Day 05 Monday, December 14, 2009
Right
about now I’m subsisting on chocolate. Had I only known earlier
how effective this method is…I woke up this morning to get started
on some more homework as its still finals week. The next-door
neighbor came over to inquire about a funny smear of orange looking
vomit that wound up on her windshield. 
I looked at it from the
door and said “oh, that’s funny, that’s the same stuff in our
driveway that I stepped in last night and smeared all over the clutch
in my car, slippery and gross. I have no idea what it is. Honestly,
I thought my roommate just puked.” While the neighbor went to go
check our driveway, my roommate told me, “I thought it was your puke.”
Nope, it’s not my puke and now, its time for breakfast. I wheeled
the skeleton around hurrying to get ready to go to the doctor.
I
made my breakfast to go, took a vitamin and made some tea and scrambled
out of the house. I’m at the point of having no real delicacy
in carrying the skeleton. This means I run it into walls and corners
often. I drop it on the floor. I’m sick of thinking about it.
Jerry did a great job fixing up the skeleton as it’s only lost 2 small
bones from its foot. I go to the doctor for a check up.
I must admit the skeleton sits well in a chair. I try
to just breathe and relax. My phone starts vibrating. I ignore
it and try to remain focused on breathing. The appointment ends and
I listen to the message. It’s Lauren from Bill Bradbury’s campaign
office. She says that I can interview Bill about MS. I am
so grateful. I read about Bill’s story in Amelia Davis’s book,
My Story: A Photographic Essay on Life with Multiple Sclerosis.
After reading his story, I was really impressed by how he remains focused
and committed to public service post-diagnosis. I set up a time
to interview him in the late afternoon. After I scheduled the interview,
I head to school for my photography studio lighting final critique.
I showed up late. I’m still getting used to how long it takes
to get ready and out of the house tied to the skeleton.
I got there and my classmates helped me get situated. I am so grateful. Then when it was my turn to present, a couple of them
helped display my print on the wall. 
Thanks John and Leah! They
also helped take it down.
During
lunch, I attended a student leadership meeting. 
It involves
everyone on the student government and the ever so helpful student services
workers who help guide and support us. We sat and talked about
the semester and what we anticipate on doing next term. It’s
exciting to hear about what’s going to come next. My friend,
Elizabeth (and Dr. Jerry’s daughter) helped me get my lunch and then
clean up afterwards. Thanks Elizabeth!
After
lunch, it was back to the photography final critique. Post-lunch, I’m
usually sleepy but this time I was just exhausted. I kept trying
to get comfortable in a chair next to the skeleton, but really the skeleton
has a cozier chair. So, I just pushed it over and tried to get
comfy without falling asleep. 
After
class, I rushed over to Bill Bradbury’s campaign office for the interview. 
Bill bust out laughing when he saw me that I felt so grateful for.
He has a great sense of humor. We talked for a bit and then sat
down on the couch for the interview. I really appreciated Bill’s
willingness to accommodate me for the video. We sat and chatted
about MS and my skeleton, it was a good conversation. The video
will be posted later on. Once the interview ended, I chatted
with his staff while I packed up. They were all so welcoming!
It was raining when I left the building and I couldn’t muster the
energy to figure out a way to not get rained on and so I just accepted
getting rained on. I was hungry and so I drove to get food.
I started chatting with someone in line about the skeleton and MS before
rushing to my car to eat before heading into the library at PNCA to
work. 
I’ll be working here till midnight.
I can hear the rain beating down on the roof as I type.
Two more days. Whew. Read Day 6.
