Dave's Dairy

I only have two days before I go on a big trip. Rush rush here for me. Please wish me well guys because I want to enjoy my time and not get all anxious. So much to do today in preparations. Yard work, wash clothes, pack, reinstall my computer and still put up one more thing for sale. Thanks for being here and touching base when your able. It really helps.

Dahilia - what's been happening ... how is you little stall going these days?

Pedro? Where you been ... pop on in and tell me what you have been up to? You got any hobbies or what do you do to de-stress?

Lemon Sherbet - Pop on in as well ... forget that other stuff - What do you do in the way of hobbies - what movies you into, what stuff you got going on when it comes to much needed distraction. Like the kind that helps?

I wish you all well.
~ Dave

Just taking a big breath before I head outside whilst the sun goes down and start the process of mowing the lawn. I don't think I have said anything yet but I've been getting chest pains. I'm not the type to go and post about such things or ask for help if my heart skips a beat. That said I am starting to get man boobs, my skin is crawling like never before and it's hard to breath when I start moving. I share a pic showing the massive change from what I used to be. Those that know me, will know what I mean:

One my wife took whilst massaging my grandsons feet.

https://i.ibb.co/dbd5Ms1/Massaging-Joeys-feet.jpg

I've been doing it since he was born and it's pretty much on demand now. lol. I don't mind at all because it helps him calm down and I know what he has to go through at school. He is very different to mainstream kids and has been picked on several times. All good though. The bully types that can't help themselve and or have bigger hang ups are pretty much intercepted now. The kids in the background (on my wall pictured above) have kids of thier own now except the lad on your left there with his arm around my shoulder - all in good time. I don't blame him if he goes childless - that world being what it is and all). I only just become a poppa again as my daughter stuck in the UK (re CV19) just had a girl a few weeks ago. One of my sons just bought a house and the others are pretty much all doing thier own thing. My yougnest daughter still lives at home but we are all good with that. The homeless situation and capaicity to work are seeing many in tough times.

Righto - I best go start moving the yard equipment. Lucky it's light battery operated stuff. Low noise means I can mow without disturbing too much. My mower inside the houses of others would barley sound like someone vauming. Is good for that. That said ... Sigh and double sigh ...

It's the compfort good and the last couple of months without my main computer and doing a huge amount of research that I let meself go bigtime. I don't think that will change on my week away, but when I get back I have some seroius work to do re my mindset and all.

........ Here I go .... trudge trudge ... lol I can still laught about it though. Damn headaches too. hehe rar rar rarrrrr Don't ya just love life when your facing the big hill after rolling down the other side. :)

Mission acomplished and a bit more ... off to bed.

I left a link in your recent thread which I hope helps. Now ... about your those things you do, that help you de-stress?

What else you up to?

Hope this finds you well. I'm heading off tomorrow. The plan is to assist my wife with driving down to Brisbane about 4 hours away. My daughter has an appointment with the city hospital. She is already half way staying with her new boyfriend but ended up in the local hospital having had another one of her seizures. That's exactly what the planned trip to the city was for. I guess she will be turning up with more medical info now. The had trouble giving her a needle because she had clotted blood. Not sure what is going on for her, but hopefully we get some answers whilst down there. We might actually have to return without her. We will be sure to keep her in good spirits and provide whatever money she may need in order to get back home when all is said and done. The little fella has to get back to school and I have some accommodation booked in another town for another planned trip. My wife will be able to liaison most of whatever comes. It's been full on for weeks running now.

I best wind down. I don't exactly like the long trips in the car but will make the most of it.

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Wishing you and your family a safe trip; Ponder.

