What a great forum...

[Roscopecotrain]

Welcome back biscuit. Sounds like a complete nightmare.

Another satisfied riva customer.

We love you too.

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[Super-Shiny]

[kibbster]

Biscuitcase is back!

All is well with the world again

[Kbee]

She was teasing us!

[MarkS]

Welcome back Isla

I was wondering where you had disappeared to after such a grand and whirlwind of an entrance.

Sorry to hear about the c#ck up's, hope they all get sorted soon as.

So the Riva has quelled the urge to grab the smokes in these times of stress eh?

[zeldamum]

Welcome back Isla

Glad you like the Riva. I love Artic Cherry as well

Hope your problems are soon sorted so you can enjoy the vaping experience.

[biscuitcase]

Hello lovelies... I feel bad for being such a crap, irregular forumite on such a wonderful forum, especially when you've all been fab beyond words helping me out. I don't mean to be one of these types who just shows up, demands your wisdom, picks your brains and then rides off into the sunset in a triumphant haze of Arctic Cherry.

Just been chaotic here and pretty depressing. My mum has dementia and bipolar disorder, and lately she's been going through a particularly bad period. She's up all night, or else she's having nightmares, some days she really doesn't have a clue who I am, or else she's delusional and convinced I'm trying to poison her, other days she's high as a kite, sprinting down the street in her nightdress, a few hours later she might be really withdrawn and borderline catatonic. I think it's all the disruption with travelling back to the UK after many months away, I tried to eliminate all the stress for her, but hey, 1)I'm generally crap at organising stuff, and 2)no matter how much planning you do, the evil cock-up fairy seems to jump out of nowhere and wack you senseless with her wand. Mum's been hospitalised so many times but it's been several years since she's seen the inside of a ward and I try my damnedest to keep her out because, honestly, I think if she was sectioned again or ended up in a home it would just about kill her. The tender mercies of many in the 'caring' profession is a long essay in itself... probably a lot of folks here have experienced some of it.

Anyway, I'm blabbering. She's in bed now, though! Not daring to hope too much, but it's been a while since I heard anything on the baby monitor, so fingers crossed she's sleeping and not planning her next bid to find the car keys or terrorise the neighbours.

On the vaping front - well, been puffing on a few of the nasty analogues, must be honest. But I still really love my Riva and it's been a godsend in times of dire stress... don't like to imagine just how many cigarettes I'd have got through in the last month without it. But I haven't really had above 5 a day even at the worst times amazingly enough, and I'm so, so pleased I took all your advice and got it. Sad but true: I'm considering getting another Riva kit, just so I can have plenty of them charged up and readily to hand, whatever the situation!

Very sincere thanks again xxx

[Banky]

Welcome back Isla.

[irishcas]

Hi Isla
Was thinking about you today would you beleive.
I have some idea what you are going through with your Mum we had 7 years of it with OH father and although they lived 150 miles away we had loads of dashes up and down and agonised about putting him in respite. He never actually went in full time.
Dont worry about having the odd analog you are doing great

[Chrissie]

(((Isla)))), so sorry to hear about your mum, it can't be easy for you at all

Please don't ever worry about not being an "irregular forumite", just post whenever you have time or need to.

[dave]

Good to see you back Isla and sounding remarkably chirpy under the circumstances Sorry to hear about your Mum. Treat yourself to a purple Spinner or something to help see you through