2017-What's happening with you? How's it going?

Jeannine said:
My New Year has started fairly good. as I am newish here I will put you in the picture. I have mentioned this in passing but so you all know. My husband of 57 years has gone into permanent care with late stage Alhzeimers and I have taken it very badly, I was 16 when I married him so it is very hard, anyway it is what it is.

My daughter, my son in law and myself live together but not really. It is a big house 5 bedrooms and has a 3 bedroomed suite too which I have been in for 4 years sadly it has stairs so now those are becoming a problem I have had to leave the main house. We had a carriage house.. cottage,, built on the property about 4 1/2 years ago for my SIL mother but sadly she didn't get strong enough after some health problems to live in it so it has stood empty. I have changed it a bit although new, it now suits me and I moved in a week or so before Christmas, it is very nice and easyish to keep nice.

So my life has had some major changes this last year and after the move I am trying to get back on track. I live there with my two babies, Chihuahuas called Florence and Maisie. Before the move I had become a bit of a hermit, no depression or anything like that but just not used to going out alone . and my appetite had gone as I wasn't doing the same cooking,, anyway I am working on both of those. I am wonning with the food, my sleeping is better but I need to keep going with the outings.. So a thumbnail of where I am in life!!

Ruth Anne I had some pain treatments in my spine a few years ago where they nuked the nerve endings, it gave good relief for about 18 months but I didn't re do ir.
Falcon I am sorry to hear about you mini stroke , take care and I wish you well getting over it quickly.

Fuzzybuddy you day sound s a bit familiar, I do so hope the next few days are full of joy to make up for it.

Summer in Australia, my brother lives in Melbourne, I have never been but still hope to one day.

Good luck with the weight loss Bob and good wishes to your wife for her leg pain.


I think that is a good start..

Oh I have a special day coming up on Wednesday, I will tell you all about it after it happens

Oh and by the way, my typing is lousy due to pain in my arms , I have to hurry when sitting at the desk, I don't stop to correct spelling or grammar anymore otherwise I would never get anything posted.. hope it is understandable for you. My English is good but my typing is a big issue for me now. It is what it is.

XX Jeannine
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I am so sorry you have lost your husband to Alzheimer's. 57 years is a long marriage and it must be so hard now to be without him. We lost my grandma to dementia. It is heart breaking to lose them. So sorry I missed your post before but I'm on myy cell phone now as my computer broke down. I am finding it harder to use the phone than the computer. Well at least I have a way to get on this site.
I hope things go well where you are living now.
 

Debby said:
That must have been scary while it was happening. Hope your vision clears up quickly.

And seven days later, are you feeling better Ruthanne? Hope your GP was able to help you with the discomfort that you were feeling the day you started this thread. My daughter has back and neck pain too, so I'm sitting here at 6:30 at her house so that I can look after the grandkids while she takes a trip to a chiropractor that is a four hour drive from her place. I hope you don't have to go that far to get relief!

Reading through people problems with their furnaces, their plumbing, and slow rural internet speed makes me glad that we finally moved to an apartment. No snow clearing, no furnace problems, landlord takes care of the plumbing.....
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Thank you Debby for your concern about my pain. I will be getting a cortisone shot in my knee at the end of the month. I rescheduled the pain mgmt dr. for later this week. I hope your daughter was able to get some relief from the chiro.
I too live in an apt. and am glad I don't have to shovel snow or fix the furnace. Management takes care of that here as well. Of course though if I owned a home I would hire someone to do those things. I'm thinking if I win the PCH $5000 aweek for life sweepstakes that I entered again this year. I never win it but it gives me a bit of dream for awhile!
 
Hi Capn! It sounds like it's a wonderful place where you live out in the country. I hope that knee gets better soon.
 

Pappy said:
Was falling asleep in my chair watching tv last night. Got up about 10 pm and went to bed. Bam....wide awake!!!!! So, I put in my earbud and listened to the talk shows...all night. I could not sleep...period. Damn, I hate when that happens.
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Hi Pappy! I get some nights where I can't sleep at all too. That's a smart thing to do listening to the talk shows. Sometimes I just lay there awake for hours and then get aggravated and then there is no sleep at all.
 
Kicked the step ladder with my foot in stocking feet last night just before going to bed. Woke up with a sore foot. That's all, folks! ;)

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using my tv browser to be on SF.It is easier to read posts & to get around the forums.
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Wonderful news Falcon, driving again is great but the best news is that you are well enough t get the go ahead from the Drs. A stroke is my biggest worry for the future so it is doubly nice to be able to see you getting better XX Jeannine

Ruth Anne Thank you, I did feel a bit old and wrinkly in the ceremony especially on two elbow crutches but I finally found the time to do all the paperwork and go for it.
 
Jeannine said:
Wonderful news Falcon, driving again is great but the best news is that you are well enough t get the go ahead from the Drs. A stroke is my biggest worry for the future so it is doubly nice to be able to see you getting better XX Jeannine

Ruth Anne Thank you, I did feel a bit old and wrinkly in the ceremony especially on two elbow crutches but I finally found the time to do all the paperwork and go for it.
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Just about ready to head to Hilo to pick up a cousin and his family. They're coming in on a cruise ship, and I'm going to play "tour guide" for a couple of days. It's going to be a good time!

