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I really hate when people refer to their parents as caregivers. It’s so wrong on so many levels. It’s insulting and so unappreciative of parents.
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Way , fish fertilizer ewww, that must be horrible! Chicken fertilizer is the worst, ive smelt anyways. Cow fertilizer, to me, is pretty much fresh air. 😂
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Drivingdaisy ,

The fish dried out fast . Barely smelled it. But I was used to fish smell and salt water smell anyway .
Chicken is the worst .
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Having a hard time. Extremely stressed. And I have a terrible habit of stress-eating. I’ve put on weight, which also stresses me out.
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dear venting,

try to do 1 thing different from your usual routine. that 1 thing might be just enough to change things and put you on the right track. 🙂🍀
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i think stress is sometimes caused by the lack of fun & exciting things going on in one’s life.

too much negative stuff, not enough positive stuff.

the balance needs to be tipped. and then, you won’t stress-eat because you won’t even have time for that.

i hope you can find fun & exciting things! and i hope, they can find you!
🙂🍀
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I have found myself kind of stress eating at times too (like tonight). But I found going outside helps a lot to lower stress. I also found a good true crime podcast, which is a nice distraction. About to tune in now instead of opening a box of biscuits,
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Golden, how's your husband doing?
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Distraction helps -and also not keeping unhealthy foods in the house. It's hard to overdo it on salad. I get keto brownies. They are tiny and rich and frozen so you have to stop and nuke it. One goes a long way. The highly available junk foods are too easy to overeat.

Daisy - Thanks for asking. it is not clearing up fast but it is healing. The backs of his hands were still swollen a couple of days ago.Thankfully the air quality is good these days. He realizes he needs to wear gloves and a brimmed hat outside. I told him he would look good in a Crocodile Dundee hat lol. He forgot his meds here the other day and has been out at the farm since which won't help but he has baking soda out there which will. I know he is busy. What can you do???
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Golden oh I here you there!! At least he is trying and not getting worse

We got some pretty decent weather today, been about 24 hours since we last saw rain, it's drying up a bit. Got a good walk in, doing some lawn work.

We have a friend just like your husband and mine. He is constantly complaining about his aches and pains, went to doc, told the doctors it's gout. Doc gave him steroids. So me and my husband call him everyday to tell him to get tested for tick illness, and see how he is feeling. He finally SAYS, he will get tested tomorrow. Will see, he digs ponds and septics for a living. So gosh darn stubborn, he says a rattle snake can bit him and the rattler goes and dies!! Lol. Sometimes you just can't fix stupid. 😂

Anyways my other friend who had a brother in hospital, I never heard the out come. Friendship issues, 😂 , way to much drama in her life for me.
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Golden - your mention of R's meds gave me a thought; what with all his recent health issues it wouldn't hurt to review any different medications he is on for photo sensitivity, I know that can be a side effect that is often overlooked.
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Cwillie, that's a great point!!
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cw - Thank you. That did cross my mind, He's not on any prescription meds at present but takes a few supplements/vitamins. It's definitely worth checking them for photosensitivity. This has happened before in Fort Mc. When the pollution at a certain plant was bad he got a reaction when he went there but this time it is so much worse. He doesn't take his supplements regularly so I'll check and see what he has been taking. Apparently Vit B6 could do it.
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Kinda sad, but I feel good about it, I made the decision, we are not going to Ireland, for my sons wedding. It's just to much stress, after all the stress we have had the last few months. Honestly I don't wanna leave the country, or go on such a long plane ride, I'm also very worried hubs will get sick , in another country.

Will give my son a nice generous sum of money.
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(((((Daisy))))) actually makes sense to me. Aa we get older it takes longer to get over things, and takes more of our available energy to deal with things. I get that you worry about your husband's health and am sure your son will understand too and appreciate your gift.

R is healing quite well, even without his meds for a few days. it's not a photosensitivity as he apparently hasn't been taking any supplements for a while. He has a few tender spots but over all he looks much better, the itching has stopped and the swelling is down. I guess we have some ideas for when the air quality gets bad again which it probably will. Thankful for some rain and humidity, and today a lovely bright sunny day with temps around 21C (70F).
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Golden, I'm glad hubs is feeling better, live and learn, though our ever changing environment.

Glad you are having good weather. You are going to be totally shocked , we had rain 🌧️ 🌧️ 🌧️ today. 😂 30 percent chance turned into all day rain. We did have 48 hours without rain, just started to dry up a little last night.

Hubs getting sick I wouldn't stress so much, but getting sick in another country, I just couldn't handle that!
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Another topic. I am thinking about getting a new washer and dryer. They have to be stackable front loaders to fit here. I was told recently that the new washers with the energy and water regs don't wash as well as the old ones which use more energy and water. About 14 years ago I got a new front loader HE washer and dryer and they worked OK.

Does anyone have any experience with this?
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Just need to vent. I’m in a terrible mood. Some bad news. Life is hard sometimes.
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dear venting,
🥰🌈

“When life gets tough and you’re faced with defeat,

remember somewhere in the world a flower is popping through some concrete.”
🙂🌸
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Isthisrealllyreal, are you still here , I went to reply to your PM, and I can't and it just says annamonis?? Anyone know what happened?
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Anyone know what happened? Forum participants who don't adhere to the Member Conduct Policy can be subject to discipline by the admins and monitors of this site: "We retain the right to determine which comments violate this Member Comment Policy and AgingCare.com shall have, in its sole discretion, the right to edit, refuse or remove any member comments and content from the site. The views expressed within posted comments do not necessarily reflect those of AgingCare.com. Site leadership and forum moderators may enact the following strikes policy at their discretion: � First strike: 7-day suspension � Second strike: 14-day suspension � Third strike: Permanent account closure Site leadership reserves the right to skip the strikes process and close accounts immediately based on member conduct. Moderators do not have the authority to reverse suspensions or removals and will not discuss them with other members." That's probably what happened.
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that’s totally crazy if that’s what happened to
Isthisrealllyreal.

all her comments are extremely valuable!!!
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BOJ, I know , I feel like administration should at least tell us what's going on, or let them at least tell us and say goodbye if they are not ever coming back. I feel that it's wrong, to just leave us hanging
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((((venting))))) sorry you got bad news.

itrr - hope you sre out there and coming back.

I wish we were a little better informed too.
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THANKS Golden! Very much appreciated! And THANKS Bundle of Joy! Yes, a flower popping through concrete!
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seriously, if Isthisrealllyreal has been permanently kicked out, it’s crazy. she is an extremely valuable member for years.
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BOJ I didn't see anything that would get her locked off, my phone got a virus for a while and I couldn't get on, a few apps wouldnt work, that's why I changed my name.
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”anonymous” only happens if you delete your account (she wouldn’t do that)…or if you’ve been blocked (temporarily or permanently) by admin.
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Ohhh, I didn't know that. 😓😖
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hope you’re ok Isthisrealllyreal!!
🌈🍀⭐️🌸🥰
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