I checked my blog today and there was my first comment on a post. Thank you, thank you Pat. I'm pretty sure I have decided one the peanut clusters. It seems to be the only thing I can afford.
Today was supposed to be shopping day but my regular aid is still sick and won't be back until Monday. There is almost nothing in the house to eat except canned tomatoes, frozen veggies and frozen pizza which I will be having for dinner. My aid was supposed to go shopping for me today but I guess a person can't plan when the get sick. The lady that filled in today was supposed to shop tomorrow but she got a phone call to come pick up her daughter because she is sick. So I get to train a new girl tomorrow too more than likely, so she will not have time to cook and go to the store. This whole thing is really putting me in a real bind.
This blog is to help me live my life from my bed at least until I have my spine surgery. Hopefully I will be able to sit, stand and walk again. I love meeting new people. A friend wants me to write a book but I thought I would start with a blog. So far I'm not getting very many followers. We can talk about almost any thing non violent or sexual.
Friday, December 10, 2010
Monday, November 29, 2010
Homemade Christmas gifts
I'm still wanting and waiting for very inexpensive gift ideas to give to friends, one person suggested just give them Christmas cards. I have a Hallmark program on my computer that came with my printer if I could just figure out how to use it.
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My new Dr.
WOW I appreciate my new Dr.He came out again today to give me my script for morphine and upped my dosage of the oxycotton. Hopefully I will get some kind of relief! I have been miserable for about a week now. My Fibro has been horrible, mind numbing go out of my skin type of pain.
Sunday, November 28, 2010
.My Blog
I feel like I am only talking to myself so it seems more like a journal than a blog. I was really hoping to meet some new people but it isn't happening.
What is your favorite Christmas cookie? Mine is Italian wedding cookies I think we called them snowball cookies when I was young. I think I could eat a whole pan full all by myself. They are the round ones with a strong butter flavor, nuts and then rolled in powdered sugar. YUM!
What are some of your favorite Christmas memories? I remember my brother and I pulling peppermint taffy. That was a lot harder than it looks, but it was always fun . I couldn't wait for a big snowfall so we could make snow cream. It was kind of like ice cream but so much fun to collect the clean fresh snow and getting to eat a yummy dessert just a few minutes later. My mom and I also always made spritz cookies and sugar cookies. Mom always made divinity, I think that is almost a thing of the past. Of course decorating the tree probably topped the list. My best memories were about doing things as a family or with my mom not about shopping or what I got for Christmas.
HO HO HO Merry Christmas until we meet again.
What is your favorite Christmas cookie? Mine is Italian wedding cookies I think we called them snowball cookies when I was young. I think I could eat a whole pan full all by myself. They are the round ones with a strong butter flavor, nuts and then rolled in powdered sugar. YUM!
What are some of your favorite Christmas memories? I remember my brother and I pulling peppermint taffy. That was a lot harder than it looks, but it was always fun . I couldn't wait for a big snowfall so we could make snow cream. It was kind of like ice cream but so much fun to collect the clean fresh snow and getting to eat a yummy dessert just a few minutes later. My mom and I also always made spritz cookies and sugar cookies. Mom always made divinity, I think that is almost a thing of the past. Of course decorating the tree probably topped the list. My best memories were about doing things as a family or with my mom not about shopping or what I got for Christmas.
HO HO HO Merry Christmas until we meet again.
Saturday, November 27, 2010
New Dr
The new Dr was an hour late but I didn't mind , it was much better waiting an hour in bed than an hour in a waiting room with sick people all around me. He did more of an exam on me than than my other Dr. did the whole time I saw him. He asked me if I had any hernias and I told him I don't know but I do know that I have this one spot that hurts when touched and really bad at other times usually right after I eat. He came over to me and touched it and said it could either be my galbladder or pancreas and he wants to keep a close eye on it. My other Dr. really never even touched me to see f it was a hernia or anything. He didn't charge me for this visit and is coming back Monday even though he knows my insurance won't kick in until Dec. 1st so that won't be a paid visit either. He can treat all the normal things like fever, flu, ear infections and sprains. He can even put stitches in if necessary. He will see you at home at a hotel at work where ever you are he will come to you. He is much lower cost for people that don't have ins. $85 for the visit and of course lab test are extra he even says they do xrays but I imagine I would have to go on site for that. I suppose I could go where ever I want that is closer to my house but I'm not sure. My nurse wants to start seeing him for her whole family because she doesn't have insurance and he is so much cheaper and a lot more convient than taking her kids 30 miles away to children's hospital. She is also my sons host home mom. We really love the Dr. he has but I think she is going to want to change just for the convience.