Aloha
 
I hate to admit it but today has been a terrible day so far, everything hurts and at a high level too so am barely walking without hanging on to something, bad nights sleep too..but what can you do except try to find something in the day to feel good about.

I received Johnny Mathis DVD today in the mail so something good to watch tonight.

I am making soup in the background, although I am chopping everything on a tray in my Lazyboy . My favorite soup too, an old wartime one that my mother made. Bread is a cheater, a frozen dough today , but it will still be fresh from the oven. So thank goodness for freezer dough.

I am on the last row of a petit point stair carpet for on flight of stairs in my dolls house I am building and that is good,, of course I have to make 4 more..not so good.

Managed to do all my laundry etc. yesterday before I got bad and that is always a plus. I also got to visit my husband.

Overall I have many more blessings in this world that problems so looking at it from that point of view today is perhaps not so bad after all.

XX Jeannine
 
im sorry it has taken me awhile to reply.
Jeannine, you sure have a good outlook despite allyou are going through.
 
Thanks Ruthanne, I find that moaning is good for the soul for a bit but not for long, there are always some blessings out there if one looks at least for most folks . Today is another day and so far is tons better than yesterday. It always happens .

We have had snow on the ground for 6 weeks I can now see mostly grass, of course there is a lake on it but we can't get everything.

Today I plan to make chocolate eclairs as a treat for me!! I shouldn't of course but like moaning indulgence is good for the soul..a bit.

I kind of fancy planning a holiday but where to go alone ???
 
Jeannine said:
Thanks Ruthanne, I find that moaning is good for the soul for a bit but not for long, there are always some blessings out there if one looks at least for most folks . Today is another day and so far is tons better than yesterday. It always happens .

We have had snow on the ground for 6 weeks I can now see mostly grass, of course there is a lake on it but we can't get everything.

Today I plan to make chocolate eclairs as a treat for me!! I shouldn't of course but like moaning indulgence is good for the soul..a bit.

I kind of fancy planning a holiday but where to go alone ???
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Yes a good moaning does wonders! :) Oh those eclairs sound so good! I know what you mean about going alone places. I have been living alone for nearly 30 years (been widowed). There were a few months I lived with my dad but most of it has been alone. My pets are great company to me, especially my dog! I used to go lots of places alone and enjoyed it too; nothing wrong with it. I take Suzy dog with me to lots of places where they allow dogs. I used to go to restaurants and movies alone. Haven't in some time. Yes we have blessings, too, we do. I have to remember that for sometimes I forget..

I had a nice blessing today. I got a refurbished computer! I'm using it now. I have to get used to it. It cost a lot less than buying a new one and has the latest operating system. It's not a big fancy one. I just wanted something that suites my needs and it does. Yay!
 
Great to get something that works for you, I bought a new laptop about 4 months ago and the thing is useless. I love a bargain , it warms the heart.

30years by yourself , that is amazing , I will struggle for a bit longer I think.. maybe a lot longer. Actually I don't mind being alone. I just mind being without my husband. I can entertain myself quite well and have no feeling to change that unless it was to go back to work which is impossible.

I do find I talk to my dogs like people though, we often have discussions about what we will have for dinner tomorrow, and when one lets out an excited woof then that is what we have.

I think it is easy to forget the blessings, I do too sometimes but generally not for very long. I start to feel a bit sorry for myself, then look around , give myself a bit of a talking too and get my balance back pretty quick.

You enjoy that new computer, I think I may have to start shopping myself for one.

XX Jeanine
 
Jeannine said:
Great to get something that works for you, I bought a new laptop about 4 months ago and the thing is useless. I love a bargain , it warms the heart.

30years by yourself , that is amazing , I will struggle for a bit longer I think.. maybe a lot longer. Actually I don't mind being alone. I just mind being without my husband. I can entertain myself quite well and have no feeling to change that unless it was to go back to work which is impossible.

I do find I talk to my dogs like people though, we often have discussions about what we will have for dinner tomorrow, and when one lets out an excited woof then that is what we have.

I think it is easy to forget the blessings, I do too sometimes but generally not for very long. I start to feel a bit sorry for myself, then look around , give myself a bit of a talking too and get my balance back pretty quick.

You enjoy that new computer, I think I may have to start shopping myself for one.

XX Jeanine
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Yes, I know it is hard being without your husband. And to have him having Alzheimer's on top of it; you have a trying time of it. Does he recognize you still?

I still miss mine. I guess after all of these years though I don't think of him as often as I used to. Never met a man that compared to him, though. Or maybe I haven't given any man a chance. That's okay; I'm fine on my own. Used to sleeping alone now and that was something that was hard at first. It used to hurt to see couples together but not any longer. Now I look for all the people by themselves and there are a lot of them.

I talk to my Suzy dog and my birdies, too. They give me looks like they are trying to understand.
 
Well, today I got the things I bought from Publisher's Clearing House in order to get a chance to win their sweepstakes. I really do hope to win but have not done so before so..:yeahright: Anyways, I got a bacon cooker, and a lantern for when the lights go out. Also got a wallet that protects you from getting your credit card number from being stolen and a whole bunch of veggie cutters and other scissors I'm not sure what they all are for.

My day was nice. I slept a good part of it.

How was your day. I am reviving this thread....:eek:nthego:
 

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