This is a weekly blog post that I'm calling Apartment Hell Life. I've mentioned a few times some of the crazy things that have gone on in and around my apartment complex and in my neighborhood in the past 28 years that I've lived here and people keep telling me I should write a book. But instead of a book, I've decided to share the crazy things that have happened in and around my apartment complex in the last 28 years here in a weekly blog post.
*Life Update*
I have some good news and some not so good news to share. After my daughter had 2 different mammograms, the doctor said it's not cancer. Just some fibrous tissue. But they are having her come back in 6 months for another mammogram just to make sure nothing has grown.
My grandson has been diagnosed with POTS (Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome) He's been almost fainting and getting really dizzy so they took him to the doctor. He also has hyperlordosis which is an inward curvature of the spine and he has to see a specialist to see what can be done for that.
The doctors office referral department still hasn't called my daughter with a referral for pain management or a new cardiologist. Good thing the infusions are working and she's not having much pain now. She even did their job and found the pain management that her insurance would take and gave them the address, phone number everything. But they still haven't called her. And they don't answer the phone when you try to call the referral department. So crazy. She sees that doctor in a week and I told her to raise hell about the referrals because that's ridiculous.
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I was taking Falcor out and saw this police car sitting on the corner of the street across the street. Not sure if he had just come from somewhere over there or if he was running the plates on the car in front of him. While I was outside (5 minutes) he drove off. I take Falcor for quick 5 minute potty breaks right here when it's really hot out like it is right now.
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On Thursday, the police helicopter was flying right over my apartment complex and over the other side of the sound wall so I went outside to see if any police were outside. There were none. I took a short video of the police helicopter flying around.
Later that day my neighbor came over and told us that right around the cover from us, less than a block away on the other side of the soundwall the police were all over the street, had the street blocked off and had the police tape up.
I found out the next day on the Nextdoor App...
A lady had been selling flowers on the corner and some guy tried to rob her. A good Samaritan stopped his car and got out to help her and the robber shot him. The good Samaritan got back in his car and tried to drive off but crashed his car into a tree. Police said he later died at the hospital. Here's the news story about it.
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Yesterday *Saturday* I noticed police at the end of my street and there was crime scene tape going from the upstairs all the way to the bottom stairs. I don't know if I got out there after everything happened, but I didn't see any ambulance or coroner, or anything pull up.
The 3 police cars that were down there, stayed down there for quite a while though. I still have no idea what happened.
The high this week was 115F/46C
The low this week was 88F/31C
So that's it for this week's Apartment Hell Life! Be sure to come back next week for more.
I used to know a young person who had POTS. It was almost cripplingly bad during her whole teenagerhood, but pretty much went away in her twenties. She is now about thirty and completely normal as far as I know. So sometimes it does just spontaneously resolve.
ReplyDeleteI suppose you've thought of calling the doctor directly and telling her her referral department isn't doing its job? At least thank goodness the pain has improved.
Well that more than takes care of The Quiet week you had last week! Murder no less. Sorry that your grandson is going through this. It never seems fair when young people are sick.
ReplyDeleteThat is just terrible - he was just trying to help her.
ReplyDeleteSorry your grandson has health issues now.
And your daughter should call her doctor tomorrow and raise hell about the referrals! Don't wait any longer.
Good news about your daughter’s updated dx! Sorry to hear about your grandson though. Sounds like a pretty full week there!
ReplyDeleteI hope your daughter will get the help for pain that she needs.
ReplyDeleteLife can be very problematic.
ReplyDeleteGosh, your grandson is too young to have to deal with all that stuff. I hope the doctors can recommend ways to get around his POTS, and that his spine can be fixed without him having to undergo an intervention...maybe with an orthopedic corset.
ReplyDeleteThe referral thing is a total shame!
That robbing story is so tragic. That poor man and his family. I hope the culprit rots in prison, but that's wishful thinking, I'm afraid...
Those temps 🤯.
That is a good and bad news situation. Your poor grandson. I hope they can help him out. And that is scary about the homicide. It's sad when we live in a world where you try to help someone and end up dying from it. And we don't have a gun problem in this country. Right. I hope your new week is a better one.
ReplyDeleteI hope your grandson's condition can be managed so it won't affect his life too much. Your daughter must be relieved about the mammogram results but yes, how frustrating that no pain management referral has come yet!
ReplyDeleteIt's worrying when youngsters have skeletal problems. I hope his can be resolved easily and quickly.
ReplyDeleteIt's a wonder that anyone tries to be a good Samaritan these days. How sad for all concerned
That is good news but the not so good news is very frustrating, especially the referrals. That's so sad about the guy who tried to help.
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