It is a beautiful 49° here in beautiful Broomfield, Co I sure wish I could sit out in a chair without pain. A town near by is having a 3 day winter fest with hundreds of trees and even fire works one night I wish I could find someone to drive me to look at the lights, I love another area that the whole subdivision decorates except for a very few that may not for religious reasons. It looks like a complete fairly tale wonderland. It is the prettiest thing I have ever seen in my 59 years of life so it much be pretty good cause I've seen a lot of things in my life. LOL I still haven't thought of a thing I would like to send to my boys in AK if I do end up getting money. I hope everyone is not stressing out as much as I am about Christmas, I wish I could just go shopping and get a few things for all the people I love and care about and really enjoy to spirit of Christmas. I have a tiny tree for my bedroom and a bigger tree out in my shed but I can't find anywhere to put it up. I also have a beautiful collection of a lighted Chrismas village that belonged to my mother. I would LOVE to set it up but there is nowhere to put that either! My mobile home is just too small :-( . I am broken hearted that when I moved someone wither donated, threw out or helped themselves to an old beat up amunition box that was filled with my mothers tree ornaments some of them were extra special to me because they were bought the year I was born. I even had a couple that belonged to my mom's mother that died when my mom was 8 years old, but I will always have my memories. I just wish I had taken pictures of ornament that was special to me. Some were bought and engraved with the name and year on it ea year I had a child. I could sure use some ideas of something I could give to all my dear special friends that will cost me very little. I'm thinking Russian tea mix in a baggie. I used to give it with a holiday mug from the $ store for ea member of the family but I can't even afford to do that this year. It is really hard to loose a little over $1000 a mo and still get by.
Hope everyone is having a beautiful day. It is a perfect day for holiday decorating outside here. I don't have outside lights or anyone to put them up for me. (but I still have my dreams and memories)
Love Darlene
It is a beautiful 49° here in beautiful Broomfield, Co I sure wish I could sit out in a chair without pain. A town near by is having a 3 day winter fest with hundreds of trees and even fire works one night I wish I could find someone to drive me to look at the lights, I love another area that the whole subdivision decorates except for a very few that may not for religious reasons. It looks like a complete fairly tale wonderland. It is the prettiest thing I have ever seen in my 59 years of life so it much be pretty good cause I've seen a lot of things in my life. LOL I still haven't thought of a thing I would like to send to my boys in AK if I do end up getting money. I hope everyone is not stressing out as much as I am about Christmas, I wish I could just go shopping and get a few things for all the people I love and care about and really enjoy to spirit of Christmas. I have a tiny tree for my bedroom and a bigger tree out in my shed but I can't find anywhere to put it up. I also have a beautiful collection of a lighted Chrismas village that belonged to my mother. I would LOVE to set it up but there is nowhere to put that either! My mobile home is just too small :-( . I am broken hearted that when I moved someone wither donated, threw out or helped themselves to an old beat up amunition box that was filled with my mothers tree ornaments some of them were extra special to me because they were bought the year I was born. I even had a couple that belonged to my mom's mother that died when my mom was 8 years old, but I will always have my memories. I just wish I had taken pictures of ornament that was special to me. Some were bought and engraved with the name and year on it ea year I had a child. I could sure use some ideas of something I could give to all my dear special friends that will cost me very little. I'm thinking Russian tea mix in a baggie. I used to give it with a holiday mug from the $ store for ea member of the family but I can't even afford to do that this year. It is really hard to loose a little over $1000 a mo and still get by.
Hope everyone is having a beautiful day. It is a perfect day for holiday decorating outside here. I don't have outside lights or anyone to put them up for me. (but I still have my dreams and memories)
Love Darlene
Friday, November 26, 2010
Another day with possibilities
I am going to have to start going around singing "nobody loves me everybody hate me I'm gonna eat some worms." It seems No One is reading my blog. My friend wanted me to start writing a book about my life but I can't even get people to read a blog or make comments.
