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Aww no, not again! Poor Patty!
Feeling good today. We got about 3 inches of snow yesterday and they said this morning on the news that the storm they were thinking might come my way isn't coming at all. But it will get colder here by the end of the week.
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Mags and Patty ~ hoping for a February of beauty and kindness and healing.
Smaarty - So glad those drains are gone!! Hows it all feeling up there?
Junie - Kirby update? Dont feel too bad it happens. When I was little I rescued a baby chick, made him a house out of a shoebox and all. Didnt have him long, my dad (wearing big old workboots) accidentally stepped on the little guy as it ran around the house...he felt worse than I did so sad.
Enerva - Love those crochet roses! I sew and quilt but have put knitting/crochet on my list
Wild t - I'm thankful my kids were young adults (though they still need a little more parenting at times!) by my DX. Cant imagine going through kids surgeries in the midst of all this. Hoping removing those pesky tonsils helps both kiddos.
Sensi - Good luck at MO appt, hope all is well. Are you resting enough?
Loverly - Dad doing ok these days? Hope the B vitamin helped him. Wondering if I should continue taking it or not? How are you?
Thank you everyone for the good wishes for my surgery, I'm gonna appreciate the full pocket on this one for sure. I've been preoccupied with another surgery...little Gus had his man parts surgery yesterday
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enerva, always love your crocheting.
Poppy, poor Gus, but they recover quickly so it shouldn't bother him much. I have most of my new summer dresses cut out and ready to go. Still shouldn't drive for another week. We're going to Costco today. He's driving! Ugggg! As far as my chest, it was the right thing to do. The only pain, which is mild, is by where the drains went in. Should be just a couple of days and that shouldn't bother me anymore. Not much zapping going on. And I still have feeling in the top part. I think it's numb at the incision line. Have to check it out when I take a shower.
Sensi, sounds like you're working to hard! Slow down girl!
Morning everyone else.
Lover, do you have Susan number? I just looked and I don't. Think you could text her, she's been too quiet here
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Man, I have been slacking. Is it Wacky Wednesday already?
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I have been thinking about Susan too. Just sent her a text. Yay to the freedom from the drains!
Peppy, I know you will pamper Gus Gus. Is your surgery an outpatient one?
Sensi, what are you doing to yourself, young lady? I know you love the residents, but don't overwork yourself.
JunieB, oh my! You said you rushed him to the Pet ER....how many miles were you going on that power wheelchair? I can see you screaming and yelling for people to get out of your way. Poor little Kirby. Amazing how quickly they forgive us. Something we can learn from our dogs. Hope his follow up appointment went well today and I hope you forgive yourself.
I am waiting for sample of Turkey and Parsnip from the Honest Kitchen. Love their quick response and service.
Jazzy, what was the name of the movie you just saw again? Need to write it down so I can remember to look for it when it is available at Redbox. Yeah, I am cheap.
When I feel lazy, all I have to do is think of you MamaJ. 💜🎶Keep on moving. Keep on moving🎶👍
Mom called me on Monday at work to tell me that Dad was going to drive over to Mom's cousin( in his 80's) to have a visit with him. Yes, she tatter on him. He was not supposed to drive for another week as he still needs to be in his neck brace. She put him on the phone right then and there. Caught him off guard. He told me it's depressing to stay home. He just wanted to have coffee and chat with the cousin. I had to explain to him that he can't drive for others' and his safety and that I will drive him on Tuesday, my usual day off. I am glad he listened to me. I feel bad for him because Mom has been in her valley of darkness. Siblings and I have been taking food to them cuz mom spends her day mostly in bed. She gets migraines from difficulty sleeping/anxiety and then bounces back to excess energy after being down for a few weeks. It seems like she goes through the cycle every few weeks. I am not surprised if she is bipolar. Told her she needs to discuss this with her doctor. So hard for everyone especially Dad who is always at the receiving end.
So WildT, that's is what I have been wanting to share about Mom. Growing up, I remember having to defend Mom whenever people spoke negatively about her. We have a dysfunctional family too. Sigh
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Loverly.... I think a lot of us grew up in dysfunctional families.... But thank Heavens, my folks moved away from here after I met the guy I was going to marry.... We went together for a year and 9 months.... all the while, I lived with Grandma, my Aunt, Cousins, and a friend of my Aunt.
It was not fun growing up.... Both of them fighting ALL the time.... The DRINKING, and the nagging by my Mom, and then us 2 kids trying to just live there and stay out of their way. Maybe it was meant to be, that I had a severe brain concussion when I was little.... I was dropped on my head during an acrobat lesson..... then amnesia, and then maybe that's why I can't remember most of my childhood.
Well THAT, and then that Soldier that ..... Oh well.... I shut it all out, what hurt me to remember, but some of the memories came flooding out, when I got older. Doesn't matter now, does it?
