Preparing as best I can.
February 15, 2008
The rest of the month is going to be rough. Cash poor, with only so much food to get by, and vices (smoking, drinking) that must fall by the wayside at least temporarily — it isn’t pretty. I think I’ve got the medication issue worked out. I’ve given protein as much thought and preparation as I can, carbs may run short — but a diabetic cannot live on carbs alone, and the “acceptable” fats situation is mezzo-mezzo.
I’ve been trying to live within newly more-limited means, and not surprisingly I stumbled at first. I’ve analyzed what I did and will try strenuously to avoid doing it in the future — but that does not help getting over this next hump.
All the last year plus, as a newly diagnosed diabetic, I’ve managed to live within dietary strictures laid out by my doctor — learning as I’ve gone and getting more adept at deriving flavor from herbs and low-fat sources. Now I face running flat out, while trying to quit smoking (with the fatigue and muzziness that brings.) And I’m depressed as hell, too. And so it is.
February 15, 2008 at 5:55 am
I sure admire your efforts to quit smoking in the midst of everything else you’re dealing with.
Me, I didn’t even try. But what I did do is switch from packaged cigs to roll-your-own. Rolling my own helped me cut back — a lot. I was burning a pack a day, but so much went up in smoke and into long grey ashes in the ashtray. Now I smoke about 5-6 a day and the can lasts me up to 3 weeks. At under $15 here in OHio, the savings is major and the addiction symptoms much more mild.
I do think folks at Eschaton would be glad to set up a fund at PayPal that could create a savings acount to keep you a month ahead of your med expenses. That way, the month you’re in could be covered, causing you less stress, and the money you have you could deposit to make sure you have the nest egg you need for the month ahead.
I apologize if commenting on you situation seems intrusive since we don’t know one another. I’m a poor soul, too, but would like to do what I can to help. And I know reducing the stress that comes with living on the economic edge allows everything else to feel and work with a bit more positiveness and ease.
All best, plantsman.