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Hey Michele!

I'm glad that things with you and Will are improving. I know how much I rely on Thomas as my support. I couldn't do it on my own, so I understand how important it is to work things out with Will.

I'm happy that the treatments are helping, but sorry that your veins are so bad. Mine aren't great, but they're nothing like yours. Two or three pokes max! Lets hope wiht the continued treatment you will just continue to feel better - one day at a time.

You take the Spoon Theory to the max. You know what you can do and if you do more how exhausted you'll be. I'm glad you're able to leave dishes in the sink and rest. I'm actually doing more lately, finally I'm feeling better. I have spurts of energy even though my hands and arms are still sore I can manage to make dinner and do the dishes the same night, and still go out and water the gardens. It's just about managing everything without exhausting myself. I've been going to the chiro for 2 months now too, twice a week, to help with my shoulder and neck (sprained last May) and I think that having my spine straight is also adding to my energy level as the pain is less.

We had some flooding here at the start of June and unfortunately we had a bit of water in our basement too. So we decided to dig the basement on the back 1/4 of the house and replace the weeping tile and reseal the walls. Thomas started hand digging and soon gave up. We rented a small backhoe last weekend and got the weeping tile in. His dad came and helped seal the wall on Monday and since then we have been backfilling the hole by hand. His dad came over Sunday and yesterday and they finished that off while I trimmed the front hedge to nothing so we can fill in the low spots with topsoil as we also had 26 tonnes of topsoil delivered last weekend so we can re-grade the yard. We've got 2/3 of a pile left. So, we still have lots of work to do, but we have done a lot in the week. My forearms are sore from shovelling but it is a good ache. I've accomplished something.

We haven't had much humidity yet this summer which probably accounts for why my hands are better, but wait, August always is muggy and hot - I'm sure I'll be suffering again soon!! At least the swelling is down enough to put one of my rings on again!

Thanks for the update and for asking about me. It's my last day off after a 5 day stretch, but a short 3 day week to go back to work at least!!

HUGS!!

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Cassandra

Live like there's no tomorrow. Love like you've never loved before.

IBS A 20+ years, Chronic Migraines, Chiari Malformation (decompressed June 22, 2010), Brachial Neuritis, and ??? the list just keeps growing, but I'm still shiny side up!

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