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It's a journal. It's a devotional. It's a record of a Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) survivor. It's documentation of God's activities in real time. There are good days and bad, happy times and sad... I tell it like it is. This is an unscripted walk along the meandering paths of my mind. My life has never been dull... and I've never known boredom. Read on, you'll see...

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Name:Iona Hoeppner
Location:Kissimmee, Florida, United States

I am a happily married mother and grandmother of a large family. I've also had several careers including writer, teacher, trucker, investment and finance advisor, web master and artist. I am an ordained minister (not to the pulpit) and consider my calling to Christ's service my most important role in life.

Saturday, May 06, 2006

Overloaded

I tolerated my trip to Las Vegas better this time than any other since my injury. I learned a good strategy and wore my sunglasses inside and out. I lost my hearing aids. I had lost them before and found them again... Then put them where they would be safe but now I can't remember where that safe place is. The good side of that is I couldn't hear much in Las Vegas except just a dull roar.

Even so, the fatigue factor is still in place. I can't seem to get rested up. I have not finished the May Handmaidens although it is readable and there are some complete pages. And of course I have missed several days of my journal. The house needs cleaned, the laundry needs washed, and all I want to do is sleep!

Today, I discovered a major mistake I made before leaving for the wedding. In figuring our money I forgot to take into account automatic deductions for insurance and other payments so have over drafts on one of our accounts. Although it is into as big a disaster as January when I forgot to pay any bills, this latest mistake is wreaking some financial havoc. It is never a good thing for me to hurry!

It is early for my blog, (Iactually wrote this before 6:00 p.m.) but I am out of energy for the day and if I wait, it won't get done at all. Now that I am sitting here talking to my iListen and letting it type my blog, I am feeling better.

Yesterday, I got nothing done but had a good time doing it. Actually, I did go to Women of Grace in the morning at Melonee's. She was the hostess for May and opened her beautiful home to us all. I also had an appointment with Dr. McCormick to meet with the brain injury ladies group. I would never have guessed how much help that is to me. I learn from them and am inspired by them.

Oh yes, I have to be "deposed" on June 1. I am concerned they will ask things I can't remember, or even if I know the answer, I am afraid I might not think of it right away. It doesn't take much to mix me up and when I am nervous I say the wrong words or can't think of the names of things, etc.

Well, it's good to "speak" with you again.

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