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RE: https://mastodon.social/@ellespeaks/117271041546276204

Please help! Anything helps
Stalled for 12 days

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RE: https://mastodon.social/@ellespeaks/117255430152864799

Still stalled at $0!

I am grateful for any help as ive had congestion for over 10 days.
(Dr says antibiotics wont help i just had an x ray to check for pneumonia).

V d_fay
P peach77

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An essay about how senseless abuse is reproduced within communities shaped by suffering, and the invalidation and alienation that follow when there is nowhere—socially or internally—to retreat to. #NotBornToWrite #Aphantasia #Endometriosis #Trauma #Neurodivergence #ChronicPain https://cristinagherghel.substack.com/p/not-born-for-this-world-on-aphantasia?r=6bmg7x&utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web

RE: https://mastodon.social/@ellespeaks/117255430152864799

Still stalled, still sick. anything at all helps‼‼🆘️

I do not have anyone else to turn to and I am disabled and cannot work
I really need to start feeling a little better here physically.

V: d_fay
Pp: peach77

#mutualaid #MutualAidSavesLives #MutualAidRequest #maboost #helpfolkslive2026 #disabled #spoonie #chronicillness #chronicpain #disabledartist #leftist #lgbtq #helpneeded #crowdfunding #gofundme #directaid #queer #diabetic #hunger #poverty @[email protected] @[email protected] @disabledvoices @lgbtq

RE: https://mastodon.social/@ellespeaks/117255430152864799

Still stalled, still sick. anything at all helps‼‼🆘️

I do not have anyone else to turn to and I am disabled and cannot work
I really need to start feeling a little better here physically.

V: d_fay
Pp: peach77

#mutualaid #MutualAidSavesLives #MutualAidRequest #maboost #helpfolkslive2026 #disabled #spoonie #chronicillness #chronicpain #disabledartist #leftist #lgbtq #helpneeded #crowdfunding #gofundme #directaid #queer #diabetic #hunger #poverty @[email protected] @[email protected] @disabledvoices @lgbtq

RE: https://mastodon.social/@ellespeaks/117255430152864799

Still stalled, still sick. anything at all helps‼‼🆘️

I do not have anyone else to turn to and I am disabled and cannot work
I really need to start feeling a little better here physically.

V: d_fay
Pp: peach77

#mutualaid #MutualAidSavesLives #MutualAidRequest #maboost #helpfolkslive2026 #disabled #spoonie #chronicillness #chronicpain #disabledartist #leftist #lgbtq #helpneeded #crowdfunding #gofundme #directaid #queer #diabetic #hunger #poverty @[email protected] @[email protected] @disabledvoices @lgbtq

RE: https://mastodon.social/@ellespeaks/117255430152864799

Still stalled, still sick. anything at all helps‼‼🆘️

I do not have anyone else to turn to and I am disabled and cannot work
I really need to start feeling a little better here physically.

V: d_fay
Pp: peach77

#mutualaid #MutualAidSavesLives #MutualAidRequest #maboost #helpfolkslive2026 #disabled #spoonie #chronicillness #chronicpain #disabledartist #leftist #lgbtq #helpneeded #crowdfunding #gofundme #directaid #queer #diabetic #hunger #poverty @[email protected] @[email protected] @disabledvoices @lgbtq

Making a note to record that I have just taken my former full dose of painkillers for the first time in weeks. I had thought that I had weaned off them & remained functional. I had but now I'm not so functional anymore. Sigh. The future is very murky.

#chronicpain

Making a note to record that I have just taken my former full dose of painkillers for the first time in weeks. I had thought that I had weaned off them & remained functional. I had but now I'm not so functional anymore. Sigh. The future is very murky.

#chronicpain

Making a note to record that I have just taken my former full dose of painkillers for the first time in weeks. I had thought that I had weaned off them & remained functional. I had but now I'm not so functional anymore. Sigh. The future is very murky.

#chronicpain

Making a note to record that I have just taken my former full dose of painkillers for the first time in weeks. I had thought that I had weaned off them & remained functional. I had but now I'm not so functional anymore. Sigh. The future is very murky.

