Hey all, how’s it going?! I’m turning to you guys today because my sister is in the homestretch of crowdfunding the volunteer trip she’s been planning for over a year! She’s going to the Cusco region of Peru alongside a humanitarian organization to provide medical attention, food, supplies and various different other types of assistance to the marginalized peoples of the Andes, who are more often than not completely cut off from public services and forgotten, if not ignored, by the government.
She’s done an admirable job crowdfunding this trip over the past several months, organizing garage sales, selling pastries, rallying support in our local community and giving it her all to avoid putting the burden of paying for this out of pocket on herself and our family. She’s currently a little under $600 short of her goal and the deadline to gather the funds is coming up in a couple of weeks, on June 13th, absolutely any and all help is welcome and sincerely appreciated, thank you guys in advance and thanks to everyone in this Subreddit for doing what you all do, you guys are awesome!
Hope you have a great rest of your day! :)

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Background Information My husband and I got married when we were both 23 and we have been married for two years. Both of us were raised LDS/Mormon and although we are not currently active. I’m currently 25 and he’s 24. We started trying for a baby at the beginning of 2022 last year but I found out I have a condition called polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS). This condition makes getting pregnant more difficult for me. My husband and I have tried different fertility treatments without any luck, although I completed my second IUI cycle a few days ago, so currently in the two week wait. Also quick clarification IUI is not the same thing as IVF. Plus my husband has been tested and there is nothing wrong with him. The last year, has been incredibly difficult and heartbreaking for me because I didn’t think getting pregnant would be difficult. I’ve been feeling lost and hopeless. I’m currently struggling with depression because I’m honestly trying to come to terms with the fact that I may never have children.
At the beginning of our marriage I received a bunch of gifts card and one was for BuyBuy Baby. I used that gift card to buy some baby supplies (Crib, pack & play set, swing, and a infant car seat). I have the baby supplies stored at my parents home currently. My parents were fine with this.
The issue is my husband and I live out of state but we will be moving back home in July once I graduate college. I have made it clear to my husband and parents that if my second IUI cycle fails I am done and I want to get rid of my baby supplies. I’m not getting my hopes up that my cycle was successful. I’ve been asking my parents to please give away my supplies to someone in there church or donate it for me. I’ve explained I do not want to come home and see my supplies there and be reminded of my failures.
I’ve received a lot of black lash from my parents that they want to hang onto the supplies and that getting rid of it is hurtful to them because they want grandkids. They said that the items are there’s even though I bought them. I originally had the items stored in my apartment but took them home with my parents permission to leave them behind last summer. I’m honestly super pissed and shocked by my parents reaction and feel hurt. My husband is on my side and supports me. I’m trying to heal and move on with my life because I’m seriously done with fertility treatment, I can’t afford to do any more cycles of IUI let alone IVF.
I’m posting on Reddit because I feel I am not in the wrong for getting rid of baby supplies and passing it to someone else that could use it. But a third opinion never hurts, so let me know what you think Reddit.

just a few ideas to make it more desirable to teach/learn

• remove loot lockout, its profit really isn't that great anymore given arch glacior is roughly the same profit per hour as bm's profit per instance,
  • if you really want to limit it though just half the loot after your first loot of the day
• excess codex's and armor can be sacrificed for teci (Say 10% of their purchase value)
• teci can be used to enhance normal raid armor to achto (say 20k per part?) with 5 resiliant, oceanic or silent components based on set per part
• normal raid armors can be traded by imbuing them with 100 harnesed and 10 corporeal components per armor part. Imbued raid armors do not turn to dust but require teci to repair and CANNOT BE UPGRADED
• cooked eeligator can be stored in "supply crates" in both encounters, these supply crates can hold 6 peices of food and increased up to 18 for a price of 15k teci per upgrade.
• excess teci can be exchanged for GP in a 1:100 ratio (roughly adds 100k gp per kill if you roll 1000 teci, not much but any profit is good profit.)
• players who have yet to receive a kill on BM or Yakamaru will provide a small bonus for everyone increasing the chance of getting armor for them and all allies (50/50 on this one as it could make some even more toxic people but.... eh raids are a bit of a cesspit anyways)

ALWAYS BUYING BULK!!!
The bulk has to be lightly played to near mint condition (English only). I do buy in quantities less than 1000, the payment proportion stays the same. I cover fees you cover shipping.
The most cost efficient way of shipping cards is by packing it into a Large Priority Mail Flat Rate from the United States post office. Using this method you are able to ship 7500 cards at a cost of around $22. (https://store.usps.com/store/product/shipping-supplies/priority-mail-large-flat-rate-box-largefrb-P_LARGE_FRB).
Some local post offices have them out so you can just grab them(they are free to take and use, you pay the shipping cost when you actually ship out the item).
Thanks for looking.

I applied for a pharmacy technician with another store and planning to step down from SFL position. What to do and expect next. I checked my application and it's still under review with HR. I don't have any training in pharmacy just usual stuff ringing up customers, putting medications in alphabetical order. HR asked for certification but I don't have one. What should I do next? Plz help and advise.

It's been a minute since I've talked about GCW, but it's time again for me to do that. So this time, instead of asking for everyone's favorite perks from Generic Cartoon World, I wanted to ask about items.
The items in GCW are often underrated, especially early on for baby jumpers or just in general when it comes to themed jumpers. There are a lot of GOLDEN items in this jump, and as one of the main cheerleaders of this bad boy, I don't often get to gush about the neat STUFF you can get here.

General Items:

The undiscounted items are actually some of my favorites. We start off with some baby-level quality of life items that are just fun, like Chester: a good boi hammerspace chest you can put goodies in, and Jeeves, a skilled butler & administrative buddy who can run a household as skillfully as any professional butler can.
As the undiscounted price for the items begins to hike you start to see the FUN stuff. From the largest movie theater in-setting, to a colony of microscopic toons who help you think *better*, the 200-400 CP items are starting to be a bit more drastically powerful & recognizable.
My personal favorite item in this jump... and possibly ever, in any jump, is the 800 CP theme park item. This absolute unit of an item is phenomenally powerful hence its GIGANTIC price tag (and it's not even the most expensive undiscounted item!).
This bad boy confers ownership over a hilarious number of massive theme parks that spread across the settings you visit, and the theme parks are both profitable and self-sustaining. They come with all sorts of world-class amenities, rides, and resources, and are honestly just so good that a jumper could, in the right setting, spend a WHOLE jump in the theme parks and not be bored. Also, a really sick aspect of this item, for baby jumpers who don't have super speed or infinite money yet, is the fact that you can easily take advantage of the infrastructure that connects the different parks, especially if they are on different continents.
In a modern setting, such as any of the mundane generic jumps, Chronicle, Levage, or the big sitcom jump, this is potentially world-shaking technology (especially since it's said, in-jump, that the infrastructure can be opened to the public, even though it doesn't start off that way by default). This is an incredible, world-class item. It's also actually something you can get FOR FREE if you do one of the scenarios.
The silver screen item is really cool, and if you aren't into its esoteric items it makes for a great personal home theater movie screen and a sick-ass shield. It's just neat.

