Senior Golden Sneakers
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Happy Tuesday!
Caught up with my sleep by sleeping eight and a half hours. Babe just called and said he had a surprise for me and is giving me $500 for my trip. I am very grateful and can finally stop worrying about having enough money. I am now looking forward to a wonderful time.
Lin, finally Mah Jongg!! It has been a long few weeks with our weather and now like you we are going to get an ice storm. I am sitting all day tomorrow and Thursday morning so I hope the roads are good for me to drive there. When does Spring come?
Anne, I hope that is Buzz's problem because I can't figure it out. Where did you see the missing 19 comments? That confused me.
Jeri, I had to look up Dupuytrens disease and it doesn't sound pleasant. I think there is a commercial with a lady who plays piano with the same, they are advertising some sort of medicine. I do hope it gets better, you have enough on your plate. I have to take driving test because I will be 77 on March 10.
Buzz, I am stumped but hope Anne and Jeri's suggestions help. I am at least glad that you can click and see my posts, weird just weird.
Patsy, I remember when my son would tell me Portland is shut down due to snow. When a city is not equipped with snow plows like the Midwest it has to be horrible. Hopefully today the sun came out and it all melted.
Jackie, busy running around getting everything in order for tomorrow? Just know that we are thinking of you and love you . Praying for a successful surgery and easy recovery.
Have a wonderful day!!
Sandy
One Day at a Time
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Yes, rushing about organising myself as well as the dogs for their stay with Scruff and Misha! Hens to be mucked out first thing in the morning before my shower. Too wet today.
Thanks for the good wishes, all gratefully received.
Hopefully be in touch at the end of the week.
Jackie 2 -
SANDY, if you press BUZZ's avatar you will see it says 2216 comments but on the sneaker page she has actually 2235 posts. I think that's why this discrepancy might be something to do with losing her Sandy posts.
But then, what do I know!
Anne.0 -
Hello again, wintery mix arrived earlier than anticipated so we broke up our game early and I slipped my way home. Glad to be here. Slippery is not a favorite of mine.
Chiming I’m with all best wishes Jackie. May all go wonderfully. Hugs. Will be thinking of your
Hugs, hugs, hugs.
Lin0 -
A sunny but cold hello today. I am ready for spring but that demented groundhog is quite simply WRONG! This is not spring.
We are having a huge “to Do” at our local library. It is called The Drag Queen story hour. A local LGBT guy will read to the kids in a dress. It is to introduce the kids to diversity. You all know how liberal I am but I am oddly VERY uncomfortable with this. Not sure why I feel so ambivalent but I am. I have read to the kids in story hour in my Auntie Goose puppet outfit. It is an apron with attached arms that have a goose puppet. I was asked to participate with this story hour but I can’t, my reasons are still unclear to me. I have been supportive of diversity all my life.
Patsy0 -
Jackie, best wishes for your new hip! You will soon be jumping and twisting and rocking and rolling. I’ll bet your real concern is for your pets. They will miss you but they know you will be back home soon, and feeling better as the days go by. We are all thinking of you and demand that the doctors and nurses take extra good care of you. Seriously! You are dearly loved, my friend!
Patsy
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Had a busy day.
Sandy Dupuytrens causes your hands and fingers to pull in. I’m having radiation as it can slow the progression. Most people don’t get it until they are older and it is more prevalent in Northern European or Scandinavian families. That’s me.
I’m really striving to get my circles filled on my Apple Watch every day
and get a blue circle on Weight Watchers. I fill my circle by getting 300 activity minutes, exercising for 30 minutes and standing and moving around every hour. The 🔵’s from WW are earned by being in the healthy eating zone.
Trackable things really motivate me. As I’ve said before counting my steps is a priority for me too.
Am I anal about these things - definitely. LOL
Have a great evening
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Anne! Not sure if you ever give Jilly any blue buffalo dog food but I just checked and it has been recalled because it has too much Vit. D and can cause toxicity and liver damage. Very worrisome. I usually keep some out for Katie all the time!
Patsy0 -
Fell asleep while trying to type, read, etc., but not the usual story. Got to my new dentist with seconds to spare after 3 transport cars declared me a no show! Seems they were calling my home phone instead of my cell! Anyway, she did a beautiful job of extracting 4 front teeth and with all thing! Spent over 3 hours at her office, and left with a nice looking temporary "bridge" and though the bleeding is still fairly constant, I seem to be sleeping through recovery!
Awakened a couple of hours ;later to find I never posted, so I will,now..
Wishing JACKIE loads pf luck! Buzz 0 -
Thanks for the warning PATSY, but no. Jilly's main diet is chicken, rice, and yam. I do put dried dog food down for emergencies but she rarely touches it. Hers is Natural Balance. Katie is still very young so she should be okay, but I agree, very worrisome because blue Buffalo is supposedly a good brand.
