WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR FEBRUARY 2016

Reading when I have time and trying to catch up. I had trouble figuring out where to put everything in my kitchen as I had a lot of cabinets and a big pantry in my other house. Finally figured it out so am feeling good about how much I have done. My goal everyday has been to unpack 2 to 3 boxes a day and have been doing that and sometimes more.

I could hardly walk after the move - had to use my cane all the time. Yesterday I finally was able to walk on my own and am feeling so much more energetic!

I am loving my new apartment. I think part of it is I don't have to worry about yard work anymore. Well enough about me.

Thanks to all who have been welcoming me back!

Janetr so sorry for what your family is going through. I know what it's like to have to make the decision to let a loved one go and wait until they pass. Prayers for the entire family and for those who will live through your families' unselfish gift of his organs.

a quick good morning I overslept..
have review at nursing home and then rush back here buy 9 for furnace guy..
My DSIL is on her way to Florida.. but she cant find her drivers license, how they let her on the flight is beyond me, but she has rented a car and wont be able to pick that up....told her after furnace guy leaves I can go look for it up and the house and then send it down.. if not she will have to pay for taxi's everywhere

It's 6:30 am. I'm sitting in the hospital ICU room watching my son struggle to breathe. He went into respiratory arrest about 2am and his wife called an ambulance. He's settled down quite a bit, as he was terribly agitated at first. I'm hoping he will fall asleep and get some rest, but they have all these machines going, and tubes everywhere, so it will be hard for him to sleep. Every so often he jerks and twitches and coughs and gags which disturbs the oxygen mask so they have to come in and straighten him out. He's awake and semi lucid. Very semi lucid.

When his wife called me I thought she wanted me to come sit with the kids while she went up to the hospital, but it turned out that he wanted me to come to the hospital because I have his power of attorney and they are legally separated. So, he keeps asking me to message her and tell her that he loves her. When the ambulance pulled away from his building they were not using their flashing lights and were not in a hurry, which scared me to death.

She said she is keeping the kids home from school today. So after she gets herself up and around I'm sure she will want to come up to the hospital so I will go sit with the kids. It's going to be a long day with no sleep.

The doctor in charge of the ICU is the same pulmonologist who he claims tried to kill him and he's make me promise not to let Dr. Bailey touch him. He doesn't want me to leave him alone for a minute.

Hubby came to the hospital with me but I sent him home after we found out what was going on. He doesn't have class today, so he will probably be able to help with the kids later. What a mess!

Well, he has fallen asleep at last. So I'm going to try to rest a little too. They gave me a recliner.

Bye for now.

Sylvia

This reminds me of when my son was a baby and I used to sit by the crib and just watch him breathe. The sound of his breathing has become a lot more gentle, so a lot of my stress has eased up too. It really is the little things that mean the most.

Sylvia - I am so sorry you're dealing with this with your son! I wish I could bundle you up in my arms for a real life hug. Please keep us up-to-date as much as you are able. And, don't forget to take care of Sylvia. ((((HUG))))

Michele - I deliberately thought about this overnight before I said anything. 1) The things Bryan was complaining about sound like typical parenting to me. 2) The "therapist" sounds like she has issues. 3) My childhood was pretty lousy and I feel justified in saying that the key thing for Bryan is simply to grow up and take responsibility for his own life and his own actions and feelings. I realize that my parents did the best they knew how in the circumstances that they were in. Yes, they screwed up horribly, but I make my choices in life now and I choose to be the best person I can be regardless of what happened in childhood. Unless you did something purposely to hurt Bryan, then you have nothing to apologize for. I'm assuming you did the best you could just like the rest of us. I sure hope you heal quickly! I can't imagine you being confined to the house. ((((HUG))))

The deal for buying a truck fell through so the boy child is still using my car. This really has got to end! I need my car back and he needs his independence. He is missing his friends in Charlotte but knows he can't leave me car-less for a full weekend to go visit them. I'm going to try to tackle his dad again tomorrow.

I've had a couple days of unwise eating but today is a new day. Do any of you have advice on how to deal with fatigue? I follow good sleep hygiene (I go to bed at close to the same time each night with very little variation on the weekends, temps are right, etc.) but I pretty much always feel exhausted. In fact, I was so tired when I left work last night that I really was not safe to be driving.

I don't know if I mentioned it or not but I have had two really nasty cold sores over the past few weeks--I haven't been sick. It occurred to me yesterday that, for years, I got strep or bronchitis every February, like clockwork. I always figured it was my body's response to the stress of financial year-end at work on top of the holidays. I haven't had the strep or bronchitis for the past few years, but I have had a cold sore in February for at least the past three years. I guess if I'm going to have a stress related health issue, a cold sore (even two) is much better than strep or bronchitis!

I'm going to go take a walk around the building for a few minutes to stretch my legs and in an attempt to wake up. I hope everyone has a good day!

Carol in COLD NC

Just checking in for the morning. I hope today brings improved circumstances for those who need them and continued sunshine for those who don't.

