Brendy

I wanted to thank everyone who has offered prayers and good wishes.... I also wanted to update...One of the boys has died and one is still critical... Please continure prayers for all the other kids..... Our town has really been hit with the loss of so many young people the last couple of years....it seems our kids start to get back to normal and they lose another friend....

I am 5'0 and like another poster said never had a problem except reaching for anything up high.....

Thank you all.... Triage that is not corny at all its wonderful. Theres no change in the kids at this time.... There have been many prayer chains started for them

Ty

Thank you both

Early Sat morning 6 young people from my town were seriously injured in an accident when a driver heading north bound on the southbound side of the highway.hit their suv head on..These young people are dear friends of my daughters..they've been close since middle school, they are now in their early 20s. 2 of the boys were severely injured..One was medflighted to MGH in Boston he has severe head injuries and is in the ICU...the other is at Boston Medical one girl also in critical condition....thank God one boy and a girl were treated and released...one other girl remains in the hospital with head and neck injuries.... This has affected our whole town its a big but small town...and we have had a rough year with many fatal accidents and 2 suicides of two 22 yo men..the last just this past July. The kids in our town are close and this is devastating for them. The wrong way driver died....I ask for prayers not only for the injured kids but also for the woman who was killed and left 3 children behind.

I have been diagnosed with bipolar 2....finally....For years I exhibited behavour of mania, although not recognized by me....I just thought I was superwoman...yeah super woman doing laundry, washing and ironing curtains at 2 am..3 to 4 doubles a week...I thought I was super efficient as my brain went a mile a minute...what a mistake waiting to happen..Of course Im human and made some mistakes, but I could have and maybe did make some while in my manic phase of my illness... Then the crash, and I crashed hard...couldnt get out of bed...was bummed when I woke in the morning....thoughts of suicide. I finally got help, and yes its true people generally see someone when the crash happens. Because for me I didnt recognize the mania as a problem...during mild depressions I was put on SSRIs...what a mistake...I became irrational, anxious, irritable and once felt so out of the norm I was going to cut my waist length hair with kitchen shears..... I finally found a practitioner who diagnosed me with bipolar...I forgo lithium for Lamictal which was increased week by week so as to not cause s/e then Pamelor was added also increased slowly..I am also on Klonopin PRN..which has caused me no problems with work and drug tests because it is prescribed to me. Oh and my practitioner is a CNS...finally i feel balanced but it did take 3 mos of increasing my meds. Im not saying Im cured but my ups and downs are far less extreme..and I finally feel "normaL" again. Not to knock anyone whos meds are working but I think lithium isnt used as much..d/t side effects and frequent blood work, same as Depakote As far as working you do not have to tell your employer your illness because sadly some people look at Mental Illness with a suspicious eye....If I had a nickel for everyone who said its mind over matter I would be a rich woman LOL And my favorite, "think positive and snap out of it"....sarcastically I reply "Wow You have found the cure, why didnt I and anyone one else suffering think of this" ha ha I do incorporate some exercise and most of all prayer as a supplement to my meds..If only exercise and God could change the chemical balance in my brain I would choose that over the meds any day. I will say a prayer for all that suffer from MI in my daily/nightly talks to God God Bless all of you

P RN We must've been posting the same time....we both mentioned the Rainbow Bridge but I was unaware there was a website.. It really helped me a lot.... I still grieve the loss of my dog even after a year+

Hi Nurse Penny I hope all works out with your pup....I love all animals, but dogs are my favorite I have 2...had 3 but lost my 17yo Lhasa Apso last year..... My boxer was a rescue dog and is now 11...she has been ill....vets still working to figure out whats wrong...she has lost a lot of weight, although boxers should be lean she is beyond lean...my heart breaks at the thought of losing her. My other dog is this dogs daughter who is very attached to Mom. We consider our dogs family members. So I understand your stress and pain.... I believe my baby has cancer and will change vets to hopefully get a definitive dx, I know its close to the time I have to let go...I would give anything to keep her here but I dont want her to suffer..... Oh NursePenny I just read that you lost your dog...I am so so sorry, I know how much it hurts....give yourself some time to grieve, they are family....and please ignore those who say "it was only a dog" Not from people here but others...I heard that too much when my Carly died last year...it took a long time to get over it...so let yourself go through the grief process...... Again my deepest sympathy.... I found when I lost my dog reading the Rainbow Bridge helped me through...I dont know how to link things here but you can google it...but Im sure there are posters here who can post it for you.

The rotten egg smell made me also immediately think mucomyst......

I am Crusty Bubbleshorts... eewwwwwwwww!

Was a cna for 10 yrs before becoming an RN...I have great respect for the good cnas Ive worked with..and never hesitated to lend them a hand. Some nurses treated the cnas like crap and that bothered me alot, I knew first hand what the job entailed and I think that having been a cna helped me when I went to nursing school especially with basic assessment skills. I also experienced being treated like dirt by some nurses and I vowed I would never treat my cnas like that. Ive always had the respect of my cnas because I respected them. Its a tough job and perhaps one of the most underappreciated of them all.