{"id":43264,"date":"2023-10-31T13:48:37","date_gmt":"2023-10-31T19:48:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/?p=43264"},"modified":"2024-01-02T14:16:40","modified_gmt":"2024-01-02T20:16:40","slug":"october-2023-highlights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.raecrothers.ca\/blog\/october-2023-highlights\/","title":{"rendered":"October 2023 Highlights"},"content":{"rendered":"

(It\u2019s January 2024 and I\u2019m backdating a post for each month that I have not blogged. Please scroll down to see the new posts starting with the July 2023 highlights)<\/p>\n

(Post 246 of 263)<\/p>\n

October was difficult.<\/p>\n

I had some health concerns that sent me a new doctor who sent me for a lot of tests that resulted in my going to a couple of specialists and getting even more tests. I finally got some answers, am in treatment, and may eventually share the journey because Canadian women my age need to be aware of just how lack of access to adequate healthcare has caused us harm. At any rate, despite how worrisome everything seemed in October, it really wasn’t that bad at all and I’m doing great.<\/p>\n

But poor Xtiga did not fare so well. She really struggled with her change of circumstance and even 9 months in, she just was not eating well. Her vet diagnosed her with a heart condition that she has probably had all her life. We got her on some meds that helped for a while. But she was an elderly cat who’d had a terrible recent trauma and she just couldn’t hold on. I made the difficult decision to let her go in October.<\/p>\n

One of my last photos of her:<\/p>\n

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Both she and Bonita now watch over me while I work:<\/p>\n

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Now on to the better parts of October. I started the final Strike book and absolutely devoured it. I really recommend this series. Books 5 and 7 are my favourites. 6 was a disappointment, but I’m glad I stuck through because 7 read itself.<\/p>\n

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Our heat wave persisted, LOL:<\/p>\n

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We had an eclipse!<\/p>\n

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The office of the first doctor I saw is close to my favourite brunch spot, Las Enchiladas, that I order from a lot but had never visited in person:<\/p>\n

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I ordered my favourite, enchiladas in crema de chile xcatic with their delicious habanero sauce:<\/p>\n

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October was the first scheduled maintenance of my water system. The filters were barely used. The technician said that the company is growing and they are exploring putting smaller household clients like me on a once-a-year maintenance plan at a lower monthly cost.<\/p>\n

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I thought I saw a flamingo on my way to Pilates once morning, but turned out it was a giant shrimp \ud83d\ude02:<\/p>\n

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My girls at the end of October:<\/p>\n

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If you’ve stuck with me this long, stick with me a bit longer because November’s post is going to, and I say this non sarcastically, be riveting!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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