Toon Items:

Two of my favorite items in the whole jump are in the toon line, but all of these items are bangers. Everything from the gloves to the assorted toon items & endless explosives are great, but if you purchase the half-toon perk "Not so funny anymore", associated toon items & endless explosives TREMENDOUSLY shoot upwards in power. They become NASTY strong, which is the best kind of strong. Lots of people will have a bad time dealing with a jumper who can make cartoon antics decidedly deadly, and infinite, human-scale explosives or a homing, flying safe that hits with all of the power of a mundane safe, are not jokes.
That said, probably the best QoL item in the whole jump, partially due to its low cost (there's an item in the Human origin that's this, but with SLIGHT modifications that are usually improvements), is A-Hole-in-the-Wall (AHitW). This portable apartment is fantastic. It's just REALLY good. I think this item REALLY shines in barebones survival worlds, like Minecraft, or post-apocalypse jumps, but honestly, it's so tremendously good ANYWHERE that I can easily picture jumpers, especially baby jumpers, living in this item full time. The Toon Medical Kit item is also extremely good and is a fantastic basic medical item that's a handy catch-all.
The three big boys of this origin's items are all powerfully unique items. Touch The Toon Sky(scraper) is a massive skyscraper that is, effectively, the skyscraper version of the monstrous movie theater item from the undiscounted line of items. It's a big building, and if you want to know what you could do with a big building here's a link to the website of the real-life Woolworth Building. This item is chonky, it's alive, and it's just neat.
The context-sensitive bag is just a little thing that lets you grab funny stuff. If you're in a situation that's life or death but saving your skin would be funny, well... This bag's probably got your back.
The capstone item for Toons is a personal Acme Acres pocket dimension and this item is SICK. I always go for the upgraded version of this item (which requires the Hammerspace Specialist toon perk), but even the base item is incredible. This is one of those pocket dimension items that, in the right hands, can save entire species and/or civilizations, but is also just really fun. This is a great purchase, that's also potentially free if you do a scenario. There's lots of uses for this one and really maximizing it will take creativity on your part, but it's cool as heck.

Human Items:

The first four of these items are neat, career-based, items. There's a toon-gun that fires... slighty-toonier bullet-bills, and writing & art items. And when you hit the 200 CP tier you get the one QoL item that's almost on par, and actually in some ways, better than AHitW; the Toon Vehicle.
The Toon Vehicle is exceptional, it's true that it's more expensive than AHitW, and doesn't have a portable mailing address, but in every other respect this item is the bigger, better brother of AHitW. This is a living vehicle that is, externally, potentially the same size as a mundane, real-world car, but can fit hundreds of people, and has multiple bedrooms & two bathrooms. If you're not into LIVING items that's a mark on this one that isn't present on AHitW, but other than that, and a lack of a mailing address, this really is just an improvement on AHitW. It can even drive itself! This is dope.
The 400 CP item is interesting but weird. It's Joe's. Ah, Joe's. This is a neat item. Basically, this is a QoL item that gives you some money, but the way it works is weird. Until you find Joe's, in-jump, or create an entrance to it, this just gives you the ability to make entrances to a massive greasy-spoon restaurant. Once you've made an entrance to Joe's, which you do by seemingly just finding an appropriate place and WILLING it to happen, the area you've targeted with this power becomes the newest entrance to the restaurant. You can live in the employee section of the restaurant (in a nice, condo-style apartment), and you passively get paid by Joe. Presumably how much you get paid depends in part on how actively you do, and how good you are, at your job, but you'll always get paid a little.
Tall Tale Heart is a nice little booster to your physical abilities that hits harder if your human but is still not bad if you're a toon or half-toon. If you're a baby jumper and take the human origin in this jump this is great for physical stuff.
Acme Studio Factory Lot is the animation studio version of the monstrous movie theater or skyscraper items. Which means it's really fucking good. And also that it's alive. But if you want to have an artsy jumper who makes a living doing entertainment stuff, this is the item for you.

Half-Toon Items:

If for whatever reason you are reading this and have never seen the half-toon perks in this jump... They are decidedly less comedy based than the toon perks are, and among other things can let your jumper do things like bring objects to life, de-humode-funny toon abilities, and even do long-range only-slightly-slower-than-instant teleportation! The half-toon items, in keeping with that trend, are also not quite as focused on comedy though there's plenty of funny stuff about them.
The baby tier items, the 50 & 100 CP items, are amusingly diverse. From a catalog of items you can order that will be instantly delivered to you (and the ability to buy stuff from PAST JUMPS! That's crazy! It's only stuff that would be sold in stores and restaurants, but god can you imagine going to a prehistoric jump and ordering one hundred rifles and bucket loads of bullets?!), to an eraser that at a glance looks mostly comedic until you remember the "Not so funny anymore" half toon perk and realize you can suffocate people by erasing their mouths with that perk's effects active, this is a RANGE of items that can be endlessly amusing.
The ink pen item confers some of the effects of the human perk "Eraser Immunity" and is a good, permanent ink pen. Ink & Paint Job lets you do what acme acres does to buildings in it (immediately, not what it does to them over long periods of time), anywhere you want, so long as its an inanimate object you want to hit.
The Spanner in the Works is a really, really solid creation & destruction item. In the context of creation using this and working on making something is about the same as having twelve people work on something. Where it really shines, though, is destruction. When you hit a building or a piece of complex machinery with this it breaks apart. No limits are stated on this, by the way, so someone could imagine that this would work on the Death Star, a space station and superweapon, which is certainly complex. That said, this part of this item is JUST powerful. It's a VERY good destruction item.
Now for the capstone item for Half-Toons... Congratulations on your Rule-Of-Funny item. This is an item run by the rule-of-funny, which can ABSOLUTELY be weaponized, so long as you attempt to be funny about it first. It's great, and I mean that unironically. The Rule(r) of funny is a size-expander, a funny super-device, and a ruler all in one. It expands the internal dimensions of stuff its put in, it helps make jokes, and you know the dimensions of stuff you see when you're using it.
The Rule(r) of funny is a weird item because to REALLY maximize its use you'd need something like the capstone from the trickster origin over in Germanic Norse Mythology (which makes it so that you get three of any item purchased with CP), because its three uses are so different from each other that it often feels like using it one way prohibits it from being used in other ways, at least simultaneously. If you use it outside of a place you want to make bigger (say, AHitW's actual square footage), then it's not making the place bigger, even though it can be great for dealing with an enemy with an annoying immunity, as you can temporarily shut off the immunity so long as you use the ruler and make a joke. But if you have more than one... Well, you can do the neat stuff you want to do, while keeping one in the space you want to make bigger.
What are your favorite Generic Cartoon World items? I love all of them, but some of these babies are just... they are just magical, gang.

