No early sleep as I had hoped.

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I simply cannot get to sleep early. I was able to rest for a few hours but no sleep came when I retired. After a few hours, I simply got up and read the bible, nearly making it through Jeremiah. That is a long book, as was Isaiah. Isaiah, so far, seems far more relevant to Christianity than Jeremiah, but there are 3 or 4 chapters to read in Jeremiah. Sometimes it is right at the end where they do their far future prophecies. I seem to have a lame left eye though. I am not sure if it is because something is in there (it feels like it but I saw no bit or bits in it), I scratched the surface somehow, I have been straining it reading, or what. That is part off why I could not sleep, getting up to rinse it, and the pain when I tried to close it, though I doubt if it was all of it.

Then, when I finally was able to fall asleep, I woke up with a fever an hour or two into sleep. So, I turned the air conditioner up and turned the fan on high. Then, a half hour or hour later, while I still had the fever heat, I also got the chills. What a weird combination. Yes, going off the medicine (not by choice mind you) is killing me. I really think the VA is playing some passive aggressive game with me. That is what you get when dealing with bureaucrats and women. I hope you all do not get stuck on this type of medical plan, you really have no choice and bureaucrats have as much or more power as your medics. It is NOT a fun game. Do not trust anything your representatives offer you regarding a 'health plan'. Remember, the Reaper is cheaper, and they are all about money (they did not send my medicines because they were not sure I would be taking them... they could have sent a one month supply without being out too much if I did not, but they were pissed that I would even question them). Just so you know.

I could not sleep until, perhaps, 8:00 or 9:00 and I did not wake up until 18:00. The fever did not help, nor the chills, which must have ruined 2 or 3 hours of my sleep. When I was hot, it was easy to get up and turn the cold factories on, but when I got the chills, I could not function. I just sat and shivered for a long time. I am surprised I did not have fevered dreams, it really was pretty serious. It is weird to be burning up and shaking from cold at the same time.

Well, it may not be perfect, but it is not all bad. I am making it through the bible. I am not pressing, if I seem to be going fast. I read slowly, I just spend 4 to 6 hours a day doing that. And, I am back to eating well. I do believe a solid but small breakfast, and a big supper (though well before I sleep and heavily protein based) is the best plan. With apples, pistachios, and sometimes chips or pretzels to fill in the holes, I can be more food conscious. And, I am not dead yet.

I do need to do a lot of things and I am simply running out of time on some of them. I am not sure how to make it work, but I must. Tomorrow I have to get out and get things done.

Have a great day.