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| Fri, 01-30-2004 - 12:59am |
Again, I have stayed away from here for too long!
Hi Mary Frances, Denise, Andrea, Marsha and all of the "older" members here on the board, and welcome to the new ones.
Well, here it is the new year and I am just now to the point where I can start sorting everything out. Whew! The holidays were absolutely insane down here in LA, there were times I didn't even realize what day it was. Most of it had to do with work, and believe me the time I took off at the end of the year was very welcome (even though I didn't rest much - I was busier than normal!). I got to see both of my parents this year (which is unusual because my dad lives out of state - more on him in a sec), no crazy relatives, and it was nice. I spent six days decorating a float for the Rose Parade for the second year in a row, and we won an award this year! It was GREAT! I decorated the Sesame Street float, with Elmo and Big Bird.
I also got to see a friend of mine who was visiting from New York (he's still a hottie, I don't care if he's taken.) and spent four straight days on my hockey skates. That was probably the best part of the holidays - just taking time to play hockey.
Diabetes-wise, I am doing really good and for the first time in about a year and a half, I actually feel confident with what I'm doing. I started doing the carb counting thing last year, and got all knotted up trying to do everything at once, freaking out about doing the tests on time, keeping a food log, I drove myself nuts. Then the CDE that was taking care of me ended up going on an emergency leave, meaning I had to start all over again, and that about did me in. I really felt like I didn't know how to treat myself anymore, and I grew more and more frustrated. Finally, the new CDE said to just call her when I wanted to set up an appointment. Regretfully, I haven't yet done that, because it's money I don't have and yes, insurance is covering some of it, but I still have to pay. I think. I haven't seen a bill. But, I've discovered that I actually was right on track for the most part with the insulin I was taking in comparison to the carbs. At my last endo visit, I was a 5.9, and I'd LOST (yay!) about three pounds. I'd been doing nothing but gaining weight, so to hear I'd lost it and over the holidays? Holy cats! She shooed me out of the office and told me no blood work until May, I was stable and not going to worry about me. I love my new doctor, she's great!
For those of you who don't know me, I started playing ice hockey last year. It has become my passion, and I totally threw myself into it. I'm still not all that good, but I have fun, and boy do I love playing. I also work in the entertainment industry. One of my roommates is an actress, and she was nosing around on her acting websites and found an audition that she thought I would be good for. It required actual diabetics, who were active post diagnosis. I'm actually going to audition for this commercial. I'll let you all know when and if I hear anything more about this! It's for a new monitor from Johnson & Johnson.
Mary Frances (and others): I will post the letter (regarding that darn GRAY ribbon, ew) tomorrow so you all can take a look and give feedback if you would like to. I'd post it now, but this post is already getting REALLY long.
Back up top, I mentioned I got to see my dad. In 2001, he and my stepmom packed up their belongings into a fifth wheel trailer (an RV of sorts) and took off. I saw him in March of 2002, then not until last October. In that time I went from being married to very nearly divorced (the paperwork came through in November...thankfully!). I went through this horribly traumatic event with just my mom around, and I was finally getting to see him. Unfortunately, it was a bittersweet reunion. My dad, in the middle of last year, was diagnosed in kidney failure that had been undiagnosed for years. Toward the end of the year, just before they were set to head here from Texas, where they make their "home base", he was told that he was officially eligible for a transplant. So, when I left Christmas Eve, I had to fight off some serious tears, hoping that it wasn't the last time I'd ever see him. We are hoping that my stepmom is a match so they can do a live donor transplant...now. If not, he goes onto the National Donor list. I don't even want to think about that. I can't even begin to think positive about that, and I've tried. Even if I wasn't diabetic, I'm the wrong blood type. So, this is kind of hanging over my head. But I'm hoping that everything works right and my stepmom is a match. Not that I really WANT to take a visit to Houston, but if he's better, I'm there.
Sorry for rambling on. I will try and get back more often.
Talk to you all later!
Gabby
PS - Denise, I read your post about the depression/anxiety earlier. I hope you're feeling better. Email me if you need to!
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Hey girl long time no post. LOL I sure have missed you a ton and was so surprised and happy to see your post. Talk about being so busy, boy oh boy have you ever been busy. I think I would have fallen over with exhaustion
Welcome back! So good to see you! :)
It sounds like you have been awefully busy, which is good. I think it's definitely good to be active and keep busy. Glad to hear that your holidays were good, they are always hectic aren't they? :) I can't believe it's another year! Time goes by so fast. Sorry to hear about your dad's health problems, here's sending lots of healing and positive vibes. Let us know how he's doing.
Just wanted to welcome you back and I hope you will keep us posted on everything. Let us know how the audition goes. I wish you a ton of luck.
Great hearing from you again!
Andrea