My 4 year old cat sprayed on the floor after he came back from being outside. For context I'm 23. This exact situation happened a year ago, he had been outside prior, but he never came back and decided to mark. Since the first time he did that my mom, understandably got very upset as cat pee does smell terrible and it's incredibly hard to clean. My cat however is a favorite in my house and we do have quite a few pets. My mom has stepped away from when it comes to caring for our pets as she leaves it up to my dad, my brother, and I, even though she will be the one to suggest adopting a pet. She loves them, but she refuses to clean up after them or engage in any care. None of us have a problem caring for our pets as we love them, and it's not a huge issue. I'm usually the main caretaker for all my pets so it's usually me doing the feeding, the cleaning, the bonding, all of that! When it comes to messes though, my mom will often blow up and threaten getting rid of our pets. Everyone in my house explains that having animals means a mess or two on occasion. However my cat peeing has been the straw that broke the camels back. The first time my cat did this I immediately started looking up for ways to start cleaning and despite my efforts and investment in cleaning supplies my mom blew up. For about two weeks she was threatening to give my cat away and was claiming she was going to bill me for the damages he did (he didn't damage anything besides the smell). I spent about a week cleaning and I finally got the smell out. I also scheduled (and paid) for a vet appointment for my cat to make sure he didn't have a UTI. He was fine and the vet explained it may be a behavioral problem and gave us some medication. So, with that being said I took full responsibility for my cats mess, paid for a vet visit, paid for the cleaning supplies, and got the smell out successfully. I wasn't mad about having to do any of this and understand it's all a part of having a pet. My dad or my brother didn't help me with any of this, for arguments sake I took care of this on my own. Despite this my mom was still mad that it happened and for months was threatening to get rid of my cat and pressuring me to find a home for him. I explained since I paid for the clean up, and the vet bill, I have a say in whether I want him gone or not. My mom immediately turned things into a screaming match and said I was disrespectful and that I'm disrespecting her. Whatever, we moved on from this and my cat hadn't had an issue like this until yesterday. Also noting, my cat has a tendency to run out, and our screen door doesn't normally close without a good slam and he knows this and loves to run out if it's left open. I noticed he has an issue with spraying when he comes back inside. So I made it a point to tell my family to please make sure our screen door is closed so the cat doesn't escape and we can avoid a mess of cat pee on our floor. So my dad and my brother followed that simple rule my mom on the other hand wouldn't follow that and I'd always find her leaving the door open. Whether thats on purpose or not I'm not sure. The other day, my cat noticed she did this when she came home from being out and ran out. Sure enough, he came back and he decided to pee all over our floor again. My mom at first was weirdly understanding and I immediately had cleaning supplies and a vet visit on deck but she was okay. Yesterday I spent the day cleaning up his miss and I got most of it. The smell was still there, but I know it takes a few cleans before the smell is gone. I took my cat to the vet, he got some meds, and I ordered more cleaner so I can get rid of the smell. After I came back from the vet my moms mood took a 360 and she exploded. She claimed I didn't do a good job cleaning and it still smells, and she informed me she's been asking for me to get rid of him. I let her know again I'm paying to replace any of her stuff that I used to clean, I paid for his vet visit, and I paid for more cleaning supplies to help get the smell out. She explained I'm ruining her house and my cat has to go. I explained that she isn't helping relieve the situation and she hasn't contributed to any of the clean up or the car of my cat since we got him. It's been entirely on me. I'd understand if she had been helping with the care and she's been contributing to his vet bills, and she's been the one cleaning but she hasn't done any of those things. And she claims she doesn't have to as he isn't her cat I guess. I explained that if I'm caring for him and I'm willing to pay for everything then I have a say whether he goes or not and she shouldn't have a say in if I need to get rid of him especially since she isn't caring for him. She got even more mad and said that either she's kicking me and my cat out or I can get rid of him. She told me I'm lucky to be living with her and it's not her responsibility to find a home for my cat since he isn't hers. I really am at a loss and I'm exhausted. I don't know at all how to go about remedying this problem. I don't want to get rid of my cat as it isn't fair to him, I took the responsibility of caring for him and I have no problem cleaning up or caring for him. However, I don't want to risk not having a place to live because I don't want to find somewhere else for my cat. I'm at a loss. Any advice is appreciated.