#chronicpain

@MutualAidBot @mutualaid

Stalled 10 days
$325 left for September

$100 - for food
$125 - for pharmacy
$50 - cell bill
$50 - co pay for pain management appt

Im diabetic, disabled and queer. I live below the poverty line and unable to work. Any help is life saving.
Thank you

V: d_fay
P: peach77

#mutualaid #disabled #disabledmutualaid #disabledartist #queer #lgbtq #spoonie @disabledvoices @disability @creativearts #mentalhealth #chronicpain #help #boost #summer #chronicillness

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Stalled 10 days
$325 left for September

$100 - for food
$125 - for pharmacy
$50 - cell bill
$50 - co pay for pain management appt

Im diabetic, disabled and queer. I live below the poverty line and unable to work. Any help is life saving.
Thank you

V: d_fay
P: peach77

#mutualaid #disabled #disabledmutualaid #disabledartist #queer #lgbtq #spoonie @disabledvoices @disability @creativearts #mentalhealth #chronicpain #help #boost #summer #chronicillness

Polly Patterson - Supporting Clients Through Medical Gaslighting

https://chroniclivingtherapy.com/supporting-clients-through-medical-gaslighting/

Screenshot from latest edition of the Chronic Living Therapy email bulletin

#MedicalGaslighting #MEcfs #PwME #LongCovid #chronicillness
@mecfs @longcovid #chroniclife
#ChronicPain
#Spoonielife
#hiddenillness
#invisibleillness
#ChronicIllnesses
#Spoonies
#Spoonie
#ChronicallyIll

Polly Patterson - Supporting Clients Through Medical Gaslighting

https://chroniclivingtherapy.com/supporting-clients-through-medical-gaslighting/

Screenshot from latest edition of the Chronic Living Therapy email bulletin

#MedicalGaslighting #MEcfs #PwME #LongCovid #chronicillness
@mecfs @longcovid #chroniclife
#ChronicPain
#Spoonielife
#hiddenillness
#invisibleillness
#ChronicIllnesses
#Spoonies
#Spoonie
#ChronicallyIll

Polly Patterson - Supporting Clients Through Medical Gaslighting

https://chroniclivingtherapy.com/supporting-clients-through-medical-gaslighting/

Screenshot from latest edition of the Chronic Living Therapy email bulletin

#MedicalGaslighting #MEcfs #PwME #LongCovid #chronicillness
@mecfs @longcovid #chroniclife
#ChronicPain
#Spoonielife
#hiddenillness
#invisibleillness
#ChronicIllnesses
#Spoonies
#Spoonie
#ChronicallyIll

Polly Patterson - Supporting Clients Through Medical Gaslighting

https://chroniclivingtherapy.com/supporting-clients-through-medical-gaslighting/

Screenshot from latest edition of the Chronic Living Therapy email bulletin

#MedicalGaslighting #MEcfs #PwME #LongCovid #chronicillness
@mecfs @longcovid #chroniclife
#ChronicPain
#Spoonielife
#hiddenillness
#invisibleillness
#ChronicIllnesses
#Spoonies
#Spoonie
#ChronicallyIll

Polly Patterson - Supporting Clients Through Medical Gaslighting

https://chroniclivingtherapy.com/supporting-clients-through-medical-gaslighting/

Screenshot from latest edition of the Chronic Living Therapy email bulletin

#MedicalGaslighting #MEcfs #PwME #LongCovid #chronicillness
@mecfs @longcovid #chroniclife
#ChronicPain
#Spoonielife
#hiddenillness
#invisibleillness
#ChronicIllnesses
#Spoonies
#Spoonie
#ChronicallyIll

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"The film does a great job of conveying the emotional experience of living with chronic illness/pain" - Christina Donnelly, Chronic Pain Ireland.

#chronicillnesses #chronicpain
@mecfs @pots @longcovid

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"The film does a great job of conveying the emotional experience of living with chronic illness/pain" - Christina Donnelly, Chronic Pain Ireland.

#chronicillnesses #chronicpain
@mecfs @pots @longcovid

3/

"The film does a great job of conveying the emotional experience of living with chronic illness/pain" - Christina Donnelly, Chronic Pain Ireland.

