Quick, painful, artful, philanthropical, update..

It's been a while...again. And I'm more than under the weather, so I'm going to make this update as efficient and succinct as this verbose neuro girl can muster.

1. I'm in the midst of a full-body RSD aka CRPS flare-up
2. I have gained 21 pounds of pure swelling and cannot use my left hand or be touched anywhere from the waist up.
3. I have several extra faces for sale, but they are very expensive.
   
4. Aetna denied my doctor's orders for a 5-6-day hospital stay.
5. I'll be starting a trippy, 10-day regimen of out-patient IV Ketamine once all the psych and cardiology clearances come through
6. I was hospitalized for 9 days in February for an MS exacerbation
7. I had a surgery to implant a fistula (see video in 2.11.10 post) that, once matured, will replace the death trap permacath attached to my sternum and last working jugular vein
8. I've started a new art series for Mother's Day gifts
9. I am doing the MS Walk on May 2 at the Art Museum in Philly....hopefully by cane or by wheels to the finish line
10. Our team, Mel's Neuro Detour, is accepting new team members to walk with us, so JOIN NOW!!!!!
    
11. We are also graciously accepting donations to the team or to individual team members (like me)
12. I have already raised double my goal...which means I will be tripling it, and our team has reached our original goal of $2008 (the year I became a neuro-sicko), so I'll be raising that number too. We only have 11 days left, so keep the funds a-comin'
13. If you plan to join the team, we are each purchasing our own $20 Mel's Neuro Detour/F**K neuro disorder T-shirt, artfully designed by team member Kathryn Babson, who is making the long journey from Wilmington, North Carolina for the walk. If you haven't sent your T-shirt size to Kathy, please do it today before it's too late.