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Good morning, I am off again in a little while for Tai Chi. This is the day with classes both morning and afternoon. However the weather may intervene again. So I may be back sooner than I have planned. Oh my.
Buzz, I am so sorry about the mix-up with the transportation. So nerve wracking. I have had that problem several times with service appointments. Especially Internet outages. They will call on a line that is not working. I think I may have that straightened out now but each occasion is a new opportunity for a mix-up. Take care and I trust the bleeding has stopped and that you will heal quickly.
Jeri, I have never known about treatments for that disorder. I pray that it helps you. Hugs.
Must go now. Thinking of Jackie.
Hello Sandy, Anne, Karen, Diane and Marie.
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Happy Wednesday! I really have no time this morning, I am supposed to be at Lisa's by 11:00. I will probably spend the night as I have to be there at 9:30 tomorrow so she and Robby can go for eye exams. I passed my driver's test although I made a few mistakes such as which way to turn my wheels parking on a hill. I told him that is why I don't park on hills.
At least he passed me and that worry is over, life is good and I am grateful
Good luck Jackie!! Hello to everyone else but I have to run.
Sandy
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I think JACKIE will be recovering from surgery by now. Hope all went successfully and you are resting comfortably. Thinking of you, Anne and indeed, all of us here.0
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Hello everyone. No such luck Anne as there were long delays after theatres ran out of instruments and couldn't get more sent from other hospitals. Lucky me did finally have my surgery but lady next in queue sent home! Am now on ward but looks like cup of tea and biscuits my lot tonight so diet going well!! Staff all brilliant and caring and epidural just beginning to wear off so although can't move lower half yet am gently flexing muscles.
All went well with replacement so should soon be on my feet.
George and Betty settled in with my friend and I'm told Betty even pee'd outside so obviously showing off!
Thanks for thinking of me.
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JACKIE! Wonderful to hear from you and know you are on the start of the road to recovery!! Enjoy those biscuits and make them last! Betty peed outside!!! Good little girl!! The pets will be so happy to see you home and so will all your friends. Hope you get to have a real good sleep tonight, at least you won't have Betty snoring away!!! Sweet dreams and hugs from me, Anne.0
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Hello All
Sandy. Congratulations. I’d have been so scared.
Lin you are right, there is no cure for Dupuytrens. You can only slow down the progression. 😟
Jackie glad everything went well.
Buzz. That must have been so frustrating for you. Good luck with recovering from your dental work.
3rd day of radiation. They weren’t quite as slow today. It’ll be Friday when they have it down pat as to how to get the radiation set up properly. Lots of moving me around.
Still doing well with WW ✔️and getting in my apple fitness rings ✔️. I’m doing a challenge and have been successful every day in February. Being anal does have it’s advantages. I have 11,361 steps. Woo hoo
Have a super day
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Anne, I hope that is Buzz's problem because I can't figure it out. Where did you see the missing 19 comments? That confused me.
Buzz, I am stumped but hope Anne and Jeri's suggestions help. I am at least glad that you can click and see my posts, weird just weird.
Sandy
Dear SANDY, MFP and I are also completely baffled, and I almost ruined my software following their instructions to see where the glitch is! Then I got Comcast involved and they added to my computer woes before telling me how to empty almost everything so the problem could be fixed! Luckily , I was able to reverse some of the actions in order to be able to sue my laptop again! Now, I have sent ANNE's new numbers discovery to MFP to see how THAT could have happened. I feel like Joe BLFSPK, the little man living under a constant cloud in the ancient comic strip, Li'l Abner!!!. I assume you are all too young to have read that one! So happy SANDY passed the driving test! Neat retort!
JACKIE, what a fright, after all your preparation! So glad you were finally taken into surgery, and we are all thinking of you and wishing the finest recovery!
LIN, I' will be happy when I do not have to rely on free transportation again, though I am fortunate Humana supplies it for my medical needs
Incidentally, the temporary bridge looks fantastic and I feel pretty OK! Attended my friend's dinner party (85th birthday) and ate soft foods and did just fine!
Scary, huh?
JERI, I have no idea what your condition is, but will investigate as soon as I close this post! As if you haven't enough on your plate already! Wishing you very slow progression!
PATSY, there is nothing wrong with recognizing your discomfort with the cross-dressing reader! It just doesn't sit right with you and it's OK! It's possibly a generational thing and has nothing to do with disapproval, and remember, "Feelings ARE!" Especially for those raised religiously, the entire concept of LGBT--- must be difficult to accept in totality! Perhaps what the library is doing will make it easier for children to feel more comfortable than my generation, who still cannot accept differences comfortably!