#chronicillnesses #chronicpain
@mecfs @pots @longcovid

3/

"The film does a great job of conveying the emotional experience of living with chronic illness/pain" - Christina Donnelly, Chronic Pain Ireland.

#chronicillnesses #chronicpain
@mecfs @pots @longcovid

3/

"The film does a great job of conveying the emotional experience of living with chronic illness/pain" - Christina Donnelly, Chronic Pain Ireland.

#chronicillnesses #chronicpain
@mecfs @pots @longcovid

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“Jenny's invisible chronic illness has negatively impacted her life for almost a decade... As her next doctor's appointment draws near, painful memories resurface, and the depth of the injustice she has endured becomes clear."

#invisibleillness #chronicallyill #chronicpain #undiagnosed

@mecfs @pots @longcovid

2/
“Jenny's invisible chronic illness has negatively impacted her life for almost a decade... As her next doctor's appointment draws near, painful memories resurface, and the depth of the injustice she has endured becomes clear."

#invisibleillness #chronicallyill #chronicpain #undiagnosed

@mecfs @pots @longcovid

2/
“Jenny's invisible chronic illness has negatively impacted her life for almost a decade... As her next doctor's appointment draws near, painful memories resurface, and the depth of the injustice she has endured becomes clear."

#invisibleillness #chronicallyill #chronicpain #undiagnosed

@mecfs @pots @longcovid

2/
“Jenny's invisible chronic illness has negatively impacted her life for almost a decade... As her next doctor's appointment draws near, painful memories resurface, and the depth of the injustice she has endured becomes clear."

#invisibleillness #chronicallyill #chronicpain #undiagnosed

@mecfs @pots @longcovid

2/
“Jenny's invisible chronic illness has negatively impacted her life for almost a decade... As her next doctor's appointment draws near, painful memories resurface, and the depth of the injustice she has endured becomes clear."

#invisibleillness #chronicallyill #chronicpain #undiagnosed

@mecfs @pots @longcovid

Watch for free a 15-minute fictional film on person with an unspecified invisible chronic illness
https://www.underground-cinema.com/screening-room?wix-vod-video-id=e133c0f3001b4d09ad9e8ed8aab8c804&wix-vod-comp-id=comp-mtueb2ju

*just create a login & scroll to see Warrior Short Film until midnight Sun 13

As someone who took 5+ years to get diagnosed, sadly I can relate

#chronicillness #MyalgicEncephalomyelitis #ChronicFatigueSyndrome #MEcfs #CFS #PwME @mecfs #pots @pots #LongCovid @longcovid #invisibleillness #chronicpain

Watch for free a 15-minute fictional film on person with an unspecified invisible chronic illness
https://www.underground-cinema.com/screening-room?wix-vod-video-id=e133c0f3001b4d09ad9e8ed8aab8c804&wix-vod-comp-id=comp-mtueb2ju

*just create a login & scroll to see Warrior Short Film until midnight Sun 13

As someone who took 5+ years to get diagnosed, sadly I can relate

#chronicillness #MyalgicEncephalomyelitis #ChronicFatigueSyndrome #MEcfs #CFS #PwME @mecfs #pots @pots #LongCovid @longcovid #invisibleillness #chronicpain

Watch for free a 15-minute fictional film on person with an unspecified invisible chronic illness
https://www.underground-cinema.com/screening-room?wix-vod-video-id=e133c0f3001b4d09ad9e8ed8aab8c804&wix-vod-comp-id=comp-mtueb2ju

*just create a login & scroll to see Warrior Short Film until midnight Sun 13

As someone who took 5+ years to get diagnosed, sadly I can relate

#chronicillness #MyalgicEncephalomyelitis #ChronicFatigueSyndrome #MEcfs #CFS #PwME @mecfs #pots @pots #LongCovid @longcovid #invisibleillness #chronicpain

Watch for free a 15-minute fictional film on person with an unspecified invisible chronic illness
https://www.underground-cinema.com/screening-room?wix-vod-video-id=e133c0f3001b4d09ad9e8ed8aab8c804&wix-vod-comp-id=comp-mtueb2ju

