2019: We Are Making a Difference!
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Helene - I'm glad your sister made it to 80! That's wonderful that you can celebrate her birthday.0
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She’s not quite there yet. It’s on March 25th. I’m assuming she’s so close that she’ll make it. While she has a lot of health challenges, nothing is life threatening. My SC sister is starting her drive today. She’s coming alone because her significant other is staying home with the dog. It’s very expensive to board him for the ten days or so they’d be away. When the two of them drive down, they do it in a day. Since she’ traveling alone, she’s stopping overnight in Jacksonville. I told her the area where we stay. It’ Very convenient to the highway. We use a couple of roads that get us around the Orlando traffic so I sent her the list of roads to take.0
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All our grandparents lived to their late 80's; early 90's. My dad's 93. However, my mom only made it to 75. I'm hoping that having gotten a cardiologist shortly after her death and stuck with it all these years is paying off now that I've got some issues. Makes me wonder what would have happened if Mom had had some decent medical care and not the local general practitioner in hicksville PA. (Still smarting a little that Dad wouldn't let me sue him - if nothing else to get him educated.)0
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Don't know if anyone else is watching This is Us. If not, this won't make much sense:
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Maryanne, I get it. I’m still watching, though this season has dragged a bit for me.
My grandparents on my mother’s side both died in their 70’s, while on my father’s side it was more mixed. His mother died in her early 80’s from cancer but her first husband died fairly young from a kidney disease when I was a baby. I’m not sure how old he was exactly. My mother is still alive at age 87. She was 1 of 6 girls, and currently only has 1 remaining sibling who is 96 (I think), but has Alzheimer’s disease. My father died at age 39 from cancer, so my heritage is pretty mixed in this area. I try to pay attention to getting the screenings I need for the diseases that have been most prevalent in my family, namely cancer and heart disease.
In DH’s Family, all 4 of his grandparents made it well into their 90’s before their deaths. His father died in his late 70’s from pulmonary fibrosis which also took several of his siblings, so DH is alert for that one. His mother is 91 and really has no significant issues that aren’t common at her age. Her older sister died last week from heart failure, and her younger brother died a few years ago in his 80’s due to a severe blood infection he contracted in the hospital.
I used to think living til you were in your 70’s was a long life, but as I get closer to that age, it doesn’t seem so long after all.0 -
I thought last week in the hospital waiting room was the LONGEST EPISODE EVER.
American's life expectancy is dropping in spite of our huge health care industry. And sometimes we do things because we can not because we should (like in vitro for Kate).
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I just stumbled onto a web site for an imperfect produce subscription delivery service. Wild!
https://www.imperfectproduce.com/0 -
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I have no idea how old my grandparents were or what they died from. They were all gone before I was born. I’ve always felt I got gipped in the grandparent department. My dad died at 75 from lung cancer. He was a 50 year smoker so no surprise there. My mother died in her early 90s so hopefully we all inherited her genes. My dad was the last of six siblings. A couple died of cancer and I’ m not sure what the others died from. A couple had alcohol problems and that may have factored into their deaths.
