WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR APRIL 2020

Morning Ladies
Went and got Homer and took them.both for a walk..they had breakfast and I did too.. not much going on

Did 3 Horizontal Conditioning DVD’s today which I’m going to throw out. They are Way, Way, Way too intense and too much jumping. I wound up modifying just about everything. So then I did a South Beach Supercharged DVD which I’m going to throw out because it’s much much too easy

Lisa – I found that when I read a book on the treadmill or elliptical, I seemed to go slower. Same thing with watching the TV, I get involved in the book or the TV to the point that I unconsciously slow down. So I only listen to music now.

Yea Pam!!! How big is Pearl? One of our cats is big, not fat – just big. He lays in the condo (cat toy) and even tho his back end is sticking out, he figures since he can’t see me then I can’t see him….lol

Betsy – we had two cats who caught a mouse. Then they made their paws into a sort-of ring and they batted a mouse around. When the mouse finally died, they just walked away. We called them Ouday and Cousay after Hussain Cousain’s (did I spell that right?) sons

For quite a while now I’ve had a pain in my lower back. I thought it was because I have such tight hamstrings. Now I’m wondering if it’s arthritis. I’ve heard that there’s a type of spinal arthritis. I remember my father always saying how his arthritis would flare up when it rained outside or was going to rain. Well, it’s raining here and today my back seems to be worse.

I started the decrease on the c2c blanket that I’m making. Maybe I’ll finish that today, who knows?

Vince needs to go to the post office so I got a box of things for the Salvation Army. I’m figuring we can stop there, I’ll make the donation, then we can go to the post office. Afterwards, he needs to stop at WalMart to get a prescription.

Read in the paper that there’s talk of NC opening Wednesday. I just pray it’s not too soon.

Bananas – (((HUG))). Let us know what the GP says. When do you go?

Flea – that video was wonderful, I was about to start crying – glad the video ended when it did.

We couldn’t find the packing tape gun yesterday. I know that Vince is OCD and always puts it back in the same spot, but I suspect he did something with it. He’s convinced that I threw it out because I was cleaning and throwing things out. However, he had to have had it on Sun since he sealed up the box for the Salvation Army. I didn’t do any cleaning on Monday, just my running around. On Tuesday I worked in Jess’ room and didn’t use it at all. Yesterday I worked in Denise’s room and didn’t use it at all. I had no reason to use it. If anything, I needed the scissors to open boxes

Heather – how wonderful you got your refund, just sorry it took so long

Barbara – my kids always loved those orange pops. They are high in calcium, high in protein, low in sugar and best of all cheap. I did find that orange seems to be the only decent flavor. I tried grape juice, apple juice and some others, and they weren’t that good. I did find that if I make my own yogurt, I can let it drain longer than the kind you get at the store, which makes them even higher in protein. I just wonder how economical they are if you make the yogurt yourself. Probably comes out to about a wash when you buy the yogurt at the store

Viv – I’m sure you do this, many times I throw something out that I know someone can’t use. Vince likes to keep a lot of things “you never know when you’ll need it”. Jess likes to save things too. She asked me for a lot of my cookbooks once. I knew that she really didn’t need them but I gave them to her anyway. Well, about a year later she was cleaning and guess what she gave me for the Salvation Army?

Kylia – what a pain to have your credit card hacked. Glad the bank and paypal were able to shut down quickly. My intake of water has been lower, too. I’m sure that’s because I’m not out and about as much and exercising

1. Where are you from originally?
I was born and raised in NJ
2. Do you eat breakfast? If so, what did you eat today?
Yep. Bran cereal, strawberries and almond milk
3. Do you prefer to dine in, carry out, or cook at home?
Definitely at home.
4. Favorite Girl Scout Cookie?
Those thin mints frozen with a tall glass of milk. Heaven on earth
5. Do you listen to music when you work?
Am retired, but didn’t when I worked
6. What is your favorite sonic drink?
For as long as I’ve lived in NC (12 years going on 13) I have never once been to a Sonic
7. What is your favorite board/card game?
Mahjongg. But I also like mostly all board games.

I almost never listen to podcasts
9. What is your dream sandwich?
I really don’t know, I like a lot of different foods.
10. What makes you gag?
Peanut butter
11. What are your hobbies?
Crochet, x-stitch, most any other craft except quilting, cooking, volunteering, exercise, probably things I haven’t thought of.
12. What is one thing that can make your day instantly better?
Getting up and feeling good
13. What was the best vacation/trip you ever took and why?
In all truth, I haven’t vacationed much. Probably going to Europe or St. Kitts
14. If you were an animal, what animal would you be?
Probably a cat
15. At a party, where can someone find you?

