Dear Mari

good suggestions. don't know if it would fly (no pun intended) but the lifeguard/beach conditions flags sure made me laugh. i'd consider using that as is - with the actual marine meanings posted - very erhhm, persuasive if you ask me.... especially "predatory fish present" ... yeah! JAWWWWS!!! aAAARRRRRRM! nom nom nom. and purple for sea pests... hehe that too!

changes on myself would be hard - i wear the same thing day in day out, no choices involved see... hair is not styled - just kept out of my way... my person would not be a useful vehicle sign embodiment. (too much effort.)

my mom and dad share a room and dad is usually in it. i can't evict both of them from it to do the test you suggest. in any event, i have historical data...

in childhood, and in later adulthood when i lived with them briefly or vacationed with them, we had a home where i had my own room. even then, she didn't respect my requests for "time alone. no interruptions." i would shut and lock the door and tried a variety of "go away" type signs. she always came up with something that required my immediate input, or some other irrevocable and undeferrable (to her) excuse to knock on my door with "Columbo interruptions" it was irritating then... this is... a lot worse. because she doesn't have the physical barrier.

i might just simplify the guard thing down to setting up a "predatory fish present" sign when i am bad off. i don't know if it will work. but it's worth a try. thanks for that. i really did get a good chuckle thinking of them reading those flag meanings in terms of me though... thanks for that. needed it.

i think also suggest to her if she has a question for me to write it down so she doesn't forget. i think the best thing will be to put these in an agreed upon place where i can get it later and solicit additional info if need be. kind of like an inbox.

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i am having unexpected chest pain again this afternoon and don't know why. my parents were fighting, i was in crossfire earlier, so it was possible anxiety. to test that theory/rule it out - i took 5.0 mg lorazepam. ended up napping part of the afternoon, and i feel relaxed now, but the pain is not gone completely. it has been about 4 hours.

this time there were other factors that suggest i should probably request a cardio exam. i want pdoc to write me a note if he can. i feel silly facing mr. crystal ball doctor since i already asked him. he thinks it is in my head, it seems. so i figure if my head doctor requests it...



~ waves ~ who can't face all these doctor things