You learn to take care of yourself.... and your OWN family. Your Dad is used to your Mom... He probably needs some time away from her! My Dad left I don't know HOW many times! And the divorce filing.... MANY times! And us kids running from the house so we wouldn't be there when the papers were served.
So SEE? Going through all of that makes us stronger.... and we don't want that crap for OUR families.
Your Mom won't get help.... so they both just deal with what they have right now.....
Don't talk to people that puts you in a place when people talk about your Mom..... and you feel you have to defend her. You DO, but they should not talk about her to you. You love them both for who they are.... Sure we wish they were different.... but we can't change them.... anymore than we can change our Husbands!
Well, I mean we can threaten our Husbands with THIS, or ELSE, and see if they listen, and hopefully if they really CARE, they will listen.
Okay.... just putting on my Mom pants, and talking to you like you are one of my kids.... Hah! xoxoxo
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Ms. B, good one👍👍👍
MamaJ, what do I do without you? Muah muah
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Oh SPOOKIE! Hah! I didn't see your post until now....! She's just kidding girls....
Well mostly.....It's just that sometimes we just gotta let off a little steam, or we would implode.... right?
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Loverly- the movie was Hidden Figures. I rarely go to the theaters myself but doing so right now because I am on my break between assignments and lots of good things out. I have HBO and often wait for things to show up there and have done Redbox too. Tomorrow I am going to see Silence.
Spookie- I totally love a man with duct tape over his mouth!
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Not sure where to post this,or even if it's appropriate for BCO, but I'll start here, as an antidote to all the $@R^W we face:
At the local YMCA: I was coming out from swimming as a dancing class for ~5-8 year olds (mainly girls) was emerging. A pair (I'm assuming student and her granny) were just ahead of me, and Granny chided "Watch where you're going!" (meaning get out of the way of this other person behind us)
I snorted and amended "Well, watch where you're dancing."
The little girl stopped and said, very seriously, "i wasn't dancing." I made a 'So, do tell: what were you doing?' gesture. She thought Very Hard and started (and rejected) several possibilities before responding earnestly, "I was skippytwisting."And you know what? She was absolutely right. That *is* what the kids are doing. I don't care if it doesn't appear in the dictionary.
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Loverly, Awww...That must be so hard to have such unpredictable behavior from your mom. You are such a kind, loving and forgiving person! Hugs, friend!!
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Loverly, Your Mom's behavior does sound like the milder form of Bipolar. It must be pretty awful to feel that way. There are medications which keep people more in the middle. Is she willing to see doctors? She could start with her family doc and let him/her decide on the next step. Migraines are pretty awful too. My Mom had them and would go to bed for 2-3 days before she felt well enough to do anything. I have had auras but they've never developed into headaches.
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Been busy today. This was the first chance I had to get on here today
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YEE GADS...MY TABLET HAS DIED!!! DONT KNOW WHEN i'LL GET ON HERE AGAIN.
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Jazzy, thanks!
Queenie, the little girl told you! Skippytwisting....good one!
Susan says hi to everyone. The Iron Lady is busy working and caring for Elena, her pride and joy.
Ms. Wren, Mom's "migraines" usually go on for weeks. The mood swings have progressively worsen. I asked her a few times to discuss the issue with her internist. She needs help, but she is stubborn and Dad suffers.
Mommy, being busy is good sometimes.
Lita, time to get a capsule.
Peppy, missed you at lunch with the ladies today. Good food and good company.
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Yes good food and great company. Always enjoy meeting with you ladies. Thank you again for lunch. Can't wait to eat my leftovers tomorrow.
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Queenie ~ SkippyTwisting! Love it 😊
Loverly ~ Tylenol PM? I see what you did there 💊
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I've been checking in here but have been having trouble with headaches and vision so posting is difficult. Always thinking of ya'll 💜
Sensi - I sooo envy you all being able to get together to visit! I thought of you the other day after hearing "Brandy" by Looking Glass on the radio. Were you named for the song? Maybe that's why your dad teased you about getting married ☺
"The sailors say "Brandy, you're a fine girl" (you're a fine girl)
"What a good wife you would be" (such a fine girl)
"Yeah your eyes could steal a sailor from the sea"Smaarty and M0mmy are fast healers - Yay!
Kirby needs to be a better heeler, poor lil' fella. Poor Mamma JunieB too...... Just remember, if you run over the doggie it makes for a funny story later on. If you run over one of the kids, well... ..you'll have to wait until the home inspections stop before it's funny 😜
Mags - hoping things are going as betterish as possible. Wish I knew some way to knock sense into significant others . (((hugs)))
Peppy - how is your little man after his surgery? Was he still wobbly from anesthesia when you got him home? I had a girl kitty years ago that was super sensitive to the knock-out meds from her spay. She was the happiest "stoner" for that entire day. Eyes as big as saucers, purring away while clumsily trying to bat at toys. The other cats in the house were mortified and her undignified behavior. When he's feeling better, we need more Gus pictures! In your pocket for surgery on the 9th ♥
Wrenn - Did you get the new foster kitty? How does Squeakers like him? More importantly , how does the foster like Squeakers ? Fingers crossed for no more bullies!