Talking to someone.

Michele in NC

Kim: I don’t personally know anyone who has had the virus. I’ve been looking for information for my county without luck. It was posted previously but I can’t find it today. Perhaps it will become available after county offices open for the day. :ohwell:

Barbie: Our Library is a member of Library to Go. We can check out physical books from the Library in ordinary times, plus check out books through Library to Go. The Library to Go system is managed electronically through Amazon. While we can’t go to the library in person due to COVID 19, we can still check out electronic books from Library to Go.

Rebecca: Our gym is closed due to the virus, too. I stay active by walking the dog in the neighborhood on dry days and riding a recumbent tryke that is setup on a roller system in the garage that lets me ride in place. The tryke has two front wheels and one back wheel.


Last night we had a wonderful facetime call from DS and DDIL. We also got some photos sent to us. I am planning to go out and buy a few grocery items this morning, and then ride my tryke in the garage while I read a book.


Katla in Beautiful NW Oregon

Michele..... I wish peanut butter made me gag. I love peanut butter and I eat it on PBJ sandwiches and on celery and sometimes a spoonful just out of the jar. :-( Not good for my CICO eating plan.
Betsy in NW WA

I enjoyed walking for about an hour this morning at our city park. I certainly will miss this when we move from here in June.
Nancy from Snyder, Tx

Barbara - my objections to Mr Dyson are political and personal. He is obnoxious. I feel the same about a lot of famous entrepreneurs and will not give them my money. Unfortunately I am addicted to Jeff Besos's outfit. He has just sent me an email saying that he is giving a £2 an hour pay rise to his workers because of the crisis. I think that's a good thing?

Love Heather UK xxxxxxxx

Born in Texas never have left Texas. Went from country living to city life back y forth of the years. There’s pros/cons to both.

My Day exercise,Hubby,JR,cooking,y cleaning not much time after all that.
Homeschool JR before public school will do a placement test decide kindergarten or 1st grade (Daughter did this tested 3rd grade level but I chose to hold her back to work on her ability to connect with her peers socially... plus if she couldn’t get the crayola she wanted she cried so figured a 3rd grade teacher wouldn’t appreciate that since the other kids would be distracted/ was the right decision)

Same old day for me at least no rain finally

Amber Tx

1. Where are you from originally? Georgia for 69 of my 71 years!

2. Do you eat breakfast? Leftovers from dinner, egg & grits or toast

3. Do you prefer to dine in, carry out, or cook at home? Dine out but cook at home 90% of the time.

4. Favorite Girl Scout Cookie? Don't have one.

5. Do you listen to music when you work? No, but have the tv on for background noise all the time.

6. What is your favorite Sonic drink? Never been there.

7. What is your favorite board/card game? None

8. What is your favorite podcast? What's a podcast?

9. What is your dream sandwich? Subway Greek with lots of banana peppers oil and vinegar.

10. What makes you gag? Finding an egg shell in my cooked eggs.

11. What are your hobbies? Computer games such as scrabble, mahjong, solitaire, crossword puzzles

12. What is one thing that can make your day instantly better? Looking at photos of babies and pets online.

13. What was the best vacation/trip you ever took and why? It's been a long time.

14. If you were an animal, what animal would you be? Probably a cat.

15. At a party, where can someone find you? Hiding.

W2G Rebecca!! I remember the excitement when my backup ring (not my engagement it’s still not fitting yet) .Its the ring for periods y pregnancy I wear y Rhematoid arthritis days. Still being able to wear a ring again was wonderful!! Your engagement ring is so pretty!

Amber Tx

Hi! I’m Terri, aged 75 next birthday, married almost 54 years, 2 daughters, 2 adult grandkids, 1 teenager.

Where are you located (approximately)?

Northern Ireland

What are some of your favourite hobbies/sports/activities?

All arts/crafts
Flower arranging
Drawing/painting/photography
Creative Writing (especially poetry)
Walking/dancing/yoga/tai chi/weight training/HIIT
Reading
Studying Shakespeare/Latin
Jigsaws
Playing computer games
Nature and the environment


What takes up most of your day?

I’m retired, but work as a volunteer group leader for a lifelong learning charity. (On hold at the moment, but keeping some activities going on the internet.
Working on my memoirs in lockdown, as the result of a Birthday request from my dear 22 year old grandson

☘️ Terri.