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I don't know too much about my grandparents except one. She was adopted as a child so I know little about genetic history, etc. She lived to late 80s despite heart issue. My mother died at the age of 90 of congestive heart failure; my father died at the age of 87 of pancreatic cancer. Now let's talk about my brothers. One died at the age of 56 of brain cancer; one died at the age of 67 of a massive heart attack; and one died at the age of 70 of a heart attack after experiencing heart issues for a year. They did not benefit from the years of my parents. I sweated each age as I reached it. I'll soon be 77 but dealing with the heart issue which supposedly is being successfully managed.0
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Jean - I figure we HAVE to be better off having good cardiologists than not. That's my theory and I'm sticking to it!0
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I had an interesting day today. Many years ago when I was single a coworker and I decided to share an apartment. For the most part we got along well and didn’t have many issues living together. After I got married we remained friends and DH and I often helped her out with car issues and minor repairs of the mobile home she had purchased to live in. As time went by, she began to have significant mental health issues and was eventually diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder. There were a couple of suicide attempts and hospitalizations and I was once called by her therapist late one night to go and check on her as she was concerned about her. She was threatening suicide but had no viable plan that night. After another hospitalization she was finally correctly diagnosed and properly medicated and her life began to improve significantly. At that point she decided to go into real estate, which I had concerns about since it’s a tough field to get started in, especially with no other source of income, but she was determined. About that same time DH and I were starting to plan the house we wanted to build and were talking to a custom builder that I had found whose work we really liked. We had planned to list the house we were living in with her and give her a chance to sell it, however she decided to try to hit up our new builder for a commission on the new home even though she literally had nothing to do with our selection of this builder. We had already signed contracts with the builder, so for her to get a commission on that transaction would have meant that amount would be added to the sales price, thereby coming straight out of our pockets. We didn’t feel this was fair and refused to go along with her demand. It got ugly and in the end we did not list our former house with her. Shortly after that she moved back to Illinois where she had a successful brother who gave her a job and helped her get back on her feet. All of this happened about 25 years ago. Fast forward to last fall when I got a friend request on Facebook from her, which I accepted. We corresponded briefly through that medium but never actually talked or saw each other. Last Friday she called me to say she was going to be in town with her husband and niece who was visiting law schools in the area, and asked if we might get together for breakfast. So today we met for breakfast and it was really interesting. We never brought up how things ended, but she referenced a couple of times how much I had helped her and that I had saved her life. I was really happy to see her and especially to see that she is doing really well now. Her husband seemed very nice, though I didn’t get to talk with him a lot. They invited DH and me to visit them in San Antonio sometime, and we might do it.
After breakfast I went and got a haircut, then ran several errands. I have an appointment on Friday with the cardiologist, as suggested by my PCP. It will be interesting to see what he has to say.0 -
That’s an interesting story about reconnections with your friend after a major blow out. Maybe she wasn’t consistently taking her meds when she tried to hijack your new house commission. It’s nice that you were able to move past what happened. She probably was embarrassed by her behavior. After all, she waited 25 years to get in touch. She could have contacted you on FB years before she did. Her acknowledgment of what you did to help her says it all.
My sister from SC arrived Monday. We had lousy weather yesterday so we ended up going into town to Best Buy. I was having troubles getting into my new computer. I’d forgotten the password and was having trouble trying to recover or change it. BIL set the computer up for me at Christmas. He also put MacAfee virus protection on it instead of what I purchased at BB when I bought it. I had an appointment with the Geek Squad to help with the password. I didn’t need that but I used the appointment to have them delete MacAfee and install Webroot. The tech showed me the product key on my receipt and suggested I do it myself. I told him I wanted them to do it. They did it and was was very nice to me after I stood my ground. It took about 30 minutes which was fine. I find I’ easily frustrated trying to set up anything technological. Plus I paid for 2 years of Geek service.0 -
Pam - that sounds like it was an all around strange experience - both 25 years ago and now. I'm glad it ended well.
Helene - that's funny that they tried to get you to do it! DH does that to me sometimes. LOL!
Went out to dinner last evening with my best friend, then came home and watched Survivor. We're supposed to get 2-3 inches of rain today so I'll probably hunker down and work.0 -
Is there any lower this president can go? I'm sure the answer unfortunately is "yes" but really?
President Donald Trump continued his attacks on John McCain on Wednesday, complaining to a crowd in Lima, Ohio, that he was not thanked for approving the senator’s state funeral arrangements.
Trump was giving a speech focused on the economy at a military tank plant in Lima when he launched into a lengthy criticism of the late war hero. The crowd included members of the military, who remained largely quiet during the comments, according to USA Today.
“I gave him the kind of funeral that he wanted, which as president I had to approve,” Trump told the crowd. “I don’t care about this, I didn’t get ‘thank you,’ but that’s OK. We sent him on the way. But I wasn’t a fan of John McCain.”0 -
If he didn’t need thanks, why is he bringing it up at all. As you said, just when you think he can’t go lower, he does. I saw Meghan McCain the other day. She talked about all the weekends her dad spent with the family, doing outdoor activities. Meanwhile, Trump is spending his time tweeting instead of spending time with his family. She suggested he do that instead of being obsessed with her family.0
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I saw a meme on Facebook today that said something like “How stupid are you to pick a fight with a dead man — and lose!” Pretty much says it all about our Narcissist-in-Chief.0
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Found it again.
