WOMEN AGES 50+ FOR OCTOBER 2020
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Machka ... " In an ideal world, someone would come by one morning a week and take him round to Bunnings hardware, have a cup of coffee and a chat with him, and that sort of thing. However, that sort of thing isn't available.
". You would think something this would be so simple, but I know it's not. My son rarely has visitors from those outside of the medical community, but sometimes those he has formed friendships with over the years at various schools/churches will visit. I don't recall if you are affiliated with a caring church ... sometimes (not always) there are those who would do something like this with members of their church. Or, perhaps, if you were to share this statement with friends? Sometimes, especially when we are independent people, others need to know that we are receptive to help. And taking someone out for coffee would be so easy to do.
Beth near Buffalo
People are less inclined to do that sort of thing now ... more inclined to stay within their family groups. And everyone I know works.
As far as paid care goes ...
One of the reasons why C19 spread through the aged care sector and hospitals was because of the casual nature of home care. Home care places were offering clients and hour here and an hour there. So the care workers and nurses had to find employment elsewhere to make a living.
One care worker/nurse might do a couple hours in someone's house Monday morning, then 4 hours in an aged care centre. The next day, she/he might spend the day in a hospital as a "sitter" or work a shift as a nurse. The next day it might be 4 hours in one person's home and 4 hours in another person's home. And so on.
If she/he picked up C19 somewhere along the way, it spread everywhere!
So now the home care organisations are trying to give more hours to workers, with just one or two people, rather than spreading them all over the place. So those who need a little bit of care occasionally may be out of luck.
My husband is more social than I am and misses being able to talk to people every day. Whereas I would happily hide out in a remote cabin and not speak to anyone for days on end. So when I am home in the evenings and weekends, he hopes I will want to talk and do things with him ... but all I want is silence. It's a bit of a conflict.
So I try to arrange things where he can be out among people each week ... not crowds because they overwhelm him ... but just a few people. This past week, I took Wednesday off and we attended a joint group of Brain Injury peers and Stroke peers for Mental Health Week in the morning. That was nice because it gave him an opportunity to talk to others who have had brain injuries and strokes. It also absolutely exhausted him! He slept for hours that afternoon while I "attended" by Zoom a "class" about Brain Injury. This is what I do with my days off!
Next week, he has his main doctor's appointment ... which reminds me I need to prepare something for that.
I am hoping that now that I don't have university to worry about, I will be able to take him for bicycle rides, walks, etc. more on weekends and in evenings.
M in Oz
My sister called venting last night about work. She works at an assisted living facility. In the wing she works in(she is with one client for 12 hr shift to offer more care than the facility gives or something) They had one case of the virus, then three of the other employees who hang out together and work at the casino together all tested positive. Now they have 7 cases out of 21 patients. She found out yesterday, after she went home, that those workers are not staying in their section(with the covid patients) and that one of the patients is not staying in her room like she is supposed to. She is off this weekend but will be checking into the talk/rumors when she gets there Monday morning. She is doing every thing to stay safe but those three employees are endangering everyone. The stress of the constant testing(every 5 days) the longer hours(12 hrs a day 5-6 days a week right now because one of her team is out after surgery) and everything else is really getting to her.
I was the one that she saw that was still on FB last night so she called to vent.
Debbie5 -
Machka!!! Congratulations! This is a fantastic achievement. You worked so hard through so much adversity.
Flea
Willamette Valley, OR
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Well here I am working the night shift, wondering how I let myself do this. I make the schedule so is my own fault. But I am remembering all the reasons I do not want to do this again. So much for being nice. Anyway I am 4 hours into a 12 hour shift and doing everything I can to stay busy and awake.
Rebecca & Michele--I make a point of sending my grandchildren cards. For Easter, Valentine, Halloween and birthdays with a $2. If I find out they have done something extra special or got a award at school I send a card and $2. It lets them know I am thinking of them and they remember. It's the little things that are consisit that matter I believe.
Well I am caught up and now need to find something else to keep me busy. Enjoy the rest of the weekend.
