Senior Golden Sneakers
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Humongous plant, PATSY. I used to know the name, but it is fairly common and not too sensitive! It may go into shock, but I doubt you can kill it!!!
Gorgeous Isaac, and I'm jealous!
PHOEBE, I learned how to circle around in the elevator, back out of a narrow corridor, pull into a table, and pass the good old mental capacity tests again. She said I was the only one who ever
got 100 on it! Lots of practice! So I got certified and I can drive to dinner now! SANDY, the warnings were just general alerts. I know how prepared you will always be!
Must get a new phone/message system as Comcast says the problem with dropped calls is in my phones. Any recommendations for cordless brands? Must get ready to go down now. I finally
reached 70 degrees.
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The story with my legs is that there are no answers yet. I am taking Gabapentin for the pain and that's helping. The doctor said I could increase the dose gradually up to more than twice what I'm taking now. I saw the neurologist last week and he read over all the lab work that had come before and did few tests of his own and then sent me for more blood work that turned out to be a fasting test in which they took six large and four small vials of blood. That was Thursday morning and I haven't heard the results yet. So I am still walking and dancing and riding the exercise bike and teaching my line dance class but I don't feel comfortable the way I used to. I am so grateful that I am able to do all these things because so many others aren't. Barbie 0 -
Thanks for the update, Barbie. We are concerned about all this. I read somewhere about leg pain, restless etc. and they suggested a link with fybromyalgia. That's all I know about that!
I forgot to mention Jim earlier. Thank the Lord, he doesn't have any disc issues requiring surgery. The Dr. Says its lots of the same as before, arthritis, degeneration. So he is on a prescription steroid for a week. Then if he feels good, great. If not, they try an injection. He needs to accept that it could happen again. He had been working outside the week before, cut wood with his saws, etc.
Shirley, Isaac is so cute! He looks so pleased by his stand, I love it.
OK just watched last night's Downton episode. It's really dull.
Night all
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I watched the second episode of the new X-Files tonight. There are lots of little insider bits that refer back to the original series. I am not that interested in this series even though I always watched the original.
I am going to read now.
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PHOEBE, my experience tells me that men simply do not want to accept that they are no longer 29! By the way, Restless Leg Syndrome research most often shows a dearth of Dopamine or a particular type of iron lacking in the are of the brain that also produces dopamine. We are hoping for something more definitive to come about in that field of research.
BARBIE, I'm trying to figure out why you are on gabapentin. Isn't that a neurological medication? I know it's used for neuropathy and some doctors prescribe it for Restless Leg Syndrome, but it doesn't sound like you have either one of those. How wonderful that you can keep up your activities that mean so much to you! I do hope you find relief soon. Buzz 0 -
Some kind of infection in my ear or bronchial. Headache, fever. Back to sleep.
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pjsatticPhoebeWaleskaGA wrote: »Some kind of infection in my ear or bronchial. Headache, fever. Back to sleep.
Phoebe
Sorry you are ill Phoebe. Hope you are getting lots of rest.
Lin
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Oh Phoebe, take care my friend. John just got over an ear infection and he was miserable. He even had difficulty with dizziness, which I guess is common with ear infections. At any rate, a horrible trip to the DR. Might be in order. John often said he was too sick to go the DR. Not sure about that but do take care.
Patsy
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Phoebe - sorry to hear you aren't well.
Lin - I tried to watch the x files too, eventually changed channels.
So Buzz you are licensed now. Good for you.
I'm awfully sluggish today. Had a nap but am making supper now. Baked maple salmon, beets and potatoes. Trying beets in my IP. Let's see what kind of a mess I can make. LOL
Have a great evening.
Jeri
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Happy Tuesday!! Typing that just reminded me it is garbage day and I have to take out the trash. Had a good night's sleep and a fun day with Robby. I even rode the bike while he took his nap. I posted a video on Facebook on how he can say all his cousin's names that are on my grandchildren wall including his sister, Bryanna. He is one smart little boy.
I am sorry to hear you are sick Phoebe, I do hope you get well fast. Patsy dizziness and headaches are Babe's worst symptoms, no doctor seems to be able to help him with either. He does have bone spurs in his neck, which I think is most of his problems.
Lin I watched the first two episodes of X Files, jury is still out if I like it or not. I have scheduled it to be recorded so will get back to you. Buzz you sound like you are learning the new wheels just fine, I never had any doubt. Barbie as long as you can still dance and walk the dogs without severe pain, that is what matters. Getting older (although you are still young) is not for sissys.
Have a great evening and tomorrow I do not sit so will be able to post earlier.
