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Well done ali. Honey over vinegar is a good way to go. Hope it gets repaired and resolved soon.

Dd and I were not scared about the BP drop and low K but concerned that it get handled properly. It doesn't take rocket science for them to keep an eye on it and take the necessary measures. She saw the oncologist yesterday and he is very pleased with her progress but concerned about the effects of the chemo on her so talked about reducing her chemo sessions by one. That doesn't impress me as I know the after effects are manageable and the chemo is important in eradicating the cancer. But I will be very careful what I say to dd. 🤐

Sad today as F, the man whose farm R manages, died from covid yesterday. he had had surgery (successfully) for a spinal issue that was affecting his mobility and shortly after got covid while in hospital, but his doctor was not concerned as it was a light case. He was recovering nicely from the surgery, doing rehab and they were talking about him going back to the farm 2 days ago. Then he had some dehydration so they kept him in for that, and the next day he suffered major organ failure and passed last night. He was double vaccinated and had a booster. It's rather shocking to see how quickly he went down. He did have diabetes and high BP, both treated, but no other health issues. He was 84. This means a huge change for R as the farming operation, which was what he managed, will be wound down. F's son has inherited it all and he is a lawyer with no interest in the farm as such. I worry about all the farm cats and what will happen to them. 🐱🐱🐱. I suppose they will be left to go completely feral. Some of them essentially are anyway

A friend on fb who is careful and has been vaccinated, got covid this week and has been quite sick, but is getting better. The risks are not over yet by any means.

Good Good Friday ✝ and Happy Easter Weekend.🐇🐣🐰
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Glad, he and I have been texting/calling back and forth the past week. At this point, even if he flaked, I have enough to take him to court. But he reassures me practically daily that he will take care of it. I'm going out of my way to try to get a cheaper bumper than my usual shop, since he doesn't want to do an insurance claim. That estimate was over 1k.

When he first contacted me, he apologized, said he didn't remember doing the damage (not sure I believe that but it doesn't matter), said he was also sure it was him based on my scene investigation work, ha ha. I had measured his hitch height, my impact height, etc. And presented that to him in the note. I explained why I knew it was him, and kept the tone very friendly. Anywho... it worked. Yay.
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Manuka honey🤔.


Oh, now I get it! 😂🤣
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It must have been Manuka Honey.
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Wow! Ali, I was never one to be able to use the honey approach. Next time I think, yes even think, of that approach, I will get in contact. I am impressed and very happy Mr. Van will take care of it! Hope it will actually happen.
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Ali: Sorry about your car. That's awful.
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That's scary about DD, Golden. I'm glad they'll monitor her. This is the second time she's been very ill after treatment. 🙏

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Hope everyone's having a decent week. I've had an interesting week with two major school assignments due the same day. My stress levels did the usual redlining. I'd like to say I'm used to it but it's always difficult with this much workload.

Also, a neighbor who I don't know backed into my car's bumper, while it was parallel parked on my street, and put a hole right through it from his trailer hitch. It's a long story that didn't start well, as he didn't leave a note and I only found him through some detective work. I had absolutely no way to hold him accountable through any kind of incident report after the fact, etc. I tried. Even though I was irate at first, I got over it and accepted that there was only one way to get any kind of payment for damages -- "You catch more flies with honey..." So I left a friendly note on his van. The nice note worked and he's agreed to be responsible for the damage. I couldn't have hoped for a better resolution to a bad situation. 😌
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God, amurray, I agree with you. Very hard to balance. Someone on the forum wrote: “No one else will save you! You must do it yourself!”

These are my new guiding words.
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Why does this process seem unfair? Role reversals are a test of so many things. We love and we also need our own lives and space. These seem too polar sometimes to be able to balance, I hope it gets easier to balance these things.
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Golden: Glad to hear that your DD was discharged and hopefully her physicians will get the issues under control. Hugs.💛
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Thanks for the support/prayers. Dd is being discharged today and they have set up post chemo monitoring for her so her potassium, dehydration and BP don't get so far out of control. The doctor said he had never seen such a low BP. Dd tends to have orthostatic hypotension anyway. This was over the top.

She is going to Edmonton tomorrow for a visit with her oncologist and some tests. Trusting all will be good there. Feeling a little stress over it all but relief too.
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Becky: Feel better and sleep well.
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Pam: Yeah, what changes as one ages in regard to insomnia? Absolutely no way that you could operate a motor vehicle and put in a twelve hour shift. Get some rest tonight.
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Long, long day. Dialysis, trip to nephrologist and endocrinologist. spent most of the day up and in my wheelchair. Very tiring, plus my ankle and leg are painful this evening. I'm headed to bed.
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well the insomnia talk jinxed me. I don;t sleep well at any time these days, but last night I only got about 2 hours. I actually called out of work because I knew no way was I safe to drive an hour into the city, work 12 hours, then drive home. Nor would my patients be safe. I think I will sleep tonight!
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Golden, hope dd gets to feeling better soon.
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Golden, I'll start praying for your DD as soon as I finish posting this.

