Friday, November 22, 2019, 3:00 p.m. I was so depressed last week that I actually considered, for a fleeting moment, canceling my appointment with Francis, my Pain Physical Therapist. I was also, in that moment, considering canceling my appointment with Lisa Galan, my therapist. In my Facebook private pain/depression group, I wrote the following: “Does…
Category: gratitude
Depression Group #2
Thursday, February 7, 2019, 5:30-7:00 p.m. I was 10 minutes early tonight. When I checked in, the receptionist told me, “You don’t have a co-pay.” I’m thinking that’s because of have Medical Financial Assistance. Which makes me all the more grateful to be able to do this! It was a much smaller group tonight! As…
November Gratitudes
I joined a group of new friends (originally from one of the diabetes groups I’m currently in) who invited me to participate in their tradition to post one thing you’re thankful for each day in November in a group called “November Gratitudes.” Seemed harmless enough. And doable. And in spite of various challenges of life,…
Pain Physical Therapy #8
November 19, 2018, 4:00 p.m. Linda and Emily and I had enough time at Olive Garden to enjoy a leisurely lunch and drinks. We stayed as long as we felt it was appropriate, and we still arrived back at Union City Kaiser an hour an a half before my physical therapy appointment. Linda left the…
Level 3 Pain Group Follow up #2
May 23, 2018, 10:00 a.m. May 23, 1883, was the birthdate of my maternal grandfather who lived to be 81. Today is another Level 3 Pain Group follow-up session. There were only five of us: two from my January/February group and three others from a more recent group. Dr. Whitehead began with a long, slow…