COTULLA TX - pipeline = money

This small town that was a spot on the map hardly anyone has heard of until the pipeline came through. I'm not sure how the people of Cotulla feel about us being here but the economy here has definitely changed. This small little town is now full of outsider's which has caused a major cost of living increase. Motels went from 30 to 40 a night to 80 to 2000 a month. There are campers every where in every space available. Hotels and restaurants being built everywhere. My question is how does the community of this small town feel about all of us outsider's being here. Most speak Spanish and English. They are very nice to us outsiders. But i wonder how would i feel if this happened in my community. Which is about to happen to Nacogoches when the pipeline comes through. Will we welcome the increase in the people and the money they bring it will we resent it? This community has come from being a " ghost town" as the outsiders call it to being populated very quickly because of this pipeline. Maybe one day when I'm out I'll ask how they feel. Invaded or relieved and enjoying the growth and income this "ghost town" has received.

Interesting night

Even after meds still having tremors. Mainly left leg. Better than pain. But irritating anyway. Feel like I'm running a Marathon. This SUCKS! Finally said it. It sucks. I refuse to get depressed. There is an answer and i will be my advocate until they find out what this is.

Today

Its not so bad today. The medication is helping. The tremors are minimal. Still difficult to walk and use fine motor skills. Thank God for word prediction or this would be gibberish. I am a little stir crazy. Ganna try to cook dinner wish me luck! Ganna try not to burn the trailer down
There is hope i see a new neurologist that IA familiar with dysautonomia on the 14th. Maybe some answers :/
Had to change my hair color. Looked even sicker with it dark :/

Appointment November 29th

I have an appointment with a neurologist in Houston November 29th hopefully we can get some answers. All prayers are welcome

Who is the Patient Advocate

Who is the patient advocate? Is it the physicians? Is it the nurse? Is it the social worker? These are the questions that I have been asking myself lately. I have been a nurse since 2005. I have work in the nursing home, doctors offices and hospitals but yet still I am asking myself the same question who is the patient advocate. In October I became ill. Now I have been on both sides. The nurse taking care of the patient. and the patient being taken care of. This experience is teaching me that I am my advocate. As women we have been taught to listen and not question when I physician speaks. I am a nurse I know better. But still when I am at a physicians office I still find myself being very timid in the presence of the physician. I don't understand why women do this but we do. For some reason. Women today are not week. Women today hold Jobs, take care of children usually without the help of the father. But if we go to the doctors office and complain of any  symptoms the physician half heartedly listen to your complaints may do blood test or xrays and if its normal guess what it's time for the antidepressant pills. Even if your life is going good there must be some trigger some stressor because your female and emotionally unable to handle it. We as women need to stop this attitude of being weak timid. Yes we  live stressful lives. But we need to learn to ask questions. And stand up for ourselves. There is no way we would allow anyone in the workplace to speak or act the way a physician does even if it is a female physician. We trust these physicians with our lives. And our quality of life. So the next time you go to your physician office write your list of questions that you have thought out thoroughly with your list of symptoms and demand answers to your questions. " I don't know why this is happening to you. It doesn't match any symptoms that we can find". Is not and never will be a good enough answer that's how people die. So to conclude my little soap box the answer to my question who is the patient advocate it is you. Because it only affects you you're the one who has to live with it day to day. When your physician deals with his 200 to possibly 2000 patience day to day. So I can I say you are your advocate.