Follow
Share
Read More
Find Care & Housing
Eva,
Thinking of you and your hubby today.
(4)
Report

@Evamar,

so sorry to hear about your husband . I hope he starts getting the care he needs soon . Remember to eat and get your rest , and remember to take daily meds if you normally take any .
(((Hugs))).
(5)
Report

Thanks Nacy,
Fear it is going to be not easy today.
(3)
Report

Thanks Llama and Golden.
Hubby in emergency still no rooms and shortage of staff so no improvement today.
Golden,
Hope all goes well tomorrow and it will. I know that final transaction and waiting seems like forever.
I was nervous too in July. It made me laugh to see all that money and poof like magic it disappeared in few moments as condo was paid from it. No regrets though, have lovely place.
Feels lonely tonight.
(4)
Report

According to my realtor, all is good to go for the house possession tomorrow. I am relieved and will be more so when the final transaction has been completed ($$$). It has been a work in progress for several years and part of a major transition in my life. At least my kids will not have to deal with the house when I pass. If I was to do it again I would have moved sooner.
(6)
Report

Eva: Prayers for your DH. I am so sorry that he is in so much pain. Hope that he gets some relief soon.

Been a tough year for many. Myself included.
(6)
Report

(((((Eva))))) I'm so sorry. I pray the doctor comes soon and is able to make your dh more comfortable. This is a very tough time for both of you.
(3)
Report

Thank you everyone for your support.
They are going to admit my husband to hospital, spending time in emergency as there are no rooms available. Maybe tomorrow?
Doctor was supposed to see us or call at 2pm.
Not happening.
Hubby is in so much pain, nothing helped so far, not eating at all and very agitated which is unusual for him.
(4)
Report

Wow, Margaret! I was wondering where you were. Now I know.
Evamar, hope you will update us on your hubby.
Everyone hang in there. It's a bumpy ride.
(2)
Report

Evamar,

I hope everything works out for your husband.

Hugs
(4)
Report

Margaret - What a journey!!! I'm glad you survived it with no ill effects. Please update us re the CT scan I didn't know you needed one.

Nacy - It's good to keep your peace.

Eva - Moving is such a lot of work and so is settling in to a new place. I am so sorry to hear that your dh is in hospital, I hope you can get some rest and they find out what is wrong. I think needing activity and projects is part of coping with your husband's illness. You may be grieving the losses you both are experiencing. Such a hard time!!! ((((hugs))))
(5)
Report

Few hours ago my husband ended up in hospital, no immediate danger as he had no heart attack or stroke.
Nothing to do now only wait till morning when they can run some tests and determine what is wrong which could be days.
Nothing to do with Parkinson’s as per neurologist sudden changes don’t occur, so very distressing but many symptoms point to something else.
(5)
Report

Margaret: You did well under adversity. Good for you.
(4)
Report

Margaret,
I am glad it is behind you.
(1)
Report

Nacy,
Hard work moving but I think we are capable of more than we are giving ourselves credit for.
I am not super strong but moved in summer and between liquidating, decluttering, selling, giving away furniture, household items, looking for new furniture, ordering, legal and other concerns I worked 10-16 hours days. Actually it felt great, physically as well. Now even after 3 months there are things to do, I am in need to do more.
Having sick and getting worse husband seems to create a need for me to be constantly on the move. I need projects, ideas, purpose.
(3)
Report

Dear Friends, I’ve finished one of the most difficult weeks of my life – completing packing up the farm house and driving 1500kms to Alice Springs in the truck on a very bouncy Stuart Highway. Three days and nights, including one where the accommodation was booked out and we both spent an uncomfortable night in the truck cabin. We got here at 6pm Thursday, in time for my CT scan at 10am yesterday morning.

It’s a big truck, the biggest ‘rigid’ (ie not a semi-trailer), with 10 wheels, plus a car trailer with four more wheels. One thing that might be useful for more (normal? sensible?) posters might be the sticker I read every time I climb up the 4 step ladder into the truck cabin. The little picture shows ‘3 points anchorage’ - two hands on the side hand rails and one foot on a step, while the other foot takes the next step up. I am now very used to ‘3 points holding on’ for stability, and it’s not a bad habit to keep living with. A much better habit than the trip. I glad that’s the last load. I reckon at 77 I’m too old for this.