A friend sent me a link on how a women helped her husband through COVID.

What is happening is the hospitals try to get you to do self treatment at home for as long as you can. They may not have the tests to test if you have it because of the shortages in tests.

Highlights from the article. Everyone reacts differently to virus. There is more than one strain. If you get the one with the more severe symptoms.

Fluids fluids fluids hopefully water, tea, ginger tea
Have loved one lay on there stomach not their back.
Try to have them sit up rather than lay down
Try to get them to eat something if possible. Hard because may not have and smell or taste.
Try to get them to do some walking to avoid pneumonia or exercise. Leg lifts arm swings simple ones like that.
Try to hit their back with cupped hands like they do for cystic fibrosis.
Measure oxygen levels with an oximeter. One sign you may have this is your oxygen level in your blood goes down. It can go down even when you are feeling fine. For some they don't notice this until they are in real trouble. Having this data is valuable if they do end up going to the hospital.
You can order Oxygen if it is needed.
Using a spirometer to help improve lung function.
Deep breathing exercise where your arms to your ears and breathe through your nose if possible and out through mouth while
having abdomen expand.

Things to have ready...
oximeter
spirometer
A thermometer.
Masks (for when people come to the door or you need to leave for blood draws and medical assessment).
Hand sanitizer.
Kleenex—bring a trash can near the bed, so it’s easy to dispose of used tissues.
Sanitizing wipes or spray and paper towel.
A box or basket in which you can put all your medications so you don’t misplace them. In our case that included hydroxycholroquine, azithromycin (to prevent bacterial pneumonia from developing), zinc supplements, aspirin (a regular 325 mg tablet twice a day to counter micro-emboli), and eventually prednisone (a steroid prescribed later in Mark’s illness to reduce inflammation once the virus is attacking the lung ). Have Tylenol or another acetaminophen product available to treat fever — some studies have shown that ibuprofen can exacerbate COVID and while they’re still preliminary, it makes sense to use an alternative out of caution.
A measuring cup for measuring liquids (aim for about eight 8-oz cups of liquid daily — water, tea, etc. — if kidneys and heart are functioning well) Gatorade or a similar electrolyte drink is also a good choice.
Pillows of all shapes and sizes—you’ll probably want them to help make the patient comfortable, especially on his or her stomach.
A Starbucks-type reusable cup with a top and a bendable straw. Staying hydrated is very important, and it’s easy for the patient to inadvertently tip over a cup, which is frustrating and creates unnecessary messes that can be difficult to clean, especially if someone is tired and hard to move out of bed. They also may need to be drinking while lying down, and a bendy straw makes this possible.
A notebook to record important information (more on that below).
A basket to keep cards you are receiving from friends, perhaps with stationery and a pen to write responses if you have the opportunity.
Extra sheets—night fevers and sweating may mean you want to change the sheets and you’ll want to have them ready to do so quickly when the patient is up.

In notebook keep track of meds , movement, fluids, and food intake.

I did order an oximeter today and I will see if I ordered one before they sold out.
After I finish this I will try to order a spirometer.

I hope none of us have to use the suggestions this woman had to do with her husband. I did post her story to my timeline so I would have it if I needed it.

Comments about post..
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Janet Simpson Traun
She cautioned about hydoxycholorquine.
9 hrs ·
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With diagnosis of COVID-19, your chances of surviving the illness will depend on your ability to gather your resources, make a plan, and adapt.


Deb Keith Janet Simpson Traun Yes, I heard this and will not ever take it! Zpac is also on my allergy list because it makes my heart misbehave!

Kelly Riemer Cusick
Kelly Riemer Cusick I've watched quite a few interesting videos in the last week from holistic doctors who are having a lot of success with their patients.
Don't have the link, but one was an interview with a specific patient who truly thought he was about to die. Four days later he was discussing his own recovery with this doctor, and obviously was profoundly grateful for the treatment protocols that he'd followed at home. I didn't take notes, but I think they mentioned high doses of Vitamin C & D, (maybe magnesium, also?) as well as NOT taking either advil or tylenol, (there was a very specific & detailed explanation of why that was important) and there was also a reference to using a nebulizer somehow.
I've also seen a video from a doctor in NYC who said the specific way this virus affects the lungs is more like altitude sickness than traditional pneumonia, and as a result, the settings for using a ventilator are very important; he was extremely concerned that this aspect of the Covid19 situation is not being noticed or considered widely enough.