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posted by [personal profile] rivers_bend at 11:45am on 28/03/2007 under , ,
I have been to the doctor this morning. In good news, she took my blood pressure and it is 'perfect.' Which is a huge improvement on 'oh dear' which is what it was when the 'lady doctor' took it. Amazing the difference a couple of milimetres of mercury can make. (ok, 14 mm)

In other news, she's referring me to the ENT bods at the hospital (Ear Nose and Throat for those jargon free types out there), and has signed me off work until 23 April. I'm starting to get worried that I won't be going back to work before I leave. And I actually really want to. Phoned work and they are really busy. 32 births already this month (we aim to average just under 1 a day) and still busy.

In good news, I got the official letter about my course that mom sent the other day.

I am pleased to tell you that the faculty of the Creative Writing Department has approved y our application to the Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing, in Fiction, and will recommend that you be accepted by the Graduate Division of the University. Since the competition this year was formidable, I especially congratulate you on the quality of your manuscript. Please note that you will be welcome to take classes in genres other than the one in which you are admitted, with the permission of the instructor.

We look forward to working with you in the fall. Please let us know by Monday, April 30th if you will accept your place in our program, if you need to defer your starting date, or if you will be unable to attend. After Monday, May 21st we will send you advising information. Registration information will come from the Graduate Division Office.

If you are having any problem with the SFSU Graduate Division regarding your SCU Application for Gratuate Studies, please contact us ummediately, we'll probably be able to help. [blah blah, not applicable to me as I'm not a currently enrolled student]

Welcome to the creative Writing Program.

Sincerely, Maxine Chernoff, Chair


So I'm happy about that. I am not exactly sure how to go about letting them know I plan to take the spot they've offered, when I got into UCSC I had a form to fill out. I suppose I just write them a letter.

And now I'd best eat some lunch.
Mood:: 'tired of it all' tired of it all
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posted by [identity profile] tigertrapped.livejournal.com at 11:16am on 28/03/2007
Woot! That letter is the business. "Formidable competition"! You rock, darling.

And let's hope the ENT lot can sort out your health, and soon.
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posted by [identity profile] rivers-bend.livejournal.com at 11:19am on 28/03/2007
The letter made me smile when I felt like crying because I will never be well again. I like the letter. Then this zombie fic a friend of mine wrote made me grin and now I'm grinning which is better by far than feeling like crying.
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posted by [identity profile] tigertrapped.livejournal.com at 11:57am on 28/03/2007
Much better. Keep it up, darling. *g*
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posted by [identity profile] victorian-tweed.livejournal.com at 12:51pm on 28/03/2007
Thank you so much for posting the letter, I was beaming with pleasure as I read it! You are so wonderful and talented, and it is great that more and more people are getting to find this out! *hugs*

I'm glad you are getting a specialists referral - and I hope this means you will be on the way to freedom from your dreadful illness. I hope the appt is soon?
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posted by [identity profile] rivers-bend.livejournal.com at 01:06pm on 28/03/2007
Thank you *hugs*

I too hope that this means I will be sorted soon. One never knows how soon an appointment will come. She'll send the letter off today and then they will put me in the system and either write or phone me with appointment details.

I shall let you know as soon as I know though :)
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posted by [identity profile] dontkickmycane.livejournal.com at 12:56pm on 28/03/2007
good news about the specialist. Hopefully something will come of that. Like a way to fix this thing.

Also, congrats again on getting accepted. I knew you were that good. :D
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posted by [identity profile] rivers-bend.livejournal.com at 01:08pm on 28/03/2007
a way to fix this thing would be great. I don't know if it is something that can be fixed or if it is going to go away or what. I'm starting to feel pretty down about it. I don't want to never work as a midwife again, with no closure on that time of my life.
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posted by [identity profile] jadesfire.livejournal.com at 01:27pm on 28/03/2007
Good luck with the specialist - it sounds like they need you at work! How exactly do you arrange for there to be one birth a day? Considerable forward planning?? ;)

And what a fantastic letter! *claps excitedly* Great stuff :D
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posted by [identity profile] rivers-bend.livejournal.com at 01:32pm on 28/03/2007
Thank you. ;) I was pleased with my letter.

Oh there's never one birth a day. they are much more like buses. None for three days and then four in 24 hours. Though the most we ever had was 7 in 24 hours. That was too many. We need over 300 a year to be viable for cost and 400 would be better. We've been low this year, but seem to be making up for it. If we have 30 a month that seems to be good.
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posted by [identity profile] jadesfire.livejournal.com at 01:44pm on 28/03/2007
And there's me thinking it's just enforced family planning for the sake of the delivery unit. Like, if you're running low in January, there's still to encourage extra ones for October... ;D
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posted by [identity profile] rivers-bend.livejournal.com at 01:47pm on 28/03/2007
We just go poke holes in all the condoms down the shops ;)
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posted by [identity profile] shezan.livejournal.com at 01:42pm on 28/03/2007
Massive and awed congratulations on the letter, and I didn't realise you had health problems, so very good wishes for those to disappear.

It starts when, September? What an upheaval!
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posted by [identity profile] rivers-bend.livejournal.com at 01:49pm on 28/03/2007
Thank you :)

Yes, I've had labyrnthitis for nearly seven weeks now. I am getting mightily sick of it. At least we've been thinking it's labyrnthitis. I guess that's what the ENT folks will tell me.
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posted by [identity profile] topaz-eyes.livejournal.com at 07:24pm on 28/03/2007
What a lovely acceptance letter! I am so thrilled for you!

I hope the ENT will be able to find out what's wrong.
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posted by [identity profile] rivers-bend.livejournal.com at 09:10pm on 28/03/2007
Thank you so much!

I too hope the ENT people have an answer. It's not a good feeling. I appreciate the kind thoughts.
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posted by [identity profile] talia-sparkle.livejournal.com at 10:02am on 31/03/2007
It's so nice that they took the time to actually say something encouraging to you rather than just the usual "you're in" and that's it letter.

And go you and your blood pressure! Woot! Hopefully that will help a lot. I have really low blood pressure and that's why I get dizzy attacks sometimes so a change to normal is a good sign! *hugs*
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posted by [identity profile] rivers-bend.livejournal.com at 10:09am on 31/03/2007
it was a nice letter, wasn't it?

I come from a line of high blood pressure on both sides, so when it was high when the lady doctor took it I was kind of worried. I definately need to exercise more and get fitter and lower my BP and heartrate. This vertigo has made me even more a lazy cow than usual, and that's not helping! But I was happy when it was lower when my proper doctor took it.

*hugs back*
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