cocktail', and is opting to take 2300 mgs. of ibuprophen daily.

Worker's Comp and the Insurance Company have no Intention of allowing Cheyenne to Healthily go her Way while They UnEthically go theirs.

In fact, Cheyenne has even been forced to hire a lawyer, just to be able to successfully deal with the high paid lawyers the Insurance Company has rooting for and winning for its side, during every hearing. Healing has no place in those hearings. The hearings are about Rules and Laws, and who can play the Game better than the other. The Patient's Pain, Health, and Overall Quality of Life are of no meaningful consideration or consequence. They are an after thought to one lawyer's ability to win over the other.

What's worse is that, since the Texas tort reforms of the 1990's, the Game is rigged in favor of the Insurance Companies and their Interests. The lawyer Cheyenne hired told her so. There is only so much they can do. They have to play with the hand dealt to them - within the perameters of the Games Rules - and, as a Consequence (justly or unjustly) so does she. Sometimes you win. Sometimes you lose. It's all a matter of who Plays the Game Best. That determines who walks (or hobbles) Home Singing the Blues.

What is Cheyenne's Crime ? She was injured while attending to the Needs of her Students. She is being Punished and Penalized for being one of 'those People' - one of 'those Workers' who always Gives 110% to every Job - every Endeavor. And as a result, sometimes finds herself being at risk while striving for the Care and Safety of Others. It's a Catch-Two scenario. You're darned if you do and darned if you don't.

She is having tremendous difficulty making Lemonade this time around. Cheyenne is being forced to swallow whole and choke down the Lemons thrown at her. The undiluted, sour acid of the Lemons is beginning to eat her up from the inside-out - the outside-in. Perhaps, she can make Lemon Pudding, if she gives it a spin ! Too bad that she can't shake and shimmy the way she used to. That would certainly shake and shimmy things up for the Better ! Oh, if only They would Fix her. Set her Loose. And Let her !

Where is Justice ? Where are the attempts to make this situation Even - Balanced ? Why is she being Forced to spend the rest of her Life as a (shimmyless and shakeless) Pain Ridden Cripple ? So much Lost. So little Gained. The Stone's been cast and fallen flat onto Hard, Parched, (seemingly) Unfertile Ground. There's no Pulsating, Healing, Living Water's Ripple.

Where are the Makings for Lemonade ? Lemon Pudding ?

When is Enough....Enough ?

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