I hope no one was too miserable after eating all that good food yesterday. My aid was such a sweetheart bringing me a plate, it had turkey, mashed potatoes, stuffing and Spanish rice. Her family is from Mexico so things were a little different than this white girl had ever had. I never had chili powder and a jalapeƱo pepper in my stuffing before. She also put squash in it. It was good but took me a few minutes to get used to it. She handed me a bowl and said this is dessert and it was candied yams. I told her my mom always served them as another side dish with the dressing and potatoes and we had pumpkin pie for dessert. Her sister was bringing a cheesecake but hadn't gotten home from work yet. I felt like a very honored guest getting served first, and they were waiting dinner on her. Actually I felt a little guilty. I am so thankful to have people that REALLY care about me. More than just for the money. It really feels good to be loved.
I had gotten my hopes up that I had found a non medical transportation once a week so I could go see my son through his day program but that fell through.
I can't believe what I just found. A Dr. that does house calls! Not only that but he is coming here just to meet me and see if I am still interested in his services. It's perfect timing, if I call it in before the end of the month my insurance will cover it the 1st of Dec. so I am really excited. My morning aids daughter is a paraplegic and she just started seeing this Dr. and they love him to death!
I hope no one was too miserable after eating all that good food yesterday. My aid was such a sweetheart bringing me a plate, it had turkey, mashed potatoes, stuffing and Spanish rice. Her family is from Mexico so things were a little different than this white girl had ever had. I never had chili powder and a jalapeƱo pepper in my stuffing before. She also put squash in it. It was good but took me a few minutes to get used to it. She handed me a bowl and said this is dessert and it was candied yams. I told her my mom always served them as another side dish with the dressing and potatoes and we had pumpkin pie for dessert. Her sister was bringing a cheesecake but hadn't gotten home from work yet. I felt like a very honored guest getting served first, and they were waiting dinner on her. Actually I felt a little guilty. I am so thankful to have people that REALLY care about me. More than just for the money. It really feels good to be loved.
I had gotten my hopes up that I had found a non medical transportation once a week so I could go see my son through his day program but that fell through.
I can't believe what I just found. A Dr. that does house calls! Not only that but he is coming here just to meet me and see if I am still interested in his services. It's perfect timing, if I call it in before the end of the month my insurance will cover it the 1st of Dec. so I am really excited. My morning aids daughter is a paraplegic and she just started seeing this Dr. and they love him to death!
Thursday, November 25, 2010
Happy Thanksgiving everyone
I wish everyone a very happy day full of good food, family and friends. Please don't forget to give thanks for every thing you have no matter how much or little there is always someone worse off than you that may not have any food or shelter at all today. Love one another more than you love yourselves. I may not be having dinner with my family and I my be eating flat on my back but my aid tonight cares enough about me to bring me dinner. She is such a sweetheart. I am thankful that I have food and friends that care about me and that we had a roof over our head and heat in the house it was 7° last night. I pray non of the elderly, sick or homeless people died from the cold. I live in a small mobile home but it is mine and it is warm. Thank you Lord for all the blessings you give me.
Wednesday, November 24, 2010
OMGosh hmm hmm good
I had my aid put a ham in the pressure cooker with 1 c water, some honey and some brown sugar ( sorry no recipe so I don't know how much of ea she put in) for 30 min just to infuse the flavors. For some reason part of it was really dry almost like it was freezer burned but I wasn't going to waste a $10 ham so we left it for several more hours on warm (like low on a slow cooker) Boy was that the right thing to do! That ham soaked in all that fantastic flavor and was nice and moist. My blood sugar went up a little higher but since all I ate was meat it wasn't too bad. Sorry Honey Baked Ham Store you've got some serious competition here. Not that I could ever afford one of theirs anyway, but now I don't feel so deprived. :-) The only reason I even know what they taste like is my brother sent one to my mom for Christmas about 12-15 years ago. The only thing I would have liked better is if it had been spiral sliced. I do miss going in and just grabbing a few slices to nibble on. I wonder if the butcher at the grocery store now days could slice it while you wait like they do roast into 1" steaks for me when I can get a good sized roast for $2.88lb. I get one once or twice a year. I really wish I could afford to stock up when things go on sale but I am lucky to just be able to treat myself to something every now and then. It is really hard for me to keep my food budget down because it seems like the only thing that doesn't make my stomach hurt really bad is meat. Unfortunately I don't really like chicken very much except wings. I make myself eat it but I can't really say I like it that much. I like BBQ sandwiches but I'm not supposed to have the bread. I also like a good grilled chicken sandwiches with lettuce and tomato but again there's that ugly bread issue. Fish here in the Denver area seems too be too expensive. The only things I have found that don't really make my stomach hurt are ham, steaks, ribs, and tacos and chicken wings and Kung Pao Shrimp. I wish I could find a good sale on shrimp.. I can't tolerate a lot of veggies either, I do make veggie soup quite often with beef broth and one pkg of soup veggies but I mostly eat the broth. I used to be able to tolerate big pots of bean soup. I really like it but now beans don't agree with me either. The Dr. doesn't seem to know what is going on with my stomach. Like I mentioned before in an older post (i think) I have to be re scoped next monrh, just had it done last month but they didn't like something they saw and want to keep an eye on it. I can't have much sugar or milk products either and not many potatoes. I have lost 46 lbs since April by severely restricting my flour and sugar and potatoes. I need a bunch of surgeries if you read my back posts that will catch you up. The more weight I loose the easier my recovery will be.
