Small Talk: The Prayer Closet

[rue721]

Do you remember the morning a few weeks back, when I asked for thoughts/prayers/vibes/luck because I was taking the LSAT?

Today is score release day and I got a 170!!!! So delighted. 🤩🥳

So, thank you. Those thoughts/prayers/vibes/luck worked. 🥰

I take the first big/terrifying section of the CPA exam on Tuesday morning -- please send all that my way again, if you can spare the time! Because why mess with a good thing, right? 😁

And yes, I am too excited to speak properly, so you will have to decipher way too many emojis. Maybe once I'm credentialed, I'll straighten up 🤭

[Ijustwantsomechips]

4 minutes ago, rue721 said:

Do you remember the morning a few weeks back, when I asked for thoughts/prayers/vibes/luck because I was taking the LSAT?

Today is score release day and I got a 170!!!! So delighted. 🤩🥳

So, thank you. Those thoughts/prayers/vibes/luck worked. 🥰

I take the first big/terrifying section of the CPA exam on Tuesday morning -- please send all that my way again, if you can spare the time! Because why mess with a good thing, right? 😁

And yes, I am too excited to speak properly, so you will have to decipher way too many emojis. Maybe once I'm credentialed, I'll straighten up 🤭

Whoop whoop!  Congrats to you and good luck on the next exam!

[Oldernowiser]

@rue721!!! You’re a Superstar!!! The LSAT and the CPA exam?!??

Rock on with your badass brilliant self!

[iwantcookies]

@rue721 whoop whoop hooray! Congratulations!!! Best of luck on CPA exam!!! 

[rue721]

49 minutes ago, Oldernowiser said:

@rue721!!! You’re a Superstar!!! The LSAT and the CPA exam?!??

Rock on with your badass brilliant self!

😁 Thanks!

Unfortunately, I'm following Derick's same career path a bit too closely for my taste...but fortunately, I'm doing it "a little different." 😜

[Happyfatchick]

Re Falwell:  guh.  To be born of the golden goose and to be so genuinely stupid.  What a sleaze bag.

i mean, I’m a sleaze bag too, don’t get me wrong.  But I’m not famous.  JJr was BORN to be straight laced, (alcohol) grain free, self righteous, egotistical, pompous, financially able to rent a yacht for vacation without breaking a sweat, live like a king.  He could be running the circuit among evangelicals all over the country, ghost writing, sipping brown water and cleaning his own damn pool.  He didn’t have to “DOOOO” anything.  But noooooooo.  If he didn’t choose that life, FINE!  I bet there was enough money in the pot he could take his happy self right on out to FL or LA or the French Riviera.  Go!   Have a big time!  But you can’t do BOTH, stooooopid.  (I read a book recently where the son was taken with speaking like an Englishman and so pronounced stupid “stew-pid”.  I love English pronunciations as well but don’t think you can improve on the red neck “STOOOOOOOPid”).  The POINT, Rev JJr is you can’t live like Charlie Sheen and look like Billy Graham.  You just can’t pull it off.  You have to BE a squeaky clean evangelical President of a college where males and females sit on opposite sides of worship centers and don’t interact, or you have to Rambo out the door and be whatever trips your trigger.  Nobody really CARES about THAT.  You just can’t do BOTH.  The lack of general understanding of the tolerance levels of ones own personal public audience blows my mind.  
Ladies and Gentlemen:  I give you JIMMY SWAGGART.  
there are so many fun examples right here - but I’ll stop.  There are those people (Lookey mentioned Tiger) who somehow fly under the radar for a long time.  (I adored Tiger, and was destroyed when he toppled over like Saddams statue...).   That’s how it goes:  the crash is usually public, in spectacular and memorable fashion.

ETA:  @rue721 you ROCK!!

@iwantcookies fingers crossed, I’m glad you were able to get a scan so quickly but Mama (me) was RIGHT about agonizing through the weekend.  Go outside.  Go do something.  Do t sit there and stew. ❤️
 

@lookeyloo how is our sweet son and how are you?  
 

@Jynnan tonnix Any talk of blowing that popsickle stand today?  I was betting they wouldn’t keep you the weekend.  (I got my MD from Liberty online.  I now pronounce you HEALED!)

