And then there are days like today...

Today really sucked. I'm not afraid or ashamed to admit that. Some days just do but in a far different way than before all of these health issues started. This week I've been feeling great. I saw my family doc earlier in the week for a quick check up and I reflected to him and myself about how well I've been feeling lately. And then today was a shit storm. I felt great in the morning, had breakfast and coffee (maybe a little too much coffee it turns out) and then got ready for work. When I was almost ready to go, my peripheral vision started acting up to the point that I was seeing flashing in my periphery (not so unusual but has been happening less and less lately), I had a brief stint of neuropathy (again, happens from time to time), and had just a general state of mild dizziness and confusion. And then, of course, I get a little scared and frustrated. Telling those around me, while necessary, freaks them out a little also. And then I just had to wait it out. 

Jason called the team at MD Anderson and they said it sounds like sleep deprivation and/or the need to increase the seizure med. Since I see them on Monday they said to just monitor closely. Yeah, so it's true that I've been going to bed later and getting up earlier and not really on schedule. And I do sometimes get my pills ingested a little off schedule. Oops, my bad. I appear to need a babysitter again.This does, however, buy me some leverage against Mr. Dr. Rinaldo and Dr. No Naps, Haters of Sleep. I mean, come on. Let's just all sleep enough, be happy, and avoid days like today. Let's do it for the poor souls at work who had to endure seeing what a bad day for Shannon looks like. Let's do it for those who had to drive me today. Let's do it for the people waiting on me to be able to focus so I can read and understand my email. Someone call Trump and tell him we need to implement the siesta as a nation-wide movement. I mean, it makes as much sense as some of the other executive orders he's signing this week, right?