Blessings, Vicki GI NE
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@faye, I liked the chickpea better than beans too! it's more subtle!0
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@faye : agreed about the uselessness of anonymous disagree button
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correction : I think "they" need a laughing button.
impossible for me to edit a post these last days. I've done it plenty before but it's not working.0 -
did little yesterday, I didn't go to the my close friend's significant other's CD launch concert.
I love them and it's usually quite pleasant, but
1. didn't feel like it, lazy; being homebody
2. it was 20 euros and I'm tight on money, have to watch it for a few weeks or longer.
3. COVID validates any choice to not go out.
Spent some hours this morning on activist workers-rights stuff.
-organising an online meeting next week and a
-inviting to live get together in about 2 months. (about 10 people with obligatory masks, etc).
-answering an email
-compiling a list of 160 people from one school to whom we will send a mail.
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Casual stroll to the beach ...
Distance: 4.28km
Elevation: 66m
Moving Time: 1:05:00
Elapsed Time: 1:07:50
Pace: 15:10/km
Calories: 421 supposedly. More likely 200.
This beach ...
Machka in Oz
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Little graduation present for myself ... something I've wanted for a while ... a lilac!! They are rare here in Australia!
Machka in Oz6 -
Hello everyone.
It’s another damp morning here in sunny SFL. 😊 It’s my hope things dry out enough so I can trim down some of the palms in the courtyard.
Kim – Please, please let Lisa know she is in my thoughts and prayers. Thank you for keeping us informed.
Tina – Every time I see the “Mirror” commercials I think, “I want that.”. But am a reluctant because I think we are surrounded with too much technology and prefer in person training too. The Yoga in the Park sessions finally started up here but are only on Saturdays. And, of course, it has been raining the past two. The weather heads are saying dry air is on its way so I am hopeful I will finally be able to go this coming Saturday.
Vicki – I am surprised masks are not required in church where people are surrounded by others. It’s amazing to me how different each area, city, country, town, etc. are guiding people through this point in time. You must be so excited – vacation is right around the corner!
Heather – March! Oh, my. And, via FB. 😊 What a nice meeting surprise from DH. Mr. Floyd’s house looks like a storefront. Not exactly my cup of tea!
Michelle – Sending positive thoughts Vince’s doctors find an appropriate treatment.
DrKatie – I am so sorry about your friend and your exposure!
Machka – Congratulations! It is done!
Barbara – Great news about Joe’s pressure!
Barbie – Happy belated birthday to Jake. You must be glad he remembered the last pizza episode. 😊
Bananas – During this time I also started making my own hummus. I was amazed how easy it is to make and how much money is saved. One brand of hummus produces a dark chocolate version which is delicious. I was going to search for recipes – let me know if you find a good one.
I hope everyone has had or is having a great day.
Hugs to all.
SuziQ – SFL
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M in Oz7 -
"Get to do"s and "chose well"sChose well: pack and trip prep, Wal~Mart,
Bonus: Winco, Natural Grocers, Trader Joe’s, typed hymns
Get to do: livestream church, submit grant pics and receipts, inventory donation take pics of car, test Bluetooth speaker so can do BB&B or T’ai Chi from voice recordings, Monday: call for donation appointment, Pilot tech support 5034447924 to link subscription and fix login, make experimental almond paste, declutter sideboard, practice new dances (Nothing but You, Shake it like that, Larger than Life, Here I Go Again/Mama Mia, Real Deal, Get it Right); make garlic almonds for Barb and Dan; prep potato area and raised beds for beets, carrots, parsley root, parsnips, radishes and sow; weed drive again, finish weeding flower bed, mulch flowerbed; invest another 10 minutes in prepping living trust, Freddie’s for complete series TDAP <$48, get Shingrix vaccine. Reward: inventory seeds, plan fall cool season garden, order replenishments, figure out where to plant naked lady bulbs, Tuesday: call Progressive adjustor.
Self Care October
9: avoid blaming, find the best way forward: helps if I don’t take things personally, thanks Barbie.
10: take some time to reflect on what’s been achieved this week: Thankful for Joe’s eye doctor’s mostly good news and ”get moving” suggestion.