Dear Lord, please bless and keep Golden's daughter in your loving care and restore her to good health. In Jesus Heavenly Name. Amen!
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Oh golden, I am so sorry to hear your daughter is struggling with treatment side effects so.

I will keep you all in my prayers.

Just a thought, I always fed overripe bananas to the little ones to stop diarrhea, I wonder if it could benefit her. High in potassium too.
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Golden: Oh, no! So sorry that your DD is back in the hospital. That IS a low blood pressure. Prayers sent for her and for you.💛
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Becky: Ok - thanks. It sounds idyllic.
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Gershun: That's amazing. I only dream if I sleep well and I guess I had sleeplessness sympathy for you last night. Just about 3 hrs isn't enough.
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Dd in hospital again with low potassium, dehydration and very low BP (39/49) on standing up. It is ok when she is sitting. She blacked out a couple of times at home and is now on iv. They are working with her doctor to monitor dd after each chemo session to catch the potassium and dehydration earlier. It's the D (diarrhea) that does, it of course, but she is taking everything they have given her to stop it and it's not enough. Prayers please. She is feeling OK now but fed up with having to take her pole buddy with her everywhere. She knows she needs to stay there until her potassium and BP are stable.
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My stepson is a CPA. He did my taxes this year. They were more than I could handle.

Llama, the lake is Pushaw Pond, north of Bangor, Maine. It's very quiet on the cove where I live. The other side is more populated and has a public beach.
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I do most of my dreaming just before I wake up Llama.
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Gershun: So do you think that you're dreaming in the two hours that you're fast asleep? How interesting.
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FF In my dreams where I'm searching for a bathroom I usually end up in an old dilapidated bathroom. It's usually for men and women and I'm trying to hold my pee in while trying to find privacy. LOL

Yes, I hope it's not a preview of my future. Ye Gads!
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Can't remember when it started, but I wake up every single night to go pee now. It really gets in the way of a good night's sleep! Annoying! At least I don't have dreams about searching for a bathroom... :-)

My love life in dreams is totally random but entertaining. Sometimes the object of my affection is a made-up character, sometimes it's a friend who I'm definitely not attracted to. Dreams are funny that way. I agree with other posters who've said in the past that ambien causes weird stress dreams, and so unfortunately that's common for me now since I take it most nights. Stress dreams for me are always some interpersonal conflict, which I've read is a common theme for women's nightmares -- family conflict, negative emotions. I don't have nightmares or stress dreams about getting attacked, I dream about not getting along with people. Weird brain stuff.

I don't think any of it means anything but I'd be curious what a psychologist who uses dream analysis techniques would say. Maybe, "Get off the ambien, then we'll talk." lol
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I haven't had any dreams that I can remember for a long, long time. I used to occasionally get dreams about finding new rooms in old familiar places, sometimes they were old and dusty and sometimes they were big, shiny and new - those are supposed to be about opening your life up to new possibilities (probably why I don't have those anymore)🤔
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Gershun, oh my gosh, I also have those dreams where I am searching for a bathroom. I am usually in a large office complex, walking up and down the dim lighted hallways. I will find a restroom but inside the stalls are either out of order or in a mess.

The office building isn't in a city I am familiar with, but I find myself walking the same back alleys trying to find my way back to my hotel. Usually I can't find my car, either.

Hope dreams don't represent our future !!
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I used a "sock puppet" to gather info on my nephew's ex-wife during the divorce. She posted pics of herself doing things during visitations the court ordered parenting plan restricted her from (like a night out drinking and drugging, or documenting she was bouncing from boyfriend to boyfriend homes on her every other weekend visits, or the guess where the boys are now taunts she posted to my nephew). A part of me actually enjoyed getting a copy of the paperwork she filled out when she transferred the older boy from one school to another and stated she had sole permanent custody and did not mention his father at all - not even as an emergency contact; that seemed to seal the deal on proving parental alienation to the judge and resulted in permanent custody to my nephew. I feel some sorrow for her losing custody of her tender years children but I still believe it was in the best interest of her children; an opinion that was recently reinforced when her brother was murdered by one of his druggie friends - the second generation to have a drug death. I have empathy for her, but not enough to risk her sons getting caught up in the party "life". At 17 and 13 they both are expressing a "not ever me" attitude I recognize from my father's view of his alcoholic parent. If they can stay away from drugs and live a life where they can hold a good job, buy a house, marry the woman they choose and raise a family of their own, I will consider my own life well spent. Sorry for the long post but sometimes the "sock puppets" are useful.
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