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Jen in Dallas

@j3nindallas.bsky.social

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Paralegal, writer, jewelry maker. Fat and loud. Loves cats, hates hypocrisy and wants everybody to have enough food, education and medical care. I do not read or respond to DMs.

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Jen in Dallas @j3nindallas.bsky.social · 8h

But I think, and I'm pretty sure I'm not wrong, that I'm not looking at a long life expectancy.
And that's scary and weird.
(Just for informational purposes, I don't qualify for a transplant, and while I'm not dead set against dialysis, it's hard to imagine I would have the patience for it.

Jen in Dallas @j3nindallas.bsky.social · 8h

I mean of course who knows. I could get hit by a bus tomorrow. Get shot by ICE. Develop a raging case of acne.
Or I could surprise everybody, my numbers could go back up and I could still be here at the ripe old age of 82. 3

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Jen in Dallas @j3nindallas.bsky.social · 8h

And what she said was, "Well, I hope you get it!"
Which to me meant I might not.
And that in any case, ten years was probably about it.
I may be interpreting that wrong.
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Jen in Dallas @j3nindallas.bsky.social · 8h

I told the doc, my long term plan.
I have to outlive my wife.
She is ten years older than me, is disabled, and will always need care.
So I told her I need at least ten more years. 2

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Jen in Dallas @j3nindallas.bsky.social · 8h

So I saw my kidney doc yesterday.
My numbers are down.
This is concerning.
There are some indications that dehydration is involved. (I was in the desert for a week doing a lot of walking.)
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Jen in Dallas @j3nindallas.bsky.social · 8h

Okay, I'm not gonna be brave and go. Had a talk with wife and we agreed that the stupidest thing I could do for my kidneys right now is go stand out in the sun for three hours. So I'm not going and I'm gonna sit here and be mad about it, thankewverymuch.

Jen in Dallas @j3nindallas.bsky.social · 22h

Where's Melania anyway?

Jen in Dallas @j3nindallas.bsky.social · 1d

I'm gonna be brave and go, tho.

Jen in Dallas @j3nindallas.bsky.social · 1d

One guy on here said contribute to grassroots orgs, especially legal defense and bail funds.

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Jen in Dallas @j3nindallas.bsky.social · 1d

Thanks!
I'm gonna go, too.

Jen in Dallas @j3nindallas.bsky.social · 1d

Nurse wants to take blood pressure with a small blood pressure cuff on my forearm.
I tell him he will need a large cuff.
He says he does not have one.
I tell him not to take my blood pressure. He disappears.
A minute later he comes back with a large blood pressure cuff.
Oh, so you do have one.

Jen in Dallas @j3nindallas.bsky.social · 1d

My aunt and uncle, who are in their late eighties, have switched their party affiliations to Democrat
Imagine thinking for your whole life that you were on the right side, and finally having to admit in your twilight years that you've been wrong.

Jen in Dallas @j3nindallas.bsky.social · 2d

Wife isn't physically capable of going to the No Kings protest and I'm scared to go alone. Is there some other way I can contribute?

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Jen in Dallas @j3nindallas.bsky.social · 3d

This is hardly original. But I've been thinking lately that we should be worrying less about money and more about the welfare of each other.

Jen in Dallas @j3nindallas.bsky.social · 4d

Fair! Tho I might just be a prude. Do you think "BigBossDaddy69" is a sexual reference?

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Jen in Dallas @j3nindallas.bsky.social · 4d

So I've been watching "Sinners" on my daily 15-minute walks to nowhere. What a weird, wonderful and wacky movie. So much to unpack. Saying "It's about music, and there are vampires" really doesn't do it justice.

Jen in Dallas @j3nindallas.bsky.social · 4d

I never want coffee until someone goes by with coffee and I smell coffee and then I must have coffee.

Jen in Dallas @j3nindallas.bsky.social · 4d

I've had to call Pacer for one of our attorneys. On hold an hour and a half so far. Which is a long time to have to listen to the same saxophone solo.

Jen in Dallas @j3nindallas.bsky.social · 5d

She's a lot better this morning. Temp back down to normal and no vomiting in more than a day.

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Jen in Dallas @j3nindallas.bsky.social · 5d

I'm back at work.
Apropos of nothing, if you are creating a password for any kind of work related account, you might want to not incorporate crude sexual references. I'm just sayin'.

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Jen in Dallas @j3nindallas.bsky.social · 5d

Flowers o'the week.

Jen in Dallas @j3nindallas.bsky.social · 6d

I had an apple and cashew butter this morning and my blood sugar went up to 268. I hate diabetes so much.

Jen in Dallas @j3nindallas.bsky.social · 6d

Awww. First morning back in Texas and wife is sick. Nausea and vomiting. Pretty much the only thing we had to eat yesterday was sandwiches from a sandwich place and lots of trail mix.

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Jen in Dallas @j3nindallas.bsky.social · 6d

Super close up of cricket's ear. You can see where it was torn, maybe in a fight. She's our retirement kitty now. No more fights.

Jen in Dallas @j3nindallas.bsky.social · 6d

Jen and happy Cricket.