going ons..........

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going ons..........
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Thu, 04-23-2009 - 1:42pm

Well I have been so bad lately for coming on here... for that I want to apologize.  I  slowly got out of the habit and then the more I didn't come the more I didn't feel like coming here.  Then at chat we were talking about this and I realized that what the heck, I miss you all so much and if it  means I have to post and ramble then I suppose that is what I will do.  Ok that is my warning I will be  entertaining you with my typos or boring you with my notes.


Seems I have had a mixed up life lately!  I have this darn shoulder that is giving me major grief, the doctor refuses to give me the cortisone injection because they believe I have a torn rotator cuff and the injection would do more damage than good, so I have to wait to have an CT scan done on it.  There is a waiting list for that for shoulders, 6 to 8 weeks and I am at week 5 or so already.  ya will likely be the 8 weeks so I am going to have to learn to suck it up.  I do not sleep at night well. I might get 2 hours or up to 4 on a real good night, so I am  really miserable in the day time.  I do have pain pills but they  make me  stoned and don't really ease the pain enough to say they work.  Oh well a few more weeks then  I will see where I stand.


My mil was diagnosed with Parkinson disease in Jan. she had her first symptom in Sept and now she is in bed pretty much 23 hours a day.  She is not doing well with this, and my fil is her caretaker. He however is not doing well either, he used to weigh about 145 lbs,  but has been losing weight  pretty  rapidly. We all thought it was from the load he has taken on to care for my mil, but yesterday he got a call from the doctor that they found a black  spot on his lung.  Now you know what we are thinking but not saying.  Denial can be good if it means there is hope.  We will soon hear  as he has some tests he needs to go through soon.


As for mil and fil we have  been setting up  home support for the 2 of them, they are almost 80 and they could use a little help.  I am not sure what they all qualify for but I got ahold of the govt and set up an inhome  meeting with the inlaws so they can access what all is needed. It would be nice if  we could have someone come in a couple times a week to help bathe mil and to maybe relieve on some of the meal making.  We would take this over ourselves but it is almost 5 hours from us so that doesn't work. 


My niece and her little baby (11 weeks old) and dn's bf came for a visit for a few days, it was so wonderful to have a little baby in the house again... she is such a good baby, and so loving.  I found it a bit much near the end but that is because my dn is real big on talking all the time.  Yup was like having my middle dd home, only  I found it hard to ignore dn as I would do with dd when I needed to.


Yesterday we went and had our taxes done, we held off til the last moment because we thought we owed a lot of money this year.... turns out we are both getting a refund.  Not a lot but hey a refund is much better than owing.


I see there are a few  buds on my Japanese maple, that is a sure sign that spring has begun to arrive.  I  can not wait to get out and start my gardens.  I want to  make some changes on the garden beds, not sure what yet but something to freshen it up.


 


Well ladies I think I should get a move on my walking  group will be here soon and I have not done my hair and there are still a few chores I want to do before they arrive.


Have a wonderful day ladies!  And please don't be like me and let this  group go.. it is the wonderful people on here that I have grown to love that has me back.


Luv ya!


 


Ps was going to not use spell checker but thought it was long enough that you deserve the break so will use it today...LOL


hugs,

 

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Registered: 02-19-2009
Thu, 04-23-2009 - 2:50pm

Hey Lady I'm just as guilty and with IE8 my letters don't enlarge.

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Registered: 03-19-2003
Thu, 04-23-2009 - 2:53pm

Hi Lor


Well now seems a lot of our posters are having the same problem as you lately. The more you stay away the easier it is just to not bother.

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Registered: 11-12-1998
Thu, 04-23-2009 - 3:07pm

Gosh, Lor, that's too bad about your ILs. Both having huge problems at the same time. Must be very stressful on the two of them, not to mention you. I hope the govt (is it like our social services maybe?) can get some respite care going for them, or some kind of relief and help.


I know what you mean about people like your niece. Nice people, good hearts, but chatty. I have always been amazed by people who talk a lot. I could never think of that much to say at one time, but it doesn't seem to be a problem for some. For those of us who are not very chatty, being around someone who is especially so can be quite draining. I have a friend who talks non-stop, and although I love her dearly, I am always exhausted after spending an evening with her. She's a great person, just really has a lot to say and she can take over a social situation.


I hope you're on the short list for that CT scan. That just sounds so hard, not being able to sleep from pain. I'd be a basket case.


We are supposed to have nice weather this weekend and I'll be out planting some flowers I ordered and received through a fundraiser here at work: Cosmos and verbena. Flower bed has lots of bare spots right now.


Hang in there, Kiddo.


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Thu, 04-23-2009 - 6:27pm

Hi Lor.

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Thu, 04-23-2009 - 7:13pm

Well I think you are doing pretty darn good Cindy!

     

 

          

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Thu, 04-23-2009 - 7:24pm

LOL Mare... your right you wouldn't be able to tell it was me... likely report me for being an identity thief. LOL


Well your right

     

 

          

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Thu, 04-23-2009 - 7:31pm

Ah thanks Red!


Yup the inlaws will be getting some help, they need to do an inhome assessment first to see how much is needed then go from there.

     

 

          

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Registered: 11-12-1998
Thu, 04-23-2009 - 8:11pm

Aw, well if they do recommend some kind of facility, maybe it would be good for them to go visit some and find out that they're really not all that horrible. Of course, DH is in that biz, so we hear all the time, "Oh, I would never have my own home back again. I don't have to worry about a thing, like yard, repairs, cooking, etc." He works for independent living, tho. But I've seen many assisted living places which are very nice.


I know most don't want to think about it, but sometimes it just gets to the point where there's not a lot of choice, unfortunately.


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Thu, 04-23-2009 - 10:40pm

Well it is not so easy always to get here especially when we have a lot going on, but

     

 

          

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Thu, 04-23-2009 - 10:45pm

I agree, but

     

 

          

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