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Golden, I'm glad hubs is feeling better, live and learn, though our ever changing environment.

Glad you are having good weather. You are going to be totally shocked , we had rain 🌧️ 🌧️ 🌧️ today. 😂 30 percent chance turned into all day rain. We did have 48 hours without rain, just started to dry up a little last night.

Hubs getting sick I wouldn't stress so much, but getting sick in another country, I just couldn't handle that!
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(((((Daisy))))) actually makes sense to me. Aa we get older it takes longer to get over things, and takes more of our available energy to deal with things. I get that you worry about your husband's health and am sure your son will understand too and appreciate your gift.

R is healing quite well, even without his meds for a few days. it's not a photosensitivity as he apparently hasn't been taking any supplements for a while. He has a few tender spots but over all he looks much better, the itching has stopped and the swelling is down. I guess we have some ideas for when the air quality gets bad again which it probably will. Thankful for some rain and humidity, and today a lovely bright sunny day with temps around 21C (70F).
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Kinda sad, but I feel good about it, I made the decision, we are not going to Ireland, for my sons wedding. It's just to much stress, after all the stress we have had the last few months. Honestly I don't wanna leave the country, or go on such a long plane ride, I'm also very worried hubs will get sick , in another country.

Will give my son a nice generous sum of money.
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cw - Thank you. That did cross my mind, He's not on any prescription meds at present but takes a few supplements/vitamins. It's definitely worth checking them for photosensitivity. This has happened before in Fort Mc. When the pollution at a certain plant was bad he got a reaction when he went there but this time it is so much worse. He doesn't take his supplements regularly so I'll check and see what he has been taking. Apparently Vit B6 could do it.
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Cwillie, that's a great point!!
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Golden - your mention of R's meds gave me a thought; what with all his recent health issues it wouldn't hurt to review any different medications he is on for photo sensitivity, I know that can be a side effect that is often overlooked.
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Golden oh I here you there!! At least he is trying and not getting worse

We got some pretty decent weather today, been about 24 hours since we last saw rain, it's drying up a bit. Got a good walk in, doing some lawn work.

We have a friend just like your husband and mine. He is constantly complaining about his aches and pains, went to doc, told the doctors it's gout. Doc gave him steroids. So me and my husband call him everyday to tell him to get tested for tick illness, and see how he is feeling. He finally SAYS, he will get tested tomorrow. Will see, he digs ponds and septics for a living. So gosh darn stubborn, he says a rattle snake can bit him and the rattler goes and dies!! Lol. Sometimes you just can't fix stupid. 😂

Anyways my other friend who had a brother in hospital, I never heard the out come. Friendship issues, 😂 , way to much drama in her life for me.
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Distraction helps -and also not keeping unhealthy foods in the house. It's hard to overdo it on salad. I get keto brownies. They are tiny and rich and frozen so you have to stop and nuke it. One goes a long way. The highly available junk foods are too easy to overeat.

Daisy - Thanks for asking. it is not clearing up fast but it is healing. The backs of his hands were still swollen a couple of days ago.Thankfully the air quality is good these days. He realizes he needs to wear gloves and a brimmed hat outside. I told him he would look good in a Crocodile Dundee hat lol. He forgot his meds here the other day and has been out at the farm since which won't help but he has baking soda out there which will. I know he is busy. What can you do???
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Golden, how's your husband doing?
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I have found myself kind of stress eating at times too (like tonight). But I found going outside helps a lot to lower stress. I also found a good true crime podcast, which is a nice distraction. About to tune in now instead of opening a box of biscuits,
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i think stress is sometimes caused by the lack of fun & exciting things going on in one’s life.

too much negative stuff, not enough positive stuff.

the balance needs to be tipped. and then, you won’t stress-eat because you won’t even have time for that.

i hope you can find fun & exciting things! and i hope, they can find you!
🙂🍀
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dear venting,

try to do 1 thing different from your usual routine. that 1 thing might be just enough to change things and put you on the right track. 🙂🍀
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Having a hard time. Extremely stressed. And I have a terrible habit of stress-eating. I’ve put on weight, which also stresses me out.
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Drivingdaisy ,

The fish dried out fast . Barely smelled it. But I was used to fish smell and salt water smell anyway .
Chicken is the worst .
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Way , fish fertilizer ewww, that must be horrible! Chicken fertilizer is the worst, ive smelt anyways. Cow fertilizer, to me, is pretty much fresh air. 😂
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Random thought.

I really hate when people refer to their parents as caregivers. It’s so wrong on so many levels. It’s insulting and so unappreciative of parents.
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I live on the edge of suburbia and rural with some preserved farm land nearby . I am proud to say I can tell the difference between , cow, pig, and chicken manure !!