Having re-read my post from yesterday, I apologize for the confusion of a befuddled brain! I hope this is more legible! And that my new temporary mouth isn't frightening, but I thought my lady was a fantastic dentist to supply a really acceptable temporary look! Buzz
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Sandy, there's a 30 post discrepancy between your avatar picture and your Sneaker posts as well. Your Sneaker page posts show more. My avatar and posts match exactly and so do JACKIES. Intriguing.
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Quick comment on PATSYs post about diversity. I consider myself to be pretty liberal as well, live and let live sort of thing. The problem I have with a hairy chap dressed in a dress is the possibility of causing confusion in small developing children's minds. At this age mommies wear dresses and makeup, daddy's run around covered in engine oil, don't they? Daft idea if you ask me! Plenty of time to introduce diversity and tolerance when the kids reach their early teens.
JERI, my fingers curl inwards. The pinkie the most. I was told it's a throwback to the Vikings. Mike says it's from clutching battle axes in the past! Oh dear!
On that note I better disappear to the kitchen (the woman's domain?) wearing my leggings, mmmm!
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Hello sneakers. I've gone from feeling pain and nauseous first thing to being out of my bed, walking on crutches, enjoying delicious small light meals, being x-rayed and getting to know my ward patients.... just the 4 of us. Didn't sleep last night so feeling tired but the more exercises I do the less pain I'm getting from stretched muscles. Physio back this afternoon to take me to the stairwell
Where he will test my climbing abilities!
Betty is behaving and entertaining my friend while George has apparently fallen for her rescue dog Misha!
I might be home tomorrow but not holding my breath.
Take care everyone
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Yeah ! Great news JACKIE. Delicious meals? Wonderful! Tony next door is now in our local hospital undergoing week long tests and Marie says the food is absolutely AWFUL! She's taking home cooked in for him, AND her washing machines broken down but she's bringing her stuff over for us to do this evening. She has to cover all windows and mirrors whilst Tony is away because he thinks his reflection is a stranger out to get him. Horrible disease, I feel SO sorry for the poor lady.
BUT sunshine.......JACKIE is on the mend! Thanks for the good news !
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Anne sounds like Dupuytrens Contracture, which is what I have. Only my little fingers are worse than the rest of my hand.
Buzz looks great
Jackie Wondet Woman
Oops got to run. Radiation in 30 minutes
Jeri
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Good day, it has been a day of ice, freezing drizzle, snow and now strong wind. Loads of activities are cancelled, schools closing etc. Wind chill expected around -25 degrees F tomorrow morning. I would guess our Chinese New Years party is on the verge of cancellation. Sad. I really look forward to that.
Jackie, you are a wonder! I am astounded with your progress. But how dare George become smitten by a new dog. Harrumph. Really, must say it again, you are just rebounding like no one else I have ever known who has undergone a hip replacement.
Jeri, you are a trooper as well. Are the treatments something that can be attempted again at a later date if there is more progression? Or is this a one and done type of thing. Hugs.
Buzz, I cannot believe how wonderful you look! My gosh, I would not have known by the photo that you just had such extensive dental work. My! I hope things are better today with your technology and this web site/app. I clicked on everyone’s photo and there is a number of comments posted. That is all. No second number. Anyway, all best to you.
Sandy, Happy child care. I hope you will be able to get home later on. I haven’t heard the weather for the Chicago area. They are so busy with endless local updates. Honestly, it is not good out there but every front that comes through could be broadcast by Chicken Little because really, the sky is always falling. Makes me live in a state of constant anxiety when mixed with reporting on politics.
Anne, very nice of you to help your neighbor with her laundry. She definitely has quite a load doesn’t she. Maybe the Bean will cheer her up a bit.
I will likely be thrown out of the Sneakers for this but exposing young children to anything and everything may not be a best practice in my view. Becoming desensitized to everything cannot be good. Accepting anything and everything as just part of everyday life? So there are no unacceptable things? We might as well throw out our laws and hey, who has a moral compass these days. And if you think you have one, is it spinning continually?
And yes, way back when, I did go with friends to gay bars to dance and to see the drag queen contests and to generally have a good time. Contestants were quite lovely and feminine. No big hairy guys in a dress. But I was an adult making a choice to go to these places, I was not a child at school or in a library.
Having vented my spleen, off I go. Do you think the weather is bringing out the worst in me? This country is bringing out the worst in me for certain with one outrage after another.
Best wishes all round. Hugs and happy wishes.
Lin
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Good morning all...well there is just a few minutes of morning left. We have sun and cooooooold temps. That, with our usually high humidity, it is darned uncomfortable these days.
It is true that most people have much more difficulty coming to grips with a hip replacement. I agree that Jackie is a wonder Woman! I would be whining and terrified I would fall. My family (John and our son) would be chiding me about being a wimp. Jeri has also handled her problems with optimism and bravery. Hats off to you ladies! You are both inspirational.
