Cat's foot; Iron Claw House
Trish saw Dr. Huffman yesterday. When we reached his office it had been a very stressful day for both of us, & we each had to talk to Joe over the phone a couple times, in order to cope with the situation.
Cheri likes people to be there at 10:00, & people who eat there are supposed to do a chore. Sounds fair enough, but the rules aren't equitably enforced. Trish & I arrived on time, but had to go upstairs, where the therapists' offices are located, to see Joe, my therapist--while she is making the transition to her new medicine, Trish has been going in to my appointments with me, as she needs extra counseling; she's been agitated ever since they took her off Zoloft & Risperdal; the Lamictal hasn't had a complete opportunity to kick in yet.
We had a good session with Joe, then went downstairs to eat. Cheri started to tell us we couldn't eat until she'd made plates for "the people who already were here", when we'd told her we'd be back downstairs; actually, told Mary, a client who also works there, but who is supposed to be in charge of matters like that.
Trish snapped at Cheri a little & went off to complain to Karen, who'd come downstairs. Then when Cheri finally did serve us, she put too much gravy on my potatoes--I'm on a diabetic diet & she doesn't cooperate in the slightest--& complained, "I'm not scraping it off" when I said it was too much.
Next Colleen told us not to call her any more because of "the way we treat Cheri" so it really bothered me that we'd lost a friend.
By this time, I was about ready to walk off without doing anything for a chore, but Cheri threatened to kick us out for good, irregardless of the fact that there are lots of people she just lets wander off anyway. Trish & I decided for the rest of the week that we're eating in the soup kitchen, which is a lot nearer than the Center, anyway, especially when it's 20 below, like it is today.
We came home & Trish called Trish Wymore, her TA, to discuss the situation, then I had to call Carmen to give us a ride to Dr. Huffman's office for Trish's appointment. Next, Trish called Joe, who (I later learned) called "the whole thing a pissing contest between Jim & Cheri, & it's been going on for years"--which it has, she didn't even complete a 4-year nursing program at a no-name school & I feel she likes to contradict everything I say & argue just to prove to herself that she's smarter than I am. Joe promised to "take Cheri down a notch" & "end her dual relationship with Colleen" as Colleen was going over to Cheri's house & in general palling around with her in a way not befitting of a therapeutic relationship.
So Carmen & I picked up a prescription & a few food items, then went to PJ's to discuss the situation, which is everyone thinks Cheri's obnoxious except Colleen. When Carmen had calmed me down some we went up to Dr. Huffman's office. He was pretty much on-time.
I did ask him if the Lamictal could be causing Trish's agitation. The pharmacist had said that theoretically it might, but Trish went off a bunch of stuff at the same time she started it. Huffman feels the problem is that Trish is on too low a dose, though, & raised it some more. He's also taking her off of Depakote, & will eventually replace it entirely with Lamictal. In the meantime, Trish may struggle with some irritability, but I've seen her remarkably improve in the past, so I know she can do it again.
Cheri likes people to be there at 10:00, & people who eat there are supposed to do a chore. Sounds fair enough, but the rules aren't equitably enforced. Trish & I arrived on time, but had to go upstairs, where the therapists' offices are located, to see Joe, my therapist--while she is making the transition to her new medicine, Trish has been going in to my appointments with me, as she needs extra counseling; she's been agitated ever since they took her off Zoloft & Risperdal; the Lamictal hasn't had a complete opportunity to kick in yet.
We had a good session with Joe, then went downstairs to eat. Cheri started to tell us we couldn't eat until she'd made plates for "the people who already were here", when we'd told her we'd be back downstairs; actually, told Mary, a client who also works there, but who is supposed to be in charge of matters like that.
Trish snapped at Cheri a little & went off to complain to Karen, who'd come downstairs. Then when Cheri finally did serve us, she put too much gravy on my potatoes--I'm on a diabetic diet & she doesn't cooperate in the slightest--& complained, "I'm not scraping it off" when I said it was too much.
Next Colleen told us not to call her any more because of "the way we treat Cheri" so it really bothered me that we'd lost a friend.
By this time, I was about ready to walk off without doing anything for a chore, but Cheri threatened to kick us out for good, irregardless of the fact that there are lots of people she just lets wander off anyway. Trish & I decided for the rest of the week that we're eating in the soup kitchen, which is a lot nearer than the Center, anyway, especially when it's 20 below, like it is today.
We came home & Trish called Trish Wymore, her TA, to discuss the situation, then I had to call Carmen to give us a ride to Dr. Huffman's office for Trish's appointment. Next, Trish called Joe, who (I later learned) called "the whole thing a pissing contest between Jim & Cheri, & it's been going on for years"--which it has, she didn't even complete a 4-year nursing program at a no-name school & I feel she likes to contradict everything I say & argue just to prove to herself that she's smarter than I am. Joe promised to "take Cheri down a notch" & "end her dual relationship with Colleen" as Colleen was going over to Cheri's house & in general palling around with her in a way not befitting of a therapeutic relationship.
So Carmen & I picked up a prescription & a few food items, then went to PJ's to discuss the situation, which is everyone thinks Cheri's obnoxious except Colleen. When Carmen had calmed me down some we went up to Dr. Huffman's office. He was pretty much on-time.
I did ask him if the Lamictal could be causing Trish's agitation. The pharmacist had said that theoretically it might, but Trish went off a bunch of stuff at the same time she started it. Huffman feels the problem is that Trish is on too low a dose, though, & raised it some more. He's also taking her off of Depakote, & will eventually replace it entirely with Lamictal. In the meantime, Trish may struggle with some irritability, but I've seen her remarkably improve in the past, so I know she can do it again.
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