WHAT A DIFFERENCE A DAY MAKES

Monte saw his doctor today.  And, bless his heart, the doctor totally agrees with us.  Monte is suffering from lithium toxicity from being overdosed for over a year.  The damage is irreversible.  While that is pretty depressing, especially when he isn't even bipolar and didn't need the drug to begin with, at least now he knows.

His doctor not only agreed with this diagnosis, he has written a letter to the hospital dictating that his seizures are real, when he says he can't move, he can't, and they are to give him a shot of adivan (sp?) to stop the seizing and they are NOT to call the police to haul him out.  Bastards.

And...best of all....back when Monte had his initial psychotic break, he worked with a psychiatrist in Port called Dr. Schmit.  He was totally amazing with Monte and they worked so well together.  He no longer works with mental health, he has moved to geriatric psychiatry.  But Monte's GP knows him of course, small town, and he is going to approach Dr. Schmit and appeal to him to take Monte on on an ongoing basis.  This would be miraculous.  The dr said that once they all have their ducks in a row, we can look into living conditions that would be necessary for Monte in the future.  What an amazing relief all this is!!!  I can't even tell you.

On another note, I am so not happy with our government right now.  I just found out today what my income tax amount is and I am PISSED off!!!  Due to capital gains from the sale of the Maui condo my taxes are crazy high.  And I still have to pay capital gains in USA.  I just don't understand how our government gets off taking that kind of money from me when my owning a condo in Maui didn't cost them a freaking dime.  I get it and agree, here, where we use the infrastructure, we should pay.  But my owning offshore doesn't cost them a goddam dime.  I have paid so much money to the Canadian government over the years...all I ask is for the whiners out there, or the ones on the government payrolls,  be sensitive while they complain about how they don't get enough out of that pie.  Its people like me, and we aren't rich, contrary to what a lot of people think, who carry this damned country.  I think rev can should send us a thank you card from Canada when they get our pmt.  LOL!!

I met Kathy at Costco for what was supposed to be a quick visit and ended up sitting there for an hour.  Jojo and Stirling showed up and sat with us a while and then Jo's father in law and his brother showed up....pretty awesome!  I love Kamloops.  That would never happen anywhere else!

Still haven't had a call from my dr. about my results.  I will be glad when that is all over.  Its kind of hanging over my head.  I just don't know how people who have a diagnosis live with that awful fear.  The sick fear is almost as bad as the illness.

Well its late.  I am tired and I still have do a little cleaning.  Alice is coming tomorrow morning and the house has to be clean and ready for her.  (shovel list)  TTYL