WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR FEBRUARY 2020
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At Atlanta airport ,getting ready to board plane home xoxo7
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Yesterday morning I finally got back to the Fit and Fall Proof class. I had encouraged my friend with Parkinson's to attend and she was there. It was a perfect class for her for many reasons. The teacher gave her extra encouragement. It was an interesting class because both of the teachers had had surgery recently (that's why several class sessions were cancelled) and she had a brace on her arm and he had a boot on one foot. They very clearly demonstrated that the class was suitable for everyone no matter what your physical restrictions. I have an appointment on Monday with my primary care doctor to renew the prescription for the cholesterol meds I've taken for decades. She ordered routine lab work so today I go for that. Jake is going to drive me so he can get out of the house and we've found five errands that we can do while we are out.Allie, Thanks for taking me along on your vacation of a lifetime. Bring that joy and peace with you when you return to your life at home.
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Did the 20/40/60 workout on the treadmill. The plan for tomorrow is to take the Power Hour class
Supplements – I just take a multi and calcium supplement
Welcome everyone new
Pdixon – tell us more about what’s happening.
Janetr – I’ve been following the tale of your daughter. She’s so lucky to have you
Allie – I’m sorry a damper was put on your vacation. Get home safe and sound
The ladies lunch is today at this place called Sonny’s barbecue. I’m not going to go because it’s going to be mostly meats and this is Ash Wednesday. I wish they’d have gone there last week and to Orleans this week. At least we know Orleans has shrimp and things. Plus, they might have had something special for the end of Mardi Gras.
Lanette - thanks for the link
Michele now in FL where it’s supposed to get cold (boo)
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Barbara: Thanks for the tip on the French Red Wine grape extract tablets. I’ve ordered a bottle and will see that I think about it after I’ve had a chance to try it out. :bigsmile:
KJ: We have three productive blueberry bushes and both of us eat a serving of blueberries at breakfast every day.
Allie: Welcome home from your adventure!
Yoga today!!! I am so happy that I’ll get to go. I had to miss the class on Monday.
Katla in Beautiful NW Oregon
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Kelly your mindfulness is an inspiration!
My right hand has k-tape and in a splint, teaching, playing, conducting and typing are all restricted-limited....whine and moan, this is tough. Tendonitis in right wrist, no shot yet, just hand therapy 2x per week and exercises, heat and cold treatments and aleve....whine and moan. I was in OT alongside a lady who is recovering from 2! broken wrists, plates inserted in both, I am humbled by her recovery plan and have to adjust my self-pity party!
I am reading but not posting, with you all in spirit for the next few weeks!
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well kids - i've started my yearly collection for the MS ride. i'm ahead of the game cuz i had someone donate last year and their job matched the donation and i had them save it for this year, so i already have $100 beans! this will b the last year at the Washington MS ride. who knows we may fly or drive up here to do it next year, i dunno or find another MS bike ride over there.2
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Pip: I am ever grateful that you and Kirby ride in the MS ride every year. Since DH has MS we are particularly grateful for the ride and research it helps to fund. Send me an address & I'll send a donation. :flowerforyou:
Katla in beautiful NW OR4 -
KAREN sorry for the loss of your friend.
HEATHER also think that if it was critical he would have been asked back ASAP My DH has taken medication for enlarged prostate for years
Re end of life Jennifer Worth (whose memoirs inspired Call the Midwife) wrote of her experiences nursing patients near the end. Book is called In The Midst of Life. Wonderful book
Kate UK 4 -
You are the best.
Make sure not to make pyt to me but to National MS Society
addr is 1709 South 41st Street
Tacoma WA 98418-1610
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Pip- same link as last year?1
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Kate UK - Yes, any medical intervention is a mystery to DH. I have been hinting for years that he ought to see someone about his prostate problems, but he is soooooo not a doctor fan. It's his choice.
I've been so tired today. Just coming to. I did 360 bonus calories today by rowing and biking while watching a sad documentary on a gay porn star. Very interesting. I had 30 minutes nap afterwards. Knackered.
I've overindulged on the snacks like peanut butter, but still ok for calories.
We will be going out tonight to the French Circle. I would rather stay at home, but the show must go on. I know I would be unhappy with myself if I didn't go. I always enjoy it. In a month's time I have to give the thank you speech, so I hope to gain some tips.
Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx
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At work, lunch was reduced sodium tuna, black beans, romaine, and butternut squash with a touch of ranch. I added a small bit of butter to squash and cooked in microwave about 5 mins. Took a while to soften up. Just added to salad. Colorful and tasty.
It is snowing. Starting to stick to grass but pavement really warm.
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cityjaneLondon wrote: »Karen - For us it was a blessing and it was handled beautifully. We were asked if that was what we wanted by the top consultant. She had COPD. My brother and I were both there beside her for a peaceful death. Wonderful, respectful care. Obviously it wasn't like that in every case, but I feel it is a shame it was discontinued. The guidelines should have been tightened, not abandoned. So many people do not understand death, or accept its inevitability. My mother only experienced love and peace. She was religious, so we had the hospital's woman priest come to say a few words with her before they put her on heavy morphine. She said my mother's lips moved to the Lord's Prayer. I was, and am, moved by that. (I am not religious, but it helped her).