Machka yes, futon or day bed option. I’m also trying to leverage this into an opportunity to banish the recliner(s) into “his” area and get new living room furniture
Guess I’m reconciled to getting rid of the mattress and Mama and Papa’s bedframe. Hope I can donate the mattress so many people in the Ashland area have nothing. Getting it there could be a problem, though, and think there are “rules” about used mattresses, even those only used thrice and not at all since the pandemic. Do you have any neighbors who are home during the day, with whom your DH could visit occasionally, even of only “across the back fence”?
Lanette we had an airbed, used it once, donated it. :P Kate in UK ( @spikeyhair ) recently came to my mind too. Sending hopes for healing, comfort, peace and calm.
Barbie belated best birthday wishes to Jake! If pizza made him feel bad, how did he react to the 4 digit calories and sodium?
Julie “it's comfortable doing little but doesn't feel good in long run;” This is so true. I should put a timer on my laptop that puts this on the screen and keeps it there, preventing access, for a minimum of 10 minutes. :laugh:
Pip what Michele said. Ah so it was they who had the good taste to pick YOU. Well doh!
Beth I don’t see anything wrong with your priorities
Debbie those Groots ARE cute. Wish the tardis were bigger and functional Interesting pic, family dynamic doesn't show...
SuziQ What do you dip in chocolate hummus? Somehow doesn’t sound appetizing, but then neither did chocolate spread for bread when I first met it in Israel. Turned out to be yummy… unfortunately. Good thing I can’t get it here!
Home safe to learn our tiny, underpopulated, rural county went from 22 to 33 COVID cases overnight. Debbie, thought of your sister’s and Tracey’s work situations. Most of these cases clustered in a local memory care facility. Yes. The same one that wouldn’t let my friend visit her mother until she was on hospice.
So good to be back in our own cozy little cabin, surrounded by dogs, dollies, books, fog and even spruce needles. Ahhhh.
Lighter, lovelies!
Barbara, the Southern Oregon Coastie AHMOD
October: better than September.
daily: sit with Joe: 10, weigh: 9, steps>5491=5665 Thursday, 6468 Friday, 5628 Saturday, vits=10 log=10 CI<CO=9 CI<250<CO=8 Tumble & Shadow 5=9 mfp=9 outside=9 up hill=9
wkly: T’ai Chi or BB&B x3= rx=1 dance= clean 30 mins=1
mnthly: board mtg= grant=1 20for20=
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Good Morning Ladies!
The rain brought allergies like I have never had before except in the spring and that was 20 years ago. Starting yesterday afternoon I started sneezing frequently and my nose ran continuously and still is. A bit of throat irritation has been going on for days which is not unusual for the fall. I have kept a check on my temperature and it is normal. I slept fair last night. Bad dreams but nothing novel. I haven't had a cold in years and since colds are coronavirus and spread the same as China SARS2/COVID19, I am sure it isn't a cold because of the extra hand sanitizing (contact) precautions I take as well as very unsocial distancing, a medical-grade mask, and glasses. Runny left side nose, watering left side eye, slight dizziness, breathing good, no fever, and attitude improving over last evening when it stunk worse than buzzard puke.
I wish I had kept my homemade buckskins from my mountain days. With my bright red nose I could pull off Rudolph this coming Halloween should this allergy continue.
I am thankful for the rain, but I think with the wind, it brought in toxic particles from all the smoke that still plagues the western USA. My throat, nose, and eyes burn like they did during the heavy smoke. I extinguished my headache with Tylenol.
The good news is my glaucoma eye, the left is draining like never before. The pressures must be a record low. Raw as southwest hell, but draining nicely.
I skipped my workout this morning in lieu of whining, pissing, and moaning about my current state of affairs.
Fae in PNW USA4 -
OregonMother wrote: »Machka!!! Congratulations! This is a fantastic achievement. You worked so hard through so much adversity.
Flea
Willamette Valley, OR
Thank you!!
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Hope everyone is okay haven’t been checking in lately rather up-and-down with anxiety and panic attacks got one more week with cast on my wrist maybe I’ll feel better then
Stay safe
Kate UK ❤️7 -
On my phone, so a short note. I'm doing significantly better, the ER visits were the worst, and am slowly improving. Skimmed when I could, many congratulations to Machka! Kim knows how much I appreciate her keeping you updated.
Thank you all for your amazing support, you were a light in a dark time for me and I am ever grateful.
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Machka
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