how lovely @eth 
yes my MIL is in a lot of pain with her osteo prosis and the diagnosis is she will have an ached back in the futher xxxx
Hi everyone. A night of raggedy sleep here. Not long after 4am, this is my fifth wake up since going to bed last night. Feeling exasperated with it. The quality of sleep in these short snatches has not been good this night. I've now taken a prn muscle relaxant to try to ease the tightness of my body. And while I'm waiting for it to help, I thought I'd take some time here writing to friends.
@eth, lovely to read your post from yesterday. Really glad to hear your Sunday meeting with your care worker went so well. Sounds like she has hit the ground running with you. How lovely to take a ferry ride, have a coffee in the park over chat. When I lived in Sydney for about a year, decades ago, my boyfriend and I used to take many a ferry ride, just for the pleasure of it. So lovely to be out on the water, and affordable because it was public transport. Fond memories of days and nights on the harbour. So cool that you feel a good connection with her, though sorry there was a trigger in the trip. Good to hear she was reassuring about that. A very promising start it seems. Also great to hear about you giving sil's mother a massage. Drawing on your long experience and skill in that area to help one of your family crew. I imagine how rewarding it would have been for you and her both. Stamina and self esteem coming your way, relief from pain for her. How lucky they are to have a masseur in the home!
@Shaz51, it's not surprising you would be stressed with all that is going on around you. From my point of view, you carry a heavy load of caring for others, work and ill health. I hope you are able to take care of yourself and not always prioritise everyone else ahead of yourself. I once saw the Dalai Lama speak to a large audience. He talked about compassion for all, but stressed that we must not forget about compassion for ourselves in equal measure. I wonder if it's worth talking to your GP about the difficulty of things. I also wonder if there is any kind of community organisation that might be able to offer some support, even maybe some support to be found through your church community? I am thinking of you, dear scotirish sister, and hoping there is a reprieve in the demands on you at some time soon.
@CheerBear, wonder if you are awake yet. That solitary early bird that has been around lately is calling to the dawn again, though the sky is still dark. If I miss you this morning, sending love and good wishes for your day.
@everyone, hope you wake refreshed and that the coming day flows smoothly for all.