Edited September 18, 2020 by Happyfatchick

[Scarlett45]

3 hours ago, rue721 said:

Do you remember the morning a few weeks back, when I asked for thoughts/prayers/vibes/luck because I was taking the LSAT?

Today is score release day and I got a 170!!!! So delighted. 🤩🥳

So, thank you. Those thoughts/prayers/vibes/luck worked. 🥰

I take the first big/terrifying section of the CPA exam on Tuesday morning -- please send all that my way again, if you can spare the time! Because why mess with a good thing, right? 😁

And yes, I am too excited to speak properly, so you will have to decipher way too many emojis. Maybe once I'm credentialed, I'll straighten up 🤭

You are a SUPER STAR!!!!!

 

Did you save cash for your tuition or will you be taking loans? You should be able to get great scholarship money with your score. Law School debt is the biggest regret of my life, so any way you can reduce or eliminate it I would recommend (I graduated from University of Chicago Law School at the height of the crash).

[PikaScrewChu]

Shana tova fellow snarkers!!!

[crazycatlady58]

13 minutes ago, PikaScrewChu said:

Shana tova fellow snarkers!!!

May you have a good and sweet New Year.

[rue721]

29 minutes ago, Scarlett45 said:

You are a SUPER STAR!!!!!

 

Did you save cash for your tuition or will you be taking loans? You should be able to get great scholarship money with your score. Law School debt is the biggest regret of my life, so any way you can reduce or eliminate it I would recommend (I graduated from University of Chicago Law School at the height of the crash).

😁 Thank you! It was my goal score, but I didn't do as much studying as I wanted and choked a little on the analytical reasoning section, so I didn't really think I'd get it. Feeling sooooo good today!

I'm hoping for good scholarship money. I'm willing to go down a bit in the rankings to get it, and I've had some success negotiating with schools before. So fingers are crossed! I also don't know how Covid will affect things...on the one hand, schools are broker, but on the other hand, fewer people may be applying and trying to matriculate right away.

Anything I can't get the school to pay for, I'm going to try to get work to pay for 😅 I'll take out loans for the remainder, and/or cash-flow what I can. I am definitely money-conscious about it, because Big Law is probably not an option, so I'm assuming I won't make much more coming out than I will going in. Also trying to decide if I want to go part-time for some or all of it.

University of Chicago is a fantastic school! And WOW, I'm sure that program was really demanding. Do you feel like the name or network or education/rigor helped you a lot, or would you rather have gone to a lower-ranked school if it meant saving money on tuition?

[Scarlett45]

1 minute ago, rue721 said:

University of Chicago is a fantastic school! And WOW, I'm sure that program was really demanding. Do you feel like the name or network or education/rigor helped you a lot, or would you rather have gone to a lower-ranked school if it meant saving money on tuition?

Honestly- knowing what I know now I would’ve gone to DePaul or John Marshall on a full scholarship. My Mom paid for my undergrad so I would’ve had NO LOANS at all if I had done that. I hate these fucking loans. Hate them. I didn’t find full time work until 18months after graduation, then I was temping and under employed for a while- interest, interest, interest. 
 

U of C didn’t know what they were doing post crash and I was actually told to go WORK FOR FREE (can you believe???- how was I supposed to live???) they have better loan forgiveness programs now but we were the Guinea pigs. 
 

So if you get a full scholarship I would take it. 

[emma675]

Since we've got a few medical professionals and people very familiar with the medical system in here, I have a question for the group. I'm trying to help out my neighbor--she is going in for a colonoscopy in two weeks and with Covid, she has to be dropped off at the door and then picked up after, no one can go in with her. She doesn't have any family in town and the center won't allow patients to use Uber/Lyft/a cab, so she wants to find a day nurse to drive her there, pick up her, and stay with her for a few hours after, just in case. She is refusing my help, even though I've tried to convince her it's no big deal for me (she is very independent and hates asking for help and she's made it clear that she won't accept my offer to help). Has anyone ever hired a day nurse or an assistant to help for a day or so? I've been trying to look online for a service she could use, but I really don't know what to look for.

