Re: OT: Wayback machine for Janey Pooh


Randy wrote:
> http://www.archive.org/web/web.php
>
> Found it while surfing here:
> http://pcworld.about.com/magazine/2307p074id120784.htm
> (30 things you didn't know you could do on the Internet
> {and were afraid to ask}) ;~)
>
> -Professor Peabody

Thanks Randy!

Amazing the difference a day can make (well, an afternoon, really.) I
posted Monday morning and basically explained that I feel like I'm
losing control of my life and it's crappy 'n all that. On Monday
afternoon a bunch of interesting things happened.

Rather than just TELL you, I thought I'd try to make it a little more
fun and interesting by turning it into a radio or cartoon episodic.

The Perils of Jane - episode 74 (ROFL - have to dig up the first 73
somewhere ;o)

Deedlee Dee Deedlee Dee Deedlee Dee (sound of ticker tape at the
beginning . . . )

Deep Smooth Announcer-type voice:

When last we left our intrepid heroine, she was struggling with her own
mind, caught on a Mobius Strip desperately trying to remember which
came first - Tennessee Tuxedo or Duddly Do Right. The brave and
fearless Jane had almost decided to throw in the towel and call it a
day (have a nap) when . . . suddenly . . . the phone rang.

RING! RING! RING!

<Jane picks up phone>

Calm, Understanding younger female voice:

"Hello, may I speak with Jane Livingston please?"

<Voice in head: Arrgghhhh! Probably another (%*%$#$%^&%# telemarketer -
which spiel do I feel like using?>

Jane out loud:

This is Jane.

Female: Hi Jane. My name's Sheila ________. I'm the Clinical
Psychologist on the Epilepsy team at the Foothills Hospital. Dr.
Hanson asked me to call you and see if you'd like to talk about what's
been happening to you lately.

<voice in head: GEEZ! Does my Neurologist read AMF or something?
Eeerie that this is happening right now, when I need it most.>

Jane out loud:

Oh, Hi! Yes, Dr. Hanson told me about this. I'd REALLY like to talk
to someone, but you're two hours away from me and I have no car.

Sheila:

Yeah, I read most of your file and I noticed that, so I took the
liberty of looking into the services in your area. I phoned the Mental
Health clinic in your town and taked to the receptionist for quite a
while and it sounds to me like they're probably very good. I asked and
they do intake assessments every Tuesday.

They also have a Psychiatrist available if they need ask medication
questions and a Neurologist on call by phone to answer questions about
your surgery and things. I have their phone number and address here.
Would you like it?

I hope you don't mind me doing all that before phoning you. I wanted
to come prepared.

<voice in head: Holy *&(%!!! Is this for REAL? Did this woman
actually go to all this trouble for someone she's never ever TALKED to
yet?>

Jane out loud:

Hmmmmmmmm!!! Well, yeah, I *would* like the phone number, and thanks
for going to all that trouble for me. But do I have to pay for it?

Sheila: Oh, NO!! It's paid by Alberta Healthcare. They also have a
social worker there who could help speed along your AISH application.

<voice in head - this is KARMA!! this is *exactly* what I needed right
now>

Jane out loud:

Well, it HAS been a little difficult for me around here, and I'm
worried because my husband and son have had to take the full brunt of
it. This has gone on a long time now and it's wearing on all of us.

Conversation proceeds to a half-hour phone consult with a VERY GOOD
Psychologist. Jane and Sheila talk about figuring out what's
neurological, what's mental health and what's medication-related, and
learning coping skills to separate the three. They discuss
post-traumatic stress disorder, depression, suicide ideation.

They talk about how losing a part of yourself is very depressing and
makes you go through the stages of mourning - before you can move on to
your 'new life' you have to mourn the old, but it's easy to get caught
in one stage of that mourning.

They discuss how family members ALSO have PTSD and depression, from
watching their oved one go through all this.

Jane is in tears the whole time. Sheila comments SEVERAL times about
how glad she is she phoned this day. Jane's glad too! ;o)

The conversation ends with Jane promising to phne and give Sheila a
follow-up after meeting with someone at the local clinic. Jane phones
the clinic and books in for a two-hour assessment next Tuesday
afternoon.

--------------------------------------

Act 2 - where Jane gets a call from the local clinic:

Nurse #1 (the GOOD one)

Hi Jane. Dr. David's back next week and he'd like to book extra time
with you, so can you come at the end of the day on Thursday?

Jane:

Yeah, sure. I have questions for him too. I'm glad he's back.

Appt. booked for Thursday - two days after psych assessment.

----------------------------------------

Act 3 - where Jane discovers T'ai Chi classes right here in town

Announcer's voice: Later that night, Jane and Clancy are sitting
watching tv when Clancy suddenly blurts out:

Clancy:

Oh, I forgot to tell you. There's a group of women starting up a T'ai
Chi class in a room at the hospital and Cathy (his bosses wife) says
she'll pick you up and drop you back home if you want to go. It's
Every Monday, Wed., and Fri. at 8:00 am. Wanna Go?

<voice in head - WOW! What's with today? Everything I *wish* would
happen is happening!!!!!>

Jane out loud, suddenly all excited, with a million questions:

Yeah, I'd love to. Do you think it's the long set? Is it a Taoist
teacher? Doesn't matter - it'll still get me out and moving. Do you
think they do it with proper movement pattern? Is it geared for people
with disabilities at all?

Clancy:

I don't know. She said they might try some Yoga too and some other
eastern 'slow' techniques. It's for the people who want to get out and
get moving, but don't want to go to Curves.

Jane out loud:

Tell her I said YES, please. :o)

<Then Jane proceeds to have a major seizure an hour later, of course.
Being pro-active doesn't mean things happen like THAT, in the snap of a
finger. Deciding to try to get better doesn't mean you just GET BETTER
all of a sudden. Plus, the excitement of everything prolly made me
over-tired.>

And so ends another day in the Perils of Being Jane. LOL

----------------------------------------------------

So now I have something booked every day next week, but none too
demanding - T'ai chi on Monday, Psych on Tuesday, T'ai chi on
Wednesday, Family Doc on Thursday and T'ai Chi again on Friday. All
but the Family doc appt. will be finished by 10:00 or 11:00 at the
latest (Psych might take longer). Family doc's 4:20 pm and could last
til 5:00 or so.

I went from thinking I was stuck on a Mobius Strip and couldn't figure
out the next stage to get OFF it, to realizing Occam's Razor DID come
into play - the easiest solution probably *IS* the right one. If you
want to feel better, start doing things to help yourself try to feel
better!!

But in all three cases I needed THEM to come to ME - the Psych doctor
phoned out of the blue, the Family doctor phoned without being asked.
And the husband checked into something near and dear to his wife's
heart, body, mind and soul - T'ai Chi - and FOUND it. And arranged for
her to get there.

Karma? It's about time! Wish me luck on all three. Next week is
going to be WAY different than this one, I think.

Take GOOD Care,

Jane

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