Can we have a forum for "older" people with bc?
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Steve Jobs' Three Rules of Life ...
1. Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life.
2. Don't be trapped by dogma -
which is living with the results of other people's thinking.
Don't let the noise of others' opinions drown out your own inner voice.
3. Have the courage to follow your heart and intuition -
they somehow already know what you truly want to become.
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Lovely morning here. We are now going back into our mid 80's temps. Hopefully we won't be overwhelmed with humidity. Of course, it is always possible with our high water table and the fact that we are having more rain the last few yrs. Dh and I have grown somewhat use to it and don't just automatically feel it like our daughter does. I know we couldn't afford her if she were in chg. of the a/c here. We keep it around 78 and just do things slowly inside so as to not overheat. It is cool enough so far at night but in time that will change too.
Nothing special today, but I do have my job to go to and some bills to pay. Had to do a major overhaul ( for me ) of our Internet system last night late when my tv in the bedrm. went down. I was going to skip it but I use it as a sleep aid. It wakes many people, but for some reason tends to help me go to sleep. I've always said that turning on something I don't like causes a self defense posture for me and I go to sleep so I don't have to see and hear it. So, up at 12:30 a.m. resetting the router and a couple of other smaller maneuvers. A lot for a person who is electronically challenged. Guess that depends on how BIG your need is. I did not want to wake up dh to 'help' me so I just decided to go it alone. Glad I did. Maybe I can 'cure' some of my timidity if I just force myself to try.
Hope you all have a wonderful day.
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We're cooler today with a predicted high of 71. Sat and Sun will be in the 60's and rain is predicted for Sun. The state is in a drought and everything in Eastern WA is very dry. Everyone is really worried about fire. The last few summers have had big fires and they say it's a tinderbox out there.
Good for you resetting the router in the middle of the night. Bet you're not as electronically challenged as you think.
Carole, Hope Minn doesn't turn into NO. We enjoy the cooler temperatures here and suffer when it gets really hot. One of our problems is when the temperature is hot but the water from snow melt is in the 40's. Life jackets are a necessity.
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Hi, Ladies. We finally had some rain and looks like some more on the way. DH had horrific headaches 2 days ago and zero yesterday. He seems slightly better today. I went to the River walk, but didn't see any manatees, but the water was dark. There were many people doing water activities and probably stirred things up. Also there was a lot of trash alone the bank - cans, take out containers, etc. It wasn't very pleasant and it made me want to jump in and clean things up. People come to the nature coast to enjoy nature, I would think they would want to keep it that way and put trash in the proper place. My rant for the day
Good luck IllinoisLady, with your procedure.
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Here's today's pictures. Mom is leaving the nest more so I was able to get one without the bars. You can see the gray fuxzz on their butts and the black feathers on the tips of their tiny wings. Mom has a real hard time squeezing into the bowl with them but she insists. Enjoy.
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What cute little peepers they are, Betrayal!!
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I agree with MC, Betrayal. Just adorable. Yes, at the size these ones are I'd have to put my med. croc bowl in there. So glad that all seems well and mom is enjoying a little time to herself now and then. I think the little ones ae just little beauties. I think they are starting to 'grow' pretty fast now and soon will be demanding little teenagers.
Working at a few sm. projects here at home this afternoon. There is always something to do here. Be glad when I winnow out all the extra stashed in the living room and screen room. Right now it is difficult to clean though one gets plenty of exercise moving things around to sweep and mop.
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Betrayal, awwwww...
We had some sad avian news yesterday. Monty & Rose, the two piping plovers who recently returned to their sanctuary on Montrose Beach, were watching two eggs about to hatch; but along came a skunk, which ate them. They'll try again.
Very hot now--we hit 91, but it's dry. Wed. night it was as cold as 59, and I had to change the thermostat batteries so we could have a modest amount of heat. Last night it never got below 79, and our ancient window AC unit in the bedroom buzzes loudly whenever the compressor kicks in. Only have to put up with it for one more night: Abt is coming tomorrow to install a new one. (Cheaper than repairing it).
