Night Shift

@Former-Member, I hope hospital is treating you okay and that it is really beneficial to you being there. Thanks for the birthday wishes. A few days to go yet, just started celebrating a 'birthday week' tonight, as I went out with friends this evening for dinner, something rare in my world.

@Former-Member, way to go go on pulling yourself together at the freakout moment! Glad you can breathe easy again now that you have done what needed doing with sibling and parent.

Thanks @Mazarita, nice to read you had a lovely evening as well with friends. 💜😊

i had my phone appointment today and have my assessment in a couple of weeks for the art therapy/ mindfulness classes but it sounds more positive that they'll find me a place😊

@Former-Member, that's great to hear about it looking more positive for art therapy / mindfulness. Is that something that came through Phams or is it something you initiated of your own accord?

@Mazarita A couple of months ago I asked my mental health team if I could do the art classes, they recommended I do the mindfulness. I then had an assessment date which they pulled. My therapist has since backed up my need to do these classes and they have listened to her I think. Hopefully it will happen as they are free and run through the community mental health centre. My phams worker is waiting to see what happens with this before we plan our goals. Have you got any new activities you are doing with your phams worker?

@Former-Member, keeping fingers crossed for your placement in the course. It's great that you got that ball rolling yourself. Shows that you really do want to achieve better things for yourself. I don't have any new regular activities planned with Phams for now, just trying to keep well balanced with the things on my plate so far at the moment. But there are some 'one-off' activities happening. Apparently I am going fishing next Wednesday with a group of other Phams clients and support workers. That will be a change of pace from the usual arty indoorsy kind of stuff I tend to be drawn to!

I wish I could hang around chatting but the headache that's been with me on and off for three days is rearing it's head again so I think I need to sign off. It's probably the release of muscles from getting stressed socialising. Even with friends, I get that way. Still worth it though.

Nightie night, @Former-Member, and anyone else who's still around. ox

Bought a smile about the fishing @Mazarita. It's probably a good idea to do more one offs then you don't have that push me pull you feeling constantly. I hope your headache isn't too bad. I have a similar one and my jaw and teeth ache from having them so clenched for the past few days. Goodnight I hope you sleep well💜😊😴

Wow .... so many positives on the thread tonight ❣✅

I can add one more .... my D3 saw the psych this afternoon and came away much more settled than before she went in. We also cut a deal with the school counsellor (actually she raised it ....) that D3 gets herself to school tomorrow - and actually starts the new term ! - but then gets to stay home for the school carnival on Friday. This ball is up and rolling at least .... ✅

So sorry to hear you lost a special friend @Kurra .... it might be something very small but there are musical notes available as table sprinkles .... perhaps you can put just a tiny pinch of those into the condolence letters you intend to send, especially as they are to people of a different language, because music is a universal language, and symbols like that can help carry the poignancy and significance of special sentiments beyond the words themselves ....

Its just a suggestion .... I hope it is comforting and not invasive ....

❤️💐

Wohoo @Faith-and-Hope re D3. That's sounds really good. It's good when it comes together💜😊

Yeah @Former-Member

It feels like we're getting support under the areas where things have been sinking, and it's no longer just me trying to hold it all up .... and it has been too heavy a load on the kids as well. This psych will be very concerned about what up is happening with WH .... but nobody can sort that part yet ....

Still, EDV team have said that when things change it can all start to happen quite quickly .... that is something else that helps to keep my hope in place .... along with the fact that he is still in there somewhere ... the illness is not him ❣

Ironically, he suggested that D3 might need a psychologist to help her get through the last term of school .... ?!

@faith-and-hope

How are you?

Good to hear your D3 is more settled & starts back at school tomorrow.

I'm still can't sleep but hopefully will try to get some sleep in the next hour.