Sandy
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Phoebe- Feel better soon!
Another gloomy rainy day and the snow is melting. We went for a walk around the hockey arena again
and probably will do this until our vacation in February.
Tomorrow I will go to Yoga class and Dave will be painting our wall, the color is called green tea.
A very soft color and nice. Finished laundry and did some cleaning upstairs today.
Other than that nothing else going on and I have choir practice tonight.
Kathy had Isaac to the doctor for his check up and he is a healthy little man.
Well dinner is ready better go. Have a good evening.
Shirley0 -
phoebe hope you are feeling better Ear aches really can get you down.
I have been readin a new book/ called the starch solution by John Mcdouall really given me a new outlook on life.
I made a big pot of beans soup today.Now trying to figure what what it will be tomorow. I think this will save me a pile of Money . I only spent 35 dollars at the store. today.Besides the food taste fantastic.
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Buzz,Gabapentin was prescribed by my primary care doctor for nerve pain.....the neurologist confirmed that it was a good choice and had wide uses. The pain in my legs is not muscle or joint. It has made a big difference in my ability to do things and has allowed me to cut way back on my use of ibuprofenPhoebe, everything I've read about fibromyalgia lists muscle pain and fatigue as symptoms and neither of those are true for me. This week I'm substituting for my friend teaching her low intermediate line dance class on Thursday. I filled in for her one day last month when she was ill, this time it's because she has out of town company coming to celebrate her husband's 70th birthday. I'll teach my Friday class as usual. 0
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POOR DEAR PHOEBE! Sleep is a wonderful help, but don't ignore ears or bronchitis! Sending lots of love and best wishes for a quick relief!0
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I had to leave in the middle of my post earlier and just discovered it was still on my computer, never posted! Meantime lots of new things to read here.
MARIE, if your Starch Solution is by Dr John MacDougall, I knew him in Hawaii! He published several books on food and had a large following and eventually moved to northern California, I think. It was a very healthy program. I'm wondering if it was similar to the Paleo Diet, simply because he advocated eating what you can grow, with no "manufactured" additives.
BARBIE, your leg problem is quite a mystery! Let us know what they find as soon as you learn, OK?
SANDY, You come through to me today as one happy lady! Funny how emotions seem to come right through the written word! I don't think I put 2+2 together until you mentioned Robby is Bryanna's brother! The I recalled her Dad remarried. It's always lovely when people find love again!
Nice to see SHIRLEY is back at her exercises!
JERI, maybe "sluggish" is telling you to nap? You are always on the go!
LIN and PATSY, hi, gals, hope things are going smoothly for both of you today...
I went to my monthly CareTakers meeting today and learned much about the Continuing Care
aspect of where we live. One of the leaders recommended I consider putting Mike into the Assisted Living section , and I would remain in our apartment. She said experience shows we would both live longer doing so, and could prolong his remaining out of the Alzheimer unit by many years, and it might save my health, as well . I really don't know how to judge when he might be ready, but I see only resistance right now! Buzz 0 -
Good morning. Happy to finally be back in town. We had a wonderful time with friends in Utah this past week. But it was nice to wake up in my own bed this morning back in Georgia. Guess today will be spent catching up on laundry and getting life back in order at the house. Wishing everyone a wonderful rest of the week.
Phoebe - Hope you're feeling better.
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Happy Wednesday!! Made up for lost sleep this morning slept over 8 hours. Bingo tonight, maybe my uncle Joe will help me out a little bit. My rotator cuff is bothering me again, I am going to call to see if I can get another cortisone shot and start doing some of my exercises.
I only have two weeks left before I start sitting 5 days a week so have to get all my doctor's appointments in before then. Babe is stopping by this afternoon with some supplies for me, he must be feeling better.
Not much new other than that except I am losing a little weight and try to ride my bike for at least an hour a day. I am hoping to reach my goal by my birthday in March.
Have a great day everyone.
Sandy
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Sandy - Good luck with bike and losing, its always a battle. I do had a down scale this morning so i
was happy to see it going in the right direction. Good luck with bingo, may your uncle be on your
shoulder.
Marcella - Glad to see you back and you had a good time with friends.
Buzz - A very difficult decision to make about Mike. Maybe a good one in the long run, but hope you
two can live apart, that is the reality. Good luck to you and Mike on this.
Barbie - I am happy to hear your condition is not stopping you from doing your dancing, that would be
hard for you to give up especially since you love it so much. Just keep on keepin on!
Painting our wall is done but Dave decided to give it another coat so it lasts longer.
