Spoke with her case manager this morning…
Tuesday, June 17th, 2008He just got back in from vacation, so he wasn’t all the way up to speed, but he looked over some reports he had and said that she is doing better on the Ritalin, being more active and going to the grocery store instead of relying on staff to go for her, etc. I am trying to get them to get her to work out more on the treadmill because of what I have heard about physical activity stimulating the brain and such. She is also gaining weight, probably due to the Zyprexa, and I want her to avoid that because she walks like a drunken zombie enough as it is, not to mention the elevated diabetes risk with Zyprexa itself. I wonder if it elevates the diabetes risk due to the medication or because it causes weight gain? Probably both…
I am at the library again, different one this time. This one is on the way to Home Depot in a ghetto-y part of town. Not making a judgement, just an observation.
I worked on the falling-down garage this morning again. The pain in the leg was far more intense this morning, so I quit after about an hour or an hour and a half or so. Sobbing was involved. Every time I hear love mentioned in a song, I cry. I think of Jenna and it all bowls me over. This time it was an Elton John song of all things. And the only reason why I was listening to a music station at all was because I woke up super early and the NPR station was doing its repeat of the morning show I had heard earlier that am…
