Showing posts with label ALR. Show all posts
Showing posts with label ALR. Show all posts

Tuesday

ALR - Tuesday

ALR, stands for Alliance for Lupus Research. I have started my own family team, in realization that it might be a three man team! I'm not sure though, who knows? Maybe my family will pull together and actually do something for me, for once! I wish, I can only wish. I didn't really pick a name [Ms. Indecisive], my daughter did - characteristically, sounds like her too. I have yet to get started on this "ask" letter - so we'll see. I don't know if divulging too much or too little is good or bad?? Or if I should just stick to statistics and leave out the personal part, but I think the personal part is what get's it going. Let's just say I really do have a hard time deciding on things. I guess I could try to give my writing skills a try.

My allergies are in full force, or shall I say a cold? I have no clue. I am taking this Bendaryl combination with cold medicine. Umm...I'm achy...and I just feel horrid. I don't know how else to treat it?? Any suggestions? Besides seeing another doctor? I need time off from seeing the doctor. And I have declared this time - to be my time off. I have dried up my skin and everything else...in an effort to dry up my drainage...but that still keeps happening. I am not left with very many options now. Maybe just plain Benadryl will do the trick.

Monday

an Itch, an Allergy, a COLD!

I am at work today. Where else would I be?? Anyhow, I got up pretty early, but left the house late because of my ensemble. It just took me forever and then I couldn't find the right shoes, well you know...it was just one of those "indecisive" days.

My husband [poor thing] has been suffering from allergies [he thinks], but I think it's a cold! My daughter also has been suffering from [dunno] but has been sneezing like crazy! I am not sure if it is allergies or a cold?? How can you tell the difference? I am totally itchy today. I am about to rip my skin off. I had to wear a sweater so I couldn't touch my arms because I keep scratching. Yesterday, I took a shower and I could feel the tingling on my legs, arms & face -- itchy. Maybe I'm allergic to the soap, shampoo or lotion? Who knows. Now my sinuses are draining. Yes, lovely, huh?

I went to lunch at the grocery store to buy benadryl and realized that I should've also bought the regular bendaryl. I asked a co-worker, while she is at lunch to pick me up some. Because I don't think the benadryl - allergy and cold is cutting it. My husband called me a few minutes ago, about itching his eyes out. I just told him to go to a local grocery store and get visine and benadryl. I hope my daughter is surviving at school.

I had the hardest time figuring out a name for my lupus team that will be walking in the ALR in Denver on September 29th. I called my friends that would have catchy and creative ideas. Unfortunately I was unable to reach any of them. I was left with my daughter and -- well the name is something I wouldn't have picked, but it is kind of catchy?? I will have to get shirts made up for it too. Good thing it is still far away. I am also trying to see about sponsorship and how that will work out. I have never done this before, but they call is the "ask" letter. I want to give out information, but not too much information, you know??