*just create a login & scroll to see Warrior Short Film until midnight Sun 13

As someone who took 5+ years to get diagnosed, sadly I can relate

#chronicillness #MyalgicEncephalomyelitis #ChronicFatigueSyndrome #MEcfs #CFS #PwME @mecfs #pots @pots #LongCovid @longcovid #invisibleillness #chronicpain

Watch for free a 15-minute fictional film on person with an unspecified invisible chronic illness
https://www.underground-cinema.com/screening-room?wix-vod-video-id=e133c0f3001b4d09ad9e8ed8aab8c804&wix-vod-comp-id=comp-mtueb2ju

*just create a login & scroll to see Warrior Short Film until midnight Sun 13

As someone who took 5+ years to get diagnosed, sadly I can relate

#chronicillness #MyalgicEncephalomyelitis #ChronicFatigueSyndrome #MEcfs #CFS #PwME @mecfs #pots @pots #LongCovid @longcovid #invisibleillness #chronicpain

9/11 25 Years Ago Today

I still remember it like it was yesterday. The terrible terrorist attack on our country. All those innocent lives lost. Every year since I watch each and every program about it out of respect for those that lost their lives on that horrible day 25 years ago. I’ll never understand the amount of evil it took or wrap my mind around all the horror witnessed that day. So today of all days, please take the time to remember and never forget what happened to us on that terrible day. There are several stair climbing charity events across the valley and we have the “healing field” of flags representing each person who lost their life on that day at one of our bigger local parks to go walk through with a ceremony this morning and a candlelight vigil tonight. Yesterday I got a call from my doctor’s office. My lab work came back that I’m anemic and need to start taking iron. I’m going back in for an appointment on Monday morning to discuss the results of my x-rays. That will be interesting. I’ve still got my fingers crossed he’ll give me an injection of some kind to hold me over to at least make it through the Quensenara next month. The one thing I don’t want to hear is that I need a new hip or hips. I’ll cross that bridge when I get to it. Last night my daughter and son-in-law picked me up to go see the play at the high school. I had a proud Nana moment seeing both of my granddaughter’s names in the program. My oldest granddaughter had one of the bigger roles in the play and was absolutely perfect with her lines. My younger granddaughter was behind the scenes moving the set around in between scenes. My other daughter, son-in-law and one of my grandsons also met us there for the show. It was a cute play and well put together. Of course the drama teacher is still the same one my daughter had when she was in high school. He knows us and can’t believe he is teaching her kids now. I took my ½ gram of Rick Simpson Oil at 4 pm and by the time we got to the play before 7 pm I was pretty high and didn’t give all the walking we had to do a second thought. The play was not in the auditorium and instead was in the drama room with hard plastic seats. By the time I got home close to 9 pm I took a 50 mg cube of Brix THC gummy to ease the ache that was starting in my hip from those hard seats. I stretched and went to bed. This morning I plan on making the meatballs I wanted to make yesterday. My wonderful husband put the hamburger and sausage in the freezer for some reason. So when I went to make them yesterday and discovered what he did I was beyond pissed. He told me he thought I wasn’t interested in making them. WTF? Please make it make sense! Some of the things he does freaks me out. His memory isn’t where it used to be that is for sure. Today my sciatic or hip, whichever it is, is aching. I imagine sitting on that hard plastic chair for two hours last night is the reason. We’ve also got plenty of moisture in the air so that can’t be helping much either. This afternoon I’m picking up my grandson after school. Once I pick him up we are going over to the high school to pick up both of my granddaughters and take them home first. Otherwise they would be standing outside until my daughter gets off of work, my son-in-law has to work later today so I told her I’d pick them up. I’ll be out and about and it is not out of my way since they live so close to me. Plus, if you know me, I never turn down the chance to spend time with my grandchildren, even for a short car ride. It gives me a chance to catch up with what is new with them. I haven’t decided if I want to make a stop at the dispensary today, I’ve still got distillate to take for the next couple of nights or the Brix THC gummies. Maybe I’ll check to see if anyone has RSO on sale. I’ll keep you posted. As for the rest of the day I plan on taking it easy with this ache, hoping it stretches out as the day goes on. If not, I can handle the ache, it is the bone deep constant pain I don’t miss one bit. All because I chose a plant over a pill. Thank you marijuana!

