Where in the world is NJChicaa Sandiego?
By NJ Chicaa
@NJChicaa (126952)
United States
April 29, 2026 6:40pm CST
If you are Gen X then you get the reference to the old Carmen Sandiego game.
If you read my stuff regularly then you'll have noticed I've been writing fewer posts per day and they've been pretty generic. Well the past 2 months have not been quiet or generic for me. Nope.
If you remember I was having some health issues during the winter and wound up in the ER and admitted to the hospital back in early March. My platelet level was very dangerously low and I wound up having to have a transfusion before they could do an endoscopy. That procedure showed all sorts of issues. . .
. . . so I wound up voluntarily checking into residential rehab for alcohol. I am still here and will be getting back to the apartment next week. In all honesty this whole thing has been overblown and a bit unnecessary but it has given me time to rest, take the GI meds, and get better along with learning some new skills.
So that's the very abridged version of what I've been up to lately. It has been a good experience but I am definitely ready to get out of here and back to real life. I miss my cats. I haven't seen them in 2 months.
Now that the cat is out of the bag (no pun intended) I'll have lots of posts sharing my experiences here. A few people here have known where I am. It wasn't something I widely broadcast either online or offline. Oh well now you know. 

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@Ineeddentures (30551)
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10h
I did wonder where you were.
I knew you weren't at home
And I didn't want to ask
So did you have a problem with booze?
Do you still have a problem with booze
I did
I had to do rehab as well
I didn't think I had problems
I thought it was blown out of all proportion
It's weird , I was 8 weeks in rehab.
And for 14 years I never went near booze again
But then I did, in 2018, never stopped since
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@NJChicaa (126952)
• United States
10h
@Ineeddentures My counselor tried very hard to get me to stay longer. . . not because she thinks I need it but because I'm so low-maintenance and she thinks I'm funny.
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@Ineeddentures (30551)
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9h
@NJChicaa
I believe that. You are funny
I know this
I think of your counselor tried very hard to get you to stay longer that she did really think you need it, or, would further benefit from it.
They don't waste resources.
I hope you are better,
If you ever need to talk...
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@FourWalls (85570)
• United States
8h
I hope you find opening up to be helpful in your new journey. And I’m here if you need me.
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@DaddyEvil (173062)
• United States
1h
Technically, I'm a Boomer but I get the reference. I usually identify with Gen X.
I wondered what was happening with you but never would have guessed you had a problem like that. Nor would I have asked. If you wanted me to know, you would have told me. (I'm not judgmental and hope you're getting things worked out.
)
I'm sure your cats miss you just as much as you miss them. 
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I'm sure your cats miss you just as much as you miss them. 
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@LindaOHio (220029)
• United States
2h
Well, now I don't have to worry about saying something I shouldn't. I did want to ask if you were doing some cooking there? I"m glad you're feeling better. 

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