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Aneeda72 said:
Yup, 911, ambulance trip, I could have died and what a waste of a new hip that would have been, will explain later as it is way past lunch and I want something to eat. But every medical person I encountered was super nice and I was barely understandable-so sick. Back home now.
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sorry, for some reason I did not see this when I posted, glad that you made that trip and your mind will be at rest.
 

An update from my morning post,there was a good turnout at my church for our minister's last Sun with us,he got thru his sermon.After receiving gifts Tom gave the benediction,he asked his wife, Carol,sons Doug,Ian&his wife,Julie, 6 yr old grand daughter Eliza to step forward,we all stood and applauded as he starting hugging them.This is when Tom got emotional
Outside there was line forming to stop by thank Tom&Carol.I already did it privately at their house on Fri.As I was talking with a church member,Eliza comes up and says'I want to show you something by the playground" which was across the way.She got on the monkey bars,slide, 45 min later we were still there as I watched&talked to her.Julie&Ian both thanked me for being with her. Everybody else had left,just Tom&family .As I gave them one more hug ,Eliza once again wrapped her arms around my legs. When I got home around 2:30 i was pooped,crashed into my recliner for the rest of this day
 
Finally heard from my mother and not, of course, from my 🤮brother. Mother has been in the hospital due to the extreme heat in Seattle (and everywhere), and she is fine as far as I know. that’s all I could get out of her. I do not have a phone number for her. Will try my uncooperative brother. He and my husband should have married each other. 🤔😉

Got hold of brother, yup, she is in the hospital for heat related issues.
 
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We're having such weird weather..it's dull, gloomy, damp, after a night of thunderstorms and rain, and only 68 F... incredible in June in this part of the UK ...however, oddly I don't mind it...

I'm not going anywhere today.. just been doing some usual chores.. back is hurting ( not unusual ) so I only vac'ed the livingroom , Hall and kitchen,... couldn't have managed the stairs.. ..but otherwise, all is well, and my Daughter started her new career today back in the UK .. ( she's been doing some part-time work since arriving back in December while applying for jobs that suit her skills)..
 
hollydolly said:
We're having such weird weather..it's dull, gloomy, damp, after a night of thunderstorms and rain, and only 68 F... incredible in June in this part of the UK ...however, oddly I don't mind it...

I'm not going anywhere today.. just been doing some usual chores.. back is hurting ( not unusual ) so I only vac'ed the livingroom , Hall and kitchen,... couldn't have managed the stairs.. ..but otherwise, all is well, and my Daughter started her new career today back in the UK .. ( she's been doing some part-time work since arriving back in December while applying for jobs that suit her skills)..
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Holly, did your daughter use to live in Spain,when did she return to U.K. does she live near you? Sue
 
hollydolly said:
We're having such weird weather..it's dull, gloomy, damp, after a night of thunderstorms and rain, and only 68 F... incredible in June in this part of the UK ...however, oddly I don't mind it...

I'm not going anywhere today.. just been doing some usual chores.. back is hurting ( not unusual ) so I only vac'ed the livingroom , Hall and kitchen,... couldn't have managed the stairs.. ..but otherwise, all is well, and my Daughter started her new career today back in the UK .. ( she's been doing some part-time work since arriving back in December while applying for jobs that suit her skills)..
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Funny you should mention vacuuming. Yesterday at the hospital the nurse, in a passing conversation, told my husband with my spinal issues I should NEVER vacuum. 😂😂. I immediately agreed. 😉

I am sorry your back hurts today, according to MY nurses’ medical advice, 😊, you should never vacuum either. I am feeling a great deal better today and actually got 4 hours of uninterrupted sleep. The most I’ve slept since surgery. Clearly I was not taking enough prednisone or pain meds. All corrected now.
 
moviequeen1 said:
Holly, did your daughter use to live in Spain,when did she return to U.K. does she live near you? Sue
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Hi Sue.. she lived and had her own business in Spain for the last 11 years. She sold her business and home in November , and arrived back in the UK just before Christmas.... She lives and hour and a half north of me now.. after taking a temporary rental for 2 months 10 minutes away ...,

Vacancies as you can imagine during this pandemic and lockdown were few and far between and in her mid 40's she was absolutely resolute that she had to get work very quickly in her own field, and applied for over 100 positions, mostly none were paying the money she was used to earning even 12 years ago before she left the UK, but finally she got an offer which suited her, and then that same week she got 2 more offers... :D
 
