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Hurting, but humored
Jun. 5th, 2008 11:53 amThe more things change, the more they stay the same, etcetera.
http://www.gocomics.com/pricklycity/2008/06/02/
http://www.gocomics.com/pricklycity/2008/06/03/
http://www.gocomics.com/pricklycity/2008/06/04/
http://www.gocomics.com/pricklycity/2008/06/05/
Yesterday's storm was spectacular. Most of Maryland lost power completely. My bus route had no working traffic lights. Oh, that was fun. I came home to find Adam, Jason, and Megan eating homemade garlicky mac and cheese by the lights of every candle, lamp, lantern, and flashlight in the house. Jupiter was wearing a collar made from glowsticks, and purring. I sat in one of the armchairs with the Coleman lamp and read Neil Gaiman's "Fragile Things" from the beginning. Good read for a stormy night without electricity. Around 10:30, Adam and I prepared to go to bed -- and then the electricity came back. This is the fourth time that's happened. I am still amused.
I helped Adam through a sciatica flareup -- my heart goes out to him; sciatica is vicious and unrelenting. I helped him stretch out with a Crocodile Twist and some hamstring stretches. I gave him various supplements: Fish Oil, Passion flower, MSM, Hyaluronic Acid, Cat's Claw. I massaged my favorite anti-inflammatory analgesic oil into his back and right leg. I'll have to make sure he does exercises and stretches every day -- and take my own advice. My own sciatica is flaring right now. My jaw hurts from the clenching.
There is a yoga pose for sciatica that I was taught, but I cannot remember the name: I lie on my stomach, arms above or near my head.I turn my face to the side, and pull up my leg, bending the knee until the leg is in a frog-like position, the inside of the leg resting on the floor. I stretch my knee up as far as I can toward my chin, pulling the knee with my hand, and hold for as long as possible. It's like a weird variation of the Hanged Man tarot card, lying face down. Does anyone know what I'm describing?
http://www.gocomics.com/pricklycity/2008/06/02/
http://www.gocomics.com/pricklycity/2008/06/03/
http://www.gocomics.com/pricklycity/2008/06/04/
http://www.gocomics.com/pricklycity/2008/06/05/
Yesterday's storm was spectacular. Most of Maryland lost power completely. My bus route had no working traffic lights. Oh, that was fun. I came home to find Adam, Jason, and Megan eating homemade garlicky mac and cheese by the lights of every candle, lamp, lantern, and flashlight in the house. Jupiter was wearing a collar made from glowsticks, and purring. I sat in one of the armchairs with the Coleman lamp and read Neil Gaiman's "Fragile Things" from the beginning. Good read for a stormy night without electricity. Around 10:30, Adam and I prepared to go to bed -- and then the electricity came back. This is the fourth time that's happened. I am still amused.
I helped Adam through a sciatica flareup -- my heart goes out to him; sciatica is vicious and unrelenting. I helped him stretch out with a Crocodile Twist and some hamstring stretches. I gave him various supplements: Fish Oil, Passion flower, MSM, Hyaluronic Acid, Cat's Claw. I massaged my favorite anti-inflammatory analgesic oil into his back and right leg. I'll have to make sure he does exercises and stretches every day -- and take my own advice. My own sciatica is flaring right now. My jaw hurts from the clenching.
There is a yoga pose for sciatica that I was taught, but I cannot remember the name: I lie on my stomach, arms above or near my head.I turn my face to the side, and pull up my leg, bending the knee until the leg is in a frog-like position, the inside of the leg resting on the floor. I stretch my knee up as far as I can toward my chin, pulling the knee with my hand, and hold for as long as possible. It's like a weird variation of the Hanged Man tarot card, lying face down. Does anyone know what I'm describing?
