Detroit

Detroit - please, please, PM GeorgeFayne.

I think I'd be feeling much sicker if it was sepsis. I cleaned the pus etc out of the ulcer thing, it was very sore. It's not got red streaks though and it's not spreading. Doesn't look like a spider bite, I've had a few of those recently. If the ER will see me anonymously I'll go in. I suspect I'll be turned away as it's not life threatening.

Sepsis (generalized infection spreading through the blood) can happen rapidly.
You need treatment. Your leg really worries me as a potential deep infection.

Really, I'm happy to help any way I can, but I also respect your privacy.

If I can get anonymous care I will. I know the resources around here, but thank you for caring.

Yes, I've been feverish on and off, but figured I just caught a chill. And I've been fighting off what I do know was a spider bite to my arm, so put it down to that.

I'll be fine. If I can, I will. Promise.

Detroit please PM GeorgeFayne

Is there a county clinic anywhere close enough you can get to?

I think seeing a doctor/nurse practitioner is necessary. I'm not an HCP but I am concerned about infection or bug/spider bites that aren't itchy but painful. I am also concerned about damage to your shin muscles, tendons, or bones...

I can't give you any advice except... please find a county/government medical service, town Dr., some HCP to look at that leg.

Detroit, I'm really concerned about your leg. It could be a much deeper infection, into the bone (called osteomyelitis). Are you having any fevers or chills?

Regardless, I think you should be seen. I am in a network of other female physicians and might be able to point you into a direction for help? Feel free to PM me.

Detroit

Hello wonderful, powerful, strong woman!!!

We are deep into rainy season here (technically peak hurricane season). Glad you have found new furry friends (of the non-human kind obvs). I talk to my dogs and the multitudes of lizards et al more than I talk to people. We have so many large lizards now whereas for the last few months they were all wee babies. While the well-fed mini-dinos roam around I am at once pleased with their impressive growth and saddened that they are grown.

So glad to hear you have some support now. Wish it was all you required but glad you have a RL support system.

Your feeling of freedom comes through your words - I rejoice in your feeling.

I think about you and really appreciate you checking in with us, please do as often as possible.

Not just me and the class war fears, huh

I was hoping people would say don't be silly, Detroit...

I don't suppose there are any women here who might be able to offer medical advice regarding my stupid leg? It now has what looks like an ulcer. Doesn't itch like a bite. Untreated multiple kicks and blows to the shin, very painful, bruising gone down, but swollen. Hurts with use, turns out as I walk. Hurts when rested at certain angles. Just plain aches all the time. Can weight bear to walk with a limp, but not on one leg, so getting dressed is painful etc.

I suspect I need a doctor, but that isn't possible. I've cleaned up the ulcer looking thing, band aid etc.

Is it possible it's more than painful, or can I safely tolerate the pain?

Been thinking of you Detroit, take care love, stay strong.

You too, Zebra.

Not eating off stoneware plates, or drinking out of glass has started to get to me. I'm failing to get behind not coloring my hair. It's not possible, I can't sit with cold goop on my head, and wash it off in an outside shower, nor can I afford upkeep.

I'm better off in rural areas than heading to a city.

But I'm alive and free. I'll never ever have to see him again!!!! He will never get to physically hurt me again, though the emotional and psychological pain I don't think will ever end. Nor the pain of him being inside society and me thrown out of it. The patricarchy has no use for me, now I suppose.

Anything is better than being with him. Mr fucking Charming

I'm convinced this is class war.

So am I.

Good to see you, Detroit.

Thanks Lang! Thank you for the support.

It's winter, unfortunately. Which means my options are few until spring.

Liberal feminists are grotesque. I'm convinced this is class war.

Blasting out down here with the rest of us by social distortion. The squirrels are unimpressed.

I do have a bit of outside support now, which has helped very much.

Very glad to hear that, Detroit. I've been thinking about you as the weather gets colder.

Thanks for dropping by Detroit. I think of you often. Glad to see you have some outside support now.

A quick update.

I'll probably have to post fewer identifying details, but thought I'd check in.

Still camping. Still breathing. Still not fixed a damn thing. But groundhogs are cute, and I have deer around.

And unapologetic about refusing to go into shelters where males are welcome. Even if they don't currently have males in em. Liberal feminists are not my shield and I do not trust em.

I do have a bit of outside support now, which has helped very much.

Hey lady!

I hope you are doing okay, good to see you around as of late.

Thinking of you tonight as I sit amongst the sounds of nature. Thinking about how lucky I am that right now I am choosing to be out here - and how it is luck. You are so strong, your survival instincts have served you thus far and will continue to do so until your focus shifts from day-to-day survival to quality of life.

Stay vigilant, stay strong, keep looking towards your new home - and most of all, stay safe.

And please do let us know if/when you get your blog going.

If you need something ask (big or small) - there are women here who genuinely care about you, and you never know who might be aware of a resource.

Be well.

Some more wildlife for you OP (not my own). Are you more of a dog person or a cat person or both?

Hope you're both safe and well. This is my local wildlife:

Hi Detroit and all FWR!

Thanks to all for your kind wishes and concerns.

So far, we are having normal beautiful FL weather - 87 degrees blue skies, bright sun, heavy breezes... BUT it is quite ominous with the barometric pressure changes as creatures are quiet (hiding or gone). We haven't seen a bird (of which I usually see many types & sizes every day, no bats were seen last night and our owls were silent (or gone). Even the squirrels are nowhere to be found. Also no coyote sightings in our neighborhood since Sunday (usually several sightings of a certain pack each week). All of this is normal when a big hurricane approaches but some of the beauty is stripped from this paradise when the creatures cease to serenade the land with their voices.

Detroit, hoping your day is going well. That guy that insulted you is a shitbag - sorry you had to deal with him.

And my dear, you know what looks good? Being alive, being free of the prison you previously inhabited, being a survivor, being an indomitable and formidable woman looks good. Anyone that can't see you as you are can get bent.

Sending you hugs and optimistic energy for your quest to find a place to call your own. I'll check in again soon. XX

Try the paperclip under the text box?

Good morning, sisters!

Not sure if there are places here today, but I've been here before, it's less pretty, less private, and much safer. Unfortunately it's also more expensive, but for a few nights it's ok.

I hadn't been able to shower for 6 days. It was glorious. I didn't even wait for morning. Hot water. I make do with wet wipes, washing hair with cold water once in a while. I try not to care too much, and stay as nonoffensive as possible.

A nasty dude thought it was ok to comment on my physical appearance, and how I could appear more attractive. I let it go once. He repeated it over and over. Got a nasty tone. I really couldn't care less if my hair displeases him. Or my skinniness. Or how I could still be attractive to him and other men. My life is not improved by those things. To my shame he made me feel a prick of sadness, hurt. I know I don't look great. I know I look old and dischevelled. It hurt that anyone would seek me out. Insist on talking to me, just to insult me.

Not nice, huh. It also was leering and creepy, and I totally felt unsafe being around him. So I left.

Maybe a little family of skunk lived by the crossing? Skunk are quite cute...they just stink. There are places you smell hint of skunk.

Porcupines are lovely. Some dogs just don't learn, though. Have you ever seen sad doggies who try and take them on? I can't work out how to put pics in posts.

When I lived in Pennsylvania, there was a 4-way stop near us which always smelled of skunk. Though in that context maybe sometimes it was burnt rubber.