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That's a great meme. I think there is something seriously wrong with the orange cheeto. Maybe we need to take the 25th amendment idea as more than a joke. Of course I keep going back to "but then we'd have Pence".
How did we get here? I know I live in a bubble. Bluest state in the nation and all that. But how are all these grown *kitten* men in Congress so afraid of this idiot? If they just stuck together and did the right thing....yeah, I know, ha ha......
Eventually I'll have to figure out which 2020 campaign(s) to contribute to but I'm trying to keep an open mind at this point.
I did email Beto's campaign the other day because his emails are coming through as gibberish which can't be great right after he kicked off his campaign.0 -
That wasn't "kitten" in my original note. I was censored. LOL!0
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I didn’t realize they censored. Did they remove your post? Tell you to change it? How did you know?0
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I reread it and said to myself "what's the word kitten doing in there" and then realized they substituted it for a different word.0
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Any civilized and thoughtful person would not bad-mouth after death a war hero and someone who had actually experienced the political scene. The yellow-haired one has a right to his opinion but it is one to be expressed privately. He really lowered himself via the comments made about McCain. He really has a problem if he has to stoop so low as to demean someone in the public eye. Does he really think this enhances his image?
I'm packing the carryon as it is my survival kit if the main bag doesn't make it. Midnight got me up several times last night but now he is nappy. I may follow his lead and go to bed to rest and read before doing more things..
It soon will be four years since we transferred our thread to this site. At least, we are not candidates for 600 Lb Life; we are either successfully maintaining in a range or losing.
I see SlimFast is buying into the Keto craze.0 -
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I saw the cardiologist today, finally. He isn’t overly concerned about my heart based on my current status, but does want to do a test called a CT Coronary Angiography where dye is injected and they watch as it goes through my heart to see if any blockages or narrowed arteries show up. He said it was the more conclusive test over a stress test and blood testing of my calcium levels, so I chose to go that route. Also, this test should be completely covered by my insurance whereas the other approach would likely result in at least part of the fees not being covered, for a charge of around $100. The test is scheduled for April 17th.
It’s a really nice day today. Temps are in the 70’s, no wind, and very sunny. We are meeting friends for Happy Hour tonight and then tomorrow having dinner with friends who live about 20 miles from here. We don’t see them very often so it will be nice to catch up with them.
Jean, I hope you enjoy your trip! I’ve always wanted to visit Australia, so I’ll be living vicariously through you next week.0 -
Jean - four years? Time flies!
Pam - I'm glad the cardiologist isn't too concerned!
I'm off to feed the colonies this morning and then to the hairdresser. I had to reschedule from next Saturday when my best friend is hosting a few people for crabs to celebrate several birthdays and her retirement.
Funny note: my best friend owns a house at the shore. She was planning to take all her animals - including the chickens - down for the summer. The plan came to a screeching halt when she discovered that the local code requires 3 acres for chickens. She's now investigating alternatives including buying a large (20 acre) parcel of land down the street from her house. There's no house on it or anything so it would just be her chicken coop. On 20 acres.0 -
She could have a whole chicken farm with that much space. Maybe she could subdivide, keep 3 acres and sell the rest.
I’ve been busy trading phone calls and emails with a fellow from my church choir. He was in an auto accident which totaled his truck. His wrist was broken and he’s having surgery Monday. He was scheduled to drive home to Indiana Thursday. That’s still the plan but several of us are trying to help him make arrangements. Someone from choir has a pet sitting business. She’s walking his dog and will take care of Maggie on surgery day. I’v been sending out requests for help to the rest of the choir and researching rental cars for him. He asked ifI could put out a request to people for someone willing to accompany him on a two day drive to Indiana. He would fly them back home. I don’t know that many people here so I forwarded it to the church business manager. I hope she’s willing to forward the request to other groups in our church.
A couple in the choir who live in Indiana have been over to his house to run errands and help with his packing. The place he’s in is a rental so he probably has to vacate by next weekend. It’s nice to see people come through for someone in need. I only met him a couple of months ago. We sit next to each other. We’re the two tenors in the group.0 -
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