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Amen, Judith! I hope everyone who wants to post here feels free to join in.
About the van, Colin reminded me that the frame is steel, the walls are fibreglass with foam in between, so there can not possibly be any wood rot! Praise God! The repairer found a window supplier who can provide slightly bigger windows so the walls can be cut to fit them. Another blessing! The repairs need to be approved by our insurer then supplies can be ordered. Things are looking up today.
Linda, I will pray about your husband's eye. I will also be looking for your post about what is to be done for him. I do hope it is nothing serious, but it's good to go get it diagnosed quickly like he is doing. Hugs.
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We left late to come over the mountain but the trip was good. My husband was able to get an eye appointment quickly in the morning and was done by noon. The eye doctor said that there were changed in his retina that could be pre-macular degeneration but most of his problems are caused by dry eyes (and he has lots of allergies this time of year). She was not concerned about him driving as long as he uses moisturizing eye drops. I am glad that eye drops are all she said was needed.
It looks liek it si snowing outside but it is just the cotton wood trees dropping their "cotton" seeds. In some parts of the state female cottonwood trees are not allowed to be planted because they are so messy but the ones that are already growing are allowed to stay.
We have our Thursday afternoon Bible study this afternoon so I need to get the refreshments ready. It will be a small group since some are out of town for a memorial service for their uncle.
Marilyn- I prayed last night and this morning about your surgery. I assume it is done now and am anxious to hear how God helped you through it.1 -
Linda, Praise the Lord for answers to prayer for the prompt eye appointment and the good report! This is good news! Thankful your hubby was given the clearance to drive back home using the moisturizing eye drops! Hope your Bible Study was good and the members who came were abundantly blessed and were touched and ministered to as God’s Word was delivered to them. What was your study about? You mentioned about the cottonwood trees and how it looked like it was snowing, I sure can identify with that as we too have cottonwood here and boy does it ever make a mess, it attaches itself to our screens and gets in the house, it’s a challenge cleaning it up.
Marilyn, I realize it’s Thursday evening now and you are a few hours into your recovery as we both are in the same Pacific Time Zone; trusting you are having a good recovery and the pain is minimal or at least being controlled, my prayers continue for a speedy recovery. When you can please let us know how you are doing.
Susan, I too rejoice with you that the material in your caravan cannot get wood rot as there is no wood between the wall panels. Good news. So glad the repairer found a window supplier who can provide slightly bigger windows so the walls can be cut to fit them. Praying your insurer will approve the window suppliers so the supplies can be ordered. All way round; just as you said, “things are looking up” I say a hearty Amen! 😊0 -
Judith, thank you. There was more good news today. The repairer thinks that our warranty claim will soon be approved and he can order the window kits. When they arrive he will only need 2 days to put them in. Praise God!
Linda, praise God for the good news about your husband's eyes! I am sure that news relieved you greatly. Now you can make your trips.
Marilyn, I am with Judith and Linda in praying for you and looking forward to hearing how the surgery went. May you recover quickly with minimal pain.
I got my wrist brace today. It will be an inconvenient six weeks but it will be worth it to heal my hand.
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My husband got the birdbath set up next to the fence but still in line with my window so I can watch the birds. So far, I don't think they are aware of it because no one has used it. It is also a bit chilly now so maybe they want their bath to be warmer before they use use it.
We heard from our daughter-in-law that they took my granddaughter to the pediatrition today and he was able to do a test to cause her to have a seizure so this valadates that what they were seeing were true seizures. She will be having an EEG next month to see what her brain waves look like to give to the neurologist so he can plan a treatment. I'm not sure how they do EEG's on children but I am sure they have ways to do it. She is so active that lying still would be hard for 60 t0 90 minutes that the test takes.
Susan - I am glad you got your brace but it looks like it is heavy. Maybe at the end of the 6 weeks, you will have bulging muscles in that arm. LOL Do you wear it all the time?
