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Way: You're welcome.

Nacy: Feel better.
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Psue - thx. Actually those things don't suck the vitality out of me. Inside -I'm fine, I feel strong. Sure the aches and pains and sweats and coughing and all that aren't nice but inside I'm fine. It just feels like something superficial I have to go through. Today I did a little cleaning and will do some cooking later on. Maybe put on a load of laundry. At times the CFS/FM sucks the energy out of me but that's another matter.

Both sides of the family, generally speaking, didn't have troubles with "organs",We don't get pneumonia, heart issues, kidney problems...My parents both developed vascular dementia from high blood pressure which I largely attribute to their very conflicted relationship - mother's BPD and father's alcoholism. But all their other organs were fine.

Mother at 103 in an ALF would get a fever, They would give her a little extra tylenol and 3 days later she was fine. They were impressed.

Even in the NH the resident doctor said all her vital stats are fine. She can last a long time. It amazed me that he didn't recognize that her brain was failing due to the vascular dementia, and that meant she couldn't last a long time, nor did she. If she hadn't had the vascular dementia she might still be alive.

Last time I went to the dr for a check up (about 1 1/2 years ago) everything was fine! Of course one day it likely won't be, unless God just takes me home, but that's ok.

Alva, you've talked about not having the gene for belief, It's not a matter of genetics or anything else other than choice. Either we choose to believe and have faith grow or we choose not to. I make that choice many times a day and my faith grows stronger - like a muscle being exercised. It's really very simple - not easy, but simple. I believe God showed you His love and power by healing Neil. I'm very grateful He has given both of you another chance.
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Golden, what a relief. Those miserable viruses suck the vitality right out of a person. I’m glad you are recovering. You are an inspiration to me.
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Thanks -getting over it - just having to protect my achy breaky ribs (due to the coughing).

way - hope you are feeling better. So easy to catch bugs from the little ones.

Sorry about your stomach bug, nacy. Hope you get over it quickly.

Alva - that's great and I am sure is the answer. I have sniffles all the time but they are allergies.

I believe I got this at the dinner theatre. Lots of unmasked people there and the timing would be right. I thought about it but not sure how to manage a mask when you want to eat. The closest contact with the most people was when we were in the buffet area loading up our plates. A mask then probably would have helped.

I used to grocery shop near closing time as there were few people and that worked. One day I ran to the grocery store during the day time and suddenly found myself surrounded a bunch of little kids and thought "Oh, oh!". Sure enough I came down with what I think was RSV. Talk about coughing! That was a couple of years ago and the last time I had a bug.

Yesterday I got dressed, wrapped myself in a blanket, took my mug of coffee and sat outside for a while watching LIFE! I know the soil is full of it, the trees, even if dormant are alive. the cars of the road are driven by people with lives...It was therapeutic.

Tomorrow there will be workmen plodding in and out getting the condensate lines set up. Fortunately for us the work will be in the furnace room which is out on the balcony.

Actually felt like doing a little housework today so I must be getting better. 😊
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Nacy, ugh. I’m sorry. That’s the pits.
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Come this May should I live so long and remain masked on public transit and in crowded public venues I expect to be FIVE YEARS without even a case of the sniffles. I must admit I love that.
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Hmm, with everybody reporting they are ill I think I'd better stay close to home for a while
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🤦🏼‍♀️ All this talk of cats. Our darling daughters (roommates at university) just sent us photos of their new kitten.
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Thanks Llama .
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Golden and Way: Feel better soon.
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@Peasup,

We never had pets until my daughter brought her ( then ) kitten home . She had come back home to live with us ( for 2 years ) after graduating college .

I had to talk hubby into letting our daughter bring a kitten home. Long story short , when our daughter and her cat moved out , we got our own kitten 6 weeks later . Both the cats are female . I’ve heard too many horror stories about male cats.

I’m allergic to dogs . Although I do dogsit my daughter’s fiancés dog ocassionally when needed . I bring my meds along .
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Way, she’s (he’s?) beautiful. I’ve had at least 1 cat for as long as I’ve been alive until about 4 years ago.

DH and I had a stray dog for 4 days until he was reunited with his family. As adorable as he was, I just couldn’t handle all the attention. Every time I left the room he would jump up and follow me. I must have done alright by him though because when his family came to take him home he wanted to stay.
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My daughter’s cat is a 7 pound princess. My cat ( pictured above is a bit over 11 pounds .

But Princess rules whenever she comes to visit since she used to live with us before I got my cat . She always remembers the house even if it’s been 6 months since she visited . ( My daughter took the princess with her when she moved out 4 years ago ).

Princess jumps out of her carrier and the cats boop noses and then princess hisses as she needs her alone time to check out her old home . She runs straight upstairs to my daughter’s old room for a while . Then she comes back downstairs to complete her tour , checking each room .

