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EB, prayers sent for your family. May The Lord lay HIS healing hand on all of you.
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EB: Prayers for you and your dear mother, your niece and brother.
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Going for his and hers hearing tests at Costco today.

EB, good thought for your family.
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EB - prayers for you and your family to get well/stay well ((((((hugs))))))
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cw - cases are going up very rapidly here too - a couple of weeks ago there were 22 cases in town - now nearly 200 and rising...
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Thinking about postal regulations. IN THE MAIL-a new way to spread Covid, imo.
It is against the law to send certain biohazards in the U.S. mail for a reason.

But here we all are, so eager to be sending back a PCR test in the mail for results. Or sending a specimen to be tested for occult blood. Handled by non-medical lay persons, aka the general public.

Watching the news is more than disturbing. Has anyone noticed the changes in testing techniques using the swab up your nose? Now self-administered by the public, who would not know a pharynx from their nasal passages to save their lives. You can now watch this on your T.V.

Please don't shoot the messenger.
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I've got to say that I'm not terribly worried about the mailing of medical specimens, with covid at least it's aerosol transmission that is the main driver and I'm much more concerned with sharing air with people who don't mask or who mask incorrectly (I'm talking about you with your nose hanging out and you who has to keep pulling up your too loose mask) in an enclosed space, especially for prolonged periods.
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Update: DH has almost perfect hearing. I have a mild upper register loss in both ears. I guess I do mumble.
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Okay, Barb I have to share our experience with me being hard of hearing. Your words just brought it back.

I was always asking my husband to repeat himself, so he scheduled hearing tests for both of us.

So, we go and low and behold, he needs hearing aids.

On the way home, I ask him if he is okay, because I think it is a challenge when we are faced with loss of any ability. He responds, I don't have a problem needing hearing aids, I'm upset because I just knew I would be telling you, "See, I told you so. You can't hear."

We still laugh about him not getting to tell me he told me so.
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Do not stand in line, for any reason whatsoever during an alleged surge in Covid-19 cases. Wait two weeks, or more.

This is just my opinion, just as it is everyone's own opinions being expressed on AgingCare.

I am not even going to explain why I think this way. Everyone can do their own research. Think for themselves.
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EB, prayers for you and your family.

As for covid. It's running rampant here in Vancouver. Not as bad as some Provinces but it's bad. Willie, I'm guilty of having a loose mask but if I wear it too tight I feel breathless and since I'm prone to having panic attacks I just can't wear it that tight. But I'm careful to not stand too near anyone.

Bonnie Henry, our health minister here in Vancouver has not enforced any newer, stricter health orders. At the press conference she did yesterday she said that she was trusting restaurants, etc. to do the right thing. I think she is worried that if she calls for curfews and shuts down service industries again that there will be rioting in the streets. One of the reporters responded to this by saying, "Just let me pick my jaw up off the floor and then went on to say to her, If you aren't responsible for issuing orders then what are you responsible for?" I thought to myself, she just can't win. If she had called for a curfew that same reporter would have been giving it to for that as well. I don't envy her, her job.
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My daughter got the news the other day that she has breast cancer. Dr. said she was very young for that - 56. It's been a difficult month since December when she first started the process of diagnosis, dgs had surgery and ex died. This Wednesday she has a consult in Edmonton where surgery will be. The Cross Cancer Institute there has a great reputation. Prayers are appreciated.
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😬 I'm so sorry to hear that Golden.
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I'm so sorry, Golden. Prayers for a successful surgery and recovery for your daughter. I hope you can find some ease from the worries and loss you've had lately. My heart goes out to you and your family. Many (((((hugs)))))
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Golden ((((hugs)))))). Prayers and thoughts coming her (and your) way.
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Ahh, Golden I am so sorry. There are many women that receive that diagnosis even in their 20's. I don't understand the doctor comment about being too young.
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Golden, prayers for a successful, easy treatment for your daughter and strength for all of you.
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Thoughts and prayers Golden, for your daughter and you. And continuing on the long road to health. Everytime I pray for Gladimhere, who has recovered,
I won't forget your daughter.

There are never too many prayer requests, and I am still praying for NHWM's request for prayers for her family's health, even though she has not returned.
And more recently, Earlybird's health and her Mom's from Covid. And so many others in between, not mentioned at this time.
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Oh Golden, I am so sorry. You and so many others on here are already in my prayers but I will say extra prayers for your daughter. ((((Golden))) Hugs to you and your daughter!
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My heart and prayers are with you Golden. 🙏❤️🕊
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Golden, I'm so sorry to learn of this diagnosis.    Did the oncologist provide a staging level?   