Gloria in WA: I'm so happy for you! It is good to know you love your new home. :flowerforyou:

Rosie: A good dentist is so vital. I'm sorry the person who took over your old dentist's office turned out to be unsatisfactory. :flowerforyou:

Sylvia: You and your son are in my prayers.

Michele: Focus or your own health for now. I agree with Margaret, "Michele so sorry about your situation and pain. Sounds like you need to find a different therapist to help your family heal. I know this has been said before "On a plane they tell you to give yourself oxygen first before you try to help anyone else." I need this reminder too. It is not selfish to take care of yourself. Tune out the guilters, should sayers, and manipulators. Easier said than done. Only you know what is best for you. "




DH has an appointment with a surgeon today for an exam. He has a cyst on his back that needs to be removed & the surgeon will examine him. We've been told the actual removal will be an additional appointment. I'm hoping the surgery will be an office visit and not a full-blown surgery with anesthesia & an operating room.

Good thoughts for each of you.

Katla in Beautiful NW Oregon

“Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.” Thomas A. Edison

February Resolutions :
1. Log every bite and swallow.
2. Cardio exercise at least 3 days a week. Work on flexibility and back strength.
3. Have fun every day.
4. Drink at least three glasses of water daily, preferably more!
5. Monitor sleep. Try to average 7 or more hours of sleep nightly.

Goals
1. Find a place I can learn to fall without getting hurt once my doctor says it is ok to try.

Morning!

Sending good healing thoughts and prayers to all those in need. Hang in there and glimpses of light will appear in your tunnels of life I am sure of it!

Cheri in snowy NE oHIo

Sylvia - Big HUGS.

Went out this pm to buy some special food to have for Valentines Day. We were looking for Dover Sole, but the place that normally stocks it didn't have any. Had to buy fillet steak instead. Poor us! :bigsmile: Having it with garlic butter and fresh peas and asparagus. DH is having a jacket potato.
Starting with ready prepared chilli and coriander prawns and finishing with the remains of the blood orange sorbet I made for Burns Night. So hardly any actual cooking to do. We bought each other a case of posh wines for our Christmas presents, so we will be having the posh champagne out of that.

I'm starting to think about next week when the grandchildren and DS & DDIL are staying. Apparently DGD is already talking about "making biscuits with grandma". HELP!!!!!!!!! I think I will make meatballs in advance, as everyone likes those. Then buy some ready prepared bits and pieces. My children have got used to gourmet meals, so I have made a rod for my own back. I need two proper "dinners" and a few extra meals for the grandkids.

The case for my tablet has lost its corners. I only bought it in October so I've emailed the company to see if they will replace it.

Also rang the cruise company to see if we can pay our bill in two halves. (We fund our own holidays ) They said yes, but DH wants to pay with a credit card. They charge 2% :noway:

I hope everyone's struggles and troubles soon resolve themselves. :flowerforyou:

Love Heather in the south of England, bathed in sunshine.

well 332.98 later the furnace is clean~ yikes!!! hope Jean got down there safely

Thinking about you Sylvia, and your son...

Michele, woke up thinking about you. The therapist is a goober, and wrong, dead wrong. Therapists should never blame, they should help, and there's something awfully fishy about that whole setup. Hope your cheek's better.

Glo, glad to see you!

My weight loss is back in progress again - lost four pounds since 2/1. I switched back off of Nexium to another acid blocker, cheaper among other things, and I think the Nexium was actually hiking my appetite up into the stratosphere. Not nearly as continually hungry since I quite taking it. Anyone else had that issue with it?

Our son should be home tonight, or at the latest, this weekend, along with his young wife. Don't know how long they'll stay, but hoping for a week. They're staying with her mom now, supposed to meet me at a concert that I'm attending tonight in order to write a music review, don't know if they'll come back to the ranch with me tonight or come out this weekend. Annoying not knowing.

Headed out into another 70-degree, sunshiny morning to run with Daisy the dog, come back, shower, and head into town to get a couple more hours writing in this afternoon before the concert.

Hugs to all that need them, gentle thoughts,
Lisa in West Texas

Sylvia - There are several reasons that the EMTs don't use their sirens. Heart problems or lung issues - they do NOT want to patient to hyperventilate. They are already scared enough. Hard enough on them in the back of the bus as it is. Once out on the highway, they'll usually turn them on; then use them to get through town; even then, they have to follow the rules of the road. They can' just whiz through a red-light but if they had the siren on; people are supposed to stop and pull over for them. The times I've been in an ambulance they used it from the moment they got into town and as the patient, it was stressful for me to hear it - was having seizure issues and it made my BP go up; then EMT in bad would tell him to cut it off to see if BP would come down.

Chat with you later

Sylvia, Michele and anyone else who needs a rainbow - this is a photo I took through my living room window 90 minutes ago.



Love Heather UK

Heather ~ What a beautiful photo. My granddaughter loves rainbows.