A memory conjured by Gloria Steinem's passing.

https://ko-fi.com/post/My-Thoughts-on-Gloria-Steinham-N8V826R843

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$0/$50 - co pay due 9/3 ⚠️
$50/$200 - September food

Anything helps! Im disabled, queer and have no support. Living below the poverty line. I appreciate any help at all 💕

V: d_fay
Pp: peach77

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Hot And Yucky!

We are still under an extreme heat warning. It got to 112 yesterday and we are expecting the same for today. Add in 40% humidity and a 65 degree dew point and it is going to feel more like 115 or 116 out there. That is hot and yucky weather! There are increased chances for a monsoon storm to blow through so we have that to look forward to this evening. The change in weather explains why I’ve been stiffer than usual these last couple of days. It sure beats being stuck in bed or on the couch miserable in pain! That is where I would be when I was still on opioids and we had a change in weather. It would increase my pain levels dramatically. Now that I’m managing my chronic pain with marijuana alone the most I feel is stiffer than usual on days like this. I’m not in pain, I’m just achier than usual and feel like I’m moving slower. Yesterday I was out in the heat for a short time and got a few errands done. I don’t plan on going anywhere today if possible. That could change the minute my husband walks in the door from work so time will tell. I took my last ½ gram of frozen distillate yesterday at 4 pm. By 6:30 pm I was high, relaxed and ache free for the evening. I settled in my recliner with the cat and watched a two and a half hour podcast on the court case I’m following. I’ll have to say, the distillate gets you almost as high as the RSO. Last night I’d say it was pretty damn close. Both the distillate and the Rick Simpson Oil make my body numb. They don’t numb my mind, it becomes more focused. I know distillate is not quite as strong as RSO, but made similar. A few years ago I would use the distillate to make homemade gummies. Then I found out about RSO and freezing it. All bets were off after that. I can’t smoke marijuana anymore, it hurts my lungs too much and the coughing causes my neck to hurt. So I started freezing and eating it. Between the Rick Simpson Oil, distillate and the Brix 1000 mg THC gummies, I’m managing my chronic pain to minor aches on days like today. On days we aren’t expecting rain I have very few if any aches to mention. That is why I bring up daily how my body feels. To show everyone that managing my chronic pain with marijuana is working and has been working for over three years now. Let’s face it, at my age I expect a few aches here and there after the way I beat this body up over the years. But to be able to take ½ gram of RSO each day at 4 pm, enjoy the evening relaxed and pain free. Along with the added bonus of a body numbing high each night is all I can ask for. After all those years of living in excruciating pain in my neck and shoulders that would radiate throughout my entire body I’m enjoying living with only minor aches. If those aches become what I consider bothersome before 4 pm, I like to have the Brix THC gummies on hand to take a 50 mg cube. A 50 mg cube doesn’t get me high, not even close. All it does is relaxes me and takes away the bothersome aches. I don’t have to turn to those often but it is nice to have them when needed. On days I’m on my feet for extended periods of time or a change of weather blows through are about the only time I turn to 50 mg. The majority of the time when I take the THC gummies I take 100 mg at 4 pm and another 100 mg around 7 pm for pain management for the evening. As I’ve mentioned, I like to switch between products to keep my tolerance levels right where they are at. It also keeps me within my spending budget each month. Lately the dispensary Zenleaf hasn’t had any RSO in stock so I’ve been shopping elsewhere. Mostly the Ponderosa dispensary. They have seemed to have the best prices for the products I’m looking for. There are many different dispensaries across the valley, I have a wide variety of places I can go. It is convenient for me. I have four within a short distance from my house alone. It pays to shop the sales, that way I stay within my budget. All because I chose a plant over a pill. Thank you marijuana!

