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My friend has battled with CRPS since she was in the 8th grade, and I used to be a bit of a wizard in the kitchen when it came to edibles. First of all, you are one tough motherfucker.

Smoking is not super useful, IMO. If you ever get the chance to legally procure cannabis candies (esp. hard candies) then I would give it a go. You can suck on it as long as you need it, and then wrap it up and save it for later. My friend didn't have as much trouble with feeling stoney when she just nursed on a piece of candy throughout the day. Tiny doses of edibles are great because you can get longer-term pain relief without the epic dopamine flooding that comes along with narcotics. This is probably not news to you, but I wanted to mention it just in case. :)

Then, her doctor prescribed her some kind of little white round pills that she calls her "weed pills" - I think they were refined THC pills meant for pain and anxiety. They caused no "woooah dude" effect at all, and they were super effective for her pain.

I was in this situation once - none of my best friends offered me a couch to sleep on, even though many of them had spare bedrooms. I'm not friends with those people any more. We had been inseparable for 8 years.

I had one new friend at the time that offered to let me sleep on the floor in her tiny studio, but how long before that wears its welcome? 2 weeks? 3? I was unemployed for 16 months. You risk putting a strain on a precious friendship, and for what? Only to be out on your ass all over again after having felt like you've overstayed your welcome.

Still besties with that new friend, btw. She's a peach!

She's actually doing great - she has a sex life and can walk when she wants/needs to.

I'm 30 and she's 23. She doesn't really have any friends her own age because they're just too young to be willing to alter their plans for someone else's mobility issues. Ah, youth. Don't worry - people get kinder as they age. She isn't on reddit, but I might suggest it to her. She's kind of a technophobe, though!

Do you have a favorite resident? What are they like?

Also, thanks for doing what you do. I couldn't. My great aunt was in a small, run-down nursing home when she had advanced Alzheimer's, and the staff was amazing! Everyone was really warm and they all knew all the residents by name. She didn't have much more than a brain stem attached to a body by then, so I don't think she noticed that her caretaker picked flowers for her room and whatnot. Still, it was a comfort to us to know that she was being well-cared for.

What has it been like having to have your mini-mullet 24/7? Do your friends give you shit for it?

Also, I want you to know that my boyfriend and I read Craigslist Missed Connections in Eugene's voice when we're bored, and it's hysterical. You should try it.