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Hurricane Wilma refugees

Posted by ClearSkies on October 25, 2005, at 22:36:35

It left my husband's parents without power in Miami. After a charming, dark breakfast made with a can of sterno on a camp grill, not being able to wash or clean up, they packed up their freezer contents, emptied the fridge, and walked down their 7 flights of stairs to drive 5 hours to stay with us. They are 76 and 79 years old, and camping out in their apartment wore very thin very quickly.

The step daughter got bumped to stay with her boyfriend so the in-laws can use her room and bathroom. First thing they did was take a hot shower and use the toilet.

I cooked 3 meals' worth of food this evening with partially defrosted food from the freezer. We shall eat like kings for several weeks!

The evening was lubricated with cocktails and wine, of which I didn't partake. I was freaking out in my classic style. Eyes open like a deer caught in the headlights, all the stove and oven elements being used at full capacity for several hours, then storing the cooked food safely for later consumption. My husband was impressed with my organization. "It's my grace under pressure thing," I said. "Give me a true emergency and a problem I can deal with, and I'll get right to it, and not finish until it's complete." I had horrible anxiety knawing at me the whole night. Even after cleaning up the pots and pans and having my MIL chatter at me, I was still rigid with stress. My back protests these episodes, as it makes getting in and out of cars the next day a painful and drawn out exercise.

Plus my brain keeps spinning long after I've gone to bed. With the Relaxation and Sleep CD running, my breath is panting like I've run up all three stairways in the house at once, and my brain is spinning like a 45. So I got dressed and came to babble to relate my day's adventure.

I see my pdoc tomorrow and will speak to her about Life After Xanax. It hasn't been long since I weaned off completely, but I feel dreadful most of the time, with small oases of calm that randomly appear and stay for about 5 minutes. My heart's beat is usually being played quite loudly in my ears, and my blood pressure is testing normal - 120/80. So I know it's the anxiety and panic doing this to me.

We don't know how long the in-laws are staying. Husband says he thinks he will be out of town on business for the foreseeable future. Thanks, honey.



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