Back To 108 Degrees

That’s our high for today, add in 33% humidity and a 58 degree dew point and the 92 degrees this morning feels more like 95. Yesterday it got to around 106 but the temp in my truck on the way home from my niece’s house at 2 pm read 113. I managed to sit outside in the shade for short intervals to warm my bones then back inside in the air conditioning I would go. The birthday pool party was fun. I got in the pool to cool off and once you get out it is comfortable until you completely dry off. I got to see all 8 of my grandchildren and my niece’s two grandchildren were there as well. It is so much fun to watch the adorable little ones playing in the pool. We didn’t stay too long, we were home by 7:30 pm, my husband was up way past his bedtime. I took 100 mg of Brix THC when we got there at 4 pm and by the time we left to come home I was no longer high. Once we got home I took 100 mg of my Brix THC gummies. I took another 100 mg of THC an hour later. I stretched and went to bed to watch some TV as being in the heat wears me out. At the birthday party we were dancing around to the music and had a great time catching up with my grandchildren and children. My oldest daughter baked a homemade jelly layered birthday cake, which was delicious by the way! My other daughter put on the birthday party with cheese quesadilla’s and hot dogs for her son, my grandson’s meal request. Hey those cheese quesadilla’s were good made by my son-in-law on the blackstone griddle sitting pool side. There was good food, music and company. I can’t and won’t ask for more when it comes to my family! I would have stayed much longer but with my husband’s crazy sleep schedule he needed to get home and go to bed and neither one of my grandsons that can both drive were there to take him home. One had already left and one wasn’t there yet. It was okay, I needed to get home and take more of my THC anyways. Today I’m not doing too bad, my sciatic is aching, probably from all the dancing I was doing last night. I’ve already got the laundry done and as soon as I post this we’ll head back over to my niece’s house so my husband and daughter can work on the remodel. They are so close to being done, it is down to the last few things. My niece and her family should be able to start moving in a few weeks. We probably won’t be over there too long today, my husband goes to bed early on Sunday’s, 11:30 pm comes before he knows it. After staying up later than usual on the weekends, Sunday’s are always harder for him to fall asleep in the middle of the afternoon. I do my best to not make too much noise so he can fall asleep. Once he’s asleep he’ll sleep through pretty much any noise I can make. Most of the time! I’ll keep myself occupied with something on the television while he goes to sleep and then get things done later. Around 4 pm I’ll go to the freezer and take out my ½ gram of distillate and take it with water. Tomorrow at 4 pm I’ll go back to my ½ gram of Rick Simpson Oil. I like to switch between products to keep my tolerance levels right where they are. I’ve managed to keep those levels right where they are at for the last three years. I even dropped down from a ¾ gram of RSO in the winter to a ½ gram for the summer. My sciatic likes to act up more in the winter than it does over the summer months, until the humidity sets in anyways. Even with all the added moisture in the air, all my sciatic does is ache, a dull ache at that. It can ache all day and not become bothersome to the point it hinders my mobility or causes me any level of severe pain. In other words, it is what I consider minor and I can deal with it. At my age I’d be worried if I didn’t have some aches in my body after everything it has been through. My brother told me years ago that our bodies’ aches are a reminder we are still alive and to keep on moving. I’ve stuck with that ever since. So far it’s working! All because I chose a plant over a pill. Thank you marijuana!

RE: https://mastodon.social/@ellespeaks/116996844601522894

Stalled ‼
Needing to raise $39 today if im going to make it to my goal on time next week.
But anything helps and I appreciate it so much!

$400/$630 = $230 USD to go.⌛‼
For: food, co pay, phone bill, hygiene

V: d_fay
Pp: peach77

Thank you!!

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RE: https://mastodon.social/@ellespeaks/117084050225487780

$0/$230 left for august⚠️⏳

Needing hygiene, food, and funds for my co pay for pain management.

Disabled and cant work, with no family support. Living below the poverty line. Anything helps.

V: d_fay || P: peach77

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@MutualAidBot @mutualaid

Urgent over due day 3⌛
♡$30 needed for my co pay
♡$150 for august food needed asap

Im so grateful for any help. $5 is a huge blessing

Thanks🫂

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RE: https://mastodon.social/@ellespeaks/116996844601522894

$255/$290 = $35 left for copay due yesterday❣

I have augusts' food to worry about next so anything helps at all ‼🦋 read graphic for info. Tysm.

