Scattered Thoughts . . .

We chose the correct day of this holiday weekend to head up to Shelburne Farms... that is for sure! Yesterday was a sunny and warm day but there was a nice breeze to keep the temperatures tolerable. Today, however, was brutal. At 9am this morning, we got into the car to head to the supermarket to pick up some bagels and donuts... it was already so hot outside that the inside of the car was dangerously hot which triggered an anaphylaxic response from my body before we even pulled out of the driveway. The weather only worsened as the day progressed. By 2:30pm (the last time I checked the thermometer), it was 96 degrees. Worse yet, our trip into town this morning was wasted since there were no bagels left... as usual.   I haven't been able to breath today... I have absolutely zero energy... it is simply a brutal day as I struggle with the typical and debilitating symptoms of Systemic Mastocytosis. Fortunately, we had chosen yesterday for our visit to Shelburne Farms. Today defin

We finally managed to see some sunshine today! This is something we have not seen here in Waterbury in such a long time that I felt as though I was in a foreign land on a foreign planet! Seeing sunshine and deep blue skies hasn't occurred in so long that it truly appeared as strange as a mint green sky.  It was a perfect day to finally get a few projects accomplished outdoors. Unfortunately, my health was not cooperating so I stayed indoors and tried to recover. My health started heading south late last night after a very filling dinner. I certainly know better than to eat too much (this is one of my triggers for anaphylaxis and gastro-instestinal issues too disgusting to describe here) but dinner was a delicious prime rib and I could not help myself. Nausea set in... some bad cramping... a number of visits to the bathroom... a gurgling stomach all night long... anti-nausea medications were necessary as were extra H2 blockers to help stabilize my health before I crashed into ana