Judith - in our Bible study group we are practicing "check-in" which is a procoess where we talk about and emotion we are feeling about some area of our lives. We try to understand what they are feeling and empathize with them they ask what we can do to help if there is a problem. This is a way of learning about the person and feeling a closer bond with them. The scriptures we are studying are examples of what emotions Jesus felt as he was here on earth. He felt joy, compassion, rejection, ridicule, pain, sorrow, friendship, etc. Each of these feelings are what we also feel. We pray and thank Jesus for coming to earth and having these emotions so he can understand us better and we can understand him better.
Marilyn - prayers continue for your recovery and peace about your whole situation. God is in control and has our very best in mind.1 -
Linda, it is great that they have discovered what is truly wrong with the seizures your granddaughter is having. I hope they can definitely treat her now. It's amazing what they can do sometimes. The brace isn't too heavy. It is made out of some kind of malleable plastic that can be moulded when dipped into 70C degrees water! I am supposed to wear it all the time except when showering. I slept in it last night and when I took it off for my shower this morning boy was it painful. The joint doesn't like being kept still. But after a while maybe that pain will start subsiding. It seems I have a bony growth underneath the thumb tendons and the tendons are trying to jump over that growth. I am concerned that probably I will need those steroid injections and surgery eventually. We shall see. The occupational therapist also raise the question of whether or not I have some form of inflammatory arthritis. It is not rheumatoid but she says there are many other kinds of arthritis and maybe my doctor can do some more testing when I see her again. I am due to go back and see her about blood tests and to let her know what's happening with my wrist anyway. I think she needs to talk to me about the X-rays I had on the wrist. But really the occupational therapist showed me enough yesterday for me to understand what is going on with it.
Judith, glad you read that you were god me with a friend yesterday and feel so accomplished about getting a lot done. I imagine you are tired today for sure. Many blessings being wished for you.
Marilyn Koma you are still in my prayers and I hope you are recovering well from your surgery. Take care and rest up.
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Susan, thank you for showing the picture of the brace and telling us all about the situation, I do hope the 6 weeks will improve the condition. I agree about you asking about the results of the ex-ray when you see your doctor. The occupational therapist brought up some very valid thoughts about your wrist and seeing about your doctor ordering some tests. Glad your therapist took the time to explain things to you. So glad to hear about your insurers for the windows will be approved and supplies can be ordered and work done in 2 days, wonderful news.
Linda, thank you for sharing about the Bible Study you are doing on Emotions. The scriptures you are studying about the examples of the emotions Jesus felt as he was here on earth. Thinking of the emotions you shared of joy, compassion, rejection, ridicule, pain, sorrow, friendship and so much more gives me an idea of doing a Word Study on each of these examples. You have given me some fresh thoughts for a Bible Study I may do in September. the Fall. I’m thankful your Granddaughter is now being properly investigated regarding the seizures she was having. I trust the EEG she has next month will show what type her seizures are and be able to recommend a treatment that will help her. My prayers are with her and the whole family. Please keep us posted on the results of the tests and what treatment they start.
Marilyn I continue to pray for God’s Healing touch upon your body and for God’s Strength Peace and a quick recovery with no complications.
God Bless you all..I will bring an update later in the week as I got a call from Surgeon and need to see him next Thursday May 25th. They is a delay in surgery due to a number of issues. Lack of OR space, not enough staff for the Hospital Surgical Wards and OR Theatres! Frustrating it is. Anyway in spite of that I am reminded that God is in Control and He is looking after me! Praise God! ✝️❤️
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Thank you all for praying - they have been answered. The operation went well and the fiscula is working - I have to test it 2x a day to make sure I get a 'buzz', my arm does have a bandage over the stitches and am quite swollen. Big thing is I am not to lift anything with that are for the time being so am really aware of doing things differently. I am black and blue from bruises both where the operated and also where they put the IV on the other arm. Thoughit is sore I have been able to stay off of pain killers which is good but do have some tyenlol should it be bad - they told me it could 'hurt' for up to 3 weeks so will see how that goes. The bandage looks a mess but the kidney clinic is closed till Tuesday so I will be calling then to go up to them to have them change the bandage and make sure it is healing well. But am feeling ok so that is great.
