WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR APRIL 2017

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Here at the Laundromat, just chilling. Brought yogurt, coffee, and a small hunk of my "you can use it as a doorstop", bread with some peanut butter on it. My teeth are a wee bit sore, and some of the peanut butter hit my nose, but it was a good breakfast!

Becca
Oregon

I envy those of you with siblings. My DSIL is the closest thing I have to a sibling & she lives 300 miles away. I have some cousins that I enjoy. One is a few miles away as the bird flies, but over an hour's drive. :ohwell:

Lisa – My DBnL was stationed in Minot, ND; his wife with a newborn and very active 2-year-old left him the first snow they got which was a blizzard with snow blown up to the eaves of the house, so for 2 weeks they were in the house and could not even see out their windows. She left him a 2nd time when it snowed badly. I can understand, they went to Guam after that; they loved it. DH and I were married about 4 years before I ever met them. Loved my SSnL; and, still stay in touch with her via her present husband. They lost their youngest son from at the age of 40 to cancer and neither she nor my DBnL have gotten over it. He died on what would have been their 49 wedding anniversary. His step-Dad was wonderful to both he and his brother. In some way, maybe better. We arranged a ‘meeting’ between DBnL with his children, former SnL came too; did not want them to be ‘hurt’. She and her present husband and the boys were stationed in Japan for 4 years; and, DBnL never contacted his boys or returned any communication she tried to have with him. He had always been sort of a Dickhead about them; but, his ‘favorite’ grandchild was this son’s daughter. She worships him. The other brother’s family in Tallahassee invite him to come visit them on holidays and other times during the year. So now, he isn’t the ‘bitter man’ he had begun to become. But, he is extremely 'moody'.

Margaret – My Pop died right around Easter; the church was decorated with Easter Lilies and she was never able to stand the smell of them after that. She also made us agree that “In the Garden” would NOT be played at hers. She died around Christmas and the church was decorated with poinsettias and they played/sung “Silent Night”. I’ve never cared much for poinsettias even though my DMnL would send us a pot every Christmas. My sister who lives in Miami had one that was the size of a tree right outside her huge window in her living room until Katrina came and ripped out everything in their neighbor that was 'green'. They don’t grow here, so I could not put them in my garden; and, I cry every time I hear “Silent Night’.

Heather – My DOS’s favorite cake is a chocolate one with chocolate icing. To me, it is not as sweet as a white cake and icing is definitely not as sweet as vanilla.

My first Neurologist was female and I loved her; my other 3 are males. One has treated me for over 40 years and I love him; he did a lot of research to discover that I had a ‘Hydatidiformole pregnancy, so he did not have to perform a complete hysterectomy on a 24-year-old; and, I have 2 sons since. In the 40 years since he has only had two others with the same problem. The last one was easier to diagnose because of all the ‘fancy’ medical equipment they had. One of my BFs growing up was talking about how her DDnL was having problems with her pregnancy and they could not figure why her HCG levels were going up. She was not carrying a multiple birth. I wrote her and told her to get DDnL to ask her MD about the ‘Hydatidiformole pregnancy and that was ‘exactly’ what it was. She did not get chemo like I did. Now, she has cancer and everybody is asking for prayers. Last prognosis was positive that they could cure her, or at least get her into remission. Her oncologist was really surprised that her OB/GYN had not ordered chemo for her after the Add to dictionary Hydatidiformole pregnancy. She has 2 young daughters now; and, I am not sure if the oldest is even in school (maybe kindergarten or 1st grade at the most. She had been told that they would never have any children. She had the first one, then the complication with the 2nd pregnancy, and now has a 2nd live baby. Part of my placenta had broken off and attached to other organs and the chemo took them away.

My middle sister will NOT go to a male MD for any reason. My only other experience with a female MD is when I had a seizure while in the bathroom; and, I was still working a swing shift and going to art school. When I did not come back to work, my boss went looking for me. The manager and he came in the restroom and found me on the floor. I went to Piedmont Hospital in Atlanta and really like my Greek MD; but, when a female MD came in to give me a pelvic and I refused her doing it because she had ‘long red fingernails’ – I told her to ‘get my other MD’; it made her mad; but, I did not care, so he brought in a male MD. I guess he thought since I was so young that maybe I would prefer a female; not since I had my Neurologist have I ever gone to one. My GP, “Doctor Cutie Pie” takes a lot of time with his patients and answers all the questions that I have written down. I travel 2 hours to Macon to see my PsycheMD because of a really bad issue with the ones they have at Phoebe in Albany; and, I won’t see any that might be gobbled up by Phoebe. They have hospitals in most of the small towns in the surrounding area. I had a complete hysterectomy when I turned 35; OB/GYN tried to get me on female drugs; but the week I was off I was a total B****; then he put me on them all month long; I still had a week of B****iness; so he took me off to see how I would do. Never a problem until a couple of years ago when I started getting too cold. I sleep with a blanket and a comforter all year long. I do have a summer-weigh bedspread and will be putting it on the next time I change the sheets.

Joyce – The other day I was walking and found a nest that was made totally of sticks; I got it out of the tree, since he was one that had obviously been abandoned to go with the really small one I found that might be a hummingbird nest. But, with nothing to hold it together by the time I walked down the driveway, it was coming apart. I put it in the 3-prong fork of a tree. Maybe some bird will find it and ‘fix’ it.

Lenora

Oh my, Cheri- Do you look like your mama!!?? Do people tell you that a lot?

KJ - We used to call that a 'boot job'. :laugh: Remember a few of those! Lovely pic!

Heather UK xxxxxxx