Went to the new podiatrist today--this guy is amazing. (Makes my previous one seem like Floyd the Barber). I showed him the painful callus on the tip of one of my small toes that makes wearing socks painful and exercise (even walking & stationary biking) extremely so. He performed some maneuvers, showed me a detailed model of the foot, and explained that it all originated from my bunion--which in turn is caused by weak ligaments that make me overpronate (tell me something I didn't know!); it makes that third toe weak & floppy, which is why it jams into the others and the front of whatever shoe I'm wearing. He also noticed clicking of my 4th metatarsal, and weak ankle. He had me take a series of weightbearing X-rays, and will get back to me after he interprets them, with a treatment plan (perhaps new orthotics). He says that there is a surgery that will take up the slack in that toe and eliminate the callus--but that it's ok to wear my sneakers without socks for walking, and hold off till it's absolutely necessary. He even explained why my big toenails ingrow (with age, the matrix spreads out and then scrolls & digs into the flesh)--and says that for the time being I can stick with my monthly pedicures. He also said, though, that hard nail polish has "sharp edges" that can also dig in--but on my toes I wear regular polish, not hard gels. And the sight of my naked toenails is not exactly easy on the eyes. All my previous podiatrist did was cut out a chunk from my ingrowns, which looked awful. This new guy is part of Swedish Hospital's orthopedic group.
Meanwhile, tomorrow makes one week since my DIY blowout. My hair still looks good, and I haven't even used dry shampoo (just a shower cap when I shower). I still sweat from my scalp & neck, though, and despite sleeping carefully on a silk pillowcase and shifting my hair off the pillow whenever I turn over, it still gets a bit wavy in the morning--usually in the back and on the side I sleep most. I detangle with a soft boar brush and follow with a heated straightening brush, which is gentler on my hair than my flatiron. I know it sounds yucky to go a week between washes--but remember back in the day our moms would go to the "beauty parlor" weekly for a shampoo & roller set (sitting beneath a hard-hood hair dryer as they gossipped and got their nails polished), then "comb-out" and lots of hairspray? I recall my mom wearing a scarf to bed to preserve the style.
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Hi,
I've been having yearly breast MRI's since my lumpectomy in 2018, plus mid year mammograms. My cancer only showed up on MRI. My MRI app't is scheduled for June and I just got an insurance authorization for it. However, it only indicates it's for unilateral (one breast, not both like usual), and no contrast. This is my first time using Medicare and wonder if Medicare will only pay for one side not both. Does anyone know? I will contact my doctor on Monday as I think this physician's order is incorrect. Thanks for any information you guys have.
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Yestermorn, Tippy and I were taking a walk when we saw some people we know (they have a puppy) setting up for a yard sale. They had a dehumidifier, and I bought it for $20!! Woke up this morning with a nasty headache and fitbit says I got three hours of sleep. I rinsed the tank with bleach and water, and rinsed the filter.
I have cut way back on walking. The weather is so hot, and I have been having some sharp aches in my left arm as well as lower back. Have not been using my hiking pole with that arm, and using scooter to walk Tippy. I am sure it is neurological, My prescription for gabapentin allows me to increase dosage. So up I go again.
Work is going well. Just sent my next customer a note saying I will be ready and waiting, and she responded that she will be sending it Monday or Tuesday, so I have some time to do some other stuff. I will soon be picking strawberries daily (I miss so many that every other day is inadequate). I have decided to add a layer on my black background skirt, so I can wear it without a slip. I made a pair of pillowcases out of a layer I would never wear, and I agree that they are nice for hair. My daughter told me about silk pillowcases. These are not silk, but it still works.
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I believe that the first test of a truly great person is one's humility. I do not mean by humility, doubt of one's own powers. But really great people have a curious feeling that the greatness is not in them but through them. And they see something divine in every other person. -John Ruskin
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Weeder14, It maybe how they coded it. My yearly mamo is coded differently from the mamo on the cancer side. My Medicare HMO covered both.
Betrayal, Thank you for posting the baby birds. I love the pics.
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Sandy, My mom had the exact same scarf for the same purpose.
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I took a photo of the sleeping parakeet babies last night and have a new one from today. Poor mom is worn to a frazzle trying to keep them fed and they are really loud when chirping now.
Chisandy: sorry about the plovers egg loss. They are such fascinating birds.
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Loving the baby bird pics! Thanks for sharing them.
Having a very rainy spell here. Materials to replace our roof due to the hailstorm damage have been delivered and are sitting on the roof awaiting 2 dry days to be installed. Looking forward to having that done but not to being here while it is being done! Thinking of minus two...
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Weeder14 - I got a diagnostic mammogram on the diseased breast every 6 months for 3 years and the other breast only once a year. Then both breasts once a year. At 5 years I will only get a regular mammogram. Not certain I understand the difference other than the diagnostic gets sent to the radiologist and read immediately in case a scan is indicated. I don't know if that is medicare or standard of practice for all insurance. I've been OK with that although I understand your anxiety without any explanation.
