Time for an EEG Again

 This morning I've got to go for another EEG.  This time however it's a sleep deprivation one.  That means I was to go to bed at my normal time and then only sleep for 2-4 hours.  I think I got about 2.5-3 because as we all know, once you have to get up at a random time you don't sleep well thinking you are going to miss the alarm and just keep sleeping.

I've had a regular EEG very shortly after the first seizure and it was fine, they found nothing of interest and it was an easy test to have done.  I'm expecting that this one will be similar.  I don't know why there is a difference between a sleep deprivation one and a normal one but obviously there is something that they can tell from each of them and my neurologist has ordered this one to go along with the first.

The test last time consisted of a group of electrodes being attached to my head and then a series of tests being performed, one of which was to shine a bright light into my eyes and flash it multiple times.  So far flashing lights do not cause me to have seizures so it was fine but the light is very bright that they use and it's not comfortable to have it shone at you for the length it was.

O.....

 O is a tough one for me.  I don't use to many words that start with O or have a deep connection to the letter in any way.

I think I'm going to go with octopus.  I'm fascinated with them.  They are so intelligent and beautiful.  I am constantly astounded with their ability to learn and figure things out.  They are also very interesting in their ability to colour shift.  I refuse to eat octopus now after reading and learning about them.

Have a Happy Easter everyone, if I don't make it back on here before then.

N is for.....

 Well again I've missed many days but I have been travelling for work and there just hasn't been time to get this up.

N is an easier one for me as it's the first letter of my step-daughters name.  She is a grown women but has really come into her own in the last few years with her learnings and personal growth.  She is a good role model for the younger two and makes time for them in her life.  I appreciate that she knows what she wants and goes for it.  

G....

 So it turns out I can't count and while I posted E yesterday it should have been F, hence today is G.

For my word of G, it's actually a person.  We have a friend who we call G, for reasons long forgotten to the mists of time.  He lives in BC but has come home for a short while as his mother was unwell.  Unfortunately she passed yesterday and so there is a flurry of things that have to be done.  He will be staying for a little longer but I doubt will be here past the weekend.  

A fairly depressing post for today but that is the first thing that I was able to come up with.

E is For.....

 E is a difficult letter to come up with.  Obviously I've missed a few letters but here we are again for this day.

So for E I'm going to say Energy.  It's something that most days I am lacking.  I can sleep literally any time and anywhere for hours at a time.  I am constantly sleep deprived.  Some of that is due to Bear sleeping with me most nights and I think some of it is due to perimenopause and that hijacking my sleep and dreams.  My dreams are so weird and vivid that I wake up and wonder what part of my subconscious is active and what it's trying to tell me.

Bear will not sleep with me forever so I know that will stop but I'm guessing that the perimenopause will last for a few more years yet.

Have a great Monday!!

ABC's for April

 There is a blogging theme going around that for the month of April, everyday but Sunday you write a post beginning with the next letter of the alphabet.  While I know I won't hit them all, I thought it would be fun to see what I can do.  So let's begin!

A

I'm going to go basic and say APPLES!  Apples were on BOGOF at the CO-OP this week and so we have 10lbs of them to eat up.  Only Bug likes them out of the kids but both Hubs and I eat them so they shouldn't go to waste.

Let's see how many days I can manage!