I hope that the plan of care is successful, that your daughter's cancer isn't so severe that it disrupts her life, that she remains as stable as can be, and that she'll eventually receive a clean bill of health diagnosis!
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golden: I am so sorry to hear of your daughter's diagnosis. Hugs and prayers.💛
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Thanks all for prayers. I am a great believer in the power of prayer as is my daughter.

glad - I don't understand the doctor either. It doesn't jive with what I have read, though apparently the risk goes up with age.

ga -she hasn't met with her oncologist yet - that is scheduled for next week in Edmonton. We don't have oncologists here.

She has been experiencing more than usual fatigue which I understand can be the case before diagnosis of breast cancer. After she got the results she told me that about it and that that was why she suspected the results would be positive for ca.

This is hard for me but so much harder for her.
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Golden I am so sorry, my prayers are with you all
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Golden, I am sorry life has brought this battle into your lives. Take each day as one day. March forward. Rest when you can. Find support & cheer where you can too. ❤️💜💙
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dear everyone :),

hugs!!
just wishing us courage!!

and as Sendhelp wrote, in the website's joke section:

Lift your left leg.
Doing that will assure that you start the New Year off on the right foot.


:) :) bundle of joy
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golden: You're very welcome.💜
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Was out for coffee this morning. I was telling my friends that I had to go to the Verizon store the end of the year. My new phone drops calls then loses bluetooth connection to my car that will not reconnect unless I turn off the car and restart. Well, that isn't going to happen.

Anyway, there was one person in the store, obviously sick, maybe I wrote about this before? Anyway I told her she should not be there because of the sickness. The reply was that they are short staffed and she didn't have a choice. Timeliness of the survey I received from Verizon about my visit. Nothing wrong with the service, but I did let them have it over the sick employee in the store.

So, why the discussion about coffee this morning? One of the people there was having to go to the next nearest town with a store for help as the one in town is shut down because of two employees with COVID. That store has only three employees. There could be a store manager that is unreasonable, or the company owning the store is unreasonable and not concerned about the safety of the employees or the customers.
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Had an interesting incident when I came home from work today. As I came in the door, I saw a car pulling up at the fire hydrant/no-parking space in front and thought nothing of it. People park there all the time. My place has a small lobby and I close the front door, open mine, and walk up the stairs. I hear my downstairs neighbor lady come in and start SCREAMING at me about "I know you saw me coming, you ignoramus b****" and went on like this for awhile. I was shocked. She's been cold for four years but I didn't think she was like *this.* She went on for awhile. I'm embarrassed to say, but after a bit I screamed back... starting with "Are you SERIOUS...??" I screamed at her (yeah, not good), while she's screaming at me, that I had no idea that was her that pulled up. This is all through my unit's door, not in person, but I was heated after listening to her for a bit and ready to confront her, and I think she knew that so she went in her place as I walked down the steps to talk with her (more like scream in person haha *sigh*). I was shaken and so angry. I came in my place and apologized and explained to my roommate who just said mildly, "Yeah you have to say something or people think they can treat you like that."

I texted my landlord, just to document, and said that I did NOT appreciate being screamed at but that I get it that it's interpersonal. She called me and we talked for a minute and she kept saying, "Some people don't have good coping skills" etc. My landlord is a clinical psychologist which I thought she was, but Google confirmed it just tonight. We talked about downstairs lady and I think landlord is right in everything she said but I told her that I don't think it's ok, no matter what, especially when I've been nothing but nice for four years!

I've been trying to kill-with-kindness for years but it clearly didn't work. If I'm going to work in any kind of mental health field, I need to react better. But man... this caught me on the back foot. I don't expect problems going forward, just really, really, really find it crazy that something like this happened. Just so unfortunate and I guess I'll stop being nice and ignore her now. Not sure what else I even could do. I'll try to chalk it up to covid making everyone nuts.
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Woke up with a change of heart this morning about the incident. I was tired last night and wrote that post late in the morning hours because my brain has decided that 2am is my sleep time lately. Maybe next time I see her I'll say "Was that you I yelled at? Sorry, I was caught off guard," and go from there. I can't make her be civil to me but I can be decent about it, for me. This was two stressed people acting badly in the moment and it was bugging me. I would appreciate input if anyone has ideas about moving forward and smoothing this over, but... water off a duck's back.
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