Hey folks, welcome to the new whine/general topic thread. Feel free to use this thread to discuss anything that is on your mind. Caregiving- related stuff, life after a loved one's death, your own emotional wellbeing. Whatever..........anything on your mind.
You are such a marvel though Veronica.......so positive and brave. Good on ya Girl! :)
Found some Alfred Dunner on eBay that still had the tags on for about $10 - yippee
Took them to the dry cleaners to be hemmed for about $18 - what's wrong with this picture ?
You are amazing - broke your hip and drove yourself to the ER - I hope you find a lovely caregiver to help you and hubs
Welcome back
What you describe about the place I have seen with my own eyes as a visitor. Do they do that so the well patients will get up and go?
That solidifies why the goal of living out our lives at home seems best for so many. Once again, Veronica, you are an overcomer!
Your husband will be encouraged too by your progess, and in a little while from now, he will feel better. Hoping this was just temporary for you both.
Keep up the good fight! Wishing all things good to come to you.
Sent to a NH for rehab. It had an excellent reputation but was i wrong. Rehab consisted of being in the general population and not to put it unkindly the walking dead. it had lovely gardens and two dogs and three cats wandering freely. The therapists were actually good but the only equipment was a set of parallel bars. OT was a joke. I was given a small cup of glass beads and a larger bowl with a hole in the lid. I will let you guess what I was told to do with them!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Some of the aides were wonderful and had been enjoying this work for many years. Most of the RNs were new graduates and although enthusiastic inexperienced. One old time RN I called the "pill nazi'
I picked up an infection in a few days in my wound and hubby took me back to the ER and they had to open everything up again and clean it out.
They were going to wash it out again today but instead put a vacuum pump on which I will probably go home with. I also have a IV line in for daily antibiotics, again for several weeks.
Hubby is not coping well this time. he is totally overwhelmed and exhausted. We are going to have to hire people to help because I am not going back to rehab. Even Hubby was appalled when he saw the other residents. Not that I am criticizing them they can't help it but if you stayed there very long you could quickly sink to the same level. it is just so sad. Made me do a lot of thinking about keeping people alive beyond their"sell by date"
Anyway I am glad to be back with you guys and see i have a lot of catching up to do. Love you all.
You had a new kind of day?
She told me you already had the whiskers, reminding her of her cute kitties.
So she just colored them.
Lu drew kitty whiskers on my face last night with indelible ink
Luckylu, It was Cwillie's nephew who spilled the blueberries on his carpet.
Are you glad to be tucking your kitties into bed?
The desk was put back. It is actually dangerous sometimes living with person's with asperger's because one never knows what they are going to do next. Sometimes it is tolerable because of love.
Goodnight everyone!
Just now going to make a similar 'breakfast' for dinner, and add Bone Broth Powder to it. Yum!
Uh oh, gotta run. Hubs has put my desk outside. Meh.
Then I read dr. axe who wrote one cannot get enough Bromelain from eating pineapple, need 45-135 mg., or much more for therapeutic dose. However, his doses vary from his website, his book, and the supplements he recommends--most likely has a financial interest in. I am being careful.
So, this is becoming too personal for me on a public forum. I will ask my doctor, the physiatrist, who specializes also in food therapy.
However, I sincerely thank you Golden, and everyone who contributed to my health plan. And Gershun, the curcumin has helped, as I explained before.
The magnesium and Vit. D helps tremendously-without which I am jumping out of bed at night with muscle cramps, that is different than the sciatica.
The physiatrist also treats pain, fibromyalgia and will do PT, physical therapy to return to normal exercising. Still waiting for the return call today.
I am encouraged to have found an excellent doctor, top in her field, highly recommended. She can fix me up without surgeries, and no more Rx pain meds.
Could have bought a chicken on sale , or seven chickens-boiled it down to the bones to make broth.
In search of proper Bromelain dosage is not possible. The milligrams cannot be guaranteed, so a separate language is created to confuse us.
Mg. = milligram
GDU = Gelatin Digesting Unit
FIP = Measurement of enzyme activity by the IPF
Is there a story there-how did the bluberries get on the carpet? Dog, baby, cat?
The sun is shining but there is frost on the roof tops (brrrr). Today I will travel to the city to take Nephew shopping and offer assistance cleaning blueberries off his carpet.
Wait until Christmas into New Years Katie....to see The Holiday movie because the holiday is Christmas-months away. OR, see it anytime.
The movie sounds interesting...I have never seen it.
You are late getting to the slumber party!
The drawer is a cyber drawer, silly.
The kindle never made it into the drawer,
there was so much flannel in there.
Are you here to help make breakfast?
Any ideas?
Ever heard of Bone Broth? I've got lots, thanks to the hype
of the famous dr axe. It is supposed to heal gerd, and I added it to my berry smoothie yesterday. I guess one could put it into scrambled eggs?
You are mostly the earliest one up, regularly, after the UK, Countrymouse.
I know the night is over after you are up.
It is 4 a.m. here.
Good morning!