Love to you and may the memory of your friend as she was grow stronger.
Heather UK xxxxxxxx
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Heather I read that entire protocol, & it would definitely have been a blessing properly administered to a consenting patient. There should never have been financial incentives for hospitals or providers for putting people on the protocol. Instead, the incentive money should have applied toward mandatory annual training & a proficiency exam for everyone administering it to patients. If they had done that, the LCP would still be utilized & would be a model upon which other countries would formulate their own protocols. A real shame.
Familiar ritual (The Lord's Prayer in this case) is one of the most comforting and soothing things for terminally ill people.
Karen in Virginia
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Kelly- JR sits eats them plays at Chuckie cheese 🧀 depends on the kids y how many adults the ages of the kids. (JR has to be followed around,but his older cousins can run off alone (preteens) play come back if thirsty or hungry while us adults eat y drink. )JR is a picky eater so if he hates the first bite he’ll refuse to eat at a location (more praying his first bite isn’t burnt ,stale,too much seasoning,not enough of something,etc ) .If he likes it good luck getting him away from the table he’ll put eat the adults!
Daughter 20yrs ago we went alone no party package maybe brought a couple older relatives. They ate but me y Nicole didn’t we played would eat when we got home. Daughter didn’t want to stop to eat type.
Amber Tx
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NYKAREN Oh no! I hope you heal soon. Is it de Quervain's tenosynovitis? (that's a mouthful) Are you a cello player? I seem to have forgotten.
Karen in Virginia1 -
Katlahttps://secure.nationalmssociety.org/site/TR?fr_id=31351&pg=personal&px=5300881 This is Pip's donation site.1
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KetoneKaren wrote: »NYKAREN Oh no! I hope you heal soon. Is it de Quervain's tenosynovitis? (that's a mouthful) Are you a cello player? I seem to have forgotten.
Karen in Virginia
YEP! a mouthful--or rather a handful!! I'nm a violinist but suspect all the cello modeling I do with the kiddos has caused the real problem. Tuning all those little instruments is also a cause, lots of pinching, twisting and grabbing motions, repetitive overuse.
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klanders30 wrote: »KetoneKaren wrote: »NYKAREN Oh no! I hope you heal soon. Is it de Quervain's tenosynovitis? (that's a mouthful) Are you a cello player? I seem to have forgotten.
Karen in Virginia
YEP! a mouthful--or rather a handful!! I'nm a violinist but suspect all the cello modeling I do with the kiddos has caused the real problem. Tuning all those little instruments is also a cause, lots of pinching, twisting and grabbing motions, repetitive overuse.
NYKAREN
NYKaren -
I had this, called it "thumb tendonitis" because the medical name was such a tongue twister. Did PT, then had a cortisone shot which maybe helped for 6 months. Finally had the release surgery, and very happy I did it.
Prior to that I couldn't even reliably grasp a coffee cup. HORRORS!!!
Mine was due to years of holding fiber between my thumb and index finger while hand spinning yarn. The same motion you describe - pinching, twisting and grabbing.
I still get a little numbness and tingling in the thumb and index finger at times, but nothing like it was.
Good luck - glad they narrowed the source of your discomfort!
I was wondering if you'd gotten a good diagnosis and it appears you have!
Lanette
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Update on Josephine the Ballerina
Josephine "rang the bell" and got her certificate for completing radiation! Still has more chemotherapy, still in hospital, still in wheelchair.
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Karen VA ~ Thanks for the update on Josephine. Her good spirits show through the photograph.
Karen NY ~ So sorry about the injury. I can't imagine how you can do your job in that situation. Healing thoughts for you.
My dentist has urged me to get a mouth guard due to my teeth grinding/clinching. I got one off Amazon and there is no way I can use it because it is way too big and uncomfortable. I bought another one today called DenTek that only has a narrow plastic wire connecting the two small pieces that keep you teeth separated. I think it will work. Evidently, I have a very small mouth. Wish that was true of the rest of me...LOL
DH has decided that we need to buy extra food items to keep in case the virus becomes worse in the US. Will listen to the President's speech this evening and hope good things will come.
Carol in GA3 -
Larco Museum in Lima8 -
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overlooking Cusco
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peruvian weavers showing how they dye material... bought a beautiful sweater9 -
overlooking monestary in Cusco
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Carol- Wish Hubby would agree to let us stock up on more foods. The one time he won’t let me be a food hoarder ! Lol isn’t that ironic. Good news is still got the giant bag of rice at least more than some will have.
Amber Tx4 -
Keep 'em coming, Allie!3
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Here I am after recovering from walking the steps to get up to Machu Picchu10
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