I hope everyone has a great day filled with many blessing and be sure to take time to thank God for everything you do have. I know sometimes it's hard when we are used to having so much more in this day and age.
I hope everyone has a great day filled with many blessing and be sure to take time to thank God for everything you do have. I know sometimes it's hard when we are used to having so much more in this day and age.
Tuesday, November 23, 2010
Money woes
Why wasn't I born rich instead of beautiful? LOL actually ROFL so hard I think I could pee my pants if I'm not careful :-0 !! I would LOVE to get Todd an eMachines lap top computer that Wal Mart has on sale Black Friday for under $200. He gave me his lap top when I was having trouble with mine since I am bed ridden and then it went out on him completely about a month later . Of course he wouldn't have any part of me giving his back to him, he has done without one for close to 2 years now. I wouldn't even mind a used one. Todd's b/d is also the day after Christmas and today he just told me he wants to save up his money to buy a $30 Singer sewing machine at Walgreens. He has been wanting to sew some patches off his old jean jacket onto his new one. He has mild CP and doesn't have enough strength in his hands to sew them on by hand. Bless his heart he said that it was too expensive for me to buy for him. He is such a good son. He has stayed with me all these years to help take care of his brother that has severe autism and is non verbal and went through about the last 10-12 years of his life being extremely self abusive and occasionally abusive to others. Todd gave up his whole life to help with him and now that he is in a host home Todd won't leave me. He feels he needs to be here to help take care of me. He brings me water, of course helps with any computer or audio video stuff, and brings me my bedtime snack and refills my water so I can take my night time medication, and even makes sure I have an extra bottle of water for the night in case I run out. I am on a C pap machine with a full mask and some nights I drink a full bottle of water because it dries me out so badly. I am so thankful for him and all I have in my life, there is just the family traditions that I miss so desperately. The companionship that comes with a family.
Somehow I am missing a whole paragrah of what I would like to give to my son in the host home. He needs a heavey duty set of headphones to block out noise and they have a radio in them. They cost about $70 but I just don't have the money . All my money goes for bills food and medication and maybe one delivery or bring home some Chinese if I have a late Dr apt and can't have an aid come in to help me get my dinner. And I have to admit once in a great while I just do it because I feel sorry for myself and it makes me feel sooooo much better and a girl still has to eat.
I pray this finds your families in good health and with all the blessings of your heart. Remember to be kind to everyone, you never know what trials they are going through in their lives. Always show your family love you never know when they will be gone.
Till later XOXO Happy Thanksgiving!
Somehow I am missing a whole paragrah of what I would like to give to my son in the host home. He needs a heavey duty set of headphones to block out noise and they have a radio in them. They cost about $70 but I just don't have the money . All my money goes for bills food and medication and maybe one delivery or bring home some Chinese if I have a late Dr apt and can't have an aid come in to help me get my dinner. And I have to admit once in a great while I just do it because I feel sorry for myself and it makes me feel sooooo much better and a girl still has to eat.
I pray this finds your families in good health and with all the blessings of your heart. Remember to be kind to everyone, you never know what trials they are going through in their lives. Always show your family love you never know when they will be gone.
Till later XOXO Happy Thanksgiving!
My Spine Dr apt
After 7mo I finally got in to see the Spine Dr. He said the reason I have been in so much pain is the the surgery I had done 4 1/2 yrs ago was done wrong. That why I've been i a wheelchair since about 3 weeks after my surgery. When they put the rod in they didn't stabilize it and it is out of place and it will be more than a 9 hr surgery to take it out and put a new one in and do it right. then he wants to look at another disc in my lower back, plus I still have the spinal stinosis & still need a rod put in my neck. He said he wants me to take a couple of months to get my heart and lungs stronger. I have my apt to to follow up on Jan 21,2011 to look at my Ct scan disc from the other hospital and then decide what he is going to do I had gone to the old Dr. 3 weeks after surgery and told him I thought something was wrong, he didn't do another CT scan and that is where it showed up when I did finally get one done 4 1/2 yrs later.
