If the prescription is expensive with your insurance, try using GoodRX. It's free to use and some meds in our family are WAY less costly with GoodRX than insurance. There have been threads here about it. Definitely worth checking.

Both my cell number and my email are tied to my Zelle account. I have my notifications set to email because it's easier for me to keep track of things that way. So you might check and see if there's a way to change your Zelle to notify you by email if that would work better for you.

Possibly those who are vaccinated are more likely to pursue testing if they feel sick. If you don't get tested, you don't get counted as positive.

No, high triglycerides are driven by too much sugar/carbs, not fat.

@KatieInMN Same here, yahoo. On your iPad and iPhone, you might try this: In your inbox, where you can see all the emails (not inside an individual email), swipe left on an email that you want to mark as spam. Then tap More, then scroll down and tap Move to Junk. That way they won't linger until you get back to your computer. 😊

Part of our driveway runs across our neighbor's property (mountain property, driveways are not always easy to install). There's an official legal easement on file with the county that lays out who has what rights in regards to usage, maintenance, repairs, etc. In my experience, you'll probably need to have a boundary survey done, at least on that side of the property, probably not the entire lot, and then get an attorney to write an official document stating who has rights to what (an easement), and then it gets filed with the local jurisdiction. It takes a bit of time but is actually pretty straightforward. In my area this would all probably cost about $1K nowadays. I think getting in touch ASAP with an attorney who deals with real estate is your best bet. ETA - And I agree this needs to be taken care of and documented through legal channels, because it very likely will cause issues whenever you/your parents try to sell their property, if not resolved now. We absolutely love our place, but we would have not hesitated to walk away from the purchase if there was not already a legally filed driveway easement.

A relative of mine named her son Harkin. I'd never heard it before. She says/thinks it is Irish. Anyone here ever known someone named Harkin as their first name?

@KatyThank you for sharing this. It's not at all the kind of music my childhood church used to have, but it immediately brought tears to my eyes and I wasn't expecting that. Amazingly beautiful voices.

I took it in my late 20s, after either temporary or limited success with other derm treatments since my early teens. My worst side effect was dry lips - I just carried chapstick in my pocket and reapplied it frequently. I ended up doing two courses of about 6 months each, with about a 6 or 7 month break in between. The first course improved my acne probably about 80% and the second course pretty much eliminated it. My derm said two courses is common, especially in adult women (hormonal acne). I have a family history of depression so I was concerned about that but never had any problems. My son took it too, ended up with pretty much exactly the same experience as me. He was about 16 when he started, took two courses. Been over two years since he stopped the treatment and has good skin now.

I was taught "early is on-time, on-time is late, and late is unacceptable". Agree with PP's, being late, especially chronically late, is rude.

Foothills of Colorado, official wind speed clocked at up to 68 mph in my area. Up on the high peaks it was over 100 mph! We lost power, due to trees falling on the lines, then landline and cell service out also, for about 13 hours, but feel lucky that it's all back on now. Still a lot of homes in our valley without power for going on 30 hours now. Everyone up here is on private wells, so no power means no water too. Fortunately we had some warning so were able to run buckets of water to save for flushing toilets, etc.

Oh, that looks so delicious - and easy. Thank you!

I've wondered that too. I have read before that the 1918 pandemic wasn't talked about much afterwards possibly because of severe and widespread survivor's guilt and emotional trauma. My great-grandfather lost two brothers in 1918 - one to WWI and one to influenza. They were rarely talked about by family members after their deaths. I initially only learned about them due to researching my family history on my own. I thought it was tragic and quite strange that no one passed down memories about them.

Would you mind sharing your recipe for buckeye bars? I've found a few online but would rather use one that is tried and true. 😊

It sounds to me like your son wants you to be there . . .

When I've lived in humid places, leaving the shower curtain pulled in at the sides several inches, or leaving the glass door open, after showering helps a lot with mildew building up inside the shower.

You say the wife is uninterested . . . sounds to me like she has no incentive to even get divorced. That's probably why she's uninterested in doing anything to move things along. She's no longer having to live with him and has a new boyfriend AND your dss is paying all her bills and providing childcare when she "needs a break". She's in a sweet spot right now. This needs to be done and over pronto.

@Terabith how are you feeling now?

The BRAT diet? Bananas, rice, applesauce and toast. That's what my mom fed me when I had stomach problems as a kid. ETA - And plenty of liquids so you don't get dehydrated.

I've now had 3 shots of Moderna and never had that issue. But DS19 had diarrhea that lasted about 10-12 hours the day after his Moderna booster (not after either of his first two doses though). I'm sorry you're dealing with that.

It is weird. I'm not far from you, and just got my Moderna booster at Walgreens. The pharmacist who gave it said her location isn't doing Pfizer at all and hasn't ever done Pfizer - only Moderna - so, of course that means they aren't vaxxing kids. She didn't know if that was just her store, this state, or what. It's weird how the same chain varies so much.

OP, has your DH seen an actual urologist? When I had a kidney stone a few years ago, I was told if I didn't pass it within several days (I think less than a week), I should get the lithotripsy procedure done to break down the stone so I could pass it easily and avoid risking an infection. So I ended up getting the lithotripsy, which was absolutely no big deal, an outpatient procedure. I would totally not have wanted to go on without passing the stone, living in suspense, afraid of the pain (or infection) coming back at any time.

That is a gorgeous photo!

That's actually not true. You can ask people if they have an exception and you would not be in violation of HIPAA. HIPAA applies to a health care provider releasing information about a patient to a third party. It does not apply to personal interactions like you're describing. There's a lot of misinformation out there about HIPAA, but it's actually pretty straightforward. That said, you can ask, but the person you're asking doesn't have to answer you. But if you ask and they refuse to answer, that tells you something too.

My son is high-risk too. I believe they expect Moderna boosters to be approved by the end of this week, and at the 50 microgram dose, not 100 as the original was. I've read risk of myocarditis seems to decrease after initial dose. Based on that and efficacy data, I would wait for Moderna.