Just when it seemed my daily pain in my left side caused by the massive stroke I had a year and a half ago was under control with the help of one triple strength Marijuana gummy bear in the morning and one at night ,a couple of weeks ago, I woke up with a horrendous new  pain on the left side of my jaw . It was swollen and it affected my speech. I got into see the dentist who put me on the advil diet for 7 days. Then he canceled my follow up appointment and made me wait for a week to reschedule at the next appointment i was given a referral to a periodontist,with whom I’ve been trying to get in with for a week now for acute TMJ  During all of this I’m still in pain, which is all too slowly getting better, or at least responding to the pot gummies.  The jaw is less swollen and has stopped throbbing.  If all of that isn’t enough, all of my usual pain is underlying and making itself known with all encompassing, full  body spasms which are both painful and shocking, in that I don’t feel them coming. It’s amazing I was able to describe the situation with more letters than just AAAAAAAAAHHHHHH!!! 

Fortunately I think of pain as my bitch. And no bitch is gonna break me.  I’ve booked a standing appointment for a weekly massage because my neck and left shoulder aren’t helping the situation by being so tense. That’s the thing about being paralyzed, ifyou come out of it, you do so  tiny bit by tiny bit, so slowly you’re not aware of it even as you pay close attention. You expect your body to snap back like it used to but it doesn’t.  When it’s paralysis caused by a brain injury it’s even slower as the brain must heal around the intrusion. And the pain is mostly nerve pain, the bitch of the bunch. 

I’ve been thinking about the phrase she battled cancer, lately  battling a severe medical issue isn’t putting on boxing gloves, it all in the head, even when the pain is not in the head.

Day before yesterday, I finally saw the specialist who would answer the looming question, when will I get the hysterectomy my family doctor says I need. I was fully prepared for battle as we, hubby and I, rolled into the office.  I asked the nurse if she needed me on the exam table, to which she replied, I think he just wants to talk with you, but if he decides he wants to examine you, he’ll let you know. We waited about 10 minutes,. Then,the doctor came in and explained that, after looking at all of the images taken over the last year and a half, CT scans,MRI images, Ultra sounds, he sees no red flags everything my family doctor was worried about was entirely normal  … for a woman entering menopause. NO HYSTERECTOMY NEEDED! All the little pains I was having were caused by the appendix acting up. Since the appendectomy has healed I’ve had no pain. So we went shopping, then home to celebrate. No surgery this year, unless I get another life and death surprise. We ate a lovely dinner, had some pink champagne and swayed romantically to slow music. It was a great night. Since then, I’ve noticed my daily pain is lessened and my stress is gone. I can’t believe a doctor did all that with the words, you don’t need surgery. 

Cheers to me 

I’m from Canada. 

This is the new leader of Canada, Justin Trudeau. He’s young, smart, not bad to look at, comes from a political family, has a good heart  and  is respected around the world, most certainly by women because he says things like this 

His mother has famously struggledwith mental illness and he honours her like this https://www.liberal.ca/statement-by-liberal-party-of-canada-leader-justin-trudeau-on-world-mental-health-day/

He loves his wife and kids 

He does things like this, 

Trudeau helps man in wheelchair

Trudeau welcomes Syrian refugees

Canada to legalize Marijuana this spring

Trudeau is the first Prime Minister to march in the Pride parade. He’s done so,since before becoming leader

Has he made mistakes? Of course, but to my mind, the pros outweigh the cons. 

 All in all, a leader of whom we can be proud. 
Recently, I posted a poll on twitter, asking if you approve of the person who leads your country, so far the results are interesting, but there’s no way to know where each vote comes from. I’m posting this in hopes of opening a discussion on world  leaders, the good, the bad and the bigly ugly.

So please use the comments section to introduce your leader and tell us what you like or dislike about them 

  I never thought I’d see 2 old school gangsta rappers singing Barbra Streisand, but here it is 

 https://youtu.be/Cgnfm-EyFEs

Canada we have an opportunity on Monday, February 13th prime minister Justin Trudeau will be  un  welcomed by Donald Trump at the white house. Trudeau will have the so called presidents undivided attention as long as the meeting takes place early in the day,when he’s focused. We need to appeal to the famous business man ,the deal maker.

 We need to tempt his vanity by assuring he would go down in history as doing the  biggest deal EVER.Appeal to his greed MOST MONEY MADE ON ONE SALE EVER.MOST MONEY MADE IN ONE SALE EVER. Sell the United States of America to Canada and a few other countries for 2 trillion dollars you can say that you were a trillionaire 2 times over before Bill Gates crossed the trillion mark. How do we get the money?  In this global climate think about who you want to live next door to.  I have a list;

Sweden, New Zealand, Germany, Switzerland Japan, France ,Iceland, Slovenia, Denmark, the Netherlands, Australia, the UK. All countries that hold spots in the top 11 for human rights if we all pitch in we should be able to make it happen or at least several installments big enough to turn his head. We will happily run your country for you and life WILL BE MUCH BETTER. 

I have the world’s weirdest cat,in the best way. Boo,likes it when I boop her nose,so much so,she lets me keep my finger on her little nose for minutes at a time. She likes to lick my fingers during these long boop sessions and likes it when I try to capture her sandy little tongue between my forefinger and thumb. Today, it seems I was pretty quick because I caught her tongue.  Weirdly she loved it.   She wrestled her little tongue away and began to groom my forearm for about a half hour. It’s rare in life to get the opportunity to turn the tables on such a  silly saying, but proud tell you that it’s not only possible for you to get your cat’s tongue, but one of the coolest feeling experiences I’ve had with her. 

There are artists you love to watch and those you love to listen to. Lady Gaga is one of a few that is both for me