Sunday, November 21, 2010
I was having a great week
I was having a really good time this week. I had some dental work done for free, picked up some dinner from my favorite Chinese restaurant afterwards, I had to wait several hours before I could eat it but I LOVE Kung Pao Shrimp! LOL Yesterday my neighbor brought me some salsa from one of her favorite restaurants so I really enjoyed that and then she went to Arby's and brought me back a roast beef sandwich and seasoned curly fries.
Then today came along and the lady that was supposed to bring Duane over never called all week even after I left her a message. When I tried to call her today her phone was disconnected.
I have a love hate feeling for the holidays. I LOVE having friends and family over for an open house all day Christmas day after the main meal and opening all the presents are opened and there seems to be the let down so it is nice to see people and the kids telling what they did for Christmas. The problem is I have no more family to come over for the big dinner and no friends to come over to visit me in my bed. My son that still gets excited about presents lives in a host home and it is doubtful that they would ever bring him over. I'm sure the respite care worker will be too busy if I ever hear from her again. My B/F gives me some money but it is too late to go spend it on my friends and family. I HATE being alone on Christmas and Thanksgiving and I HATE not having money to buy presents for everyone I care about. Sometimes I actually have chest pains and wonder if I am going to die of a broken heart.
Then today came along and the lady that was supposed to bring Duane over never called all week even after I left her a message. When I tried to call her today her phone was disconnected.
I have a love hate feeling for the holidays. I LOVE having friends and family over for an open house all day Christmas day after the main meal and opening all the presents are opened and there seems to be the let down so it is nice to see people and the kids telling what they did for Christmas. The problem is I have no more family to come over for the big dinner and no friends to come over to visit me in my bed. My son that still gets excited about presents lives in a host home and it is doubtful that they would ever bring him over. I'm sure the respite care worker will be too busy if I ever hear from her again. My B/F gives me some money but it is too late to go spend it on my friends and family. I HATE being alone on Christmas and Thanksgiving and I HATE not having money to buy presents for everyone I care about. Sometimes I actually have chest pains and wonder if I am going to die of a broken heart.
Saturday, October 23, 2010
Sorry
Sorry I haven't been around much. I have been working really hard trying to get my affiliate business going. I won't know if I am making any money until after Nov. 15th and the 1ST CHECK WILL ONLY BE FOR 2 WEEKS AND THE (OOPS SORRY ABOUT THE CAPS) the places I place ads for have 30 days to turn it in to the people that pay me. Then they said something about 45 days to get the pay check, All I know I made on the first ck was $2.01 LOL hopefully I will have a little more than that but I was doing everything wrong at first so I may not really know until the next ck when ever that will be. I am getting about 100 clicks per day somebody should be signing up for something, surveys, or buying things check out all my ads at darlenesads.blogspot.com If this doesn't work all I have lost is $40 and a lot of my spare time laying here in bed. Sure that would be really sad because I have put my heart into trying to learn how to blog and tweet and get this thing going. I'm not giving up but I have to admit it is really hard to keep spending hours working when you don't know if your making ANY money. Time will tell. Maybe God is trying to teach me a lesson on patience. I'm not sure why because I think I am one of the most patient people in the world. You have to be when you have a non verbal autistic son with many other special needs and medications and side affects. His host home mom took him off 2 of the meds he was taking and diet pop , and he is doing a lot better. She is a nurse and looked up the side affects of Duane's meds and found out that 2 of them and the diet pop could be giving him stomach pain and headaches so she got the Drs. OK to ween him off of them. I had been telling the Drs. for YEARS that I though either his head or stomach was hurting him. His old Drs. said it would be impossible for him to have headaches EVERYDAY. I guess it WOULD BE POSSIBLE if they kept giving them to him. I'm waiting to hear about a class action law suit that says one of his meds caused his seizure disorder.
Speaking of Duane he is doing really well since his surgery. I don't know when I am going to get to see him again, I am still grieving over having to let him move out. I miss him soo much. I start crying every time I think about him.