After an emotional weekend with a visit from my niece/goddaughter,Katie,her boyfriend Zach on Sat,final Sun with our retiring minister,Tom I'm trying to get back in the swing of things
When I woke up at 5 it was still humid with a breeze,went back to sleep for an hr
My early walk at 6:20,walked 3 times around garden circle after I watered the plants/flowers
This morning,my weekly calling of Canopy of Neighbors members,today I'm calling a member who has been added to my list. I'll probably go for a walk afterwards before it gets too hot.I may go sit in the community garden after lunch,otherwise,read my book,after dinner tackle NYT daily crossword puzzle,ck what's interesting to watch on TV tonight
 
Aneeda72 said:
Funny you should mention vacuuming. Yesterday at the hospital the nurse, in a passing conversation, told my husband with my spinal issues I should NEVER vacuum. 😂😂. I immediately agreed. 😉

I am sorry your back hurts today, according to MY nurses’ medical advice, 😊, you should never vacuum either. I am feeling a great deal better today and actually got 4 hours of uninterrupted sleep. The most I’ve slept since surgery. Clearly I was not taking enough prednisone or pain meds. All corrected now.
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I can't take prednisone it makes me act like someone possessed, ...😖😤 plus it add pounds like there's no tomorrow...

I know I shouldn't Vac.. I have several herniated discs.. and it hurts like heck to vac which is why I wash my kitchen/hall and bathrooms floors on my hands and knees .. but hubs works 12 hour days.. when he's got a day off he'll hoover the stairs for me, but otherwise there's no-one else to do it...
 
hollydolly said:
I can't take prednisone it makes me act like someone possessed, ...😖😤 plus it add pounds like there's no tomorrow...

I know I shouldn't Vac.. I have several herniated discs.. and it hurts like heck to vac which is why I wash my kitchen/hall and bathrooms floors on my hands and knees .. but hubs works 12 hour days.. when he's got a day off he'll hoover the stairs for me, but otherwise there's no-one else to do it...
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My husband works 6 hour shift from home so he should vac, he can vac, but he rarely vacs. 🙁. Yup, prednisone is a tough med. Its nearly impossible to loose weight while taking it which is why my doctor is so concerned because I have now lost 33 pounds.

I am riding the weight loss wave 😂. I could loose another 17 pounds and I will be at the same weight I was at twenty, and it will be a “normal” weight-not too big, not too little, a just right weight for me. Just riding the curve @hollydolly just riding the curve. 😉
 
hollydolly said:
I can't take prednisone it makes me act like someone possessed, ...😖😤 plus it add pounds like there's no tomorrow...

I know I shouldn't Vac.. I have several herniated discs.. and it hurts like heck to vac which is why I wash my kitchen/hall and bathrooms floors on my hands and knees .. but hubs works 12 hour days.. when he's got a day off he'll hoover the stairs for me, but otherwise there's no-one else to do it...
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What about a Roomba or similar robot? It won't do the stairs but should be good enough for the rest of the house. Better that than being in pain.
 
My husband is scheduled to get an epidural steroid injection in his back today and (doctor's orders) he needs to be driven there.
I'll bring the dog, whose separation anxiety got so much worse during the pandemic stay-at-home period, my tablet with library ebooks, and a bottle of ice water.

Hoping this will help reduce his back pain and lower his gabapentin dosage.
 
StarSong said:
My husband is scheduled to get an epidural steroid injection in his back today and (doctor's orders) he needs to be driven there.
I'll bring the dog, whose separation anxiety got so much worse during the pandemic stay-at-home period, my tablet with library ebooks, and a bottle of ice water.

Hoping this will help reduce his back pain and lower his gabapentin dosage.
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I have gotten epidural steroid spinal injections for years and I find they help a great deal with the pain, unless the doctor “misses“, but my doctor has only missed once. I hope he feels better soon.
 
more of the same today, dog park was full by 7am. I am so used to being outside even during covid that I feel claustrophobic, windows closed, curtains drawn. making sure the birds have fresh water, it gets hot so quickly. I have not seen any hummingbirds for the last few days.
 
When the mortal coil gets you, go flying and that's what I did this morning., The particular mortal coil (i.e., mortal coil = a poetic phrase for life's gotchas) was an ignition coil on the GS motorcycle that bit the dust, making the GS very difficult to ride (i.e.., runs rough, backfires, engine races, won't idle and wants to kill you, etc. ) Add in the return of the 100°-in-the-shade weather and you've a decent reason to not ride something with no AC that doesn't like you. So it was gas the car, run errands and drive to a nearby park to get some aerial pictures of a Revolutionary War farmstead that was across the street.

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The flight was followed up by heading home, making some pasta salad for lunch with two crab cakes (I love crab cakes) and an afternoon of shop work, reading and photo editing.
 

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