Hello Everyone!

WOW! It's been almost five monthes since I've written here. I was going through a VERY tough time. Depression took hold of me due to the fact that I have been in limbo regarding moving forward to see Dr. Ludlam. He is now out in Seattle Washington at Swedish Medical. My primary did finally give me a referral but now we wait for the insurance to decide whether it will pay for the visits and testing. If they won't pay all, we could probably manage 80 % but no less.

I think that I am finally getting the hang of my cycles. Like now I am almost certain that I am in a high. I've got the purple straie, hump is rather noticeable and last night I could not sleep although I had taken a nap during the day, I forced myself to stay up until 11:00 p.m. I was still awake at 3:00 a.m. My face is also VERY flushed!

I've gotten some exciting news regarding one of my brothers out in San Jose! He and his wife MAY POSSIBLY be moving back here. If not soon, they expect it'll be within the next two years or less. YAY!

The weather here in Upstate, NY has been rather mild. Well at least up until a month ago. The temps had been in the 30's for most of November and December. Then January came and the temps plummeted, with temps in the 20's often with a below 0 windchill and we FINALLY had some snow as I am sure that you've all heard. We received 2+ feet on Wednesday, Feb. 14. That was the only measurable snow that we had gotten at that point.

Once again, I must say how thankful I am for the WONDERFUL website! It is a Godsend! Thank you to all you wonderful Cushies who have gotten many people through the difficult times!

God bless you all!

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