Errands and a trip to Walmart is my day. I stopped by to see my M-I-L but her car wasn't there so
the extra muffin and coffee came home to Dave.
Have a good day my friends,
Shirley
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Thanks, SHIRLEY, it's the most difficult thing I have to try thinking about! I feel it will kill him, but they tell me he will fare very well once he's used to it. I just can't believe it! He appears so normal most of the time, yet I find his memory far worse than I suspected. I think it's called denial, but he really covers it so well. Well, it's almost 2 PM and I haven't taken time for breakfast, even! So I'd better get a bite. Buzz 0
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Hello - Buzz, a friend of mine has been facing some thorny issues. Her husband needed not just Assisted Living but needed a memory unit and nursing home care while at the time (a couple of years ago), she was in an independent living apartment. The care staff found her presence actually agitated him and he did better with short visits from her and was apparently happy. My friend wanted a big anniversary party last fall and care staff said it would be too hard for him to try to cope with a big crowd. Meanwhile, her Parkinson's has worsened to the point that she now needs nursing home care and she wants to be in the same room as her husband while from what everyone understands her visits still agitate him. Couple that with the issue that she really is no longer capable of making decisions due to the intense ups and downs that the Parkinson's is apparently provoking in her. So tough that the facility has told her family that he does better in his own room and she is now unhappy that she cannot be in a room with him. These decisions are just so extremely difficult. Her children are trying to cope and provide the best for each of them but there really are no clear cut solutions. I feel so bad for all that you have to face each day.
Hugs to all my friends.
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Feeling better, still got the headache.
Buzz, such a big decision, Mike depends on you, and that can be stressful, but how would you feel if he wasn't with you? Maybe you both can arrange to spend more time in this other place to make it more familiar.
Lin, that sounds sad and stressful for both of your friends. Parkinson's can cause some strong emotions as well. Sounds like the wife is in denial a bit. Much like my aunt. I get updates from her daughter, and I take everything else with a grain of salt.
Have a good night
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Good Evening,
Have a lot more energy today. And Buzz, I did have a nap.
Buzz - hard decisions to be made, now or in the future. Big hugs my dear.
Phoebe - glad you are starting to feel better.
Shirley - Love your profile picture. So sweet.
Sandy - Everytime I see you riding your bike for an hour I am so impressed. I have to force myself to do 30 minutes. Sorry your rotor cuff is acting up. Nasty stuff. As my Mom used to say "Getting Old isn't for Sissies" Not that I am going to admit that any of us are getting old.
We haven't had a chance to go over and see our grandkids since we came back. The flu has been circulating around Melanie's house and Melissa works during the day so the weekend will be the best time to see them. Miss them all.
Thinking of heading down to Florida for a week in February. We have friends who are renting a house and they want us to come and stay with them for a week. We just might. We'll see. Some of it will be determined as to how my sister is making out. She is in the hospital tonight and tomorrow night. Trying out a new heart medication which has some very serious side effects. Hope all goes well for her. Love that girl. She has been doing quite well actually. Her pleural fluid has not been building up as much and has not had it withdrawn for 3 weeks now and still feels pretty good. Sure hope this is how it will be in the future. That was one of the hopes with the cancer medication that it would stop that fluid building up.
I'm back at using Weight Watchers again to record my foods. So far so good. Their site though is just awful in my mind. I like the new program. Most fruits and vegetables are free and lean meats count low as well. Really just the way I like to eat. I haven't lost much weight yet as the trip to Washington was a plateau. But, at least I didn't gain any weight while I was there. Usually a trip down there is a cause for me to lose weight as my sister doesn't cook much but this time I did all the cooking. LOL
Time to head to bed. Hope everyone has a wonderful day tomorrow.
Hugs to all,
Jeri
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Nothing from Anne since 1-25. Hope you're OK!0
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Yes, I'm okay and the bruises are fading from when I took the trip over the small electric heater which was on whilst the furnace was off. I've been popping in here though and am sort of in shock from all the bad news that everyone has been posting since the start of the new year. BUZZ has a terrible decision to make. A friend of ours is in the same situation. John finally caved and put his wife Lil into extensive care after coping with Alzheimer's. Then after a few weeks, and against all advice, he's taken her out again. This is in Australia where it is apparently hard to find a place in the first place and then you start at the bottom of the list again.
The same day I flew over the heater, another friend took a nose dive in the UK coming home from tests at the hospital and probably disoriented. My cousin in Australia tripped head first into a rose bush this week! All this tripping of us over 70s made me decide to remove the rug from under the coffee table. So I now have a safer living room if a less inviting one.
