{{Adrian}}}}}}}}}}}} for remembering my birthday, and thank
you to all who responded.

I send purrs and prayers and share laughter and smiles where they are
appropriate.

My depression has deepened to a point where it is hard to function.
And I am *on* antidepressants. My old doctor graduated, so I guess I
should see what the new one says.

snip


Lots and lots of purrs and gentle hugs for you, Ginger-lyn,
Polonca and Soncek


Thank you, Polonica. They are much appreciated.

Ginger-lyn
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Old August 4th 08, 08:40 PM posted to rec.pets.cats.anecdotes
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Keep us informed And I was not joking about some anti depressants make it
worse I have gone thru it still going thru it so you got friends out here
that care about you
"Ginger-lyn" wrote in message
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Matthew wrote:
ginger happy belated birthday mine is Saturday

You are always in my prayers

If depression has got that bad it maybe caused by the antidepressants
themselves. Please call your doctor I was on one and I started feeling
suicidal


"Ginger-lyn" wrote in message
news
I'm sorry I'm still being as indecisive as a cat, but there it is.

Thank you (and I'd give you a kiss if you were here)
{{{{{{{{{{{{Adrian}}}}}}}}}}}} for remembering my birthday, and thank
you to all who responded.

I send purrs and prayers and share laughter and smiles where they are
appropriate.

My depression has deepened to a point where it is hard to function. And
I am *on* antidepressants. My old doctor graduated, so I guess I should
see what the new one says.

I managed the last week of June to somehow break and/or sprain my left
ankle. Badly, of course. They put me on Dilaudid, and with all my
other meds, about all I could do was sleep until I stopped taking it.
The ER docs said there was a piece of bone floating around my ankle, so
it was a fracture; the P.A. at the orthopedics clinic said (without
looking at it) it was a very bad fracture. Wish they'd make up their
minds!

Before that, I managed to fall and mess up my rotator cuff. So I'm now
in physical therapy for two things at once. Found a "wheelie" walker
for $8 at Goodwill; helps me to not fall down.

Friday I applied for SSI and was promptly told I wasn't eligible.
Richard's 1/2 paycheck is about $50 over their limit. So I was turned
down immediately after waiting since filing in January to hear from
them.

My landlord has turned out to be an ass, which is just what I need. He
has ordered the mowers not to mow my half of the yard at *all*. Not
just the garden, but everything. I am so sick of people like this I
could scream.

My gas will probably get shut off soon; my vet's slightly irritated at
my bill; I'm on a 30-day medical for the electric; I'm two months behind
on my rent, and I am ready to throw myself in front of a bus. No, wait
a minute -- that's Richard's line whenever I talk to him. Every
conversation lately ends with "I'm gonna throw myself in front of a bus
and you can get the insurance money which is all you really want
anyway." His own mother told me not to call him if he's going to be that
way. So I won't.

I have an excuse for my bad memory now: I got diagnosed today with
fibromyalgia. Always knew I had it; just never had the doctor finally
say so.

So I'm hopping around on one foot, trying not to overuse one shoulder,
hurting from head to toe, and trying to feed 11 cats. Yes, I said 11.
She is NOT NOT NOT staying. She is lost, and I am going to find her
home or get her to a shelter. She's a calico, with the attitude to
match. Gorgeous green eyes and a very weird meow. She's stuck in R's
old room for now, which is hot, but I can't afford to get her checked
out at the vet.

Most days, I do feel suicidal. But the cats need me, so I keep trying
to hack away at whatever help I can get, whatever I can do, to get
things moving.

I felt so bad I gave myself a birthday party on the 12th. Seven people
came. It was a cookout. It rained the entire time.

My MiL and a friend of her son's were helping me with groceries last
week. Two of the cats (ShadowCat and Internet) managed to bolt out the
door. I, in my condition, managed somehow to jump off the porch and
grab enough of each of them to get them back inside.

Sorry guys for crying on your shoulders. I wish I could say things are
turning around and going great, but that hasn't happened -- yet. I keep
hoping.

That's the news from here, or at least some of it (I don't have the
patience to read long posts anymore, either -- lol). Hope you are all
well, and I will try to check in more often between my disasters.

Love,

Ginger-lyn

e-mail: glsummer AT moonsummmer DOT com



Happy belated, Matthew! Hope yours was great.

My doctor graduated (he was a resident), so I have a new doctor I haven't
seen yet. I have an appointment this week (or next? I forget), so I will
see what he says.