DH has been home 2 weeks now but still very weak and short of breathe. Definitely some congestive heart failure and they finally decided he was anemic. Why they didn't send him with iron supplements when he left the hospital I don't understand.
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Hi Taco1946
Thanks for your comments to my question about the MRI. I'll see what my Oncologist says on Monday. I always thought that the surgery side has to have contrast to get an effective picture. I'll need to know in advance about contrast because I have so much trouble with IV's placed by non RN's and so have to arrange to go to the main hospital and have an RN put in the IV.
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This area of the upper midwest is in drought conditions. There are fire warnings. When I did some mowing on Thursday, I got dirty from the dust. The grass is thin and splotched with brown spots except for the big expanses of lawn that the watering system covers. The water for that system comes from the creek which is the lowest we have seen it since we began coming here in 2012.
We set up at the farmers' market yesterday despite the heat. It was 95 degrees by 1 pm when we packed up. We had some good sales that made the effort worthwhile even though we didn't have as good a day as last Saturday. DH's more expensive creations are attracting a lot of attention and several went to buyers. I enjoy his pleasure in the compliments from those who buy and those who either can't afford to buy or have no space for decorative pieces.
Today is to be another hot day with the a/c keeping us comfortable inside the camper. I am a bit apprehensive about the a/c units continuing to run since our 5th wheel camper is a 2006 model.
That must be fun to watch the little birds hatch and mature.
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The ideals which have lighted me on my way and time after time given me new courage to face life cheerfully, have been Truth, Goodness, and Beauty. . . . The ordinary objects of human endeavor--property, outward success, luxury--have always seemed to me contemptible. -Albert Einstein
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I am immensely enjoying the parakeets. Having grown up with a parakeet in the house it is all fascinating to me. I think seeing this come from an ( don't mean this the way it comes out ) just a very ordinary home and someone who has male and female is delightful. I fantasize about how I would react to all of it and what kind of names I might give the babies. Watching the changes would be so interesting.
Dh turned on our a/c some time during the night. It was just too hot inside for him to sleep. I understand. He now has the smallest bedrm. in the house and since it used to be my little office I know it can get rather 'close' in there during warmer months. I had hoped to stall off turning on the air although we did have it on once already a few weeks ago during a sm. 'heat' wave. June is a strange month here. It has been known to be fairly rainy and with that a good amt. of humidity -- so likely a good thing Dh chose now as the time to turn the a/c back on.
Carole, I am wondering if a company/repair person might be able to advise you if your a/c has an expected shelf life. Just saying that as that is exactly what helped us make the decision to change out our furnace/heat exchanger that sat outside on a thick pedestal. A few yrs. before we made the change we replaces all the stainless steel including the burner jets and igniter. Quite expensive -- over $1,20.00 at the time and four yrs. later we were told it was needed again. At that time the repairman told us our 15 and 1/2 yr. old system only had a shelf life of approx. 17 yrs. Helped us make the decision to save the money we would spend on replacement and just install a whole new system. We have been pretty much happy ever since.
So just wondering if someone could diagnose/know how long your a/c shelf life may be. It would help in knowing what to do if it should go out or if it works sluggishly or something. I had little idea about anyone knowing just how long something should last although in these last yrs. I did hear that Sears appliances ( thinking dishwasher here ) only had an expected life of 7 yrs. Some would maybe go longer but who knows. Sure not like my old Kitchen Aid that had been working for 21 yrs. I'd have kept it, but the buttons stuck to such a degree that it required taking the button panel off at least once a week and then still only get two usable buttons. I do love my Bosc though. Very energy efficient and super quiet. With my hearing I have to bend down and listen carefully to hear it at all.
Hope you all have a great Sunday.
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Good afternoon from Long Island NY
I have the habit of disappearing for long periods of time...I wish I could say I was doing great things, but like most, I am living day to day (in retirement, thankfully) and figuring out how best to adjust to a world that is constantly changing around me.
I do feel more freedom and took my first plane trip in almost two years. It was good to travel, although my aging self is not liking the trek from Gate 42 to baggage!
I went to Montana to spend time with a friend whose husband died in January. We had visited with them every year since they left the eastern US. It wasn't an easy trip; but we had some good times together.
Next week I will travel to Boulder and see my son for the first time since 2019. My older son will be in CO also, so it will be a nice reunion.