[rue721]

1 hour ago, Scarlett45 said:

Honestly- knowing what I know now I would’ve gone to DePaul or John Marshall on a full scholarship. My Mom paid for my undergrad so I would’ve had NO LOANS at all if I had done that. I hate these fucking loans. Hate them. I didn’t find full time work until 18months after graduation, then I was temping and under employed for a while- interest, interest, interest. 
 

U of C didn’t know what they were doing post crash and I was actually told to go WORK FOR FREE (can you believe???- how was I supposed to live???) they have better loan forgiveness programs now but we were the Guinea pigs. 
 

So if you get a full scholarship I would take it. 

Thanks! That's good advice.

Those Great Recession years were awful...I really hope that the economy comes back better from Covid than it did back then. I guess time will tell...

[lookeyloo]

1 hour ago, emma675 said:

Since we've got a few medical professionals and people very familiar with the medical system in here, I have a question for the group. I'm trying to help out my neighbor--she is going in for a colonoscopy in two weeks and with Covid, she has to be dropped off at the door and then picked up after, no one can go in with her. She doesn't have any family in town and the center won't allow patients to use Uber/Lyft/a cab, so she wants to find a day nurse to drive her there, pick up her, and stay with her for a few hours after, just in case. She is refusing my help, even though I've tried to convince her it's no big deal for me (she is very independent and hates asking for help and she's made it clear that she won't accept my offer to help). Has anyone ever hired a day nurse or an assistant to help for a day or so? I've been trying to look online for a service she could use, but I really don't know what to look for.

I haven't personally but a single friend in Baton Rouge did it several times.  Her doctor's office helped her - apparently she wasn't the only one in that situation.  If not the colonoscopy doctor, maybe her primary care doctor.

[Ijustwantsomechips]

1 hour ago, emma675 said:

Since we've got a few medical professionals and people very familiar with the medical system in here, I have a question for the group. I'm trying to help out my neighbor--she is going in for a colonoscopy in two weeks and with Covid, she has to be dropped off at the door and then picked up after, no one can go in with her. She doesn't have any family in town and the center won't allow patients to use Uber/Lyft/a cab, so she wants to find a day nurse to drive her there, pick up her, and stay with her for a few hours after, just in case. She is refusing my help, even though I've tried to convince her it's no big deal for me (she is very independent and hates asking for help and she's made it clear that she won't accept my offer to help). Has anyone ever hired a day nurse or an assistant to help for a day or so? I've been trying to look online for a service she could use, but I really don't know what to look for.

Usually the clinic/nurse/etc. will ask if you have a safe place to go, a ride, or someone to assist you.  If not, the clinic or hospital will normalize have a social worker to assist with such matters.  You can check sites like Care.com under either seniors or special needs.  

I’ve taken my mom for colonoscopies before.  Aside from being a little loopy for a few hours she was fine.  Maybe your neighbor would be okay with you driving to and from and just popping in every two or three hours after she returns home.  She’ll be probably sleep most of the time anyway. 

[Oldernowiser]

There was a service we used in Ann Arbor for my mother’s routine medical appointments that did just that. Call the patient advocacy at your local hospital or google “patient escorting services” (be careful with the order of those three words...just saying). 

[GeeGolly]

@emma675, I was going to say the same thing as @Oldernowiser, contact the hospital, many have shuttle services. Also, is she retired and on Medicare? Some Medicare plans offer case management and a care coordinator can secure transportation with a support person.

Edited September 18, 2020 by GeeGolly

[emma675]

Thanks, all! My neighbor is great, but she's fiercely independent and doesn't like to ask for help for anything, ever. Plus, her doctor's office doesn't seem to be much help (which surprised me, you'd think colonoscopy practices would be used to patients who need help with transport). I think we've found a car service that has unmarked cars (she's worried the center won't let her get in a car that has a logo on it) and the driver routinely does drop off and pick up of people from medical appointments. I'm going to make it clear that I will be stopping by a few times that day no matter what she says and if anything goes wrong with the car service, she needs to call me. 

