WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR MARCH

Maxymom:flowerforyou:

You said, " Can you find a private charitable advocate for you and your Mom? And have you had her checked for Alsheimer's yet ? If it's that, biploar meds won' t help but hurt. Another thing, if you/she have too many assets, spend them down, or move them so they fall in a different category"

What do you mean by a charitable advocate ?

I am suspecting dementia. My grandmother had alsheimers though. Either way she is being assessed by a psychologist next week. I will mention the bipolar medicine to her.

Mom does not have any assets anymore, that was taken care of a long time ago. I'm afraid what is holding her back from getting any help is that she recevies a Social Security check and her pension check and because of that they claim she makes too much money. (You have to be under $1000 to be eligible for Medi-Cal.I honestly dont know what they expect from us, All of her money is spent on food, medication, diapers, insurance payments, etc. No luxuries. Hell we can't even go to Starbucks to get her a latte like she used to.

I have decided to get the new apartment. Your advice made sense. I am going to enjoy the moment. It has perks that I can use, like the pool. I need to have something for myself too. I will cross that bridge if mom leaves. I'll deal with it.

:flowerforyou: Oh a while back someone, I apologize that I don't remember who it was, asked if I make jewelry because they liked my sign in picture. No I dont, I just like frogs and searched the internet and found this cool frog and used it. It would be a very cool pendant though.

Lyn54 :flowerforyou:
Thank you for your kind words. I know my situation is frustrating, it has me losing my hair over it. Thanks for caring.

Chiclet

It's a rainy day here in the Northeast. I was up in my morning weigh in. I need to get to the gym this morning and get back into my routine. It was great to travel this weekend but I get sloppy and skip the gym when my schedule changes. Hopefully the two pounds come off quickly.
Amanda....I hope you recover quickly.
Have a good day, everyone!

My mother is slowly improving. She did have another fall, because an idiotic nurse told the staff that it was okay if she got up to go to the bathroom, even though she has a dr's order not to walk. She has fallen twice since being in the hospital, and it is obviously their fault for having her get out of bed when she is not able. Anyway, luckily, her injuries are few.
The surgeon is supposed to come today and assess whether or not she is able to have her surgery. I hope so, as it is the only hope for walking.
I have spring break next week, and am I ever looking forward to it! I plan to go on a family campout for a long weekend. We are leaving on Friday and returning on Thursday. Here's hoping the weather is better than it was last year, when we got snowed on! The forecast is for much better than that, but the forecast looked okay last year also.
The best part of the campground is that I get to see my grandson! He was born Dec. 29th, and I haven't seen him since January 5th, so I can't wait.
Have a great day all!

susieq sounds like you have more energy than me. I feel the same. I am eating right and not cheating at all and I have no energy. My allergies are running rampant. The days are so beautiful but deadly to my allergies. If I take zertec or allavert I feel much better but want to sleep all the time. if I dont take meds I am sneezing and feel tired still. I hope you feel better and I hope I do too. Must be something in the southern air.
Vicki M

Chiclet, Charitable advocate was probably not the correct term. What I meant is an elder counselor connected with a non-profit organization, United Way or church based for two examples, that have experience guiding people through the minefield of rules and regulations. It would depend on your area. Sometimes if one can't help you, they can give you a couple of leads. Just keep trying and eventually one will work out. I volunteered for Society of St Stevens in our area, which helps people who kind of "fall through the cracks" of other programs. Sometimes you want to say, OMG how poor do you have to be? What would be helpful to you is some way to factor in your Mom's non optional expenses, like medicine and diapers. Good grief! Churches of major denominations may be able to help you. We would even put out calls for items of furniture to the congregation. Someone would always answer the call. I'm glad you took the apartment . Enjoy all the features to the max. And don't worry about what might or might not happen in the future to the detriment of enjoying today. I wish you luck.:flowerforyou:

joy - happy birthday and many more!

Viv - one of the reasons we would have the cat declawed is because the other cats are declawed and should they get to rough-housing (even just playing), it wouldn't be fair if he had claws and the others didn't. Another reason is because Vince is very much into his music and we know that the cats do go downstairs. If the cat ever scratched on the material on the front of the speakers, the material would be rouined. I would worry that the cat might injest some of the material.

chicklet - we had a cat that came to us declawed. He was an indoor/outdoor cat (couldn't break him of this). But you should see him climb a tree, get away from an animal that's bothering him, even hold his own in a catfight. He had no problem whatsoever protecting himself. It would only be the front claws. The cats we have right now are only indoor cats. As a matter of fact, if you take one into the garage and even start to go outside, you should see them scramble to get back in the house! You are between a rock and a hard place with your mother. My father was in the same boat, so I understand where you're coming from....

