This is one of my favorite places near Jasper, a grove of aspen trees (I think they're aspen but not 100% sure).  We visit this grove every time we visit Jasper.

Before I picked up Katie yesterday morning, I asked her caregiver to give Katie an ativan.  They were out of ativan.  Sigh.  I swore and asked her to call the pharmacy and get the pharmacy to call the psychiatrist to get a refill.  I also left a message for the psychiatrist to reorder the ativan and tylenol #3.  Then we left and I found a cannabis store that was open, hoping that a cannabis gummy, which she was also out of, would do the trick.

The only cannabis store that I could find that was open was close to the clinic we were going to.  Katie and I went in and I bought a package with 10 gummies that had a tiny bit of THC and more CBD.  Katie wouldn't eat it but wanted a hug from the sales lady.  I asked the sales lady if she would mind giving Katie a hug, and she said sure.  I told Katie she could hug the lady, but first, she had to eat the gummy.  Done.  Lovely young lady.

We made it to the clinic in time and were whisked back to see the doctor.  They wanted to weigh Katie but the weigh scale footprint was too tiny for Katie to put both feet on.  I hadn't realized that Katie needed her feet to be so far apart to stay upright.  I told them her weigh and the doctor was fine with that.  Katie was quite agitated by everything and noisy.

We went in and the gyne, another lovely lady who was a mom and a grandma (Katie asked),  read the US report out loud to me.  The cyst is shrinking.  I have no idea why our family doc didn't tell me this but it is frustrating as hell.  

The gyne asked a lot of questions which I answered and she said that she was satisfied that the cyst was shrinking and just to keep an eye on Katie's pain and treat the pain conservatively.  She mentioned ovarian torsion and said to watch for a sudden increase in pain.

I felt very relieved but I am convinced we need to find a new family doctor.  I'm tired of waiting for up to an hour and a half to see her, and she seems unsure of herself at times.  Allowing me to read the US report would have allayed a lot of my fears.  Sigh.

So Katie is fine and she will be also be starting on birth control pills to stop her periods for four months at a time.  

Today and tomorrow we're getting new windows which will be exciting, for the dogs anyway:)  Charlie is already upset that all the furniture in the living room has been moved away from the windows.  

Jack is back to normal and happy, eating well.  I'm learning, still, to speak up for myself.  I have been a people pleaser my whole life and it's so hard for me to speak my mind (I can write it out just fine, but speaking my truth is hard).  Life continues to give me opportunities to grow:)