[GeeGolly]

1 minute ago, emma675 said:

Thanks, all! My neighbor is great, but she's fiercely independent and doesn't like to ask for help for anything, ever. Plus, her doctor's office doesn't seem to be much help (which surprised me, you'd think colonoscopy practices would be used to patients who need help with transport). I think we've found a car service that has unmarked cars (she's worried the center won't let her get in a car that has a logo on it) and the driver routinely does drop off and pick up of people from medical appointments. I'm going to make it clear that I will be stopping by a few times that day no matter what she says and if anything goes wrong with the car service, she needs to call me. 

Would she be willing to give the nurses station your phone number in case they figure out her ride is just a driver?

[emma675]

5 minutes ago, GeeGolly said:

Would she be willing to give the nurses station your phone number in case they figure out her ride is just a driver?

I'm going to suggest that, but we'll see. She's one of those older ladies who never married and is used to doing everything by herself her whole life and I think it's hard for her to admit she might need help with certain things. I'm similar in a lot of ways, so I understand. And this is actually helping me in the event that I have to have anything done and don't want to bother friends or family, lol. 

Edited September 18, 2020 by emma675d

[GeeGolly]

3 minutes ago, emma675 said:

I'm going to suggest that, but we'll see. She's one of those older ladies who never married and is used to doing everything by herself her whole life and I think it's hard for her to admit she might need help with certain things. I'm similar in a lot of ways, so I understand. And this is actually helping me in the event that I have to have anything done and don't want to bother friends or family, lol. 

I totally get it. I'm the same way. Fortunately I have my husband to help me out if needed.

[crazycatlady58]

On 9/15/2020 at 3:13 PM, Scarlett45 said:

Yes there was. They were in a triad, meaning they were all in a romantic relationship with each other. 
 

Truthfully I don’t think emotionally many can let go of the notion that women are supposed to be sexually monogamous. Also many are uncomfortable with male bisexuality, so a triad of one woman and two men makes many uncomfortable although intellectually they aren’t offended by it. 

I am not sure why I felt uncomfortable.  It wasn't because I  disagreed with what they were doing ..their life their business.. it, to me, felt unnatural.  I do not mean in the moral sense more like they felt that they should live this way but in their heart of hearts they did not want to. Something just felt off..and the ending where they all three climbed into bed together just made me uncomfortable,  but I will admit they may be because I am a bit of a prude.

I am not sure why this did not post earlier. 

Edited September 18, 2020 by crazycatlady58

[crazycatlady58]

55 minutes ago, Ijustwantsomechips said:

Usually the clinic/nurse/etc. will ask if you have a safe place to go, a ride, or someone to assist you.  If not, the clinic or hospital will normalize have a social worker to assist with such matters.  You can check sites like Care.com under either seniors or special needs.  

I’ve taken my mom for colonoscopies before.  Aside from being a little loopy for a few hours she was fine.  Maybe your neighbor would be okay with you driving to and from and just popping in every two or three hours after she returns home.  She’ll be probably sleep most of the time anyway. 

I have no one to pick me up from colonoscopies in the past and the clinic/Dr. was no help. I had to figure something out on my own. I finally ask a friend if her mother could pick me up. I used Uber to drop me off.

[Absolom]

16 hours ago, louannems said:

I worked in radiology for 31 years.  At our hospital, every x-ray and scan and ultrasound performed before 5 pm was read out by the radiologist that day.  The results are available to the ordering doctor almost immediately.  It just takes time for the doctor to make the call to the patient with results.

To be fair when I had results in less than two hours, people were seeing something they'd never seen before.  The radiologist called my GP's office along with transmitting the results.  The PA immediately went to the GP.  Together they called my specialist who wanted to see me ASAP.  Before that appointment, there was a lunch time gathering of radiologists and doctors in the specialty.  In fairness none of them had seen that particular problem before and many or most of them won't see it again in their lifetimes.  It's quite rare.  It was both alarming and comforting that so many people were involved in trying to figure it out.

[Scarlett45]

1 hour ago, crazycatlady58 said:

I am not sure why I felt uncomfortable.  It wasn't because I  disagreed with what they were doing ..their life their business.. it, to me, felt unnatural.  I do not mean in the moral sense more like they felt that they should live this way but in their heart of hearts they did not want to. Something just felt off..and the ending where they all three climbed into bed together just made me uncomfortable,  but I will admit they may be because I am a bit of a prude.