Clyde found the cat tree today. He had a blast! We have a toy hanging from one of the condos, that poor toy! He played and played and played. Being a stray, he probably never had a toy. He also eats a lot, but he doesn't seem to be getting fat. In the wild, he probably had to hunt for his food.

maxy - there was this one cat at the Humane Society, my heart went out to him. When he came to the Humane Society he had a bad eye infection, they couldn't save one eye. Fortunately, he got adopted. There was another cat that was just the sweetest thing you could ever see. But the problem was that that cat didn't get along with other cats. They tried and tried to socialize that cat, but as soon as another cat even came near him, out came the claws. But if he was alone, he was the sweetest thing on the face of the earth. I understand that an elderly person who didn't want multiple cats adopted it. It would just crawl into your lap and lay there for hours at a time. I'm so glad they got adopted (the one-eyed one and the sweet one)

auntibk - all the cats we have ever had were rescues. Cocoa "followed Jessica home"...yea, right! Then we adopted Sassy, Sadie, and PJ from the SPCA (all have passed now). We got Lexi because she was SEVERLY abused, Loki came from the animal shelter, and now we have the two new ones we got from the Humane Society. Honestly, I don't think we would know how to go about getting a cat that ISN'T from a shelter.

Did an hour of spinning today (Tues). Tomorrow...yoga and then the water class. Vince then needs me to be home to help him put up some brackets in the garage so he can put the PVC pipes that we use for Halloween/Christmas decorations on them. Tomorrow night we're going to dinner at Ruby Tuesday before bowling.

Had bunco at my house today (Tues). Fortunately, it wasn't a real big crowd, but we had fun. It's nice to socialize with just a few people. I made a banana chocolate bundt cake which is really good. Actually, I made two cakes, and Vince's comment when everyone left was "sweet! I get a whole cake to myself!"

chicklet - have a wonderful time in your new place. You deserve it!

We're going to dinner tonight to Ruby Tuesday's. I've already decided that I'll have the creole catch with steamed broccoli and sauteed mushrooms. Then, we go bowling for 3 games.

A friend loaned me a book about American Mah Jongg that I want to read, so everyone have a great day/evening.

Michele

Hello ladies,

I've been burning calories just sitting on my glutes for the most part of the day, yup, I reckon a couple of million of them. How, well I traveled to Japan, heavy damage and more threats. People are shaken from close to 500 after shocks hitting the ocean side of the island. The news said the aftershocks took up an area close to the size of southern Ontario, in Canada. That's a big area, It would be a 10-12 hour drive either way. I fear the island may become the latest Atlantis. I wonder with all the water weight on the one side, if the other side of the island raised any, at the time the wave hit the island? So many confusing reports and some blown out of perspective one really needs some good reporting to keep up to the real events. I also traveled to New Zealand, waved to Judi, she did not see me though, any way they are still cleaning up and the mess they face, it is said they may not get crews into the downtown area for a few months. The core downtown is being shut down, as I understand it.

It is been said that these events have repeated from earlier years, but no one has said that now there is more and very damaging. Unless things in the past have not been documented as well, we have more tech's now to record better. People in some areas around the world are in a bit of panic, some wild and maybe true things are being said. How is everyone here? Anyone feel panic, fear or maybe have more thought about preparing for an emergency? You gals who have these terrible tornados can relate to being prepared.

Personally I think maybe it would not be a bad thing to review some procedures. I do have kits for road and some power shortages etc., but I don't think I would last a week if something devastating as a quake or tornado happend.

Also, we gals need to be in good shape! Yes, yes, think about trying to walk over a mile of debris, and climb to safety??? Yeah there is a real need to be in good shape. I don't think I would have the strength at present to lift anyone to safety. Anyhoo, so thoughts are brewing, on things.

Okay gals enough gab from me! I'll get some supper and then an early bed, catch you all tomorrow.


Marilyn

thanks susieq I have no idea what I am allergic to, just know how I react to it. did you get tested or did you just figure it out. I thought of wearing a mask but that would aggravate me. thanks for info.
vicki m
ps I will check out the web page you posted.

Hi Ladies,
I haven't posted in a day or two. I have been really busy. I also started a juice/liquid fast. If I told you this already, I apologize.:blushing:

I am exhausted.:yawn: I was up at 6 this moring to get eveything ready to start at eleven. We juiced 5 1/2 hours. We did 46 pounds of carrots, 8 pkgs of celery, 10 large red peppers, 10 romaine heads, 15 pounds of tomatos and 10 bags of Granny Smith apples. :noway: All of this was washed and soaked in food grade peroxided for an hour to remove preservative waxes and toxins. We then put it into bottles and frozen. Fresh juice will hold it's nurttritional value for 24 hours before it starts to break down.

I'll get back to you soon.
Here is a little something to make you laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
I hope you laugh as much as I did........

Little Johnny and his chores
Little Johnny comes down to breakfast. Since they live on a farm, his mother asks if he had done his chores.
“Not yet,” said Little Johnny.
His mother tells him no breakfast until he does his chores.
Well, he’s a little upset, so he goes to feed the chickens, and he kicks a chicken. He goes to feed the cows, and he kicks a cow. He goes to feed the pigs, and he kicks a pig. He goes back in for breakfast and his mother gives him a bowl of dry cereal.
“How come I don’t get any eggs and bacon? Why don’t I have any milk in my cereal?” he asks.
“Well,” his mother says, “I saw you kick a chicken, so you don’t get any eggs for a week. I saw you kick the pig, so you don’t get any bacon for a week either. I saw you kick the cow so for a week you aren’t getting any milk.”
Just then, his father comes down for breakfast and kicks the cat halfway across the kitchen.
Little Johnny looks up at his mother with a smile, and says, “You gonna tell him or should I?” :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

Have a good evening!