An Update From Me

Hi there friends!

It's been a little while since I was last a regular contributor of the forums, I thought I'd better do a little bit of an update to catch y'all up to where I'm currently at.

As you all know, I graduated from Dip. Community Services late last year, followed by a stint in hospital for about a month where my antipsychotic medications were altered and I was put voluntarily on a new depot injection. This has worked well and I am now voice free since December.

I've had another stint in respite in order to curb depression and the ol' black dog (put him back in his kennel so to speak). It was only for a week and it allowed me to refresh and regroup. Now my mental health is once again considered 'stable'.

I've started my next course Dip. Youth Work with the same institution as my previous diploma. I am really enjoying it so far but, as it's an external course by distance education this time, I am finding it difficult to keep motivated and on track each day. It's something I really must strive to be better at.

After struggling with my fitness and overall health, I rejoined another gym. I still see an exercise physiologist under the NDIS funding to work on exercises I CAN actually do (especially with last year's diagnosis of spinal arthritis). I joined another gym with a pool so I can exercise more frequently and in my own time. I have had small gains thus far with my health with my snoring a little better than it was previously (I have obstructive sleep apnoea due to being out of shape). I also found out my blood glucose levels have dropped to a healthy range, so it looks like I won the battle so far and not developed type 2 diabetes, despite being on the borderline for quite some time. I now exercise at least 30 minutes to an hour most days. Even if it is a brisk walk around the local park, it is still doing me good I figure!

I've managed to make some lovely new friends through hospital stays which really understand and together we offer each other mutual support. We are all going on a holiday (a cruise) in October. Should be heaps of fun with some very good company!

Well, that's about me updated! Even though I don't always reply, I do read lots of posts here still (so please don't think I've run away). I'm often on my phone these days instead of tablet or laptop (although I am on the laptop right now) and I am not the best in the world at typing with a touchscreen. It takes me sometimes 20 minutes to type a few sentences when I'm on my phone! - Yes I am a terrible texter!

The people of this forum are never far from my thoughts!

Q