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The day had slid by Aya like so much water off of a duck’s back. It took a particularly hard prod by Frare to dislodge her from a slurry of inattentiveness. As she looked around she realised the barricades had been almost completely disassembled, with only scraps remaining on the church floor. The pieces of broken glass and masonry were being carted outside by the villagers that remained.
Currently there was a lukewarm debate around the command table, dragged to the centre of the hall. Aya’s consciousness glossed over Sorore reprimanding her brother for bothering her, as well as the various arguments over logistics and provisions. She half-heartedly listened to discussions of various threats on various roads, and then quickly forgot about it.
Without really realising it, she found herself peaking at the parchments spread over the table. The lined scrolls held no real meaning for her, but the centre map with its pins certainly did. It was a large and fairly extensive map of the continent, with various cities illustrated with flowing script too elaborate for her to read. Slowly her eyes flitted from north to south, and found the curl of a mountain range bleeding into a peninsula where she assumed Karkos was.
“What about here?” she said, pointing to the location through the greaves of the captains before her.
Most turned to look with amused confusion, and she quickly felt a flush creeping up her neck.
“It’s a city,” she said.
The officers continued to look at her, awaiting elaboration.
“Y-you could get food there,” she offered weekly.
She almost added ‘I’ve heard the food is quite good’, though fortunately for her dignity the phrase died on her lips before it could enter the world. Naia, almost directly across from her, looked down and stroked his beard.
“It’s far from the worst option,” he said, “in fact, it’s probably one of the better ones.”
“It charges an arm and a leg, just for the usage of one ship. The cost of transporting all of us will be steep,” one soldier protested.
“The mountains are blocked off with the Alonshaze destroyed. None of the other passes can be reliably quickly traversed, even in summer,” Naia countered, “going the land route right now would be asking for trouble. The flatlands at the base of the Alonshaze have always been unstable, but ever since Ein’elen broke up it-”
“Sharaloch would be another option,” spoke up Damafelce, without much enthusiasm.
“You want to bet on a city of pirates and mercenaries for transport?” exclaimed another captain.
“Unwise, especially with such valuable persons,” Naia said, “we’ve already had enough headaches. The last thing I need is a hostage situation while sailing the strait.”
“You get what you pay for in Karkos,” yet another captain offered, with general murmurs of assent, “though with what gold we have I-”
“The gold’s not the issue,” said Naia, “if necessary, we can issue bonds in the name of Angorrah, or the paladins can in the name of the church.”
Niche, glum and surly, still nodded at the implied question.
“The general would not be happy. You know how possessive they get over money on a mission,” said Damafelce.
“We’ve been attacked multiple times, crossed half the continent, and found a long lost bequeathed, all with about a hundred men,” snorted Naia, “with all due respect to my betters, they can take their complaints and shove them-”
“If we’re going by speed and stability, Karkos is the best way,” cut in Niche through the laughter of the soldiers, “the safety of the Bequeathed should be our top priority. A good ship will get us there in under a week.”
“A ship to Espala, then Inalthia. Draskar forest is a nightmare at any time of the year,” Naia said, leaning over the map. With a subtle motion, he moved Aya’s finger northwest, and she realised with horror that she’d been pointing to the wrong end of the peninsula where some lesser settlement stood.
“Captain Deckard, I assume those that don’t want to come for pilgrimage will be returning to the fort?” he continued without giving any sign that she’d done anything wrong.
A new man, eyes blazing underneath furry dark brows nodded fervently.
“Well, I suppose we’ll have to clear out. I want everyone ready by sunset - it’ll be just under a week before we reach Karkos. Get what sleep you can - we’ll be riding out the next morning.”
There were a few finer points of debate that were bandied back and forth, but the conversation largely seemed to be settled. Niche and Damafelce both seemed to be locked in a staring match as Naia approached her.
“A good suggestion, my lady,” he said, “it’s been a long time since I’ve been in the city, but it might be just the place after this string of close calls.”
Aya tried to take what credit she could with a burning face.
“Now, there’s one other piece of business I have to attend to, I think,” he said, “where is the mage?”
“He’s on the roof,” she blurted, “I can show you.”
“No,” he said, holding up a gauntlet, “I think we’ll be just fine by ourselves. You should go and rest. It’s been a long night.”
He and Damafelce walked away from the table and vanished through the side door. Aya returned back to the altar with Niche, who was muttering some unkind things under his breath. It wasn’t more than a half hour before Naia returned with his captain, looking troubled. Before she could ask any questions, however, he quickly exited through the front of the church.
The rest of the day was largely spent on routines of amusement, the Bequeathed and the children of the village playing little games and telling stories among each other. The paladins, though they kept an eagle eye upon their charges, were not in a talkative mood that day. Lillian’s face was particularly dark, and she often muttered things that no one cared to listen to.
When evening came, any residual fears of the monsters returning were put to rest. The icy fear was no more, the villagers placed back what intact pews there were, and the flow of people from the medical bay slowed to a trickle. A simple meal, and a dreamless sleep, and Aya awoke in the early hours of the morning. Pulling herself up to one of the broken windows, she could see the summer green of the trees, their vibrancy somewhat damped by a light blue-grey fog.
Before they left, a service was held to bury those who’d been slain. The dead were laid side by side, wrapped in simple drab cloth, in a large pit just outside the doors of the church. Niche stood over the graves, eyes shut, pronouncings the blessing and peace that these brave defenders would lie with. Aya took the time to say a silent thanks as she gazed at the cloth-bound bodies.
As the remains were covered with soil, Niche shifted into a louder, older language as he sang in a husky tenor. Some kind of funeral liturgy, she guessed, though it was unfamiliar to her. The villagers cast tears into the ground with clouds of earth as they passed along the pit, then they left for the wall and the village beyond.
Aya’s concerns as she reentered the church shifted to more material things - hunger, cold, the lack of bathing over the last few days. At least some of those needs were addressed by the paladins in the next hours, with furs and food. But soon enough, they were on horses, walking in a line down to the south over open fields before the forest.
The first morning passed with very little conversation between anyone as they passed underneath the trees. That was all the better for Aya, who found herself enjoying the crisp air and the rapidly warming sunlight. It did take a bit of a turn for sorrow when she remembered that she often swam with her mother on mornings like these in the mountain lakes. Still, she was determined to extract what happiness she could on such a wretched journey. It was a resiliency that Frare seemed to share, while his sister still glanced nervously at the trees around them. Aya wondered if the girl was still seeing the creatures from last night in every shadow.
When they reached a clearing around midday, the children were made to sit before Niche as he handed out various meagre components of meals. As they began to eat, Lillian joined him, and both cleared their throats in unison.
“Right,” Niche began, “I realise the last few days have been less than smooth. Hardly a time for lessons, unfortunately.”
His dry chuckle was not reciprocated by any of the listeners, so he quickly moved on.
“But, given the nature of what happened, I think it’s advisable to speak on magic and mages, and what the scripture says about them.”
Frare, at the word ‘scripture’ audible groaned, which was followed by a hiss as his sister seized his ear.
“We have been forced into a position where we needed the help of a mage,” Niche said, picking his words with care, “it was not something we did willingly. It wasn’t a choice, but rather the product of circumstances beyond our control.”
You mean, the commander overruled you, thought Aya, though she elected not to voice such thoughts.
“If we had another choice,” Lillian chimed in, “we would’ve taken it. Survival, however, takes precedence, especially for you three. The choices were made, we might not be proud of it, but we’re all still here and that’s what matters.”
“That being said,” Niche said, fumbling in the interior of his breastplate and withdrawing a small booklet, “it would be good for you to understand what exactly underlies our choices.”
Aya’s eyes flicked over to the twins - Sorore was sitting upright and attentive, while her brother was a glum and slumped mirror. Niche thumbed through a few pages, focused in on the one he’d selected and once more, cleared his throat.
“And thus it was found, a great conspiracy, conspired against the children of Angorrah, conspired with creatures both great and small, but terrible all, in darkness and stagnant pools, where the profundity of their sin would go unnoticed by the decent and pious. Hated and proclaimed sinner, traitor, rebel against the Lost themselves. Three Boons would be taken, and three Houses be condemned to dust.”
Sorore perked up, for she clearly already knew the story and was excited to hear it yet again. Aya waited with a tempered anticipation, hoping at least there would be a half-way interesting tale, despite its lacklustre delivery. The story progressed into a broad parable, describing how three houses arose in rebellion against the church, and how three holy items had been robbed from the sepulchre of the ‘roiling cathedral’.
Apparently, they were ferried into the hands of mages, who perverted their holy functions until they burned the most sacred tree on the continent, one laid by Nafthtazia herself. For all of Aya’s doubts about the moral, she couldn’t deny the enjoyment of a good piece of history.
“Magic exists beyond the purview of the church,” Niche began, then quickly corrected his error, “rather, it is a part of the mystery of the Lost, but others can access in inappropriate ways. Some speculate that it should be left entirely to the Lost, not handled by mortal hands. Regardless, the church has taken upon a sacred duty, to ensure that what magic is used is done so sparingly, and with the utmost care.”
He closed the book with a flourish, clearly pleased at the depth of his instruction. Frare’s eyes were fluttering, which prompted a painful poke from his sister.
“So, magic is evil?” said Aya, trying to square that conclusion with all she’d seen.
Niche puffed out his chest, no doubt about to exclaim that it was in the strongest possible terms. Lillian however, had her own thoughts to add before he could.
“Not… inherently,” she said, “But it is broadly forbidden and for good reason. It is less evil, rather a great risk for evil. That is, far too easy to put it towards evil ends. That’s why mages are, as a rule, cruel, selfish, and dangerous creatures. Perhaps it is better put that magic attracts evil, even if it can be used for good.”
Aya stewed in that statement for a while - clearly the church was deeply knowledgeable, expanding and attending to her own, meagre education on the matter from the local priest. Still there were holes, obvious holes, or so she told herself.
“It might be hard to understand,” Niche said, “it might seem a little strange that the church forbids something that could be so useful. There are very good reasons both in scripture and in history that proves the point - magic is not to be used with abandon, and thus must remain under the Church’s eye.”
He patted the sigil of the church, engraved on his breastplate.
“That is one reason why the Light Lords were created in the first place,” he said, with thinly veiled pride, “we are the watchers, investigating the use of magic and capturing the perpetrator that would harm or cheat with it.”
“It was a decision made long ago,” added Lillian, “it was a sort of… half-agreement between the church and the army. We kept the peace that was broken by the mages during the Night of the Burning Tree.”
“So there are mages in Angorrah?” said Aya, drawing a strange, near insulted look by Sorore at the question.
“Well…” said Lillian, sharing a look with Niche, “a handful at most, who operate under the strictest scrutiny.”
Sorore’s face twisted at this, but whatever comment she would’ve liked to make stayed in her head.
“The point is that mages are faithless and concerned for themselves above all else. They are to be engaged on only the most necessary basis. They may be directed towards good in service to the church, but never on their own.”
The rest of the lesson served as constant reinforcements and examples of the danger of mages. There were one or two arguments between Frare and their teachers that Sorore was too slow to suppress. Before long they were off again, the leaves shaking above them as a wind blew from the south. The evening camp mercifully spared them another lecture and after a simple dinner, both twins made their excuses and retired.
Aya huddled beside the fire as the temperature dropped. Around them were a circle of waggons, some covered by a framework of canvas, others bare, all loaded with supplies. The gifts of the grateful villagers, granted to the commander who had saved them.
