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There is treatment for back and hip problems if not neglected and treated early.
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Is it really spring? We still have tons of snow and more in the weather forecast. Yuk!
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LOL

I have been running very little this spring... his old body is acting up and back and hip problems are getting in the way.
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Oh, Cwillie! Run! Run the first 50 miles! Then walk back.
Be sure to leave the Toblerone bar at home in the fridge or it will melt with all that running.

Wait, can you still run?
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Hm, I hear it calling to me now...
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I need the morning walk to counteract the toblerone bar I found on sale with the leftover easter candy, although I fear I will have to walk 100 miles before I wear off half the calories!
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Cwillie,
First, kudos to you for taking a morning walk !

I agree with Send, you are not out of the loop - it could just be mom has a bit more strength in the morning than other times of day

Sometimes the Viking won't even look at me if she's tired or zoned out, and when we say prayers she'll God bless Frick and Frack but not me
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Cwillie,
You showed up, that is what matters.
Sorry you feel out of the loop, but you are not. Instead, you are an integral part of your Mom's life, and I am so sorry there will be no rewards, awards, accolades, acknowledgement or thank you's coming from your Mom. That is why you have us, your caregiving buddies on AC.

You matter, your love for your Mom is apparent, and your concern for others does deserve a medal.

Maybe AC could put a medal amongst the possible "hugs" to send to you, because you deserve a good daughter medal and many hugs. imo.
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I popped in to see mom on my walk this morning, I haven't been there that early all winter. I found mom wide awake asking for my sister... then she was trying to tell me something but couldn't put together a coherent sentence. Mom hasn't even tried to communicate for so long, at least not when I'm there. I don't know if this is her normal in the a.m.? Even though I'm there every day I just feel so out of the loop.
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I saw it too freqflyer and I thought it was a hoot too.
Iv'e always loved that show,so I'm glad they're back with new real life problems.
At first though,I really thought Jackie was dead,I mean with the shrine and all~but that's Rosanne's humor for ya.
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Anyone watch the new "Roseanne" show, same house, same cast, but 20 years later the kids are grown [again same cast] and there are grandkids.

It was a hoot. Roseanne and her hubby Dan were sitting at the kitchen table sorting out their pills for the daily pill boxes, and Rosanne has a stair lift. Darlene [Roseanne's daughter] came home to help take care of her parents. Pretty funny stuff :))
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Phew! I forgot to put stars between the "b" and the "h".
Someone came by and fixed it.
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Lol @ Ms Madge!
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I think resting b***h face is kind of how you look when you are constipated and you just slammed your finger in the door but you are trying to look normal.
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My b***h face doesn't rest
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Saw a great example of a "resting b***h face" but the file format wouldn't work to use as my avatar. It was a picture of a female dog sleeping, with it's tongue hanging out.

How'd I do?
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Send, I think that guy was trying to pick me up cause after that day he'd always be talking to me. One day I was putting all my nickels and dimes in the machine to buy a ticket and suddenly I hear this voice behind me say "what, break your piggy bank?". Another time, "catch the Grizzlies game last night?" LOL Finally one day I saw him chatting up some other girl and I said to him "is that all you do all day, flirt with the girls?" He said "yeah, why not, nothing else to do"
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Oh, Cwillie! You meant I would be balancing that "self-balancing" unicycle.
I thought the unit would be self-balancing...like a self-driving car!

Great for your nephews, but for a senior, another way to fall going at a faster rate.

The things people can invent are amazing!
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Looking that up Gershun. I think I will see me there....

Presumptuous of the skytrain employees! Out of bounds, imo. There is nothing wrong with resting faces....what were they always watching you, stalking you? Sheesh.
Or, putting you down was a far out "pick up line?"
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Speaking of smiling.............I used to hate it when guys would walk up to me and say Smile! I remember waiting for the Skytrain in the morning when I was going to work and one of the Skytrain attendants coming up to me and saying "How come I never see you smile?". I said, look around you............Is anyone smiling?

I think I have what is known as "resting b***h face" :) Look it up on Google. There really is such a thing.
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I was talking to one of my nephews today and he was telling me about a new gadget that I had never heard of, the self balancing electric unicycle. You've got to check out the videos... unbelievable! (Obviously for those with more money than sense)
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"Smile"

Smile tho' your heart is aching
Smile even tho' it's breaking
When there are clouds in the sky
You'll get by

If you smile
Thro' your fear and sorrow
Smile and maybe tomorrow
You'll see the sun come shin-ing thro' for you

Light up your face with gladness
Hide ev-'ry trace of sadness
Altho' a tear may be ever so near

That's the time
You must keep on trying
Smile, what's the use of crying
You'll find that life is still worth-while

If you just smile....

Nat King Cole on youtube.
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FreqFlyer, uhm... not very surprising. We have noticed that if you’re Asian or brown skin, the Caucasians treat us as inferior. I think, too, it’s because we’re from a small island that is ‘backward ‘, not as modernized as the US Mainland. The good news is ... Caucasians are no longer the number 1 place when it comes to rudeness/snobbery. Currently there are 2 Asian countries vying for that position now.... and yes, when I smile to Caucasians here on island, they don’t smile back. Come to think of it, I’ve actually stopped smiling to them automatically.. unless they show friendliness to me first.
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The topic of smiling is interesting. I live just outside of Washington DC and I do volunteer work at a local hospital at the information-desk, and my desk-mate and I are always saying "good morning" or "good afternoon" to visitors and patients coming in the door.... and probably 8 time out of 10, we get a smile and a nod or "good morning" back to us. And we live in a large diverse area. Thus, all cultures coming through the door :)

One thing I have noticed and so has my desk-mate [who was born and raised in India] is that if either of us escort a visitor to where they need to go, we always get a warm thank you from different cultures.... plus she gets thanks you from her own culture... except we find from the white Americans not so much [which is my culture], unless they are elderly. We find that very interesting.
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Bookluvr,
People do not always smile back. For some cultures, it is almost like a rule not to smile.

Smiling for my own health and happiness, it doesn't really matter if they smile back.
And yes, when they do smile back, it feels good. My smile muscles are working better now.
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CM, that was a really nice article. The son is so right. Sainsbury did go above and beyond for his mom. Thanks for sharing.
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Ah, Send, when I went to the states - Colorado, Las Vegas, and Virginia - my siblings told me not to smile a lot. When I smiled to the Walmart sales lady, the cashiers, they didn't smile back. I smiled to the mom & pop Asian store people when I entered, and they just stared at me with unsmiling face. When I made my purchases and smiled and said thank you, they did not smile back, etc... It was a culture shock. I was warned over and over to not smile at strangers, etc... But it's very hard Not to smile when I spent most of my life smiling at strangers, at cashiers, at sales clerks back home in our small island.

So, it must be a challenge for you to practice smiling. Did people smile back? It always feels good when they do.
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The practice of smiling is working great!
It makes me feel better, and people are treating me better!
At first, I thought my face was going to crack, but it comes easier now.
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Coming on over here to visit, a short visit.
Everyone is having such a difficult time, and there were no words.
I have been spending a lot of time praying lately.

Today, it was dedicated to hubs and his needs for follow-up at the doctor and an ultrasound two hours later, so we stayed out there. I waited in several parking lots in the rain for him after going in with him once. We enjoyed a healthy lunch out together.
In keeping with my changing my attitude, I smiled a lot, at nothing. But, I smiled.
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Ha ha
She did make sure to tell her she could only have one though
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