Where I grew up, on an island, the farmers used fish for fertilizer .
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Thanks alot 97yroldmom,
I appreciate your suggestions~
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Lucky
That happened to a 16 yr old in my family. Two girls, one car accident, coming home from a school event. Both died. Heartbreaking.

I wonder how difficult it would be for you to convert your car to hand controls? Might give you a few more years to drive.

Could you feel the pedal if you were barefoot? That’s one of the problems with the thick soles that are popular now. We need to do foot exercises, go barefoot, etc to retain the feeling in our feet which is vital for stability of the body.


Watch this on YouTube. Might give you some ideas.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMzEnLkS2rQ

Dr Courtney Conley is the person being interviewed if the link doesn’t work.

It’s on The Diary of a CEO podcast titled

The Foot Specialist: Your Toes Can Predict If You’ll Die Early! This Will Fix Plantar Fasciitis!
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"lots of cows" 🐄🐮.....
I was thinking the other day that you can tell you're in the country when there's a whiff of manure in the air, and you know you're still a county woman at heart when you can tell what animal it's from 🤣
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Golden,
It's amazing that the Granddaughter survived alright.
My niece was 14 and shouldn't have been driving,and she hit a tree and she and the other 14 year old that was with her ,both died.
and
I probably shouldn't be driving any more,myself because I don't feel my foot on the gas and Iv'e come so close to hitting the car in front of me and a few other things I do wrong with my driving but
If my dh or a friend will drive ,I feel safer and I know that the people around me are safer.
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Way, no I'm pretty rural. Lots of cows , and Amish have moved in the last few years.
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Golden , Daisy ,
Driving is a problem . Some don’t have other ways to get around I suppose , or don’t want to inconvenience anyone , or don’t recognize they are having problems , or do and they are stubborn .

I guess there isn’t a podiatrist who makes house calls by you Daisy . We do have them by me .
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Golden, that's so sad, 😔 , so glad her granddaughter was ok

My hubbys father in his middle 80s went around a corner to fast, rolled his SUV, his mom was upside down too long and her heart failed, his father never got over it, started drinking, fell and never recovered from a broken hip, that was before me.

Just feels so wrong , people dieing in there later years of car accidents.

The place I see many is moms foot doctor, man 90 percent of them shouldnt be driving, I spend the whole time in the weighting room helping people in with their walkers.
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Way, I see people here tottering to their vehicles regularly. They can barely walk but, by gum, they can drive - big SUVs.and take 10 minutes (I'm exaggerating here) to get into or out of their parking spots. Then it's totter to get a grocery cart and transfer the groceries and maneuver the cart and so on.

I had a girlfriend who needed a walker to get around, but once she was in her car you could see she felt free. One cold December day when the road conditions were poor. she was driving north to her younger daughter's for Christmas, accompanied by one of her granddaughters who was on a break from university. In a split second she made a bad decision in bad road conditions and lost her life. Her granddaughter, fortunately, survived with only a mild concussion and has no memory of the accident which killed her grandmother instantly.

When I heard the details I didn't think it was the road conditions as much as a bad decision to overtake. I had suspected for a while that she was developing dementia as she had mentioned not always knowing her way in the city she had lived for 40 years, She picked me up once from her son's house and got lost on the way back to her house. Fortunately I figured it out.

M was a very bright and social lady and one of my best friends, but I wasn't comfortable with her driving, not that there was anything I could have done about it. She was 75 and lived in assisted living. I am so thankful that her granddaughter survived basically unharmed.
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Went on a walk in my neighborhood this morning and saw a couple of elders potentially headed for rehab .

One neighbor in his later 70’s not walking as well as he used to, not picking up his feet, and is stooped over went out on his motorcycle this morning .
YIKES.

I also saw an elderly man precariously on a ladder in his driveway about 10-12 feet high trying to hose off the top of his very large camper.

Coincidently there is a rehab facility a half mile away , as well as two AL’s and an SNF.
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Thx everyone!

I used to have a Dirt Devil. I think my DH has already ordered something. As soon as I mentioned it to him he didn't waste any time. Hope he ordered the right one.
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Golden,
Yes! Mine is called a "Dirt Devil". Not a Red Devil.

Yes! They still make the small handheld vacuum under the name of "Dirt Devil"
in the U.S.

Searching on Amazon or Walmart might yield a decent vacuum Gershun.
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send - what I am referring to this is not an upright vacuum. It's a small handheld one with a roller brush, a wand out the side and a very long cord. I prefer it to the cordless ones. It's also called a Dirt Devil. I don't know if they make them any more.
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Lol.
Red Devil for too too many years.
An upright vacuum is hard to use on your couches.

My favorite vacuum was a Kenmore Cannister vacuum with a beater bar brush
back in the day. Saved the carpets like new for many years. So many that when you want to change out the carpets, they are still like new and it cannot be financially justified.

However, I think you are looking for a cordless vacuum for your couches.
I like the Brand name Miele. Never owned one.
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