The paladins were busy doing maintenance, carefully laying out arms and armour, scrubbing, polishing and sharpening. Aya got up, murmured a good night to the paladins, who nodded curtly. They were so absorbed that they didn’t seem to notice Aya slipping away.
She poked her head into one of the ‘empty’ waggons, scanning the darkness for any sign of movement. Save for a handful of small crates, there lay the crumpled form of the mage just as they’d loaded him. Aya felt her breath still as she looked at Inniaylsia’s amber eyes. Even from this distance, she could see the subtle inner flames of reds and yellows softly illuminating them.
“Yes?” came the voice of the older woman, curt and snappish.
Aya started to speak, then stopped, realising that she had no real reason to be here, at least not one that she’d thought out.
“Come out with it child,” came the voice again.
Aya was put in mind of a line of children, heads bowed before a grandmother picking detritus from their scalps.
“I- I-” she said, “I was wondering if…”
“No. There’s been no change in this old bag of bones,” said Innie, her voice softening slightly, “though I’m sure he would appreciate your concern.”
Aya stood there for a moment, awkwardness rising, before setting her jaw, looking behind her, and upon seeing the paladin’s backs, clambered in as quietly as possible. The cat sat attentively and silently, regarding the young girl before her. Aya began in a hushed whisper, talking about the Night of the Burning Tree and the lessons of the paladins from the morning.
“If you want to ask a question about history,” interrupted the cat, “you best ask this sod when he wakes up. He proves irritatingly well-versed on that. Considering his age, he might've lived through it.”
“I thought you were old as well,” Aya said, trying to remember where she got the notion from.
“I am. Older than him. Old as half the company put together,” she said, “but I rarely venture outside of the forest. This is the furthest south I have been in decades, perhaps a century or two.”
Aya paused to try and get a grasp on the scale of time the creature had just casually gestured at.
“So my dear, if you’re going to ask me about the great deeds of men or the history of cities, I’m afraid you’re out of luck,” said the cat, tail bobbing this way and that.
“But that’s not exactly what I…” said Aya, taking a deep breath before continuing, “I wanted to ask about magic.”
The cat cocked its head, the speed of the tail picking up.
“What about magic, child?” she said.
Swish-swish.
“Well, I was wondering, just for a start, what is it?” Aya said.
“You should sit down,” said the cat, “this might take a while.”
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https://marvelstrikeforce.com/updates/blog-update-6-2-23
SUPER SKRULL AND DARK DIMENSION VI CELEBRATION
JUNE 2, 2023
Greetings Commanders,
Here's your Battle Plan for June 3rd through the 9th - all dates are Pacific Time:
June 4th - Orb Blitz
June 5th - Spoils of War - Battle in War - 2:00 PM (PDT)
June 5th - Sister Grimm - Blitz to earn Nico Minoru shards
June 5th - Ebony Maw Legendary Event (Repeating)
June 6th - To Infinity ECM
June 6th - Ruff Riffs - Open Intergalactic Orbs and Open Gold Orbs
June 6th - Battle of the Barks (WEB) - Earn Blitz Credits
June 7th - Strike Pass Season 35 featuring Gwenpool
June 8th - Star-Lord (Annihilation) character shards and Red Stars available
June 9th - Monster Mash Quick Rumble - Blitz with Dark Hunters
June 9th - Payday
DARK DIMENSION VI FIRST-CLEAR CELEBRATION
The next chapter in the epic Dark Dimension saga is rapidly approaching, with a target release date of June 27th at 5:00 PM (PDT)! Rewards have been improved compared to the previous Dark Dimensions to match the new challenge.
REQUIREMENTS
Dark Dimension VI nodes will require a full team of 5 characters per trait requirement, so you’ll eventually need at least 20 characters in total to complete it. This is the order in which the nodes will require the specific traits:
Missions 1-2: No trait restriction (any Gear Tier 18)
Missions 3-5: Global (Legendary EXCLUDED)
Missions 6-8: Cosmic (Legendary EXCLUDED)
Missions 9-11: City (Legendary EXCLUDED)
Missions 12-13: Legendary (non-Horseman)
Missions 14-15: Legendary and/or Apocalypse
FIRST-CLEAR WINNER REWARDS
As with previous new chapters of Dark Dimension, there will be a huge celebration following the first player to complete Dark Dimension VI fully.
The winner will personally receive the following:
A promotion to 7 Red Star of an eligible character of their choice (from a list of eligible characters)
> This cannot include any character that currently does not have 7 Red Stars available, like Apocalypse.
The player’s name, representative of their personal profile, is immortalized in an in-game environment.
> The name will be decided in conjunction with the dev team, and a choice must be made within 7 business days of being contacted after completing Dark Dimension VI.
> The name must be appropriate for in-game use and should represent the player, not a 3rd party or a general statement.
> The dev team will choose the name if the above criteria are unmet.
The general player base will receive the following:
The winner will get to choose two characters to allow players to individually decide which one of them they can receive 100 character shards and a 5 Red Star promotion for.
> A list of eligible characters for the winner to choose from will be provided.
A community poll to determine two Blitzes that will be run based on the characters (non-Legendary, non-Apocalypse) that the Dark Dimension VI winner used to complete nodes.
> Any tampering with poll results, such as the usage of bots, will be disregarded in determining the winners.
Select “10 for 10” offers.
SUPER SKRULL
The Fantastic Four have faced many formidable foes, but few were as equally matched as Super Skrull. His real name is Kl’rt, a Skrullian warrior who was gifted the ability to emulate all the superpowers of the Fantastic Four. This makes Super Skrull an incredibly powerful Villain, able to challenge the strongest of Heroes.
The first completion of Dark Dimension VI will grant 310 character shards of Super Skrull (5 Yellow Stars) and a 2-Red Star promotion.
The second completion of Dark Dimension VI will grant 500 character shards of Super Skrull (to get to 7 Yellow Stars) and a 4-Red Star promotion.
Traits: Villain, Cosmic, Bio, Brawler
Speed: 124
Basic - Skrull Barrage
If the primary target has Exposed, clear all Barrier on the primary target.
Attack primary target for 400% Piercing + Chain to 3 adjacent target for 370% Piercing.
Flip 3 positive effects into negative effects on each target.
Gain Defense Up for 2 turns and Safeguard for 2 turns + Barrier self for 10% of this character's Max Health.
If this character spawned with or has 2 or more VILLAIN allies, this attack ignores Defense Up.
If this character spawned with or has 2 or more HERO allies, apply Disrupted to each target.
This attack can Chain to Stealth targets. Counterattack breaks this Chain.
This attack gains +200% Extra Focus and is Unavoidable.
ISO - 8/Counter Attack/Assists:
If the primary target has Exposed, clear all Barrier on the primary target.
Attack primary target for 300% Piercing.
Flip 3 positive effects into negative effects on the primary target.
Barrier self for 10% of this character's Max Health.
If this character spawned with or has 2 or more VILLAIN allies, this attack ignores Defense Up.
If this character spawned with or has 2 or more HERO allies, apply Disrupted.
This attack gains +200% Extra Focus.
Special - Bending Flames - Energy Cost: 3/3
Attack primary target for 450% damage + apply Exposed.
If this character spawned with or has 2 or more HERO allies, apply Ability Block for 2 turns to the primary target.
Attack primary and adjacent targets for 400% damage + reduce Speed Bar by 20% for each target.
If this character spawned with or has 2 or more VILLAIN allies, reduce Speed Bar for all targets by an additional 40%.
Clear Stealth on all enemies.
Gain the following positive effects:
> +2 Defense Up, up to a maximum of 5.
> +2 Offense Up, up to a maximum of 5.
> 3 Deflect.
> Immunity for 2 turns.
> Gain Stealth.
This attack gains +500% Extra Focus and cannot be blocked, dodged, or counterattacked.
Ultimate - Psionic Super Nova - Energy Cost: 3/6
Apply Trauma for 2 turns to the primary target.
Flip Defense Up on all enemies.
Attack all enemies for 700% Piercing + apply Heal Block for 3 turns and Offense Down for 2 turns.
If this character spawned with or has 2 or more VILLAIN allies, this attack deals an additional +300% Piercing.
If this character spawned with or has 2 or more HERO allies, apply Trauma for 2 turns to all enemies.
Barrier self and all allies for 30% of this character's Max Health.
This attack gains +1,000% Extra Focus, is Unavoidable, and cannot be blocked or counterattacked.
Passive - Fantastic One
The first time this character falls under 50% Health, clear all negative effects from this character, heal self for 50% of this character's Max Health, and gain Stealth.
While this character has Stealth, allies gain +20% Damage Reduction.
On Stun, clear all Stun and apply Stun to the attacker.
When an enemy gains a positive effect or when this character or an ally gains a negative effect, heal self for 5% of this character's Max Health + fill this character's Speed Bar by 10%.
Lower Armor for all enemies by 25%.
Gain +50% Max Health. Allies gain +25% Max Health.
Gain +10% Damage and Focus + 10% for each HERO ally, up to a max of +50%.
Gain +10% Armor and Resistance + 10% for each VILLAIN ally, up to a max of +50%.
Enemies with Exposed cannot gain Safeguard, Deflect, or Evade. This does not prevent prolonging the duration of effects already on the target.
When an enemy with Exposed is attacked, this character attacks all enemies for 5% of this character's Max Health and Barrier this character for 5% of this character's Max Health.
TO INFINITY
Blast off on a quest to recruit Knowhere's ally-healing guard dog, Cosmo! Join the “bestest dog” in this upcoming Event Campaign Mission (ECM) as she leads Knowhere in a high-stakes standoff against a deadly threat.
Each node in the "To Infinity" Campaign rewards fragments for the Intergalactic Orb, which contains Cosmo character shards and certain characters with the limited-time Intergalactic trait (non-Legendary), which you can filter for in your roster. You'll need at least five characters with the limited-time "Intergalactic" trait to attempt the Heroic Difficulty, which also rewards Teal Gear.
The running time has been reduced from 14 days to 7 days, but the first-time rewards, Gold and gear node rewards, and the related Intergalactic Orb items have increased. This is to help streamline the experience and provide a more rewarding and focused daily experience.
In tandem, Korg's Intergalactic Tour is making a stop with the Ruff Riffs Event (details below) running for part of the ECM. The adventure begins on June 6th at 2:00 PM (PDT).
KORG'S INTERGALACTIC TOUR EVENTS
SPOILS OF WAR
Nick Fury is calling in a supply strike, recruiting willing Commanders in your Alliance to battle in Alliance War. Big payloads of T2 Level 1 and Level 4 Ions, along with Iso-8 Orbs are up for grabs. Synchronize watches as the operation begins June 5th at 2:00 PM (PDT).
RUFF RIFFS
Grab your keytar as Cosmo is going To Infinity by laying down some sick tracks in this tandem event. Fetch and tear open Intergalactic Event Orbs and Gold Orbs to score the Ghost Stompers and a festival-sized stash of Rock Concert Tickets. You’ll also earn character shards for characters with the Intergalactic trait, Augmented Astral Energy, and T2 Level 4 Ions. Top Commanders on the Leaderboard will be rewarded with 7 Red Stars for Cosmo and T2 Level 5 Ions. The jams start June 6th at 2:00 PM (PDT).
BATTLE OF THE BARKS WEB MILESTONE
Cyber support for Ruff Riffs will operate simultaneously and get even more Ruff Riffs milestone progress into your paws. Deploy your forces into Blitz to bring home as many Blitz Credits as possible to take advantage of the second prong in this attack on June 6th at 2:00 PM (PDT).
STAR-LORD (ANNIHILATION) FLYING IN
The charismatic Knowhere Brawler with blinding dance moves is reporting for Alliance War action! You can blast off your Knowhere team when his character shards become available on June 8th at 2:00 PM (PDT) in the Elemental Gunslinger Orb for 675 Power Cores, which gives you a chance to earn up to 180 shards for Star-Lord (Annihilation).
You can also grab tons of Star-Lord (Annihilation) shards from his special offers in the Supplies Store. Upon your next game login after a purchase, you'll get backstage access to limited-time deals on Gold, Training Modules, and other resources to power him up.
Make sure to open Red Star Orbs starting on Star-Lord (Annihilation)'s release day, when he'll have an increased drop rate - signaled by the Inbox announcement.
MONSTER MASH
S.T.R.I.K.E. is elevating the ruthless Dark Hunters team to lead the charge in Blitz for the upcoming Quick Rumble. Claw, bite, and blast your way through waves of enemies to extract Rock Concert Tickets, Ability Materials for roster upgrades, and Blitz Credits. The melee begins on June 9th at 2:00 PM (PDT).
S.T.R.I.K.E. PASS
Get ready for Season 35 of S.T.R.I.K.E. Pass:
Start Date: June 7th at 2:00 PM (PDT)
Featured Reward: Gwenpool
CHARACTER AVAILABILITY
Firestar to the Basic Orb, Ultimus Orb, Mega Orb (replacing Magik), Premium Orb, and Supplies Store in the near future. Be on the lookout for an Inbox alerting you to this update.
ELITE STORE UPDATE
Gwenpool will soon be available to purchase Red Stars directly for Silver and Gold Promotion Credits.
FREE CLAIM FRIDAY
Jam out with this Friday Free Claim (available until June 3rd at 2:00 PM (PDT)) that'll help your progress in Stone Cold Spiders with Campaign Energy, Korg's Intergalactic Tour with Rock Concert Tickets, and give your Knowhere Support, Cosmo, the shard zoomies:
6,000 Rock Concert Tickets
100 Campaign Energy
5 Cosmo character shards
Until next time…
Good luck, Commanders!
**Please note that the information in this blog is subject to change before going live in the game.**