Taking a break from driving. Just swapped seats:

https://i.ibb.co/KwLDc34/20211101-094821-x700.jpg

Setting up camp in the Hospital Stay Accommodation

https://i.ibb.co/yWj0Hyn/Setting-up-camp.jpg


Whilst my wife heads off to advocate for my daughter, I have been given STRICT instructions that whilst looking over our grandson not to play anywhere near the stairs The first thing we did was send a photo after they left to alleviate their fears:

https://i.ibb.co/8BqDvBr/Being-caref...the-stairs.jpg

Sigh ... there has been more drama with the hospital stigmatizing my daughter because she has a history of mental instability. Basically the played down her symptoms and brought up her history re mental illness which had absolutely nothing to do with how she ended up there. My wife is usually the grounded on among us all, but this time she is not just as disenchanted as us. The notes they took on me in my own house when they were doing the mental health checks after my daughter got out where quite damning. Father is aggressive and bla bla bla. They actually used !!! in their notes. lol My daughter and I thought that was funny. What I was, was pissed that they came to my house/home without notice or regard to the impact on others. My wife saw how the notes were quite damaging and also how such lead to the minimizing of our daughters health condition and the being quite detrimental. It goes deeper than that ... but it's nothing new.

I am glad my daughter is seeing just how callous these people in the health industry are. Especially on the lower levels, but they also exist in private hospitals too. conveyor belt system everywhere you go no matter what tier.

Just got a call - all good ... is what it is and why I stay the fuck away from all government places, staff and so and so. Not sure many here would understand ... at least the 'stigma' side of things and how people out there abuse others based on that.

My daughter is well enough now, understands better the toxic system and being more thankful for the help her mum gives. So fuck the health professional, my wife will sort out what needs sorting and life will go on. That said, I wont be hearing any accolades for front line workers and that kind of thing within my little world. You want respect, then you give it and do away with BS reports.

Better out than in ... On with our little holiday. ;)

Edit ... just thinking more about this with my good friend on the pone. What happened was my daughter herself faced with dare I say Autistic Challengers (diagnosed) as a young person easily led in a complacent work practice (overwhelmed) where they brought up her history of mental health as a means to minimize what they themselves could not understand. In that process that doctor shows his bias with exclamations marks re notes on fathers aggression which actually took place in my own home where multiple individuals live with daily challenges unacknowledged by health workers, which was more a case of frustration with health workers turning up unannounced for days and weeks on end. Point is the way they right the notes is to make it look like the father is being aggressive at the hospital which is not the case at all ... the notes are doctored and they also went on to state diagnosis of my daughters that have never been made. It's total BS is what it is ... stigma, exploitive yadda yadda.

I would rather be dead than go to a hospital ... is how many of us feel ... I know others understand this stigma. Just that many don't write about it in such a way. I got issues to be sure ... but my points still stand.

OK now I get on with me day. Thanks for your patients. I just need to be done with this. No wonder many of us find it hard to move on. Sigh.

I realize that is a harsh outlook, but understand how it is that many are rutted into such a bleak perspective. It's easy to have a bright outlook and roll your eyes when things are going good, not much in the way of stresses and so on. Yet, I concede that my outlook is as distorted to that I claim of others. It is and it's not. I'll settle for that.

In the background a guy that bought my previous graphics card on eBay tried to scam me by putting in a claim (not working) but after having it out in back and forth communications, he in the end backed down and said his account was hacked and that the card was working perfectly. He was trying to claim $1145au ... what he paid for my GPU. Thank *&^% that is sorted out. I have to now relist some other items as had to take them off due to his bogus claim. Point is, people today are just so deceitful and ready to rip each other off at every point and turn. He just wanted to see if I would give in. Not the first time either. That said, it's just been one thing after the other.

LOL - we also got a flat. Or my wife did when she duct out to that hospital visit. What turned into one tyre replacement ended up all 4 needed doing plus a wheel alignment. $600au Caching! The flat baiscally brought our attention to what we should of been on top of. Better than a blow out on the highway traveling back. Blessing in disguise I guess.

OK - now I think all the drama is over with. I best go fall down those stairs one more time just to make sure. :)

Just checking in and reading. Hope you all are managing best as can be. Thank goodness you didn't have an accident on the highway.