My cat always wants to play . Princess will play with her chasing each other at 4am. 🙄🙄
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Ana, she sounds like a real character! I’ve been without a cat for a few years now but our last one lived until she was 22. If we hadn’t had her mercifully put down I wonder how long she would have hung in there. Swatting the dogs! I’d love to see her in action!
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Peasuep, you are welcome to ours. She has done more damage in our house than all the dogs combined. We foster with a giant breed rescue. That feline diva will ambush and slap a 200lb dog across the face. And yet she’s on track to die of old age.
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Whine: you guys are making me miss having a cat - I just love those little buggers, big mouths and all!
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I forgot to reset the clock in the cat last night. He didn't understand that 5:45 a.m. was NOT my wake-up time =^..^=
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My cat, in full operatic voice, expressed her displeasure at waiting an extra hour for the kitchen to open.
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Golden and Way, sorry to hear you’re ill. Scram, vile viruses!

I have always hated the return to standard time. Maximize evening sunlight! Never, ever did any of my kids get up early to play outside before school. But they’d come home from school with excess energy and stress to blow off. By the time they got home, dumped their stuff, and had a snack, it was dark. I hated running errands on my way home from work in the dark. DST all year please!
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I think I do ok on 6 or 7 unless I’m in need of healing - then I’d prefer 9 or10, but never get it. Lately Ive been getting up earlier and going to bed later just because sneaking an hour here and there, alone, in front of the fire, is so lovely.

Yes, I am a bundle of contradictions; more so lately than ever! I should probably explore that but In the immortal words of Scarlett O’Hara, “I’ll think about that - tomorrow”.
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Hahah! I just re-read my last post! Here I am talking about not messing with internal clocks right after asking on another thread about whether I should be letting my husband sleep all day! Aren’t I a piece of work?!
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Yup, I'm from peasant stock. But it's more my season of life than that, my friends and I were just laughing together about how we are tucking into bed at 9:00 when back in our younger days we would have been getting dressed to go out at that time. lol
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Cwillie, do you come from farmers? They slept when the sun went down and got up when it rose out of necessity. Maybe it’s some kind of ancestral memory if such a thing exists. I wish the experts would just pick one way and quit messing with people’s internal clocks.
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Ah, no, Golden and Way! I have great sympathy for you both. I hope you are able to concentrate on comfort and healing and forget about everything else. The clock doesn’t exist when you’re sick.
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Standard time now, which all the experts argue is more natural and healthier. Frankly I don't get that, my tired old body wants to go to bed not long after sunset and many nights I struggle to push through to a reasonable bed time.... last night I was checking the time at 7:30, tonight I'll be doing it an hour earlier. It doesn't help that when I'm tired I fall into eating a ton of crap to boost my energy.
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(((golden )))

So sorry to read you have the flu .🤧🤧 Hoping you get better real soon , and the fibromyalgia flare up lessens as well .

It is that season , I’m battling a nasty cold myself right now from the kids I babysit.

Uggh, up way too early today . This changing the clocks stinks .
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Aaargh! I got flu - the whole 9 yards, coughing, sneezing, sweating, freezing, aching and I think it has set off the fibromyalgia. But starting to get better already.

Psue - sorry for what you are going through with your hub. I'm glad you are considering alternatives' for when things get worse, which, sadly, they will. Hope the drs appointments go well. I'm glad you are able to feel your feelings.

We found out it is a 14 month wait for R to see a neurologist. That's not a lot of help. But I think he is getting in to see the opthamologist sooner, which is helpful. His BP is doing well - gradually getting a bit higher, especially when he is relaxed.

Nacy - I just finished reading Tuesdays with Morrie. He does a good job of processing his feelings.
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Compartmentalization maybe? I never really thought about how I do it. But I do know that I’ve tried to shorten the time and it hasn’t worked. So I’ve accepted 24 hours and at the end of it whatever is bugging me is usually faded enough I can stuff it in a box and hide it somewhere in my head. I can’t say I’m very easy to live with for those 24 hours though! Then I get off my bee-hind and get back to work.

No clue what set him off. He doesn’t know either.
I’m not sure what will happened when bad things are coming so close together I don’t have fade time. That will probably be the time I need to find help at home or a new place for him to live.
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Nacy, DH will see his new cardiologist in a couple weeks; his old one left the system so we need to start over. Neuro-Psyche eval and PCP appointments are in December.

btw, DH is much better this morning. I still have time in my 24 hours to be mad and scared about yesterday so I’m going to use it, as juvenile and irrational as that is. Yesterday was awful and I feel bruised. I canceled our scheduled day today with DD and GD last night - it would have broken GD’s heart to see him that way and I couldn’t take the chance. Now I’m resentful and angry at myself for that on top of everything. Pathetic.
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