So, when I joined my store I absolutely loved it, but recently my manager has been riding our asses about the rewards/premium. Now, I know I’m not alone in this, but it’s his reaction to my concerns that has me wondering if I should decide to leave.
In the beginning all the shifts and other managers would kind of hover over me and keep watch as I asked customers about the rewards. Well, I thought I wasn’t hitting a certain metric or something. I get anxiety if I feel like I’m not meeting standards or I’m going to get reprimanded/fired, so I asked to speak to my manager about it. And….it didn’t go well.
He told me that no, it wasn’t just me that they were watching, but everyone. No, there was no metric. Fine. That’s a fair answer. However, when I tried to tell him why I feel a certain way, he got upset and said that ‘Not to belittle your feelings, but he has it way worse.’ And that he wasn’t hovering over me because if he was he would be getting on to me even more. And that, not to pry but was I going to therapy? Have I tried medication? Like, what the fuck? Who asks that? At the end of this meeting he said he felt like we didn’t accomplish anything, to which I agreed. We met again later and had a better conversation, but now I really have anxiety where I had none really before. I’m thinking I won’t stay much longer if they are going to continue with the pushing because it wasn’t the job I signed up for. I even remember talking to him about it in my interview because I left a previous job in part because of the pushing of sales/rewards.
I’m sure he is under pressure, but taking it out on me has really made me wary of him, and I don’t know how to act anymore. I do have anxiety, but it’s usually triggered by something. I don’t have it all the time like he was saying. They constantly talk about my RBF, and that they’re surprised when I smile. I feel that if I’m doing a good job, and treat everyone with respect, and talk and joke with my coworkers, what’s it matter what my face looks like? I can’t help it. I feel that I’m going to end up leaving because they’re pushing all of these things that they promised they weren’t.
Anyway, I just wanted to rant, thank you for reading it, lol.

