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Log Date: 2022-04-06
Apr. 6th, 2022 09:35 pmSo, went to my hometown yesterday. My cousin and I had a whole care package planned for my Nanny, whose still in the hospital. We called ahead and made sure we had the okay to visit, asked if she was allowed her laptop (she was asking us to get it) and generally checking in on her. We were told that we'd have to alternate while visiting and so we were fine and dandy with that.
However, once we got there, we weren't allowed in. Fucking hell. Apparently, she was in isolation. No one told us along the way that we couldn't visit her, and we called multiple times to confirm. It was genuinely pretty upsetting, because my hometown is around 45 minutes away from where I'm currently living, and it's really not an easy or cheap trip for someone who doesn't drive. It was exhausting as well.
We did get her care package to her though, they did the bare minimum of allowing us that. Gods, she didn't even know she was in isolation. The Canadian healthcare system is a bureaucratic nightmare for everyone fucking involved, and there's 0 compassion to be found. I'm tired of it.
Anyways, while we were in town I got to see my mother and siblings for the first time in three years. It's been a while, and my mother and I haven't always been on the best of terms. However, it went really well! We got to talk a lot, and it was genuinely super nice to see her again. Seeing my siblings was a shock and a half, they've grown so much since I last saw them. My mind's eye still sees them as the little beans they once were, but wow, they've really grown into themselves. I'm so proud of them, my little sister recently won an art contest, and my little brother is in a band now. I always try to nurture their creativity in any way I can.
Today I'm exhausted though, yesterday I ran the whole day on around an hour of sleep and it was stressful as fuck, to put it mildly. I came home after getting a ride from my other brother and immediately passed out for 15 hours. I woke up and I've still been exhausted all day. Gotta love the chronic pain that comes with over straining yourself.
I've been taking it easy for the most part today, Arin's visiting and it's nice to see them as always. Other than that, I'm starting therapy again tomorrow and I'm pretty nervous about it. I'm hoping it goes okay, but again, the Canadian healthcare system is fucking awful. We always tout ourselves as having incredible free healthcare (better than the States!) and yet it's fucking miserable when you actually have to interact with it. The mental healthcare system in particular is atrocious, and a lot of vulnerable people get left behind.
I'm tired, I wish for the coming days to bring rest. I need a long sleep.
Here's a pic I took while I was out of town. I plan on going again a lot more in the future because of the lovely scenery and trails, so be on the lookout for that.
- Aelphaba
However, once we got there, we weren't allowed in. Fucking hell. Apparently, she was in isolation. No one told us along the way that we couldn't visit her, and we called multiple times to confirm. It was genuinely pretty upsetting, because my hometown is around 45 minutes away from where I'm currently living, and it's really not an easy or cheap trip for someone who doesn't drive. It was exhausting as well.
We did get her care package to her though, they did the bare minimum of allowing us that. Gods, she didn't even know she was in isolation. The Canadian healthcare system is a bureaucratic nightmare for everyone fucking involved, and there's 0 compassion to be found. I'm tired of it.
Anyways, while we were in town I got to see my mother and siblings for the first time in three years. It's been a while, and my mother and I haven't always been on the best of terms. However, it went really well! We got to talk a lot, and it was genuinely super nice to see her again. Seeing my siblings was a shock and a half, they've grown so much since I last saw them. My mind's eye still sees them as the little beans they once were, but wow, they've really grown into themselves. I'm so proud of them, my little sister recently won an art contest, and my little brother is in a band now. I always try to nurture their creativity in any way I can.
Today I'm exhausted though, yesterday I ran the whole day on around an hour of sleep and it was stressful as fuck, to put it mildly. I came home after getting a ride from my other brother and immediately passed out for 15 hours. I woke up and I've still been exhausted all day. Gotta love the chronic pain that comes with over straining yourself.
I've been taking it easy for the most part today, Arin's visiting and it's nice to see them as always. Other than that, I'm starting therapy again tomorrow and I'm pretty nervous about it. I'm hoping it goes okay, but again, the Canadian healthcare system is fucking awful. We always tout ourselves as having incredible free healthcare (better than the States!) and yet it's fucking miserable when you actually have to interact with it. The mental healthcare system in particular is atrocious, and a lot of vulnerable people get left behind.
I'm tired, I wish for the coming days to bring rest. I need a long sleep.
Here's a pic I took while I was out of town. I plan on going again a lot more in the future because of the lovely scenery and trails, so be on the lookout for that.
- Aelphaba
