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Come this May should I live so long and remain masked on public transit and in crowded public venues I expect to be FIVE YEARS without even a case of the sniffles. I must admit I love that.
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Nacy, ugh. I’m sorry. That’s the pits.
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Thanks -getting over it - just having to protect my achy breaky ribs (due to the coughing).

way - hope you are feeling better. So easy to catch bugs from the little ones.

Sorry about your stomach bug, nacy. Hope you get over it quickly.

Alva - that's great and I am sure is the answer. I have sniffles all the time but they are allergies.

I believe I got this at the dinner theatre. Lots of unmasked people there and the timing would be right. I thought about it but not sure how to manage a mask when you want to eat. The closest contact with the most people was when we were in the buffet area loading up our plates. A mask then probably would have helped.

I used to grocery shop near closing time as there were few people and that worked. One day I ran to the grocery store during the day time and suddenly found myself surrounded a bunch of little kids and thought "Oh, oh!". Sure enough I came down with what I think was RSV. Talk about coughing! That was a couple of years ago and the last time I had a bug.

Yesterday I got dressed, wrapped myself in a blanket, took my mug of coffee and sat outside for a while watching LIFE! I know the soil is full of it, the trees, even if dormant are alive. the cars of the road are driven by people with lives...It was therapeutic.

Tomorrow there will be workmen plodding in and out getting the condensate lines set up. Fortunately for us the work will be in the furnace room which is out on the balcony.

Actually felt like doing a little housework today so I must be getting better. 😊
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Golden, what a relief. Those miserable viruses suck the vitality right out of a person. I’m glad you are recovering. You are an inspiration to me.
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Psue - thx. Actually those things don't suck the vitality out of me. Inside -I'm fine, I feel strong. Sure the aches and pains and sweats and coughing and all that aren't nice but inside I'm fine. It just feels like something superficial I have to go through. Today I did a little cleaning and will do some cooking later on. Maybe put on a load of laundry. At times the CFS/FM sucks the energy out of me but that's another matter.

Both sides of the family, generally speaking, didn't have troubles with "organs",We don't get pneumonia, heart issues, kidney problems...My parents both developed vascular dementia from high blood pressure which I largely attribute to their very conflicted relationship - mother's BPD and father's alcoholism. But all their other organs were fine.

Mother at 103 in an ALF would get a fever, They would give her a little extra tylenol and 3 days later she was fine. They were impressed.

Even in the NH the resident doctor said all her vital stats are fine. She can last a long time. It amazed me that he didn't recognize that her brain was failing due to the vascular dementia, and that meant she couldn't last a long time, nor did she. If she hadn't had the vascular dementia she might still be alive.

Last time I went to the dr for a check up (about 1 1/2 years ago) everything was fine! Of course one day it likely won't be, unless God just takes me home, but that's ok.

Alva, you've talked about not having the gene for belief, It's not a matter of genetics or anything else other than choice. Either we choose to believe and have faith grow or we choose not to. I make that choice many times a day and my faith grows stronger - like a muscle being exercised. It's really very simple - not easy, but simple. I believe God showed you His love and power by healing Neil. I'm very grateful He has given both of you another chance.
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Way: You're welcome.

Nacy: Feel better.
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My whine today: I can’t see my driveway. Neither can the delivery drivers and I just ordered a bunch of Christmas presents.

I love my leaf blower but the rain is falling faster than the Maple leaves so I can’t use it. On the bright side, the leaves are especially beautiful this year and watching them fall between the fir trees is magical.
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Golden, I don't believe that "belief" in any god is choice.

I am not capable of pretending I believe in something I do not believe in. It is to me like just saying I can believe that dogs can fly if I want to. I could PRETEND I believed. But I don't believe. I never did for a single second of my life. That is why I teasingly say I have no gene for it. I have read the bible and other books of faith and I love cathedrals, hymns, Saints and all of that. But I don't "believe" in them. For me it is kind of a Santa Claus thing.

So with all respect, if it were as simple as "choosing" to believe something I can't imagine why anyone wouldn't. I just don't, and can't pretend I do. It would be like my CHOOSING to believe I like escargot.

As to Neil, you believe God showed me something and I believe he fell into the lucky 10%. Makes no sense to me that God would choose to SHOW ME something, and let another woman's hubby die, because he chose NOT to show her something; I could never believe in such a being who would play at that kind of game. t-PA clot busters are very scientific. They don't "care". They work or they do not work. And time is of the essence.

So again, EVERYONE, whether you believe or do not, every single second is your brain dying after a stroke; you must get to a stroke center and as fast as you can. Call 911 at once. And believer or no, I hope you will be lucky, or blessed, or whatever.....as he was. We all will go. But this time he stayed.

Ending on a fun note, coming back from the hospital the first night his daughter B., said "Did Dad vote". And I said "Yes. By mail. Weeks ago" and her hubby, my SIL, C. said "Doesn't matter. If he dies they are gonna say "vote doesn't count; throw it out! He's a dead man". Reminded me of my favorite home town stories about Chicago, where dead men vote!

Still a bit shell shocky here. I will see him go off walking the dog and think "It could have been so different today (yeah! I could have been the one walking her). I have always wanted to be the first to exit; I hate to deal with change. My OCD kicked in supper bad, and I came home to line up little combs and pens and phones at right angles! Getting better day by day.
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Golden, are you doing ok? Feeling better?
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My whine: The chocolate is gone. Nothing is left in the house but Twizzlers (blech!) and stale fig newtons. I’m going for the fig newtons.
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My family called fig newtons "fly pies".
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Hahahah! Eww!
We called hotdogs “snouts”.