Looking for some advice on dealing with my husband's high emotional reactivity.
For some context, we both have ADHD. I was diagnosed as a child and have just undergone the process to reconfirm the diagnosis as an adult so I can get access to treatment. He has never been diagnosed but it's obvious. At first when we got together I found it very refreshing to be with someone who understood me and I understood him in a way that never happened before when dating neurotypical people. I thought because we shared this and I've done much work on myself over the years, that I'd know how to handle him. That's been mostly true over the years, but obv our struggles are not always the same. Still we do have a very good relationship overall.
My issue is we used to both have very high emotional reactivity but now I'm on this new medication and I'm not as highly reactive as I used to be. This new calmer me is finding his emotional reactivity is super intense. To be clear I doubt he's changed, I'm pretty sure he's still the same as he's always been but I'm different now and this new version of me is having trouble being around him when he's like this, or knowing what to say/do to diffuse the situation.
He flies into these extreme emotional reactions over the most insignificant thing. He's 0 to 120, normal to a highly emotional state in seconds. Just watching him it looks exhausting, and it often feels exhausting to be around. Like not everything requires such an intense reaction. I know that's just how he's wired so I try to have empathy and compassion for his struggles. I used to be a lot like him, not as highly reactive as him but I could still be set off in a spiral of intense emotion if I was having a more sensitive/stressful/overwhelming day. But now I'm medicated that never happens to me anymore and I'm finding it hard to handle him always having these episodes over seemingly insignificant things.
For example the other day the lady at the deli counter cut his turkey too thick when he asked for thin sliced and cut double what he asked for. When he got home it was a big emotional explosion about how horrible this trip to the store was, how bad at her job she is, it's waaay too much, it's a huge waste of money and now he can't even eat it cause it's not what he asked for and she should be fired, and I'll never get anything from her again, etc etc etc, on and on and on about the deli meat lady and this horrible experience.
It's almost funny typing this out but it's not funny dealing with him when he's like this. Also the deli meat was still what I would consider thin and he got 200g instead of 100g which is like 1 more sandwich at most. He then spent the last 2 days looking in the fridge complaining there was nothing to eat, meanwhile I've been eating this deli meat and it's delicious.
Stuff like this happens all the time.
Things are further complicated by the fact that we live together and work together. So it's 24/7 of him having meltdowns over everything. Now with regards to our work, we run a business in a very dangerous industry so at times some things do warrant big reactions. But his reactions are extreme to small things and serious things alike. When he reports back to me it's hard for me to determine the severity of the issue and take him seriously because I never know if he's blowing things out of proportion or not.
We've been together 14 years so we were used to each other having big emotions and big reactions, but now that I'm on this medication I'm just like ugh this again. I'm not planning to stop the medication and I don't think he's going to stop being him so I'm not sure what to do in this situation.
Does anyone here have any advice or suggestions? How do you deal with your partner's emotional reactivity? How has medicating one partner of an ADHD duo changed your marriage? Feel free to share stories even if you don't have advice. I can't be the only person in a double ADHD relationship and I'd love to hear from you.

