Wehav - Sorry to hear about your partner's dad's diagnosis. I usually don't know what to do or say in these types of situations, but I've always been told just being there for them counts the most. I'm stubborn and hate people helping me, but it is always nice when I receive a call or a text from a friend just checking in to say hi and that they're thinking of me.
Toots - I think I got a little ahead of myself regarding the meds. There is no plan yet. No specific meds were even suggested. I just kind of got shell-shocked. It felt like when I first got the diagnosis. It takes some time for me to process things. I'm taking a book from Wehav and just tabling it for now until I speak to more specialists and make my concerns known. No need for off the cuff decisions and reactions now.
Shoes - Your friend sounds awesome! I have a pretty high tolerance for pain, which has led to problems in the past because I don't complain or speak up until medical things have gotten really bad. If I had just said something earlier, I could have saved myself a lot of trouble and pain.
This time, I am trying to be honest and humble. I am not trying to be the silent hero in pain.
I'm hoping I will go to work tomorrow. I really need to go in. Just suck it up. Maybe I'll just come in late.
Marcher - A picnic on the harbor sounds amazing! I've never actually been to a picnic. I'm that much of a city boy.
I used to be pretty immune to the homeless, as they are everywhere where I live. But since I got sober, I definitely have more empathy. I see issues of alcoholism and substance abuse, and how that easily could have been me. And it could still be me if I pick up again. But I'm still hesitant to give money because I don't want to enable someone's habit. But we regularly allow homeless people into our AA meetings if they have the desire to get sober. They are treated with respect and are offered help the way we offer to help any newcomer. I've heard so many stories of alcoholics and drug addicts who lived on the street but were able to get sober and get their lives back on track. I heard a great one last night about a woman who abandoned her two young kids to live on the streets and shoot heroin and drink. She got finally clean, got her kids back, and opened her own recovery house with her fiancé. So inspiring.