Dave Nicholson

Rhabdomyolysis (What happened to me): A breakdown of skeletal muscle tissue due to direct or indirect muscle injury. If not treated immediately, it can lead to kidney damage. Treated by pumping a great deal of water into you with an I.V. and making sure you also drink a great deal of fluids. 🅐May be dangerous or life threatening. 🅑Very rare (Fewer than 1,000 cases per year in Canada). 🅒Treatable by a medical professional. 🅓Often requires lab test or imaging. 🅔Can last several days or weeks. 🅕Family history may increase likelihood. I have been treated for heart failure for years now, and with it comes edema (fluid retention), and this can be life threatening - so the treatment I received has a very small chance of killing me. This was the worst case of edema I had ever had to date (caused by the treatment). If I was not admitted to the hospital and treated there would have been more damage to my muscles and possibly damage to my kidneys as well - maybe even kill me. ...

Pusheen the Cat is my favorite cartoon of all time and the creators tend to allow fan art in a very wide range of styles and types. There is even a page on the Pusheen web site for fan art , although it seems to have stopped being updated in December of 2020. The following images where made with Bing image creator and are Creative Commons. There are 36 of them for the purpose of making Jigsaw Puzzles for Jigsaws Galore .

1. What's something exciting or interesting that happened to you recently? 2. If you could have dinner with any historical figure, who would it be and why? 3. What's your favorite type of music, and is there a specific song that holds special meaning for you? 4. If you could travel anywhere in the world, where would you go and what would you do there? 5. Do you have any favorite books or movies that you could talk about for hours? 6. What's a skill or hobby you've always wanted to pick up but haven't yet? 7. If you could have any superpower, what would it be and how would you use it? 8. Are you more of a morning person or a night owl, and why? 9. What's a goal or project you're currently working on that you're excited about? 10. If you could witness any moment in history, past or future, what would it be and why?

It's been 22 days since my last coffee outing with my friends. I had hurt myself in a fall and ended up in the hospital for 9 days, then after I just was not physically able to go the one Thursday. It was brutally cold and very windy out today when we went for coffee and with no shelter at the truck stop we go to, it was a shock to the system to get out of the van. I have to say, I had a bit of trouble getting in the van, and a bit less trouble getting out of it. My legs are not up to strength yet. But I was picked up for the ride home by another friend and it was much more easy to get in and out of her SUV. We had the normal range of conversation and I enjoyed myself a lot. It was however rather cold in the place we where at. I had to put my jacket back on to keep warm. There is the fact, that I am hard to keep warm, and am cold often. But I enjoyed the fact I was out just as much as I enjoyed my friends. I am broke however, and my friend had to pay for my coffee this time, and wi...

God and the Devil are both inside of us. We are good and we are evil. Humanity is capable of great things and the most unspeakable horrors. We have accomplished much in out time on earth, yet we could have done so much more, if we did not hold ourselves back with greed and hatred. What I find most disturbing about us humans, is the vast majority are apathetic at best. They just don't care about what is happening around them, and as long as they have their comforts, they will continue not to care about others struggle. We also live in a society that kisses the boots of the super rich and at the same time cries out how those on disability or welfare are taking tax money and making them somehow have less in their comfortable lives. At the same time, they look the other way when tax money is sent to companies with record profits for some government funded program to "help the economy". But there are people who do great good in our society. They help others when they can, and ...

These where made with Bing image generator. I titled them Wizard Woman 1-4, but Thinker 1-4 would be fine as well I'm thinking. As most of the time, they are creative commons - enjoy.  

 

I've been asked 5 questions about my interactions with nurses. I have had many dealings with the medical system over the last half of my life. So I decided to answer them here on the blog instead of my YouTube tag channel. Here they are, feel free to use the questions for yourself. 1. What is your opinion on nurses who work in hospitals? I just got out of the hospital and a number of them where in charge of my care. They where all attentive and caring people. Yes, they do actually talk about people behind their back (I know 2 nurses personally), but when dealing with you, they are very professional and treat you with respect. To be honest, at least where I live, they are very overworked and I can’t understand how they don’t just loose their minds on some of the people the need to deal with. I have a great respect for them. 2. Do all nurses treat their patients well? Not always, there was one in a care home my mother was in, and she was a hellish person with the worst possible attit...

After getting drunk and falling then not being able to get up, I ended up in the hospital of 9 days. You can read about the incident HERE . I have to say that the way some people talked about the staff at the hospital here in Moose Jaw, was totally unfounded. I saw many people in a Facebook group complain about how the staff was just not going their jobs and they where mean and all manner of other nonsense. In my stay there, I had nothing but friendly staff, who where willing to help any time I needed it. Sure a couple of times I waited about 30 minutes to have a nurse come to my room. You have to realize, it can become extremely busy in there, and the number of staff is not enough to quickly get to you. Also they tend to go to the people who they know need help the most and could be in danger if not seen quickly. This can happen long after I push the bell and they push theirs after me. It's only logical and the right thing to do. The food was not bad at all, in fact I rather enjoy...