I am not sure why this did not post earlier. 

I thought you did post it a few days ago. 😁

[Mindthinkr]

3 hours ago, emma675 said:

Since we've got a few medical professionals and people very familiar with the medical system in here, I have a question for the group. I'm trying to help out my neighbor--she is going in for a colonoscopy in two weeks and with Covid, she has to be dropped off at the door and then picked up after, no one can go in with her. She doesn't have any family in town and the center won't allow patients to use Uber/Lyft/a cab, so she wants to find a day nurse to drive her there, pick up her, and stay with her for a few hours after, just in case. She is refusing my help, even though I've tried to convince her it's no big deal for me (she is very independent and hates asking for help and she's made it clear that she won't accept my offer to help). Has anyone ever hired a day nurse or an assistant to help for a day or so? I've been trying to look online for a service she could use, but I really don't know what to look for.

My friend in California had to call someone to drive her to and fro for cataract surgery. $125/hr...5 hr minimum. I hope your neighbor sees fit to just allow you to do a good deed. Perhaps if you phrase it that way she won’t think she is taking advantage of you or whatever her hang up is with allowing you to help. Wishing her the best. 
 

@rue721 Great score. I hope it all works out well for you...back to praying for the next exam. 
@Jynnan tonnix I hope your healing is coming along well and you are able to move about with less pain. 

[crazycatlady58]

15 minutes ago, Scarlett45 said:

I thought you did post it a few days ago. 😁

It may have but it showed up in the quote box as if it had not posted. Who knows!

[iwantcookies]

I did not get the results today. 

Met with a friend today. Her birthday is this month we wanted to celebrate a little. Told her of my situation. She seemed so disinterested it made me so sad. She couldn’t even fake concern for me.  
 

I’m not going to tell anyone anything period anymore.
 

 

Edited September 18, 2020 by iwantcookies

[GeeGolly]

3 minutes ago, iwantcookies said:

I did not get the results today. 

Met with a friend today. Her birthday is this month we wanted to celebrate a little. Told her of my situation. She seemed so disinterested it made me so sad. She couldn’t even fake concern for me.  
 

I’m not going to tell anyone anything period anymore.
 

 

Hey Cookie, just wanted to say, you matter. Hope your tests come back free and clear.

[MargeGunderson]

@iwantcookies, I know it’s not the same as being there for you in person, but there are a lot of folks here who are thinking of you and hoping for the best.

[3 is enough]

Hi everyone.  I don’t usually post in here but I am wondering if anyone knows what happened to @Sew Sumi?  She has not been active for a couple of weeks and that is quite unusual for her.  I have “known” her from TWOP, Free Jinger, and even going way back to when TLC had a fan forum for 16/18/19 Kids and Counting.  I just want to know if she is ok.

 

[GeeGolly]

1 minute ago, 3 is enough said:

Hi everyone.  I don’t usually post in here but I am wondering if anyone knows what happened to @Sew Sumi?  She has not been active for a couple of weeks and that is quite unusual for her.  I have “known” her from TWOP, Free Jinger, and even going way back to when TLC had a fan forum for 16/18/19 Kids and Counting.  I just want to know if she is ok.

 

I've been wondering the same thing. I know she's from CA, but unsure if she's near the fire areas. I hope all is well with her.

[3 is enough]

14 minutes ago, GeeGolly said:

I've been wondering the same thing. I know she's from CA, but unsure if she's near the fire areas. I hope all is well with her.

She lives in the Bay Area.  They have dealt with smoke and orange skies, but they are actually fairly far from the fires.  My son lives in Alameda, and he has been updating me.

[iwantcookies]

Thanks all I’m teary eyed from your lovely posts. NOT knowing is the worst. I don’t have a support system at all. I was shocked at my friends indifference. I’m not saying anything to my extended distant family until I know the facts. 
 

I will update you all with the results. If I ever get them. 
 

Love you all.
 