I cannot comment today as I have not had a chance to read back enough to catch up.
It's just so good to see this thread thriving and so many familiar names and faces here.
The weather here is (finally) perfect after many rainy days.
Be well, and enjoy your day.
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Jackie, thanks for some good suggestions. We're undecided about whether we will be returning to MN after this summer. There's a possibility we may put our camper up for sale near the end of summer. Last night the temperature fell to mid 50's. We took advantage of the respite from heat, turned off the a/c and slept with open window in the bedroom and fans for air circulation.
Joan, good to have you post and catch us up on your status quo.
My thigh muscles have recovered from the strenuous workout last Wednesday so I will attend the exercise class at the gym for a second time this morning. I will follow my own judgement in how much to push my body. After all, I am the oldest woman in the class.
Happy (or contented) Monday.
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Whatever our individual troubles and challenges may be, it's important to pause every now and then to appreciate all that we have, on every level. We need to literally "count our blessings," give thanks for them, allow ourselves to enjoy them, and relish the experience of prosperity we already have. -Shakti Gawain
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A nice morning so far here although we may have rain. We thought we would get some early evening yesterday but it missed us save for a much earlier little quick pour-down finished almost before we knew it. Most of the week will be like this I think. Not to my liking but very June'ey. My made up word there. At least we are not have ( as we did one yr. ) almost 3 digit temps. every day in June. Certainly hoping that never happens again.
Just to clarify something. Many of you may recall that we did have some woes over our new furnace, but it was the result of the un-qualified person we had that installed it. He taught HVAC at our local college so we didn't check his 'reputation', but took the word of others we regarded well. We almost lost out on our warranty but a new company worked very hard to get it for us and finally did. They also repaired a few other things that had been done wrong so all in all it has been a major blessing for us.
Going to work today and of course tomorrow will be at our local hosp. early to have my scope done. Really hoping I don't have a reaction to anesthesia again, but hopefully some adjustments will be made if possible and I'll be home soon after the procedure. I do have Wednesdays off so will have a day to get back to myself if needed.
Count me in to be so pleased to hear from Joan as well. It is at times hard to keep up with blogs and other things. I only do it because I do a quote. I don't mind it, but it does have the by-product of getting me here EVERY day so in for a penny, in for a pound. I take the time to respond and post.
I hope you all have a marvelous Monday.
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Well the great baby bird escape happened over the weekend. I had moved them into a larger bowl and they figured out how to make a break. My DD says they look like dinosaurs, LOL. They have not yet learned how to return to the bowl so I will gently replace them so they can sleep. Enjoy the photos and yes, they do add some joy to our daily living. Who knew a decision to buy a bonded pair of parkeets 6 years ago would lead to inadvertently becoming a parakeet breeder?
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Beautiful!! Next thing you will do is buy another pair and get into the business. Like me and my sari skirt alterations enterprise.
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Those little birds are so cute!
Cold and rainy here. 53 at 10:30, supposed to have a high of 63. I'm back in my wool sox and sweater.
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I can attest bird keepers always have dirty cages. Most birds sleep and eat, and what goes in must come out and it does that extremely frequently. Our cage had a slide out bottom so we had folded clean papers ready and sometimes would change the paper two or three times a day. Those birds are real beauties. So glad you are allowing your adventure to continue to be shared through pictures with all of us here. We are so fortunate. Love the fuzzy grayish hair at the bottom of their backs.
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Yay! We had rain last night. A genuine rain shower with some thunder and a flash of lightning. So badly needed.
Today is dh's 82nd birthday. We are going out to dinner at his favorite restaurant, La Pasta in the tiny village of Dorset, about a 25 minute drive on county highways. We will have to be careful to avoid any deer crossing those highways. This morning he is going to the gym.
The exercise class yesterday didn't tire me as much as the one last Wednesday. Afterwards I did some cardio on the upright bike.
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Good morning. I feel behind on all the posts. I love the baby birds. The only appliance that hasn't been replaced in my kitchen is the stove. (knock on wood) We are in the summer rain pattern, so the grass is starting to turn green. DH is still dealing with the cluster headaches. He decided to try some THC gummies. He started them over the weekend and last night he slept through the night without any headaches. Maybe it will help. He is still dealing with insurance issues and finding a neurosurgeon that specializes in the brain. I am cat sitting for one of my BFF's cat. My cats are jealous. When I come home they do an extreme sniff over. LOL. Hope everyone has a pleasant day.
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