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1. Fiona has walking pneumonia. Poor kiddo. :( She had a respiratory thing about three weeks ago (not COVID, flu, or strep), and it settled into her lungs. She's okay, but it breaks my heart hearing her cough.

2. About a month ago, Dylan started having an autoimmune flare up and has been experiencing fatigue so bad they are having trouble going to class and completing school work. There's some question of whether they'll be able to finish out the semester. They got tested at urgent care for mono, covid, flu, vitamin deficiencies and just basic cbc--all of which are fine, of course. We went to the GP today and got them tested for Hashimoto's, celiac, lyme, and a few other things. I'm not expecting any of these except the Hashimoto's and celiac to potentially come back positive. I hate that my 22 year old kid is going to have to figure out how to live hurting and tired all the time. I can hardly stand it and I'm 45. It's really not fair.

3. I got a pack of the Pentel Mattehop pens and they are awesome. The color is so saturated.

4.

An Instance of the Fingerpost by Iain Pears

My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This is an enormous brick of a book--almost 800 pages--and at first it wasn't grabbing me. I was reading it in a desultory kind of way, 2 pages here and 3 pages there, and suspected it was going to take me months and months to finish as a result. The book is divided into four sections, and once I got to the end of section one and realized that each section is about the same set of events told from the perspective of a different narrator and each subsequent section reveals that the previous narrator was mistaken in some of their conclusions about those events, I was riveted. There was squealing at one point.

This takes place during Restoration England, and I think I would have enjoyed this book even more if I was more familiar with that historical time period; I'm a 19th century gal, through and through. In addition to the plot, I enjoyed reading about 17th century ideas about medicine, philosophy, and religion.

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5. From Vecna to Van Nuys (And Back Again) by EddieSpaghetti
Steve/Eddie
Is the amount of miscommunication and hiding feelings in this fic utterly ridiculous? Yes, yes, it is. Do I eat it up with a spoon anyway? Yes, yes, I do. (The fic does offer a reasonable explanation for it, though.)

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Ah, that's tough. Sending wishes for good health to both your kids, and strength to all of you.

So much suckage for Fiona and Dylan (and you)! *hugs*

So sorry the kids are ailing. Hoping for recovery and/or answers soon.

HUGS FOR ALL

Oh no, I'm sorry everyone is poorly. <3

Aw, fuck, I am so sorry that Dylan is going through this, and that therefore you are too. I have no wisdom to offer but I send hugs from afar.

I'm so sorry, for you and your kids. That's difficult for both of them. Let me know if you want me to send some healing energy to them! And take care of yourself too! You can't take care of them if you're out of order.

Poor kids! But Dylan feeling rotten now doesn't necessary mean they'll be feeling rotten forever, they might have a short-term illness that will resolve.
Hey, did I send you Fingerpost, aka "Guy finds out something really surprising about his girlfriend?" If that was me, I thought you'd like it.

I'm so sorry both kids are going through it right now. *hugs*

So many hugs!!

(Another call sometime?)

We have a new center that opened up for long COVID. I sent an email off to them to be tested. I am so fatigued and have been since the 2nd time I got COVID. I fall asleep at the computer, I have trouble keeping my eyes open by 5 pm or later. You should have them evaluated for that. They might have long COVID.

"HUGS"

Oh, that's so many things at once - I'm sorry to hear it and I hope things become clearer soon.

The book rec is fascinating

Oh poor kiddos. Poor you!

Here's hoping you both find out what's going on with Dylan and that it might be not as life-affecting as yours. HUGS!!!

Sending good energy to both kids.

Keeping everything crossed for both Fiona and Dylan! ♥

hope both of them feel better soon.

So much sympathy to the kiddos (and you!) on their health woes. I hope Fiona starts feeling better ASAP and that Dylan gets some answers and help. *hugs tight*

Oh, I loved reading Fingerpost. Can’t remember much about it now, but I do recall enjoying it greatly.