Susan - Glad you are having some Grammy time with Elena 😊
WildT - Gollllly you are a busy one! Work, doctors, appointments... Glad you are able to take some time for yourself to go out and have fun. Hoping your cold is all cleared up and that you all are doing well.
Enerva - Pretty, pretty roses and lovely smiling Grandma!
Feline - Any signs of spring your way? Our pear trees are all in bloom. Everything else is still pretty barren, so the white blossoms look more like snow.
Spookie, Jazzy, Chevy, Lookie, Eeyore, Jwoo, MammaRay , "Hey!"
"Hey!" to anyone I missed
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Warning; Depressing Chit to Follow..........
Headaches, migraines, vision problems, nausea, yup. Remember when I had bloodwork, bone and CT scans on Jan. 6th and everything was peachy keen and hunky dory? Nothing in any of my tests explained why the stuff above plus pain and leg numbness/weakness was being so debilitating. I now always need a wheelchair or scooter if I have to walk even a short distance.
I saw my MO and Neuro Onc on Jan. 9th. They had me do another full series of CT scans that this time included my neck and head/brain. CTs were on the 23rd. The 24th the Neuro Onc calls and tells me I have a brain tumor. So much for being stable for a 4th year.
I'm taking Decadron to reduce the brain swelling. The swelling is causing the headaches and vision issues. It is also causing tremendous pain and pressure on all the sinus areas.So I;m taking Benadryl, Sudafed and Claritin too. And Motrin. The Decadron is working wonders for my bone mets. My spine and hips haven't felt this decent in years.
I go to see my Onc team this coming Monday. Radiation was mentioned on the phone. Won't know anything for sure 'til then. I am terrified that the CT might not have shown everything that might be lurking in my brain. MRI is best for Brain stuff, but I have the metal "oops" in my spine that prevents me from ever having an MRI again.
Here's the CT summary:
I am hoping the other areas that showed enhancement are just the expected places the contrast lights up?
Soooo.....Two days after getting my "news", DS and I brought Marti and Pris for Vet Day (routine shots, exams). Pris is perfect, Marti looks great. Dr. B has cared for Marti all of her 13 years. He was so happy to see her doing well. He says everything is great. Ah.......But then Dr. B takes one more look at Marti's hips and backside. He finds a hidden growth, takes a sample and tests it right then. Dr. B's eyes are teary when he comes back into the exam room with the results. My Marti has cancer in one of her anal glands. Rare and aggressive, most likely all throughout her lymph system. There is no treatment for her. Only palliative care. Marti did not have her tumor last fall when she was last examined. Dr. B wants to re-check her in 2 weeks to see how fast the thing is growing.
Marti is more than a "pet". She is my child, best friend, one time business partner, Service Dog....... DS, Marti and I were a team. Obedience training, special needs training.... The Therapy Dog Chapter we started, the pride (and the pay) of having the only professional German Shepherd Goose Dog in the county, probably state, possible states. Marti has been everything to us. She has touched so many different lives...... My gentle giantess doesn't deserve this. This just really sucks.
Poor DS. He'd been working all week and I hadn't been able to talk to him. He found out about Marti with me in that exam room. Then after, I had to tell him about me.
And that was my worst week ever so far.................
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Shep- I am so sorry to hear this news sister
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Shep, I so want to say something eloquent and supportive, but words escape me. I don't have it in me to be ladylike...***king cancer!! I'm so sorry. Love and hugs, friend.
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Aw geez........... just damnit anyway. I'm so sorry Sheps.... For YOU and Marti! I only know how it is with our dogs... and that bond we have with them.
We lost Lacee a couple years ago, and it still hurts when we drive by the Vets where I last took her... You just want to keep them forever.....
And then here you go, sayin' all those words I don't understand. Sounds like something is wrong with you. I don't like that either. I'm just glad the Decadron??? is working good on something of yours.
Jazzy & Tulip are right........ Just sucks.
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And told me but good too! Total oneupgirlship: the best I'd ever been able to come up with was 'dancing' or 'cantering'. She was extremely dignified about it, and also absolutely correct that there needs to be a word for this.
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awwwww Shep. No words. Hug
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Sending lots of strength and hugs your way shep. So so sorry about all you are dealing with...
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Shep I'm very sorry to hear your news, hugs to you and Marti.
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Mon Cheri,
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