Yes, you read that correctly ... Day 5 ... Day 5, you say - scratching your head, how can that be? How can she turn back time ... Ahhh ... that so brings back memories of the Thin White Duke himself ....
Many, many moons ago ... sometime in the mid-to-late '70's, my college compadres and I got tickets to see one of our very favorite artists, David Bowie, at the LA Colisseum. We would spend hours in our dorm rooms singing Rebel, Rebel, Young American, Ziggy Stardust, Changes and many other great Bowie tunes - so we were really psyched up for this concert. At some point early in the show, one of my close friend's younger sister found us at our seats. She had dropped a hit of acid and was freaking out that time was moving forward and she wanted it to stop and go back - and when I say freaking out, I mean freaking out. She had launched into this diatribe and her sister and I tried talking her down and talking some sense into her. It wasn't long before her sister got sick of it, and she and her boyfriend left, leaving me with this crazed, time-obsessed tripper. Although her sister had left her to go enjoy the concert, I didn't feel right about leaving her alone. I missed most of the concert trying to talk her down, and finally, well into the concert, the only thing that was worn down was my patience. Bowie's band struck the first chords of Rebel, Rebel and I just needed to sing along, I need to be in the present, I needed to join the energy in the room. Finally, I turned to my friend's babbling, freaking-out sister and firmly said, "Enough. You need to be quiet now!" Her eyes grew large and she silenced. I couldn't turn back time and enjoy the bulk of the concert that I had missed ... but I could embraced the time that was left to enjoy the show and lose myself into the magic that is David Bowie live.
Now, I know, I still have not answered your question ... how did you get from Day 100-something to Day 5? How did she turn back the clock, you may be wondering. It's called Early Escape.
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| Day 5 - Redux Left & Right Forearm Left & Right Knee |
Turns out I have not seen a significant enough improvement in the number of joints affected or the percentage of clearing of my skin. So, if I was in fact on placebo, I no longer am - I am on real medication. My Doctor and study coordinator think that I was on placebo, based on what other patients involved in the study look like. I am not so sure. But time will tell. We will know, if time changes me and I hope it does .... so I have reset the clock and turned back time. Today was Day 5 of being certain that I am on medication. Let the clearing begin ... turn and face the strange ch-ch-changes.
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