I'm tired of cooking/preparing 3 meals a day. It's just the two of us but boy oh boy can that woman eat!! She stays slimish, I get fattish. It's bad enough I do everything here much less start making her one thing and me the other. At times I feel guilty when I buy her fast food cuz of the nutritional value....not to mention I eat it too.
I'm sorry to hear that your cousin is still battling COVID and the struggle to breathe with no immediate signs of improvement.
I hope the hospital doesn't send him home yet again too soon.
What a terrible situation for him to be in and I hope he has good health insurance.
Will continue praying on his behalf.
He is still fighting Covid, struggling to breathe.
They sent him home with a nebulizer not long ago but he had to call 911 because of chest pain.
With his heart history I am really concerned. Please keep him in your prayers and thoughts.
your anger.
I just don't know what to say to my GF without causing her more stress because I. am. so. angry!!! I don't have the answer but clearly assurances that they are "following all the guidelines from the health unit" are not cutting it, those in authority need to pull their collective heads out of their azzes and look outside of "approved protocol" at what is going wrong and for new ways to protect the remaining few residents.
Thanks for the update. I'm sorry there hasn't been much improvement - sounds like he has a lot to overcome and will pray that he can.
I agree that there is still much more to learn about COVID and that's what makes it so scary because it affects everyone so, so differently even in seemingly healthy people. What my concern is - is the after effects down the road that they don't know about.
I'm married to bankers so I understand the pressures they work under.
Thanks for asking. I continue to pray for him. He’s about the same.
I know that some people bounce back quicker than others. Some don’t have any symptoms.
Unfortunately, he’s not in that group and is like many others who are struggling to get better. Some people take much longer to recover.
I think there is still much more to learn about COVID.
Oh yes, he’s definitely type A. Kind of goes with the territory with investment bankers though.
He only dealt with multi millionaires and at that level, they own you! He had to work insane hours, international dealings at all hours.
Sadly, two heart attacks slowed him down though. His doctor said to him that if he didn’t stop pushing so hard, the next heart attack would most likely kill him.
Then he got hit with COVID. I am truly sorry that he got COVID but I hope this is his wake up call.
Have been thinking about your cousin throughout the day. How is he now that he had to go back to the hospital? I hope they were able to get him a room!
What a terrible thing for him to go through. Very sad that all those years being a Type A has caught up to him.
I need to start thinking how the pioneers had lived, and be glad for what I have :)
It's been a long 7 years and not getting better. Just me venting, I have no help from sibs, he's couped up, I get it as I can't let him drive anymore and Covid he can't get out much. I got my first shot last week so trying to keep him from getting sick. Just tired......
My cousin was in hospital, sent home, attempted to enter hospital again due to struggling to breathe, sent home again because no rooms available, had to wait for a room.
He’s in remission from colon cancer, two heart surgeries this past year, diabetes, etc.
In his 50’s, type A investment banker used to working 60 - 80 hours a week.
This is a huge wake up call for him.
He’s in a D.C. burb. Lots of Covid cases all over.
So sorry things are going so badly in California. I wish we were all vaccinated already!
I am hoping that he will be able to beat this.
My daughter is annoyed because her gym membership has been altered. She says she froze the membership because she was paying full price but was only allowed to go once a month.
They are only allowed to workout after scheduling a time slot.
I tried to be as caring as I could be but come on...
I ended up telling her that I was proud of her for complying to Denver’s regulations without complaining but she needs to be patient a little longer because we are in the home stretch.
What else could I have said to her? I did also tell her that she could continue working out at home and it wasn’t worth risking being exposed to COVID.
I found another one that looks good.
It is shrimp and sausage gumbo by Simply Recipes.
That’s close to how we make it.
Let me know how it turns out.
Hope you feel much better tomorrow.
I love andioulle sausage!
There is a recipe online that will work. It’s called Easy Shrimp and Sausage Gumbo by Delish.
My only modification would be to only use half of the canned tomatoes.
My mom never put any tomatoes in, nor did my grandmother.
I have done it with or without tomatoes but never a whole can!
I have used about a tablespoon of tomato paste before but the can tomatoes would work if you prefer.
Add about a teaspoon of Worcestershire sauce and about a tablespoon of Kitchen Bouquet if it is available in your area. It adds color and flavor.
Whenever I get a flu something the first place I feel it is in my neck, shoulders and hips. Strange.
Caregiving is hard. I’m so sorry that you feel like you are in hell.
Vent all you like.
How is the second vaccine reaction different from the first one?
I am not looking forward to it. Grrrr.