Ginger-lyn



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Old August 4th 08, 09:13 PM posted to rec.pets.cats.anecdotes
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Ginger-lyn wrote:

As usual, I am concerned with how much you tend to fall and seriously
injure yourself. I'm surprised that no doctor has been able to find out
any reason for that. Maybe your new doctor will have a better idea of
where to look?


I hope so. I'm thinking an ENT is my next specialist, to see if it's an
ear problem, since that is related to balance.


Ha, you and Abelard. Well, I hope it's something that simple. (Maybe
I shouldn't say that, since I don't know how easy it is to treat inner-ear
problems. But I'm thinking, better than than a neurological thing.)

They mowed over
my special lillies that you just can't get anywhere; my neighbor shared
some of hers that she got from another neighbor.


I got upset. I screamed at them and threatened to sue and told them I
wanted $20. You can tell how close to the edge I am right now.


Only from the screaming. I think it's reasonable to ask for money for
damaging your flowers.

I e-mailed the landlord; we finally talked; he came over. He was nasty,
didn't make sense, acted like *I* was the one with the problem, and it
was just generally really bad. ... Since then, the
lawn idjits have been here at least three times and have not mowed my
yard at all. They told my neighbor that the landlord (actually the
manager; he's the landlord's son) told them NOT to mow my side at all.


Actually, I do understand that. It's not nice, but I think the landlord
is just trying to avoid future problems. Of course, it sucks that now you
have an overgrown yard. And he obviously doesn't want to try to solve
the problem in any real way.

Joyce ^..^

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Old August 4th 08, 11:57 PM posted to rec.pets.cats.anecdotes
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Ginger-Lyn, it is good to "hear your voice." Very gentle hugs to you and
many scritches to your kitties.
Charleen


"Ginger-lyn" wrote in message
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jmcquown wrote:
wrote:
Ginger-lyn wrote:

My depression has deepened to a point where it is hard to function.
And I am *on* antidepressants. My old doctor graduated, so I guess
I should see what the new one says.

[snip]

Ugh, Ginger-lyn, I'm really sorry things are so incredibly difficult!
There seems to be no end to how high sh*t can be piled. So many of
these problems are either directly caused, or are made
insurmountable, by poverty. And yet, you are too "wealthy" for SSI???

As was pointed out, SSI and SSDI are two very different creatures. It's
difficult to qualify for early SSI. SSDI is disability but they still
generally turn down the first application. You really have to fight for
it.

As usual, I am concerned with how much you tend to fall and seriously
injure yourself. I'm surprised that no doctor has been able to find
out any reason for that. Maybe your new doctor will have a better
idea of where to look?

I'm thinking inner ear problems. Balance issues are affected by the
inner ear. Of course, I'm not a doctor nor do I play one on TV.


lol. I think you may be right.

And why on earth is your landlord refusing to mow your lawn? That's
just bizarre.

sigh Hang in there. Purrs from my crew to you and your crew!


Reiterating purrs. Persia is chock full of them

Jill


Thank you, Jill.

Ginger-lyn



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Old August 5th 08, 03:09 AM posted to rec.pets.cats.anecdotes
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Charleen Welton wrote:
Ginger-Lyn, it is good to "hear your voice." Very gentle hugs to you and
many scritches to your kitties.
Charleen


Thank you, Charleen. It is very much appreciated, as are you.

Ginger-lyn
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Old August 6th 08, 07:50 PM posted to rec.pets.cats.anecdotes
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Matthew wrote:
Keep us informed And I was not joking about some anti depressants make it
worse I have gone thru it still going thru it so you got friends out here
that care about you


Thank you {{{{{{{{{Matthew}}}}}}}}}}

Ginger-lyn
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Old August 6th 08, 08:20 PM posted to rec.pets.cats.anecdotes
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On Aug 4, 11:36*am, Ginger-lyn wrote:


Thank you, Jill. *I don't think I can fight it; I'm not sure I could
even get enough to live on. *I am not sure. *It's all confusing, and
part of the general wear and tear every day is dealing with something.

All I can do is send purrs and a little bit for vet bills through
frankly if you need it for something else it don't bother me you're
best placed to know what is needed right now- wish I could do more

Every time someone over there gets this mess I get glad to be born in
the UK! Over here if your doctor said you weren't fit to work you'd
get something...not much but in the short term something....perhaps I
could ask Dave to marry you? No joking a very close friend in Canada
has just been diagnosed with lung cancer and until we knew that her
health care is taken care of- Dave asked me if I minded him marrying
her so she could get health care over here I didn't mind at all-
Kelly's a good friend (she dug out a replacement for his best loved t
shirt when he was ill)

Lesley

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