PATSY lost her precious pet and a member of our family lost Tala the sweetest little pug who developed paralysis in her legs from a back problem. But.....today is a new day, PHOEBE is feeling better, BUZZ will make a good decision based on advice and the sensible lady she is. JERI has happy news about her sister, MARIE is doing so well on her plant based diet and everyone else is bouncing along so goodbye to January and hello soon-to-be February.
My geraniums are still alive! Amazing after the deep freeze when the furnace blew!
I'm still eating an apple a day from the wonder trees. About 2 weeks left!
Bye from Anne, hopefully ever the optimist!
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Thank you, Anne, for checking in. Your absence was Noticed! I'm sorry to hear about your fall, and your friends and family members too. A rose bush sounds like a bad place to land but it could be worse! It could have been a cactus. OK, maybe not. I wonder if the man who pulled his wife from care did it for himself more than anything else. Seeing instances where men are the caregiver, they seem to form habits and don't like changes. I still miss my uncle who neglected his own needs to care for his wife. He passed before her.
Much better today and much to do.
Have a great as it can be day!
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Good mornin Sneakers read all the post and glad to hear Anne for posting was beginning to get worried about her.
Just as you IP owners knew I would, I love my IP cooker. have cook 3 times in it perfect every time.
I will be cooking me a mess of potato today.. Made rice yesterday to go in my soup. I am doing great of the starch solution plant base diet. For I love potatoes any way you can fix them. This morning I am going to try to make water fried hash browns with onions
Talk to you all later
Marie
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Good morning Sneakers. It's so nice to be home and getting back into a more normal routine. Today is errand day. So, I'm off to pick up my farm fresh milk, eggs and veggies.
Anne - Happy to hear that you are on the mend. Bad heater! I hate when they just jump out in front of us like that!
Buzz - Will be thinking about you and Mike and remembering the two of you in prayer. I just have to think that no matter what decisions are made, he will ultimately know how very much you care about him.
Marcella
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Happy Thursday!! I have my meeting today and then grocery shopping. I did not win at bingo and because of what I ate I gained a pound from salt. As Anne said today is a new day so hopefully for weigh in I will have lost the pound I gained. Question for all of you, as morbid as it sounds have any of you ever heard of the Neptune Society? After being at my uncle's funeral I am thinking of my own and heard that this society takes care of all of the arrangements making it easier on the family. I have emailed my children for their advice but wondered if anyone here can add anything. I hope to be around for a long time but it doesn't hurt to be prepared.
Buzz, that will be the hardest decision you will probably ever make, so be sure to get informed and do what you think is best for Mike. We are here for support but the final decision is yours and the doctors. Love you sweetie!!
Jeri, glad your sister is doing a little better, will pray for continued good health.
Phoebe, sickness doesn't keep you down for long, glad you are able to get things done today.
Marie, sounds like you got that pot conquered and now can make all those delicious meals.
Marcella, my errand day as well and today if I remember I think I will try Aldi's.
Lin, your friends are in an impossible situation. My cousin had to put her father in a nursing home because he was falling and getting hurt in her home. It was for his own safety.
Anne, it has not been a good month for you or your friends, February will be better and then Spring should be right behind with warmer weather and sunshine which we all need again.
I was worried about Jackie but just remembered she is on vacation, thank goodness.
Have a great day,
Sandy
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Hello All,
Anne - my goodness - how scary. Glad you ar on the mend. I am such a klutz I am always tripping over something or almost slipping down the stairs (which I have done).
Marie - I knew you'd love your IP once you got going with it. I like how fast it cooks things. I have been eating a delicious vegetable soup this week that was so good.
Weight loss Soup
½ head of cabbage, chopped
1 cup celery, diced
1 cup white or yellow onion, diced
1 cup carrots, diced
1 green bell pepper, diced
2-3 cloves garlic, minced
4 cups chicken broth
14 oz can basil, oregano, garlic diced tomatoes
1 teaspoon oregano
1 teaspoon basil
½ teaspoon red pepper flakes (I omitted the pepper flakes but added salsa after it was cooked)
few shakes of black pepper
½ teaspoon salt (optional)
Instructions
Heat 2 tablespoons of olive oil in IP.
Add celery, onions, bell peppers, and carrots.
Saute until slightly tender.
Stir in garlic.
Pour in chicken broth.
Stir in tomatoes and cabbage.
Stir in seasonings.
Put in IP on soup for 15 minutes. Adjust seasoning if desired.
Serve and enjoy!
Notes
Added package of mushrooms. Sliced thinly and sautéed for about 10 minutes. After it was done I also added salsa and a little bit of cooked chicken. Yummy.
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