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Life and Times

I knew when I took the position as department supervisor that it was going to be a pain in the behind.  I knew the hours would be long and the pay would be minimal, but I thought the fact that for the first time in my working life, I would have weekends and holidays off, and that would make up for the inconvenience of it all.  No, it does not.  This last week alone was crazy, I had a girl walk out in the middle of a shift because someone was “mean” to her.  No matter how I tried to reason with her, she was determined to quit.  To be truthful, she was no great loss, but still I had to try.  After realizing that she was looking for an excuse to walkout, I calmly stated that our company policy says that if you leave a shift without the permission of your direct or department supervisor, you self-terminate your employment.  Upon leaving, she was fine with that, later that afternoon however was a different story.  She began texting me around the time I left work, long rambling text telling me how it wasn’t her fault she had quit.  How the world was at fault and would I let her come back, of course I had to stand my ground and tell her no, you quit, you no longer work for me.  Then she starts texting me that she’ll talk to the administrator, who is my direct supervisor, at the church they both attend.  I immediately called administration to forewarn her and to help avoid any ugliness in a public setting.  By the end of the day I received another text from the girl who had quit, informing me that she had talked to the administrator and that administration would “talk” to me on Monday.  I interrupted this as saying, I’ve gone over your head, and I’m getting my job back.  Therefore, when Monday arrived, my administrator came to me to discuss the information she had received from the girl.  The girl had made up some elaborate and complicated story to justify her leaving mid-shift, she had action… she had drama… in other words she had a load of horse crap.  To make a long story longer, she still no longer works for me, and I am in the process of hiring a replacement.  In healthcare, we are required to have a criminal background check done on each prospective employee, we are not allowed by our licensing authorities to hire anyone who does not pass.  The background check takes up to 72 hours, and then before they can begin working for us they must have a TB test three days before they can begin work.  The whole process of hiring someone takes over a week in itself, then you have at least a week of training, and it can take up to two and a half or three weeks.  In the event that we are short staffed in the kitchen, I fill in whatever position is needed.  This makes for some long days and some short nights for me.  Everything at home is neglected; child, husband, housework, homework.  I think my employees know when I’m close to a school deadline, they either get sick or want a vacation.  Thank God we shut down vacation season in November till January, at least for two months I might get a break occasionally, but probably not.

Herbs Beat Pain Drug in Study

          In an article by Fox News, a study recently presented to the World Congress in San Diego, show the results of a combination of two herbal extracts know by the name Rhulief.  In this study, that compares Rhulief, with the prescription product Celebrex in the relief of osteoarthritis.  Rhulief is made from a combination of turmeric root and boswellia extracts, both turmeric and bosellia have long been used as traditional treatments for arthritis pain relief.  At the Anugraha Medical Center in India, they have performed a comparative study.  Twenty-eight people varying in age from 18-65 years old, all with moderate osteoarthritis were subjects of this twelve-week study.  One group received the Celebrex at a dose of 100 mg twice a day, the other group received the herbal supplement Rhulief at a dose of 500mg twice daily.  At the end of the study, 93% of the subject treated with the herbal mixture could walk distances of over 1000 feet, as opposed to the 86% in the group taking the prescription drug.  The Rhulief group also reported a higher level of pain improvement or elimination, without any the complications caused by prescription drugs.  Dr. B. Anthony and Dr. R. Kizhakedath, two of the authors of this study, believe that the evidence shows that Rhulief outperformed Celebrex in everything from pain relief to joint tenderness.  The Centersfor Disease Control in Atlanta states that there are over 27 million people in America that suffer from osteoarthritis.  Osteoarthritis is a common joint disorder; it is caused by wear and tear on the joints and is characterized by stiffness and pain in the joint.  In an effort to control the pain and discomfort of osteoarthritis, people turn to non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs or NSAID”s.  The NSAID’s while relieving pain can also cause damage to your gastrointestinal and cardiovascular systems, and your kidneys.  When comparing the NSAID’s to the less conventional herbal a remedy, the first thing that comes to my mind is not only the difference in expense, but also the lesser chance of harmful side effect while taking the herbal remedy.  The product Rulief is marketed in India, by is sold in the United States by EuroPharma as the product Healthy Knees and Joints.

What If's?

Sometimes life has a way of running away with you, and all you can do is hold on tight to the reins and pray that it gets tired before you fall off.  That has been the way I have felt for the last month, lately I have been questioning the decisions that I have made in the last ten years, questioning everything; my marriage, having my daughter, returning to school, returning to work, accepting a promotion at work.  I sit and ponder what could have been. Should I have run away and become a biker?  Should I have stuck with my original plan of never marrying or having children, what if I had completed college and moved away when I was younger? Maybe I should have moved out of state to attend college, or maybe I should have gone on a murderous rampage from the top of the courthouse?  I have not found any answers to my “what ifs”, and I know I never will, and sometimes I regret the fact that I have “what ifs” at all.  Does it make me a bad mother that I wonder if I should have borne a child?  Does it make me a bad wife to dream about smothering my husband while laughing maniacally?  Between babysitting a bunch of “adults” all day at work, and coming home to a disaster zone, complete with screaming, fit throwing child, and husband whose first words as you walk through the door are, “What’s for supper?” I am mentally, physically, and emotionally exhausted.   Am I too old to join the circus?   Really, I’m ready to pack me a bag and start riding the trains; being a hobo was a dream of mine for a while in my youth, I blame “The Boxcar Children”.  I hope I’m making sense because as of late, nothing makes sense to me.  Am I here or am I there, I left my car where?  I question daily if I should be in charge of a group of people that drive me to the point of a screaming fit, I talk myself down lately saying, “Don’t cuss them Marie, you’ll lose your job, you need your job, yes they deserve a cussing fit, but don’t do it, don’t cuss them Marie, you’ll lose your job”, this is my daily, sometimes hourly mantra.  Then I go home to a husband that does not appreciate the fact that I am working myself ragged to support us, so that he can remain a full time student and concentrate solely upon maintaining his 4.0 GPA.  How dare he have to watch our daughter, once I have finally escaped work after another ten hour day?  The house is a mess, the dishes are stacked to the ceiling, and the trash is overflowing.  Now I have to fix supper, wash dishes, do laundry, and to resist the temptation to drown my child as she screams because she doesn’t WANT a bath.  I guess my life could be worse, though they drive me to distraction, I do love my husband and child.  Even though at times I want to run far, far away and never come home, I know that I never will, because running never solved anything.  You just have to stand your ground, and keep plodding forward, step by weary step.