It’s good to find that the Age Care people are still in the same place!
Love, Margaret
(10)
Report

Nacy: What an inspiration he was!
(2)
Report

Nacy--yes! Truly inspiring.
(2)
Report

i just want to say, i have some amazing, amazing friends in my life. just had to shout that out, on the internet.
(i’ve told them directly, too).

🌼🌼🌼🌼🌼🌼🌼
🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾
(4)
Report

Watch out for clots! SIL got clot in lung after his covid bout. Being followed in one of those followup long covid blood dyscrasias and clotting orders thingys.
(1)
Report

Nacy, I had covid twice and both times had UTIs right after. So I think it is a good idea to keep a look out for that.
(0)
Report

Alva that is excellent app.
Nacy, yes Jimmy Carter wants to be alive at least to vote which begins mid October. It is going to be interesting Nov, I think entire world will be watching
Sadly, his grandson gave update on his health and he is sleeping most of the time.
Jimmy Carter some years ago talked about longevity and what contributed in his view to this, one was finding purpose in life.
I am thinking about that often as it seems to me caregiving cannot be it for me, what if something changes drastically?
(2)
Report

Yes, port strike. Biggest in many decades. Funny how you so seldom get the real news anymore, but just repetitive same old stories over and over. I found an app I LOVE which is CNNs app called 5 things. It gives a very brief paragraph on five things you really should know this this day. The port strike was one. Covers the world so you can imagine you get 5 IMPORTANT things.

Adding to this for no reason at all! Jimmy Carter is 100.
(1)
Report

Feeling the same here Evamar.
The dresses may never arrive.
A friend told me something about a port strike?

For this new month, starting today, we are on a strict budget.
Considering cancelling a lot of automated payments.
Can I be strong enough to cancel instacart too? We will see.
(1)
Report

Sendhelp,
I did that as well and felt stupid.
Ordered from one of those online store because they had those greek tunic dresses which I really loved in my fav store.
Well, it arrived, cheap clingy polyester, size small in asian sizes is like size 0. $40.00 gone.
Good thing hubby gave me Gift certificate to my fav store and I purchased two authentic greek tunics, which are beautiful and will last at least 5 years.
Great cotton, beautiful design.
And they were on sale!
For good measure I ordered another one from original store in Greece, which had sale and I got another discount.
I can wear them all summer, take on every trip and wear with snickers and hat for tour or at night with nice sandals and some delicate jewelry.
Diversity, durability and quality!
(2)
Report

I will wait to hear from you Send.

Yes, the clothes are lovely and I noticed one of the models looked like she had to stand funny to not have the sleeve stretched. Truly is a buyer beware, when I tried to read their return policy it would not come up, makes sense now.

I just placed an Amazon order that can be expected before Oct 16, so something is up with deliveries apparently. Good thing it isn't anything I need right away.

Thanks for the update.
(1)
Report

Something doesn't feel right about my clothing order.
It is possible I had made this same mistake over 5 years ago.
The names have changed, but the m.o is the same.

A beautiful product arrives, made weirdly, in a way that leaves no room for normal body parts.

I now recall that you must pay for returns.

Not worth it.

I just did not learn my lesson.

I will write again if it all comes out good.

I should have read the reviews.
(2)
Report

Thank you Isthisrealyreal.
I hope they arrive!
Soon.

Wait.
Online reviews indicate delivery may be an issue/delayed or wrong product.
Coming from Hong Kong with no delivery date given. They did not tell me that.

Their products might not be their own.
Such a large selection.

Do the clothes look too beautiful to be true?

Ols cancel my recommendation.

I would feel so very bad to have misled anyone.

Waiting on delivery.
(1)
Report

Send, thanks for the new resource for clothes. I am definitely going to spend too much buying the gorgeous dresses and tops.

I hope you feel beautiful in your new dresses.
(1)
Report

Just ordered some flowery dresses from curvedream online.
The clothes all look beautiful.
Don't mean to fight the casual trend, but I feel fall traditionally brings on dressier clothing.
If I don't like them at only 35 dollars, I can wear them as a house dress.
(3)
Report

Start a Discussion
Subscribe to
Our Newsletter