Jane Dougherty has come up with a theme for May . It is 42, now Jane describes it thus: “42 after Douglas Adams’ answer to the question of life, the universe and everything. The form is like the Cherita in its structure with a bit of added interest. The first line/stanza asks a question or makes a statement that begs a question, the second stanza/two lines sets the scene or the background, the last stanza/three lines answers the question or resolves it in some way.
Today’s Cheritas from day 27 to day 31 are about my ( I hope) last few weeks of weaning myself off of Gabapentin. It’s a neauropathic pathic painkiller. I have been on it for over eight years I have weaned myself down from four times six hundred mgs a day to one hundred mgs twice a day. With no great help from the doctors who just want to hand them out like sweats to keep you quite. This week I am altinating between one hundred mgs morning and night one day and just one hundred grams in the evening on the alternate day. It is hard,harder than I thought. This last part is so hard I just want to reach for the pills. So you guys can help me by listening to me writing it out. A big thank you for baring with me.
Am I afraid
Can this battle be won
I am so tired I fear I can go on
At the end of the tunnel is a light
Towards it I take flight
Freedom from hell’s worth the fight.
willowdot21 
May 31, 2018 @ 10:22:46
Cheering you on sis!
May 31, 2018 @ 10:26:00
Thank you Ritu💜💜
May 31, 2018 @ 10:33:39
💜💜
May 31, 2018 @ 10:34:08
💜💜
May 31, 2018 @ 17:59:21
If you can see the light, you’re almost there. Don’t waste the effort, just leave the pills alone!
May 31, 2018 @ 18:03:14
I will, another three weeks and I should be out the other side 💜
May 31, 2018 @ 20:21:39
Three weeks can seem like forever. You should maybe celebrate milestones, at least once a week.
May 31, 2018 @ 18:26:17
That’s an idea, I just hope I can make it this time.
May 31, 2018 @ 20:32:57
Step by step, but no sitting down until you get there 🙂
Jun 01, 2018 @ 10:22:38
Keep going, Sis! You are so nearly there and we are all waiting for you at the end, willing you through that tunnel. 🙂 xx
Jun 01, 2018 @ 10:31:44
Thank you 😊 I know you are 💜💜 thank you 💜💜
Jun 01, 2018 @ 12:34:07
We all are, Sis. 💖💖💖
Jun 01, 2018 @ 10:39:28
Thank you 💜💜
Jun 01, 2018 @ 20:01:00
Good job!!!!!!!
Jun 01, 2018 @ 20:02:35
💜💜
Jun 01, 2018 @ 20:02:41
xoxoxo
Jun 01, 2018 @ 20:02:48
A huge step!
Jun 01, 2018 @ 20:03:55
I shall make it Lyn 💜💜
Jun 01, 2018 @ 21:38:09
GOOD!
Jun 01, 2018 @ 20:44:42
💜💜yes