 

[lookeyloo]

4 minutes ago, iwantcookies said:

Thanks all I’m teary eyed from your lovely posts. NOT knowing is the worst. I don’t have a support system at all. I was shocked at my friends indifference. I’m not saying anything to my extended distant family until I know the facts. 
 

I will update you all with the results. If I ever get them. 
 

Love you all.
 

 

You can call for results. 

[iwantcookies]

3 minutes ago, lookeyloo said:

You can call for results. 

I plan to call on Monday after lunch if I don’t get anything. Wouldn’t surprise me if they forgot about me.

[SunnyBeBe]

I just read that Ginsberg died!  What a loss. Omg.......

[Nysha]

Sorry this is so long.

My grandson's school situation has gone from good, to bad, to really bad, to worse, and hopefully is on its way back to good. He was supposed to transfer from his school to my granddaughter's special needs school because of his newly diagnosed epilepsy and severe learning delays. Instead the school district voided his IEP and transferred him to a totally different school with no accommodations at all.

Their first bs excuse was the IEP wasn't valid b/c it was from a different state. My daughter reminded them they had to legally follow it until they wrote him a new one. The next excuse was they didn't have a nurse trained to respond to epilepsy. So he had to do school online and he could work with an online special ed teacher for one hour, once a week.

Unfortunately, the first day after two classes on Zoom he had a seizure. His neurologist faxed a letter to the school district stating that grandson could not attend online classes. Their response was to tell my daughter she had to come to the school on Monday and pick up his work then take it back by 2 pm on Friday. My daughter told them this would not work and suggested they either hire a part-time nurse or have a teacher come to the house. They told her the school district could not afford to do either and this was how it was going to be.

After she called me in tears for the third time in a week, I found the phone number for the State's special education director and she called him. After explaining everything, the director said he would take care of it. She told me that a half hour after she hung up with him, the school district superintendent called to let her know a teacher from the next town over would be coming to teach in-home lessons and when schools opened for everyone he'll go to that school. She is both a special education teacher and a nurse, she lives in the same town, and she will drive my grandson to school and back. At the new school she will be his primary teacher. 

This doesn't start for another week and I'm really hoping that she and my grandson hit if off. When he lived with me for pre-k and kindergarten I had him enrolled in a small private school where everyone loved him. But for the last two years he's gone to 5 different schools and he's now the weird kid that gets bullied and teased. He needs to have some success or he's just going to give up.

 

[Oldernowiser]

Good night and sweet dreams, RBG. You were one fabulous brilliant broad and I will always count you in my collection of heroes.

 I don’t believe in heaven, but if there’s such a thing as a waiting room, I hope you and my mom get to talk. She was a prosecuting attorney and I just know you would hit it off.

For fuck’s sake 2020...give it a rest already.
 

 

 

 

 

[Happyfatchick]

2 hours ago, SunnyBeBe said:

I just read that Ginsberg died!  What a loss. Omg.......

Wow.  I never got around to watching the movie and I really meant to do that.  Wow.  

[Love2dance]

Aaaaand we just had a 4.6 earthquake, epicenter not too far from our home. What’s next 2020?
 

 

2 hours ago, Happyfatchick said:

Wow.  I never got around to watching the movie and I really meant to do that.  Wow. 

4 minutes ago, Love2dance said:

You should watch it (the Ginsberg documentary) . Inspiring.

Don’t know why these two posts merged so weirdly. Don’t know how to fix it.

Edited September 19, 2020 by Love2dance

[lookeyloo]

11 hours ago, iwantcookies said:

I plan to call on Monday after lunch if I don’t get anything. Wouldn’t surprise me if they forgot about me.

Some clinics request you call for results. Look at your paperwork. 

[Liddy52]

9 hours ago, Nysha said:

Sorry this is so long.

My grandson's school situation has gone from good, to bad, to really bad, to worse, and hopefully is on its way back to good. He was supposed to transfer from his school to my granddaughter's special needs school because of his newly diagnosed epilepsy and severe learning delays. Instead the school district voided his IEP and transferred him to a totally different school with no accommodations at all.

Their first bs excuse was the IEP wasn't valid b/c it was from a different state. My daughter reminded them they had to legally follow it until they wrote him a new one. The next excuse was they didn't have a nurse trained to respond to epilepsy. So he had to do school online and he could work with an online special ed teacher for one hour, once a week.