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Marilyn, how good it is to hear from you! Thank you for bringing us up to speed with what has happened and how you are feeling now. The Lord is good. It sounds like everything worked out well and I am hoping your follow-up appointment will make you even more comfortable. Yes, tomorrow should never be taking for granted but when we receive it it is a true blessing.
Judith, I'm sorry to hear that maybe your surgery is going to be delayed yet again. It sounds like your medical system is as taxed as ours is. We also have many delays when needing to have something done. In your case, you are already in the system and I would have thought that you would get priority. I'll wait to hear more from you before commenting further. Yes, the caravan is less of a concern to us now that we know everything will be alright. My wrist is still quite sensitive and sore but it is much less painful being in the brace. The only time it hurts badly now is when I take the brace off to have a shower. If it is healing, that pain might lessen over time. Oh, we finished our study in Philippians today. Pastor was quite sad to be leaving that book as it was such a blessing to study. We're also studying 1 John, Acts and Psalm 119 on Sunday nights, Wednesday and Thursday nights.
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I'm getting on at almost midnight so I will get credit for two days of posting. LOL We were gone most of the day taking a 2 hour trip to check on our trailer that is in storage and getting it ready to move. We had to check out some of the items we already have there - make sure we have sheets ready for the bed, the usual things we need to have for Summer start up as well as fill the propane tanks so we have fuel to cook and heat this Summer. We also took a trip to the property where we will have the trailer to see what the snow melt has done. The water is higher than it was last year so we must hve had quite a bit of snow over the winter. Water is running into the lagoon which is nice that it is not puddling where the trailer will go. Next week our two daughters will come to visit to celebrate my husband's 70th birthday and to help us take the trailer up to the property. We can do it on our own but as we get older, it is nice to have some extra hands to set it up. Things are much more primitive that your caravan, Susan. The trailer is just on boards on the ground and with the water runoff, the ground can get soft and not be as stable from year to year. We do enjoy out times up there away from the city noise.
Today we are getting smoke from the Canadian fires. The air is smelling really strong of smoke and it is hard to see the mountain peaks from our house. I certainly hope the fires get under control soon for the people who are having damage as well as those those have breathing probems with the smoke. It sounds like there are so many indifferent areas. How are you Judith and Marilyn - my Canadian friends?
Marilyn - it is so good to hear that your surgery is over and it was a success.I praise God that you are on the road to recovery. Going through these things make us all more appreciate of our healing properties that our bodies have. There have been so many new procedures used now that even my grandparents did not have access to. Modern medicine has advanced in just my lifetime.
Judith - I am sorry there is a delay in your surgical timetable. There is a purpose for everything so maybe God is protecting you for some thing that could have happened if the surgery was earlier.
Susan - I sorry that your wrist is painful when you take off your brace. I know when I sleep too long on my side, my hip gets sore just after a few hours. Since you are wearing your brace must longer than that, I can imagine your stiffness and soreness would be worse than mine. I hope that the pain you are feeling does help your wrist rest and heal.1 -
Since I posted late last night not much has happened since then except I was sleeping. We are having a pot luck at church that is Mexican themed. I am taking Chicken Azteca with rice. I have it cooking in the crock pot now. The Denver church is having an outdoor service with a baseball game after it. We were nervous about what the weather/air condition would be with the smoke in the air but my daughter says the air is clear now. Our air is also clean and fresh smelling in GJ. I am surprised that it passed so quickly. I hope it means the fires are beginning to lessen but it might just be we had lots of wind blowing East and those states now have the smoke.
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Thank you all for your concerns and all your prayers. Sorry I wasn’t here yesterday as I just wasn’t up to par. Today it a bit better. Praise God! I see my Surgeon on Thursday May 15th and hope to know more about delays and possible time frames of next surgery. Will keep you posted.
