Oh, I'm so glad that the negative start to the day became a positive outcome!! Sometimes, we just have to let the bad things roll off our back and find the goodness in the day. You surely did that!!

yeah, and a good treating doctor that doesn't put religious beliefs, before medical practices.

I had a very triggering start to my day yesterday. My transportation got pulled over on the way home from an early appointment. He ended up getting arrested and vehicle got towed when I asked the officer how I was to get home they said I couldn’t acquire walk, mind you I require a cane to walk and the cane was in my lap. My instant response was “F-k that, I have a cane!” He told me to drop my attitude and I reminded him “ You just told me to walk home and I have a cane that you can see in my lap when you said that” which I was on the side of the highway and about 3-4 mile from home. He threatened to arrest me for disorderly conduct at that point I got out of the car and walked away to call for a ride home. I was stuck and harassed by the cops for an hour until I got picked up. Frustrated from that situation I called my insurance which I arranged my transportation from and mentioned what just happened and requested that I not get any further rides from that company, this driver has given me several rides from further distances and this could’ve happened any time before this. I had to make arrangements to be able to make my next appointment because my being stuck on the highway missed my next ride to that appointment which my therapist accommodated by offering a video chat. This appointment was very important to me as it was regarding my second letter of approval for bottom surgery. I took a much needed nap afterwards and ended up making taking the horrible start to my day a motivating experience to fuel me to have an amazing day and end with drinks with my Girlfriend, Aesthetician and able to make all of my appointments as well as get my second letter of approval.   Peace, Hugs and Happiness, Silo

Such beautiful scenery, it’s dreary here on Planet NH. Taking the day to accomplish some needed chores and work at the office.  

Discovered this the other day, and it has been an earworm on and off since:    

G'day @Samantha83,   It's not just the little/almost unnoticeable things, but also the gradual things.   Grow your hair! Grow your nails a bit too, and file them round instead of clipping them short and straight. You don't have to use polish if you don't want to - only the minority of women do.   I used to worry about wearing panties and being run over by a bus and being 'made' in the emergency room, but once you have normalised the wearing of certain clothing, those fears naturally dissipate.   Wear unisex clothing! I ordered this yesterday, it's as unisex as f..., and my wife recognises it as such: Short-sleeved linen t-shirt - Women | MNG Australia I also bought some Birkenstock sandals this summer, just like Barbie wore, but in the oiled leather shade. I also have jumpers/hoodies/cardigans from 'across the aisle' that are entirely appropriate for a guy to wear, and no-one has ever questioned me about them.   LISTEN to women, whether it is a friendly neighbourhood chat or a deeper conversation with a family member. Engaging with women is so rewarding, and stereotypical blokes don't know what they're missing out on.   Shave EVERY morning and keep your eyebrows trimmed too! Use a moisturiser on your face if you've got one handy. I went a step further recently and began using this: Buy Olay Total Effects 7 in One Day Face Cream Gentle SPF 15 50g Online at Chemist Warehouse®   Of course, it is next to useless, but it feels beautiful to apply, smells nice, and it just makes me feel euphoric using it, knowing that I now have my own personal daily beauty routine to adhere to.     Hope this helps. ❤️

Feeling kind of wistful this morning.

I know we have a column called Good Morning All. Coffees on. I gave up responding because it just lot to busy and I lost so much trying to weed through it. I also felt sorry for those who contributed but others who used more frequently just seemed to run right over these and they got lost in the traffic.   I thought maybe we could have a similar column, but one you use when something special - good or bad - is happening to you and you want to let us know so you can celebrate or commiserate.    This column isn't mention to be used to the point of losing a great deal of the audience due to overuse but allow you to make announcements of wonderful things happening to you, for you or by you and you deserve to be heard OR when life really throws some ugliness at you and you need to explode and perhaps get some honest help and ideas how to rectify the ugliness.   Hope this makes sense and I guess it's up to you to see if the idea takes hold.   Thank you,   Heather

PS I love the name Heather and am glad you chose it as well. I won't give my dead name - but I am always curious as to how you arrived at Heather. I always loved the name and no one in my family or friends had it.

Thank you Kathy,                          Yes we must protect our bones, for me in some respects i have for the time being gone under the radar with regard to being under the care of an endocrinologist, but if i have to go back under he is strict about weight and bone health, every six months or sometimes random, we would have to go for a checkup, such as height, weight blood pressure and bone density scan. Since i am under a new doctor and my past history has been wiped clean i just get my regular prescriptions without any checks, not sure how long it will last though

thats very good Carolyn, i hope i can do that when i get to your age, for me its about being in a group and we all seem to pull along together. I have another walk on Wednesday of next week again five miles but at a slower pace, its being in a group time flys past

Thats very difficult here in the United kingdom we only have our NHS although private sector is starting to creep in, the NHS is swayed by the government, which is being influenced by what is going on in the USA.I tend to go off my own gut feeling with regard to hormone levels, some times i will meet up with strangers and buy hormones provided they are in a sealed pack, i would not advocate this for anyone else and life is about risk which in my case i am prepared to take