Unfortunately, the first day after two classes on Zoom he had a seizure. His neurologist faxed a letter to the school district stating that grandson could not attend online classes. Their response was to tell my daughter she had to come to the school on Monday and pick up his work then take it back by 2 pm on Friday. My daughter told them this would not work and suggested they either hire a part-time nurse or have a teacher come to the house. They told her the school district could not afford to do either and this was how it was going to be.

After she called me in tears for the third time in a week, I found the phone number for the State's special education director and she called him. After explaining everything, the director said he would take care of it. She told me that a half hour after she hung up with him, the school district superintendent called to let her know a teacher from the next town over would be coming to teach in-home lessons and when schools opened for everyone he'll go to that school. She is both a special education teacher and a nurse, she lives in the same town, and she will drive my grandson to school and back. At the new school she will be his primary teacher. 

This doesn't start for another week and I'm really hoping that she and my grandson hit if off. When he lived with me for pre-k and kindergarten I had him enrolled in a small private school where everyone loved him. But for the last two years he's gone to 5 different schools and he's now the weird kid that gets bullied and teased. He needs to have some success or he's just going to give up.

 

@Nysha I have been retired from special education for years,  but the law used to be, that it was illegal for a school district to use the excuse that it was too expensive to provide the services detailed in the IEP. You did the right thing to go all the way to the top, and I hope your grandson gets all the services he needs and has a wonderful school year.  Sometimes the old saying, " The squeaky wheel gets the grease" holds true in special education.  As the parent of a daughter with learning disabilities and as a special education teacher,  I experienced this first hand. School districts( or at least some) will try giving parents under the sun  to get out of providing services. 

[iwantcookies]

1 hour ago, lookeyloo said:

Some clinics request you call for results. Look at your paperwork. 

Don’t have any paperwork. And wasn’t told anything after my test. The place was busy! 

[iwantcookies]

How are cysts removed? Surgery right? The worst is not knowing.

[Oldernowiser]

39 minutes ago, iwantcookies said:

How are cysts removed? Surgery right? The worst is not knowing.

I think it depends. If it’s obviously a cyst and not causing any trouble, they might just wait and see. I have a couple of ovarian cysts that so far are behaving themselves. (Once again, apologies for the TMI.)

I had two large breast cysts removed surgically, outpatient. My abdominal and uterine aliens were surgery, but endoscopic, so pretty fast recovery time. But it’s been six years since my last experience and techniques and procedures are improving all the time. 

I know it’s hard not to, but please try not to assume the worst. Distraction is your friend. Also ice cream. And naps.  Hang in there, okay?

 

[Ijustwantsomechips]

Here’s to good results @iwantcookies!  I’m awaiting lab results too, so good vibes for both of us.  
 

@NyshaI hope your grandson and his new teacher hit it off. Sometimes things fall apart so that they can come together again just the way you need them when you need them.  May he have a wonderful school year.

Ditto for everyone else with kiddos in school, family with health issues or are awaiting important news.  Here’s to a peaceful week. We all need it. 

I hope @Jynnan tonnix’s recovery is going well.

 

[iwantcookies]

I was thinking maybe every Sunday those who want can share something good/what they are happy  in their life with.
 

Positive Sunday news: 

 

I am happy that I got a place to sleep and food to eat! 
 

No rain for at least a week. And no rain in the upcoming week either. 

Edited September 21, 2020 by iwantcookies

[GeeGolly]

21 minutes ago, iwantcookies said:

I was thinking maybe every Sunday those who want can share something good/what they are happy  in their life with.
 

Positive Sunday news: 

 

I am happy that I got a place to sleep and food to eat! 

Thankful for the lovely fall weather. 🍁🌤️

[crazy8s]

i like the happy news idea

two colleges posted faculty or students wearing masks I made and sent on their instagram this week. don't know either person but a football player at a small college in NC was shown in a pink mask with doughnuts and the pic got back to me. A college librarian in NY state sent a pic of her in a mask with books. also an Avenger mask I made somehow made it to a professor who teaches Comic Theory and she sent me a thank you card