Wednesday, November 7, 2012

So I haven't posted in a while. Sorry about that. October, despite being my birthday month, was a pretty bad month for me. My grandma Iris had a stroke and went into the hospital on my birthday, she died a few days later. Having that happen while being in a different country has been really weird. The rest of my family is grieving, and logically I know I should be too, but because there isn't anybody doing it around me, my process is kind of screwed up I think. It's creeping out, but in really weird ways that I've not experienced before. There are some things that I can think of doing to relieve the tension, but I lack either the means to do so here in Japan, or the physical ability to engage in those activities.

That second one deserves a bit of explanation I suppose. My back has been getting steadily worse since the start of the fall semester. Today it took me twice as long to get to school as it normally does because of how slow I was moving. (I also forgot my wallet, which ate up a decent chunk of time as well). I've missed a few days of school because I needed to spend the day laying down on an ice pack. Today I was able to meet with the back specialist that comes to campus twice a month, and get examined. The doctor thinks I've probably got a herniated disc. He said I need to go get an MRI. So that's what I'm doing in the morning. Ought to be.... interesting.

On less depressing matters, I did actually enjoy my birthday. I went out with a bunch of the international students to a conveyor belt sushi restaurant. And then I had a park BBQ out in Saga with Mary and some other people. I took a bunch of photos. I'll get those up.... sometime.

2 comments:

  1. I didn't know about your grandma. Sorry for your loss mate! Big hugs coming your way xoxo

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  2. I was purposely not telling people. Needed to get adjusted to it myself. Thanks for the hugs though. I do love hugs.

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