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RE: https://mastodon.social/@ellespeaks/116996844601522894

DUE NOW
$200 for meds due today
$40 for JULYs food over due by 6 days ⚠️

Urgent! Anything helps 🙏🏻

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Heat Warnings Extended

It hit 116 yesterday and tied a record. We are expected to hit 115 today and 113 tomorrow. The NWS has extended out excessive heat warnings through Tuesday now.  With the added humidity of 28% and a dew point at 56 degrees, it is muggy outside. Add in the high heat and it is miserable hot outside! Yesterday I managed to sit outside in the shade for maybe 10 minutes at a time. It was yucky out there. I spent the majority of the day inside the house visiting with everyone or I had my earbuds in listening to some podcasts. Around 3:30 pm we left my niece’s house and stopped on our way home at urgent care for the doctor to look at my husband’s infected knee. A wound culture and three prescriptions later we were on our way home. It was too hot and late to run to the pharmacy. I’ll have to pick up his prescriptions this afternoon when we get home from my niece’s house. Yesterday while we were at my niece’s house I took my Baked Bros 10 mg THC gummies because my sciatic was aching. I took 10 mg every hour or so for close to three hours, they really worked to take the edge off. My sciatic was still aching, but nowhere near as bad. I need at least 50 mg of THC at a time to take it completely away, but since I’m the one driving, 10 mg at a time touches the aches, not my head. Once those gummies wore off I could feel the ache come back and I was ready to go home but we still had to stop at urgent care. Thankfully we were home by 4:30 pm so I could take my ½ gram of Rick Simpson Oil. By 6:30 pm I was relaxed, high and finally ache free for the evening. I watched some podcasts on Youtube, stretched and went to bed. This morning my husband had to wake me around 6 am so we could get going because being a Sunday he has to make it an early day so he can get to bed at a decent time for work later this evening. As a reminder, he starts work at 1 am.  Plus I have to go pick up his prescriptions for his antibiotics, an ointment  and whatever else the doctor prescribed. I’m excited because in another week preseason football starts and I’ll have something besides reruns to watch on Sunday afternoons when my husband goes to bed by 2 pm. Doesn’t take much to entertain me, I enjoy my sports, especially NFL and sometimes college football. I keep track of all of Arizona’s sports teams. I just don’t watch all the other sports for an entire game like I do with all football. I watch football just to watch football, even if I don’t like the teams. I simply enjoy the sport. Plus my entire family is a huge football loving sports family. So we rib each other when necessary when our favorite teams go against each other.  As for this upcoming week, I’ve got no plans besides making another run to the dispensary. I like to stock up for the week on Monday’s or Wednesday’s when they have all wax and concentrate on sales. I’m hoping my favorite dispensary, Zenleaf, has restocked their supply of RSO as they’ve been out for close to a month now. Not sure what the hang up is for restock, unless they have it and it is not on their website which seems highly unlikely. I’ll keep you posted on where I end up going to restock for the week. Ponderosa dispensary has had decent sales on RSO but they changed it to cash only. I don’t always carry cash and their in-store ATM charges way too much. Luckily it was one of the few times I actually had cash. ATM charges averted. This morning I’m not doing too bad, the ache in my sciatic is back and I’ve got the Baked Bros 10 mg THC gummies in my purse for the day. My husband is pacing ready to go so he can get the work done he and my daughter have planned for the day. He always manages to cram as much as possible in a day and makes an unattainable list for himself. Not me, I take it slow and steady, all the while only dealing with minor aches and not excruciating daily pain. It helps keep a smile on my face daily. All because I chose a plant over a pill. Thank you marijuana!

RE: https://mastodon.social/@ellespeaks/117021712223725016

Very stressed. Got antibiotics. Home now. Would be nice to rest but its hard when i dont have my medications and food in the house you know?

If 8 people sent $30 each, i would reach my goal!

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EMERGENCY

$240 due in 2 days

$40 for julys food was due the 28th
$200 for meds is due aug 3rd
Desperate need of movement. Anything at all helps. No movement for 2 days

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Hi! Im a disabled lesbian artist.
I am almost out of beads. I love making art but live 26% below the poverty line

Wishlist:
https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/7Q84O6MBOV2Z?ref_=wl_share

Thank-you !

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RE: https://mastodon.social/@ellespeaks/116996844601522894

2 days over due for food
$60 needed asap. Please help!

Diabetic and officially out of food

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P: peach77

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