As you know, my life-saving medication--Darvocet--has been withdrawn from the market. I've looked around and found a few email addresses of people/organizations that can possibly fix the problem. If you have a few minutes, it would mean a lot to me if you would shoot these people an email. I'm trying to email them every day that I get a chance. I have all of the email addresses and more info on my other blog. Here's a link:
http://whenlifesaheadache.blogspot.com/2011/03/emailing.html
Thanks for your help.
Sunday, March 6, 2011
Saturday, March 5, 2011
Bingo.
Some of my Phi Lamb sisters and I went to a nursing home today and played bingo with some of the residents. I was a little nervous about it because nursing homes can be depressing. I actually really enjoyed it though.
The first lady I talked to asked me if I was coming back on April 20. When I asked why she said, "That's the day I'm getting married. This is my fiance," and she pointed to the man sitting next to her.
"Oh, congratulations! What are you going to wear to the wedding?"
"I'm going to wear my purple dress that I've never worn before. He really likes purple, and I do too."
A little while later a lady came in and asked for somebody to help her catch up with the rest of the group, and I volunteered. She was the sweetest old lady ever. I moved a chair to her table, and she moved her walker out of the way and tried to scoot her chair closer to me. (Don't worry; I told her to stop and moved my chair instead.) She told me more than once how glad she was that I was helping her. One time she looked at me and said, "I am so proud of you." We had little prizes for winners, and she won a necklace and a Diet Coke.
She told me, "Thanks for helping me. I never would have won this Diet Coke without you."
"Yes, and your necklace too!"
"Oh, I forgot about my necklace! I'm so proud of this necklace. Isn't it pretty?
She forgot about her necklace and then remembered again about three different times. Every time she was so excited about it.
She also made sure I had bingo chips to play with so I could help her. When I pointed to a number for her to put a chip on, she grinned and reminded me that I have chips. One time this happened I laughed and told her I forgot I had them. She said, "I put them there when you weren't looking!" She also moved the bingo card between us so that I could play too. So. Cute.
There was another lady sitting at our table. She wasn't quite as happy. Every time somebody at one certain table won, she'd say, "They're cheaters over there. They always cheat. I never cheat. You're watching me. If anybody says I'm cheating you know I'm not because you've been watching me." She also complained about other people being too loud and about the girls not calling the numbers fast enough for her. She did tell me when we were finished that she "immensely enjoyed it." She was quite the character.
I really enjoyed spending time with these ladies. Sort of makes me want to hang out with old people more often. Sort of.
The first lady I talked to asked me if I was coming back on April 20. When I asked why she said, "That's the day I'm getting married. This is my fiance," and she pointed to the man sitting next to her.
"Oh, congratulations! What are you going to wear to the wedding?"
"I'm going to wear my purple dress that I've never worn before. He really likes purple, and I do too."
A little while later a lady came in and asked for somebody to help her catch up with the rest of the group, and I volunteered. She was the sweetest old lady ever. I moved a chair to her table, and she moved her walker out of the way and tried to scoot her chair closer to me. (Don't worry; I told her to stop and moved my chair instead.) She told me more than once how glad she was that I was helping her. One time she looked at me and said, "I am so proud of you." We had little prizes for winners, and she won a necklace and a Diet Coke.
She told me, "Thanks for helping me. I never would have won this Diet Coke without you."
"Yes, and your necklace too!"
"Oh, I forgot about my necklace! I'm so proud of this necklace. Isn't it pretty?
She forgot about her necklace and then remembered again about three different times. Every time she was so excited about it.
She also made sure I had bingo chips to play with so I could help her. When I pointed to a number for her to put a chip on, she grinned and reminded me that I have chips. One time this happened I laughed and told her I forgot I had them. She said, "I put them there when you weren't looking!" She also moved the bingo card between us so that I could play too. So. Cute.
There was another lady sitting at our table. She wasn't quite as happy. Every time somebody at one certain table won, she'd say, "They're cheaters over there. They always cheat. I never cheat. You're watching me. If anybody says I'm cheating you know I'm not because you've been watching me." She also complained about other people being too loud and about the girls not calling the numbers fast enough for her. She did tell me when we were finished that she "immensely enjoyed it." She was quite the character.
I really enjoyed spending time with these ladies. Sort of makes me want to hang out with old people more often. Sort of.
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
Student teaching.
My lack of blogging over the past month and a half has been mostly due to my student teaching. I'm teaching all senior English classes at the local high school, and it's keeping me quite busy. I enjoy it most days. I've read so many research papers I can write MLA citations in my sleep. (No, really, I see them every time I close my eyes.) I have managed to never ever have to go to the cafeteria. (I don't even know where it is.) And I've taught my mentor teacher how to use a computer. (Actually, we're still working on that.)
Overall it's been a really good experience so far. I have a good relationship with my mentor teacher. I don't think I could have asked for a better one. She really helps me out, she's super organized, and she's as sarcastic as I am. What more could a girl ask for? I like the kids too. There are a few who get on my nerves and a few I just really can't understand, but I still like them. The best news I have about my semester is that my little head has tolerated it far better than I expected. I still hurt most days, and I have to go straight to bed when I get home lots of times, but I've also had several good days. It's made me feel confident that I can have a job one day and even be able to enjoy it.
Overall it's been a really good experience so far. I have a good relationship with my mentor teacher. I don't think I could have asked for a better one. She really helps me out, she's super organized, and she's as sarcastic as I am. What more could a girl ask for? I like the kids too. There are a few who get on my nerves and a few I just really can't understand, but I still like them. The best news I have about my semester is that my little head has tolerated it far better than I expected. I still hurt most days, and I have to go straight to bed when I get home lots of times, but I've also had several good days. It's made me feel confident that I can have a job one day and even be able to enjoy it.
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