Psychiatry

I had a routine appointment to see the psychiatrist, last week, and he was not in.  Nobody bothered to tell me beforehand.  Anyway, another appointment was booked for today.

I told the doctor and a medical student that I wanted to get off the zyprexa, olanzopine, which is an anti psychotic.  I don't like the sound of it and I also gain weight on it and sleep a lot.

My argument was that now I have Canadian citizenship and my problems are solved.  He told me problems come and go and I said, never with the intensity that they came before.  I showed the doctor my daily exercise logs, just to show him that I am doing something to keep the body going.  He told me that I should exercise anyway, regardless of gaining weight from medication or not.

The doctor reminded me that when I get ill and I am admitted to the mental hospital, it takes a long time to get me well and he also reminded me that I had got unwell while on 2.5 milligrams of olanzopine, before, which is what I was fighting for today.

He said if a relapsed, then the only other place he will see me is at the hospital.  My doctor Shrikhande is awesome because he finally agreed to give me 2.5 milligrams instead of 5 milligrams.  I see him again in three months.  I think I can handle this prescription even though I hate the pill.

Lord, have mercy.

Yesterday I did a presentation at the Victoria Refugee and Immigrant Centre.  The organizer of the men's group was a young man who I helped years ago to get ID and library card.  It was years back and I was very touched when he spoke of how I helped him.  Another friend was also there, who talked of my kindness.  It was very touching.  The things we do for people and we forget, while the people helped, never forget.  I was very inspired.

Then I found this oo my email from a young girl I met while we were in Kenya, 2011.  "Hello mum ...?? I dont know if u can still recall me,,,Mary Njeri, the girl u met in Nyamweru Sec Sch...Just wanted to thank you for u changed my life ever since that time...ua memories r  still engraved in my heart n i cn never 4get them..u r my r/model mum...keep the spirit burning n change as many people lives as u can...i miss you so much..make sure when you come to Kenya you inform me at least nikusalimie..GOD BLESS YOU SO MUCH" ~Gachugi Njeri November 12, 2014.