Shalimar
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Love them all.
2017-What's happening with you? How's it going?
- Thread starter Ruthanne
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Root veggies are excellent for the immune system. I went through a treatment for a serious illness 17 years ago and ate lots of root veggies every week and drank lots of spring water, too. I was cured of the illness. Of course there was a specific medicine I took, too. But they said the odds were against me being cured! So, I wouldn't be here today if it wasn't for all that!
Shalimar
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Very cool Ruthanne. Congrats on your recovery.
Thank you! It was really something else. One doctor I saw for the illness didn't want to approve the treatment for me because of the odds and also because I had depression that is contraindicated with the medicines for the treatment. I got so depressed about that. Then I went to his Supervisor, the head doctor at the Cleveland Clinic in his department. He told me he understood how the doctor felt but that he also understood how I felt and approved the treatment for me! So I just had to get the approved treatment along with continuing treatment for depression. The doctor who approved the treatment was thrilled when I was cured, as was I.
Wilberforce
Jeannine
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- BC Canada
Shalimar I managed to get some parsnips after my raised beds today they have been under the frozen earth for a few weeks but they are frin. They will be very sweet due to the frost not at all like the shop ones
Good news from you too Ruth maybe I should eat even more rooties.
I am very gradually working on a plan to change the way I am living.
1. Move into the carriage house..done that
2. eat three meals a day.. have managed to get it to two but nothing until suppertime that is bad
3. Drink more fluids. I am doing pretty well on that one but not the water can only manage 1 glass, but I have a glass of OJ a glass of milk, a mug of tea and just 1 sugarfree pop that is much better than I was doing
4. Try to sleep through the night. Just when I think I am getting into a routine it all exploded again
5. Get out of the house more,, that is creeping up but along way to go'6 go to the swimming pool.. waiting for better weather
6, get some volunteer work, well I have found that now with the homeless kitchen so am glad about that, also still knitting prayer shawls but now have been invited into a group.mm mm maybe
7. Go to the seniors center at least one day a week..mm maybe
8, Work in my greenhouse and raised bed garden at least one more year..ok doing that
9. Go on some of the old wrinkly seniors trips,, waiting for a good one.
Oh and I am determined to go white water rafting one more time down the Fraser, my daughter will escort me.
10. Take my dogs to see John at the care home at least once a week as he loves them so ', sometimes doing that but it hard to take them with me in the wet weather
Good news from you too Ruth maybe I should eat even more rooties.
I am very gradually working on a plan to change the way I am living.
1. Move into the carriage house..done that
2. eat three meals a day.. have managed to get it to two but nothing until suppertime that is bad
3. Drink more fluids. I am doing pretty well on that one but not the water can only manage 1 glass, but I have a glass of OJ a glass of milk, a mug of tea and just 1 sugarfree pop that is much better than I was doing
4. Try to sleep through the night. Just when I think I am getting into a routine it all exploded again
5. Get out of the house more,, that is creeping up but along way to go'6 go to the swimming pool.. waiting for better weather
6, get some volunteer work, well I have found that now with the homeless kitchen so am glad about that, also still knitting prayer shawls but now have been invited into a group.mm mm maybe
7. Go to the seniors center at least one day a week..mm maybe
8, Work in my greenhouse and raised bed garden at least one more year..ok doing that
9. Go on some of the old wrinkly seniors trips,, waiting for a good one.
Oh and I am determined to go white water rafting one more time down the Fraser, my daughter will escort me.
10. Take my dogs to see John at the care home at least once a week as he loves them so ', sometimes doing that but it hard to take them with me in the wet weather
Sounds like good plans to me! There are senior centers in my town. I wonder if I'm of age to go to them? I'll be 60 this year.
Wilberforce
Jeannine
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- BC Canada
Ruth ut us 55 here
I'm going to call them and check it out.
Butterfly
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- Albuquerque, New Mexico USA
Thanks for your concern. Bonnie is a beautiful black and white American Staffordshire Terrier/pit bull mix. She's a wonderful companion for me and the sweetest girl you would ever want to meet. She's about 9 now, probably. I got her from the Humane Society about 2 years ago. She came from a bad environment and had been very neglected and was timid and fearful, but now she is quite the diva and spoiled; but she always seems SO grateful for good treatment. She is a big girl, weighing about 70 pounds or so.
My vet got the pathology report back and it is a high grade II mast cell tumor, which is not the best, but not the worst either. The secondary report said they got wide enough clean margins around the tumor and her prognosis is very good. Thank God!
I was having a horrible time finding a solution to keep her from licking at the surgical wound, but finally discovered that if I put my neck brace on her, it restricted her movement of her head enough that she couldn't lick. She's had it on now for 2 days. It's a bit small, but still works. She doesn't like it and is giving me very dirty looks about it.
Thanks again for asking. Anything new on the egg situation? I think that's very interesting.
I'm sorry that Bonnie has the tumor but glad you have a solution to licking it. I hope she recovers well. I know those dirty looks dogs can give. I have snapped pictures of my Suzy dog when she gave me a dirty look when I woke her from a nap.
Allison has not laid any more eggs after the 3 she laid. I was told by the vet to put them on the bottom of the cage and she would ignore them. She is too young to have chicks plus I don't want to be a breeder of birds so it's all for the best. She has started to fly around and is not concerned about eggs now and I am grateful.