Red Mosquito

Jorge wrote:Yeah she has a type of blood cancer. She's getting treatment for it now and we're all trying to stay positive. I'm really struggling with it though

Sorry buddy, I hope she beats it.

Sorry Jorge. Hoping for the best.

Sorry, Jorge.

Jorge wrote:

spike wrote:

Jorge wrote:For me, I was feeling fairly positive just 3 weeks ago, in spite of everything I think I am generally an optimistic guy. But then my mom got sick and it's crazy how suddenly everything became terrible and depressing and hopeless. It amplified the bad in everything else for me

I relate to this.

My mom about to begin her battle with cancer has magnified the existential crisis thoughts I’ve had about moving across the world from my blood family

Sounds harrowing and my siblings are feeling a similar way right now. I'm lucky that she lives 3 blocks from my home (she's actually staying with me now while she undergoes her treatment and for the foreseeable future)

Good man. I wish there was a way she could undergo treatment here, I’d have her move in with us, but American insurance generally doesn’t cover treatment abroad.

For what it's worth, I'm sorry to hear that you and your family have to go through this, Jorge. You too, Spike.

Hoping that there can be moments of joy and peace for y'all between the suffering and anxiety.

The news is all so goddamn depressing, man. I think I'm going to give being uninformed a try.

Ello Sailor wrote:The news is all so goddamn depressing, man. I think I'm going to give being uninformed a try.

I feel constantly stuck between this impulse and also feeling like it's irresponsible not to be informed. I don't really know what to do anymore, I feel stressed and unhappy all the time

As Rm's resident disinformation expert, I agree most of us should be less "informed." Including myself.

My back is killing me. I walk like a 90 years old dude who just came back from war and a bomb exploded near him.

All those 90 year old active military out there.

VinylGuy wrote:My back is killing me. I walk like a 90 years old dude who just came back from war and a bomb exploded near him.

alright woke up worse! i can barely walk. I had to literally crawl to go to the bathroom and then go to the kitchen to drink water. Very fucked.

Did you fall down or something?

no, i think its mostly because of how i sit while i work with my laptop and how many hours im like that. Im going to the doctor this afternoon and well see what he says but right now i can barely walk without pain.

Maybe this is it for me team.

Maybe this is it.

It’s meningitis

Back trouble is no joke. Get well soon.

bart wrote:It’s meningitis

I choose to believe this is a Ween reference.

When you're feeling better, you should focus a little more on your core. A strong core means a happy back.

When I did my back, I’d been doing either a lot of sitting at a laptop or driving around town in my car for work, so I think you’re onto something VG. Get well soon.

Ello Sailor wrote:When you're feeling better, you should focus a little more on your core. A strong core means a happy back.

strongly agree.

I’ve been doing Pilates for going on two years now, and having had two back surgeries myself, I can attest that strengthening your core does wonders for your back, posture, and quality of life.

I still struggle with hunching over while I’m working, but I try to correct when I notice.

thanks for the word guys, and totally i need to work out more.

Its a muscular thing, doc gave some drugs which i hope they can help with the pain and order some x ray stuff.

Im hoping to get back on track soon!