I have an appointment with a vascular surgeon tomorrow. That sounds so important! A little bit scary. It’s someone to talk about my feet with. They have been getting cold and my toes still cause a problem for me. We have an appointment kind of early tomorrow so I will be waking up early but then I’m not leaving the house until July 15 for a haircut. I’m glad that I will be in the house next week when it’s upwards of 90°!!! It’s still a gametime decision to decide if I will wear my sweatshirt or my zippy and T-shirt.

I think that we have entered into the ‘waiting game’ regarding my chair. My Mom called yesterday and we didn’t get a response back. We are not sure if my doctor has sent the necessary paper yet.

I’m grateful that Dewan came by and fixed my chair. At least I can adjust my legs and back because the hydraulics are working. It’s still shakes and hesitates when I move forward or backward, so I need to have it on medium speed all of the time.

I have a vascular surgeon appointment on Friday and then I am home until July 15. This weather has been ABSOLUTELY killing me!!!

This song is still in my head from hearing it last Wednesday:

Right after I posted this video, my blog post was taken down and not even sure why.. But this song really hit me! I was still an undergrad in college and still living with my Parents. It was okay hearing this song in the salon, but when I listened to it by myself in my house, I had to stop 1:30 seconds in because I was crying:

I didn’t understand why my post was removed, but let’s see if this one stays up. On a different note, this weather is killing me!!! I’m leaving the house on Friday and right now. The forecast is saying that it’s going to be 79°. I think that is when I will bust out my zippy and T-shirt. I have a U Conn T-shirt because I am petty.

Maybe that song is a little bit petty, but it still hits me in my heart, hard-core! I still have crystal clear memories!

I will be happy when It is hot all the time outside! Because I have to put on the heat at night, it’s doing insane things to my body and it really hurts this year!!!

So, I feel pretty terrible and this weather is making me feel worse!!! I just had my first ‘overheating day’ of this season. I still have to have the heat on at night because my bones shake and then I wake up in the morning overheated because I’m under a bunch of covers.

I saw this meme, not too long ago, and I completely agreed with it!!!:

Things are changing now, though. My bones, my ribs, seem to shake when I get cold, but I think that’s better than not being able to see when I overheat. Either way, this does not feel good at all!!!

With my first ‘overheating day’, I realized that it begins in the back of my neck behind my ears, and then it makes a halo around my head. This is all neurologic and it hurts!!!

I can’t see when I overheat and I pass out. I feel that it’s going to be a long summer my Mom reminded me that I told her that I’d be happy when it’s really hot all the time but this morning I told her, “It’s NOTYET!!!” because it’s not happening yet. It’s just terrible.

As a pillaged today, I thought of a memory of my Dad when I was probably in seventh grade? Probably because tomorrow is Father’s Day.

Emails come to me all the time from Hallmark. They have been sending Father’s Day emails for a while and I remember I looked at it and it asked if I did not want to receive them. I thought that was really kind so I checked the box.

The emails continued to come after I checked the box so there’s some kind of glitch. Father’s Day will be over for this year. Maybe they’ll fix the glitch by next year. I have had 20 Father’s Days without my Dad.

It was the 90s and it was cool to wear combat boots as a fashion statement. I remember that my Mom took me to Fairlane mall to pick them out. Here’s the memory I have about my Dad:

The green carpet was in full effect then in my living room and my Dad was sitting in his chair when my Mom and I came home.

I remember that I was so excited to show him and I had a big box even though my feet are small. He gave me a tip as I pulled my boots out of the box. He told me to pull the laces out and then to keep the ends of the laces in my hand and then fold the laces in half. Then he told me to tie a knot in the middle of the lace.

Then he told me to lace my boots and put them on. As I did that, He told me that knot should be between the first eyelet of my laces. He said that way I will always have enough lace on either side of my boot when I lace them up.

That totally makes sense to me and he probably learned that in the army. I have no idea why I thought of that memory today. I haven’t thought about that so long. Tomorrow is just another day for me. I will still miss my Dad and they no celebrating tomorrow for me.

I just received this email after posting my blog post:

I just shared a song from 2003. I’m too tired right now to repost it.

So, I’m sitting comfortably in my chair not quite sure how I feel. I started to read this story on Facebook:

In 2006, Denise Richards left her marriage to Charlie Sheen. She walked away with her two young daughters and the heavy task of rebuilding her life from scratch.

Her decision to leave came after facing extreme chaos at home, including Charlie’s severe struggles with drug addiction and explosive verbal behavior. Court documents later revealed that his compulsive gambling and threats to her safety had made the environment completely toxic for a young family.

Realizing she could not let her daughters grow up around such instability, she filed for a restraining order and chose to walk away permanently.

For most people, raising two children alone after such a difficult public breakup would be more than enough to handle.

But her story was just beginning.

A few years later in 2011, Denise decided to adopt a baby girl. The little girl had significant health challenges that required extra care and attention. Denise welcomed her with open arms, turning her family of three into a family of four. She committed herself fully to her new daughter’s needs.

Then, life threw another major curveball. Charlie Sheen’s twin boys were removed from their mother’s custody by social services. The two toddlers suddenly needed a safe, stable place to live where they could just be kids. They needed a real home immediately.

Denise did not hesitate for a second. She opened her doors to them.

There were no legal rules forcing her to take the boys. The court did not order her to do it, and nobody expected her to step up. She was the ex-wife, not their mother. But Denise saw two innocent children who desperately needed help, and she chose to be the person who helped them.

Suddenly, Denise was taking care of five children. Three were her own daughters, and two were her ex-husband’s sons from another relationship. She raised all of them with the exact same love, attention, and dedication. She did not treat the boys any differently than her own girls.

When people asked her why she took on such a massive responsibility, her answer was very simple. She said she just did what any mother would do because the boys needed someone.

She did not make a big announcement to the media. She did not use the situation to get positive publicity or to make herself look like a hero. She did not complain about what she had to give up to make room for two more kids. Instead, she just showed up for them every single day.

In Hollywood, celebrities usually love attention. Denise chose to focus her attention on children who were going through a very hard time. Eventually, the news reporters stopped talking about the story, but Denise kept doing the hard work behind closed doors.

She did not do it for praise or awards. She did it because those children needed stability, protection, and unconditional love. When they had nowhere else to go, Denise was there for them.

True mothers do not just give life, they protect it, heal it, and expand the borders of their hearts to make sure no child is left behind. Denise Richards proved that blood does not make a family, unconditional love does, and her beautiful children grew up knowing they always had a safe harbor in her arms.

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I don’t really care about Charlie Sheen or Denise Richard, but my tears came easily as I read this story. I think that’s a little relief for me. We are still waiting for my motors to be repaired, but at least I can be a little more comfortable as we wait.