I know it’s not a whine but does anyone else have a good one?
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Feeling nearly normal, thanks, Psue.
Glad you are better, Nacy.
Way - how are you?

I do my best to never run out of chocolate. Worst comes to worse, you can always make a few with cocoa powder and coconut oil and whatever else you want to add.
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My whine today: people who don’t follow up!
Of course I understand it - lives are just too full. But some of the questions asked and the answers given are so darn interesting I really want to know what course people take and how things turned out.
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That is frustrating, Nacy. My DH’s hearing is fine; we had it checked when he started hesitating with his answers and saying “what?” all the time. It’s just what happens once it gets inside his ears that’s the problem. He calls it Spaghetti Head now but for a long time he had no idea he wasn’t processing. I had really hoped it was a hearing issue too.
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I'm sick and tired of putting the multitude of my and my husband's meds together. If I don't do it, nobody does. All I can manage is doing them one day at a time. I can't handle putting more than that together. Since I also take many meds, my brain is limited in function, No matter what method I use, it always boils down to one day at a time. Otherwise I get confused. I'm sick of it.
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Carolyn - have you considered getting the pharmacy to dispense his meds in blister packs?
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It looks like dusk here at 3:30 with all these trees and with rain expected any minute. It really is hard to get used to. On the other hand, no yard work to do except blowing the leaves into the ravine.
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I also am not a fan of the early dark! i babysat my grandson today and it was raining and dark when I left. Only 3 miles but I hated it! I retired a bit over a year ago and I think this is the first time I've driven in the rain/dark since! And the deer are out!
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Pam, I agree! I don’t know whether my night vision is worse or whether I’m just out of practice driving in the dark and rain. It’s so very glarey out there!

Nacy, my night comfort eating is starting and it’s only been a week since the time changed. I dug up my online food diary to try to head things off at the pass before I need to be the one in the Santa suit at Christmas since nothing else will fit!
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So glad we don't have to deal with deer or moose on the road any more. They were a liability.

Pam, your grandson is growing I bet. I don't like driving in the dark either. In fact I avoid it.
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Golden, -Moose! I can’t even imagine! The closest I’ve come to a moose is on Dr. Oakley! Now, deer, I’m well acquainted with - as is the front bumper of my car and several of my evergreens.
And my perennials.
And my bulbs.
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As the days go on and my Narcolepsy still awaits seeing a specialist at Duke, I frequently find myself repeating, "well, I have nothing more to say." I have nothing more to say. good night, I look forward to laying myself down to sleep, but I don't know what to pray
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Yes. moose, They are BIG!!! I nearly hit one once - heard it clopping across the highway before i saw it.
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You’re right Nacy; when I lived in the SF Bay Area earthquakes were so common we barely noticed them most of the time. I would like to experience a tornado out on an open plain somewhere, but only if it I could know ahead of time that no person or property would be harmed. I think they’re beautiful.

I’d also like to see moose. I’ve seen impressive herds of Elk and Antelope, even wild horses and Bison. But Moose are more solitary, right Golden? I’d also like to hear wolves but not sure I want to see them.
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My whine: DH is not out of bed despite the usual cheery wake-up routine. Wednesday is a doctor appointment before noon (the only time available). We talked about him practicing getting up consistently when I called him but I did not have high hopes.
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Ahem, tornadoes are not beautiful, they are scary AF.
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Nacy, it’s a new doctor unfortunately so we’ll have to establish a relationship. After that I assume they will be more understanding. Specialists are hard since they are scarce and you have to take what you can get.

The natural world is wonderful and mysterious to me, even the dangerous and deadly parts. Something so powerful that is not made or controlled by human beings is scary AND beautiful in my very, very humble opinion. But I’m odd that way - I even find viruses beautiful and fascinating!
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Yes, moose are more solitary and don't travel far. Used to make great moose soup from the bones. We intrigued the neighbourhood kids with moose carcass hanging in the garage and blue tarps over the windows. It was like that Arnie film scene in the slaughterhouse.

Saw a wolf out front one very cold winter day Jan 1st. They were in the woods opposite the house. Coyotes too, and deer and foxes. Here we hear the coyotes singing their songs at night.

I agree that so many organisms are beautiful - viruses, diatoms, really anything you can see under a microscope/electron microscope. Loved studying them.

Hope you can get dh into a better routine, psue.
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cwillie, I'm in Ft. Pierce FL right now (the place that had like multiple tornados that preceded hurricane Milton). Yesterday I visited my cousin and wife in a neighborhood where their house was spared but 3 of their close neighbors' homes were not. He showed me the video he was shooting up to the point where they realized it was coming right at them. In FL no one has basements and they only had enough time to scramble into their garage and shut the door and dive under their car. They said it sounded like a freight train and they could hear the other homes being torn to pieces. Was 15 seconds of utter terror for them. One of the homes had the roof and side sheered off but you can look inside to see clothes still neatly hanging in the closet and a perfectly made bed. My cousin sent me a picture his friend took of 4 tornados lined up next to each other, all the same size, in Ft. Pierce. I wish I could post it here, it doesn't look real. My 105-yr Aunt lives 1/4 mile from Spanish Lakes where 6 people were killed, yet barely a palm frond was on her lawn when she returned to it after sheltering with a relative. She has 9 lives, like her cat...
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