Marilyn, so glad to hear your surgery went well, Praise God for answers to prayer. My prayers are for a speedy recovery and for a good report when you are Clinic for follow up and dressing change. Take care my friend, Much Love and Prayers! ❤️
Linda, so glad you are getting ready for your summer and getting help with the set up of your trailer. That’s great! It’s good there isn’t pooling or puddling of the water where your trailer is going. So sorry about the smoke that you are having from our Canadian wildfires that are ongoing right now. I am safe as it’s not near me. We do get hazy skies and some smoke at times when the wind is blowing our way. Please wish your husband a very Happy 70th Birthday 🥳 May his special day be blessed with family and friend’s.
Susan, thank you for update on your caravan. So glad have worked out.I’m sure you will enjoy your upcoming holidays in this new caravan. So sorry your wrist is so sore and sensitive but hope with the brace on next few weeks it will bring you healing. My prayers are with you. That’s so nice you finished your study in Philippians. We are done too. We started a new series today studying about Christ’s Ascension getting ready for Pentecost which is next week, (Pentecost Sunday) we will study Acts 2:1-13. I see you were in the Book of Acts like us. Look forward to sharing notes on our study. Today we read from Acts 1:1 to verse 14.
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Linda, I'd love to see a picture of your trailer sometime. I think you must get the same feeling I get when we go away and our van. It's a feeling of peace and relaxation that is hard to get anywhere else. Funny, we actually checked to see if some sheets we found in storage would fit the van this week. They did and I washed and ready to go now. They were brand new and I had never taken them out of their plastic packet before. I recognise that hip ache you mentioned. I get so many different aches but the wrist is the worst one right now. The occupational therapist actually suggested I check and see if I have a form of inflammatory arthritis. Happy Birthday to your husband. He is one year older than me.
Marilyn and Judith I hope your day's are going well. 🙏🤗
I decided to rest rather than keep my usual commitments today. The pain is wearing me down a little. It seems to ache no matter if I have the brace on or off. Everything takes a lot longer to do. I just had to wash my hair today and a shower and that took an hour instead of the 20 minutes it usually does. I'm not complaining because I'm sure it will help me get better. I'm just trying to pay the picture of my little reality right now. I'm still praising God for the help I've been getting. I have physio in an hour or so.
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Susan - once we get the trailer up to the property, I will try to get a picture of it and the surrounding mountainside. We will probably move it in a week if the ground is dry enough to support the weight. I am glad that you can take time to rest your wrist to see if the pain lessens. A person does not realize how much we use our limbs until one or more is not available to use. At least you have shorter hair so you do not need to spend extra time with washing and combing it.
My "to do" list is getting long so I have quite a few things I want to get done today. One of the biggest things is that I need to get the house ready for my two daughters and kids to come here on Friday. There will be three adults, two kids and a dog to try to fit into our small house. We will need to repurpose our study for one family to take over. That means my husband will need to do his studying out in the living room or the dining room table because they are pretty late risers in the morning. He says he does not mind but will have to remember to take the books that he needs the night before to use in the morning. The joy we will have with them being here outweighs any inconvenience!
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Amen Marilyn, very good quote you shared thank you for all these inspiring words you share, they are encouraging and help us to focus on the positive blessings of God upon our lives! Praise God! Marilyn my prayers continue for you for a speedy recovery!
Susan, I will continue to keep you in prayer regarding your wrist, trusting there will be less
pain as you rest your hand and wrist in the brace. I am so happy you found brand new sheets that fit the beds in your caravan. Such a great blessing for you. Hope you have a great time away when you leave for your trip. It’s great the caravan is getting all ready especially with the insurance approving the work and supplies that were needed for the repairs. Keep us posted. Stay safe my friend, praying for complete recovery and healing of your wrist.