Anne, I know how important it is to have a friend (and neighbor) one can depend on for help. You probably don’t realize how much it means to your friend to know you are a sympathetic ear and willing to help.
I am hobbeling along. I am taking it easy until spring on story hour and I will volunteer a couple of times a month at the school doing Auntie Goose. It is fun for me. Since I don’t have any grandchildren to play with. Do you remember that little song...oh Playmate, come out and play with me and we’ll be jolly friends forever more! Cute little song that I might use at the school with Auntie Goose.
Trash day tomorrow...where did all this trash come from?
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LIN, I've never been to a gay bar or seen a drag queen contest but we did have a gentleman in our village who WAS big, hairy, and wore a dress all the time with a pair of waterproof boots because he liked to go wading with a big net eel fishing. Us kids took it all in our stride, we just thought he liked to dress up and was somewhat nutty in kid language. But I agree, he didn't belong in the children's section of our village library reading stories to confused 4 year olds being taught diversity! He was welcome everywhere else with good humour and tolerance. Shops, pubs etc. He just.....was.
The weather is bringing out the worst in me alright. My drive is a huge skating rink. To keep upright I had to cling to the back door and then gingerly cross a few feet to cling to the garage wall. This was in an effort to get the garbage out for tomorrow. No way am I going to skate down the drive to put the garbage out tonight. Marie isn't risking my drive and bringing her washing over after all. She can't get down her dozen front door concrete steps they are so coated in ice. She can get to her truck via her attached garage and apparently the hospital has a laundry room which she will use.
Jilly is using pee pads, even she can't stand upright and I don't want her breaking a spindly leg!
Anne.
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Lin My doctor only wants to do one treatment of radiation with Dupuytrens. Usually it works best when caught early.
Jeri
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I was with the kiddos from 9:30 a.m. to 7:30 pm. Charlie had a croupy cough so I suggested in a non Mother in Law type of way to take her to the doctor which she did. She does indeed have croup and is now on medicine. It was a long and tiring day so I will be back tomorrow.
Sandy
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A blissful 6 hours sleep no doubt helped by the amount of pills I'm swallowing last thing and now enjoying a cup of tea our night nurse is distributing before she goes home. Yesterday's x-ray shows the hip is where it should be but the physiotherapist didn't return to test my walking on stairs so going home still up in the air. I think my recovery is more to do with the naughty food I'm enjoying so just as well I won't be weighing in today. Here's the sticky toffee pud from yesterday
That cold weather some of you are suffering sounds horrendous so please do be careful. Anne even rubbish can wait so don't take risks. Just think, Spring is just round the corner and you will be taking your Jilly for those lovely early morning strolls.
Breakfast is on its way so I'll get myself prepared for the nicest bowl of porridge I've ever tasted then chase up my stairs check because I want to go home!!
Jackie1 -
Spent almost all day on the phone fixing errors with newspaper shorting my subscription for some reason (I won; they agreed I have 6 weeks coming to me!),discussing coming transport to my dentist and trying to explain I was not a "no show" for my previous appointment. The drivers (4 of them!) had been given my home number instead of my cell, and of course I was not home, but waiting outside to be picked up! My third beauty was calling my long-term insurance company , which I recently quit when the raised me $71 dollars a month for coverage that became very limited Before I quit, I spoke to a woman on their staff who informed me that I would be entitled to 2 years of aid after exiting the membership. I was to receive confirmation , which never arrived and after many calls, I made an angry one today after being informed there was no such plan when someone stops paying. I insisted they find the phone call (I couldn't recall the date), and after much grumbling, she disappeared for 3/4 of an hour, returning very contrite and saying a new confirmation would be sent tomorrow. I'll believe it when I see it, but will not let it go!
So happy for JACKIE, after my experience with poor hip surgery! Mine was also at my 80th birthday.
I fell asleep during this post and wakened wondering where Mike was! How weird, but I'd better get to sleep! My love to you all, and once again, thank you for listening! Buzz
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Golly JACKIE, the food looks wonderful on the national health service.! I won't show my neighbour your photo. She was busy making egg sandwiches for Tony yesterday because she says the food is dreadful here. She too had a good nights sleep because Tony had lost his phone after calling her continually the night before. She suspects the nurses confiscated it so she at least could get some shuteye last night. I guess the saga will carry on today. Just had my home made porridge and wondering how it compares to yours!
Mike is coming over after lunch, but of course it will be up to Mother Nature if he risks the journey on icy roads! My garbage remains in the garage! Even if I had the chance of sticky toffee pudding it wouldn't have lured me outside yesterday.!!!! There was a slight warm up overnight but I've yet to find out what's going on right now; it being still dark. Suspect an earlier bit of a meltdown but icing up again as a cold front pushes through.
Hope everyone has a trouble free day, frosty Anne.
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