26M- Had and EGD and got told I had GERD and a small HH. No talk or surgery for repair. I’m almost done with my 90 day supply of delayed releases omeprazole (40mg) and while I have seen improvement I’m not completely “normal” (whatever that is at this point).
I feel like some doctors just prescribe medication and say eat better. Was wondering if anyone with similar experience has done? Should I get my refill?
Thanks In advance

In life we all have our ups and downs. I have experienced a down and now I am on the up. I am looking for that person who wants to take a trip with me on my new adventures. What does this adventure look like you say? Well to me this adventure looks a bit like this.
A love of baseball (hopefully the New York Yankees), Star Trek, music, and fantastic dad jokes. Traveling to fun, sunny, and exotic places such as Louisville KY for an archery tournament or to Amsterdam to enjoy the culture of their breweries, canals, and cycling. Along the way just sitting down on the couch or in surplus first-class seat and reading a good book, anything from a good Tom Clancy novel to a book about the old west. If we don’t want to read, we could recline our seats and watch a movie or binge watch a TV show.
The person that I want to have on my adventure has to accept me for me. They have to love to give and receive a good and random hug (and maybe even a pat on the butt). Someone who loves being the big spoon 98% of the time. Someone who is not afraid to help me push my limits and step out of my comfort zone (both inside the “house” and in the world at large).
If you made it this far here is a good dad joke for you. "What did the janitor say when he jumped out of the closet?" "Supplies!" Hit me with your best joke if I seem to be someone you may want to chat with.
I prefer a direct message over chat. If we click, then we can take it offline.

Is there a list of distillers that sell direct? I learned recently that I can buy Smokewagon directly from their website and they ship for $10. Also Whistlepig ships as well. Given the lack of supply in Florida and markups in Florida, are there others including online liquor stores that ship? Most of the liquor stores that I have seen, only ship within their own state.
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My list

1. Redwood Empire
2. Whistlepig
3. SmokeWagon

So I got a very upsetting letter from Cigna (my employer health ins) today, that says that they haven't reached an agreement with Allegheny Health Network (1 of 2 huge health insurance/hospital conglomerates in Pittsburgh), and if they can't reach an agreement than on July 1, I will basically lose my entire health team, and access to roughly half the medical facilities in Pittsburgh.
I am Type 1 diabetic, my diabetes management is pretty good, but it's reliant on having a knowledgeable endocrinologist and CDE, and my GP is literally the best doctor I've ever had and has helped move the needle on my health in a way no other doctor has, while also doing this thing called "treating me like a human being". Shocking, I know.
So is there anything I can do? I really don't want to up end my care because it's such a huge pain in the ass to shop for doctors when you have a chronic illness, and the time lapse between visits can mean I run out of insulin or pump supplies. There's a brief mention of "continuity of care" in the letter, which I'm assuming means "your care is so complex/requires ongoing care and it will be disruptive to remove that from you". Do I qualify for that? How do I get that?