Linda, it’s exciting having your daughter and family coming to stay in your house. It will be nice to visit with them before you leave on your trip. I hope you can get some pictures as it would be nice where you place your trailer. It does sound lovely with the mountains nearby and no doubt the greenery of trees and the wildlife that will be near. I remember how camping was always peaceful and refreshed your spirit! I may not go camping but where I live I can see the mountains nearby and have such beautiful trees and greenery all around me and my yard has azalea bushes, 2 pots of Dahlia plants, flowering day lilies, Hosta Evergreen trees and all my blooms of flowers from my hanging baskets which is so calming and peaceful which refreshes me in Mind Body and in Spirit!
I see my Surgeon on Thursday, still on wait list, there are delays. I will post a detailed report I receive from my oral surgeons at Dental Oncology, my Pathologist that is looking after the treatment of mouth, palate and jaw and my facial crania surgeon who is doing next surgery, combo of tissue removal and reconstruction of left upper face, lips and mouth. Will share more next weekend in our Prayer Request Forum! God Bless talk tomorrow!0 -
Judith, glad you felt able to post today. I will look forward to hearing about your surgeon's appointment. Praying there will be some good news for you. Thank you for praying for my wrist to heal. I enjoyed reading about your lovely garden too.
Marilyn, glad you felt able to post too and hope and pray you are feeling stronger.
Linda, I will look forward to your photos of the van one day. I am excited for you with the upcoming family visit! Your husband is lovely to be flexible too.
I felt able to have three new ladies here for an introductory card class this afternoon. I got muscle fatigue by late afternoon but we all had a good time. Two were Christians which was lovely too. Here are the cards we made:
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Marilyn - great quote. I get that mixed up sometimes and expect perfection from myself. Jesus promised the Holy Spirit would be with us helping us and guiding us in the way we should go. We just need to listen and show up.
Susan - beautiful cards! I'm sorry that you had muscle fatigue but the results were wonderful and I am sure your friends had a good time. Sending cards in the mail seems to be a forgotten way to communicate. I do appreciate one friend who still sends them - I feel very special that she was taking the time to think of me and send me greetings.
Judith - I am praying for your appointment on Thursday. You have a lot of specialists involved in your care which means you have the cream of the crop of knowledge. I look forward to hearing more about what is planned.1 -
Good quote Marilyn.
Thank you Linda, about the cards weafe.
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Big Hugs Susan, hope you feel better after resting. Is the muscle fatigue still bothering you from your day of making cards? The cards are lovely! Great Job. Always nice when you can get together with fellow Christian’s and make cards. Be careful my friend, rest your hand and wrist, trusting that tomorrow is a better day for you! 🙏
Linda, I agree that I have a wonderful group of specialists who are caring for me. God is good. I look forward to seeing pictures of your camper when you take them. I agree with your comment about us listening as it is the Holy Spirit who helps us and takes us every step of the way. And yes as you said Linda it’s up to us to listen and show up ready to follow thru with what the Spirit is leading and guiding us to do.
Marilyn, great quote. My prayers are with you always.
Thursday I see my Surgeon so hopefully I will have some news for you. God Bless your night!0 -
My husband got a big load of compost to put in our patio garden beds so we can start planting our tomatoes and other vegetables. A lot of this is ground up wood so we still need to get some good potting soil to put in with this. It is cheaper to buy a truck load than to buy sacks of it so we have plenty to use for us and to give away to all our neighbors if they need any. 😊
Susan - I hope you feel better quickly. A rejunivating nap is good medicine. How is Colin doing?
Judith - I'm looking forward to hearing what your surgeon says tomorrow. Prayers coming you way as always.
Marilyn - Which arm did they put your shunt in? Praying the swelling and brusing go away soon as the healing progresses.1 -
They put the fisqula in my right arm just above the elbow. What this is is that they went in and with a graft joined a vein and a large blood vessel - and as it matures it grows large and looks like a bulge. If you were to look at a body builder (especially men) they have large veins in the upper part of their arms - I will have one very large one when it matures in about 3 - 5 months - and when it is mature should my body fail to where it needs dialysis it is from that blood vessel that they will remove the blood, filter it cleaning it up and return it by my body. This is what the kidneys do but since mine have decided not to work there will be a time when I will need the machine to do it for me. Takes about 5 hours 3x a week to do this. But at present I don't require dialysis but because it takes so long to get the body (my arm) ready for it they do the surgery now so when I get a low kidney number (below 10) then I would be ready. My prayers are that I will not have to rely on dialysis for another year or two but due to the kidneys failing as they have they say it COULD happen by Christmas - but with Christ on my side I am feeling confident that I will be able to avoid it for at least one more year.
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Amen Marilyn, I so agree with todays quote as “Life is a treasure chest of possibilities”
And I am believing you will not need dialysis for a long time, better yet I am believing for total healing of your kidneys to the Glory of God!
Linda, so nice to get ready for planting. Yes, I can see it would be more economical to buy a Big load of compost than buying bags full of compost, very wise in planning your budget! It’s exciting getting ready to plant, I have a lot planed here but still have tomato plants to put in yet. Hopefully within next week!
Susan as I said in my previous post I hope your nap helped the fatigue in your wrist and hand after making your cards with the ladies. I continue my prayers for you..how is Colin doing these days, trust he is doing well.
Tomorrow I see my surgeon. Will update you tomorrow after I get back! God Bless your evening! ❤️🙏0 -
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Good to read of all your news. I am in early today as we have a busy day ahead.
Judith, I know you get some information from your medical team today as it is Friday here so must be Thursday there. 🙏 Praying there will be a clear way forward. My wrist is pretty good in the brace but not when I take the brace off to shower. My back is also very sore this week. I am taking painkillers to help but the pain is only dulled down a bit.
Colin is improving a lot and seems to have far less pain. He still needs to be careful and is finding that harder to do!
Marilyn, thank you for explaining more about your surgery and why it was important to do that now. Was it a painful op? I hope you are healing well from it. Praying for you about your kidneys too. 🙏
Linda, sounds like there will be a lot of gardening in your future. That's something we no longer have to do much of. I get a bag of potting mix now and then to freshen up my pot plant garden. One of my Zygocactuses (Christmas Cactus) is blooming this week.
There's no open soil in our little yard. It is all artificial turf, concrete and wooden planks.
May the Lord bless your days.
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Today is a busy day with our Bible talk group this afternoon and getting ready for that and for our kids tomorrow. I had a bunch of blueberries that were getting old so I make whole wheat honey sweetened blueberry muffins this afternoon. I am waiting for them to cool then will be able to enjoy them for a snack. It is windy here today but oy a little hazy clouds for right now. When the wind comes it usually means some change of weather so we will see. The weather report on my phone says a low of 32F tonight but I find that hard to believe. I think it is a typo and they meant 52F. That sounds more like it.
Susan - I am so glad that Colin is doing better. I am sorry that your back is bothering you and that the pain pills only dull the pain. Did you do something different to strain it? Your Christmas cactus is beautiful. I love to surround myself with plants but our outside flowers are not doing as well as I had hoped. Our sprinkler system is irrigation water from the river and it has been very muddy. The muddy water gets on the leaves and leaves spots. I don't think they can get enough sun so I have to rinse off the leaves after the sprinkler goes off. I do not always remember so the plants are suffering.
Marilyn - I agree that having like minded people around certainly does help a person reach a successful goal.
Judith - praying for your appointment today. I will watch the prayer request thread for an update when you are able.1 -
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Marilyn - I am glad you take this to heart as you heal from your surgery. Taking a nap when you are tired helps the body to repair it's self and get more energy. Power naps are the best!
I don't see anything new on this thread to respond to today. I pray you are all just busy with fun things. Tomorrow is my husband's birthday and his sister's birthday is on Sunday so we are having a birthday lunch for them. Our neice is also coming with her 3 kids so we will have lots of children with my grandkids too. We will be cooking out brats and hot dogs and sides with an ice cream cake for dessert. We will be putting out flowers on the graves also for family members.1