I am still having a lot of pain in my stomach which the Drs. can't figure out what is causing it. I had an endoscopy done about 2 weeks ago but I guess the biopsy turned out normal because they never called me with results but I am going to call them Monday if I can stay awake long enough. They did say my stomach is still red and inflamed even though I take 20 mg of Nexium morning and night. I was in so much pain this morning after eating a small amt of chili that it doubled me over. The chili was not spicy and I had it the last 2 days and it didn't bother me at all. I had a bean burrito with mild gr chili and salsa and it didn't bother me at all. Last night I had roast beef and it really hurt my stomach so I am going to try taking that stomach med again but I didn't think it worked the last time I tried it. The Dr. told me I can take it as needed. I can go a week and not have any trouble and them BAM out of nowhere! This is the same pain I was having a month or so ago and spent 2 days in the hospital having all kinds of tests and nothing showed up. This pain is not in my mind darn it! To top everything else the wet weather yesterday made my FM flare up and I ached so bad I was going out of my mind. I thought for sure I was going to have a panic attack but i got lucky and got the pain under control just in time. Pain and lack of medicine causes my systems of a panic attack or withdrawl. My FM is still giving me upper back pain today after all my meds. I took them about 10:30 so I guess it may be wearing off. I want to wait closer to dinner time so I don't have such horrible pains when I eat dinner about 7PM. I am snacking on red grapes they have been sooo good the last few weeks. I wish I had gotten more cantaloupe when it was cheaper.
That's about all for today but that should pretty much catch you up. Thank God for Todd he helps me so much. He helps train all the substitute or new aids that come in to help. He knows how to work my appliances better than I do. He pretty much knows where all my groceries are and that helps a lot since that is the main thing my morning girls do. They fix me a lunch, dinner to be eaten later and a sandwich on Oat nut bread to eat with my bedtime meds. I usually only eat half the sandwich with a whole tomato. I also snack on a another tomato between dinner and bedtime.-
I hope this finds everyone safe and healthy and happy.
Love
Darlene
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
Duane's surgery
Duane did well during the surgery but it was a lot longer than expected. (4 hrs instead of 1-2) There was lot of calcification since his nose had been broken so long ago. I think he has broken it more than once. I asked the Drs. about it before but he said it probably wouldn't do any good because we wouldn't be able to keep him from hitting it while healing, Or just breaking it again another time. The Dr. today said we should know in about 2 weeks (when all the swelling goes down?) if it helps him breathe right which is almost a positive, but we should also be able to see if he quits saying his left ear hurts.
I had a blessing last night and my horrible toothache got better almost instantly and I got a clam peaceful feeling about not going to be with Duane at the hospital. I would have been in tears I would have been in so much pain being up for 6 hours or more. I would have had Charlie Horses in my legs one after another. I hope that goes away after my surgery, when ever that will be.Darlene in Co
Friday, October 15, 2010
visit with Duane
Sunday I had a wonderful but short visit with Duane for about an hour. He was slapping his ears and was talking on his computer before he came over saying that his ears were hurting. Even though he was in pain he was so glad to see us and Todd had him laughing so much. It was nice to see him in such a great mood.
He is scheduled to go in for surgery at 6AM about 30-40 miles from here Tuesday AM. They have to go in and re break his nose and fix his deviated septum (SP) anyway fix it so he can breathe out of the left side of his nose again. He keeps breaking it hitting himself in the nose when he is is pain. It is critical that he doesn't hit his nose again for 6 weeks so he is going to have to wear a helmet with a full plastic front on it with a cut out right at the nose but it says it will protect the nose. I don't see how! He can't eat with it on so he will have arm boards on to keep him from bending his elbows to hit his nose. I don't think he is going to be happy for the next six weeks. It just breaks my heart that he is going to have to go through this. He loves to eat and drink a lot of water and I just can't see people taking the time to change from the helmet to the arm bands just to give him a drink. I don't think he will be getting a drink every time he wants one and that is upsetting to me because I have meds that make me have cotton mouth and the way he drinks so much I wonder if he has the same issue. I think this is going to really mess up his Halloween. Hopefully he will be ok for Thanksgiving and can eat all he wants without a mask and helmet but I have a feeling that may not be quite 6 weeks at that time. I haven't counted it out on a calendar yet. I just found out about this a couple of days ago. The next day I had an endoscopy and 2 biopsy's in my stomach so I haven't been quite up to par. I've having some stomach cramping and so I've been sleeping quite a bit to escape the pain.
He is scheduled to go in for surgery at 6AM about 30-40 miles from here Tuesday AM. They have to go in and re break his nose and fix his deviated septum (SP) anyway fix it so he can breathe out of the left side of his nose again. He keeps breaking it hitting himself in the nose when he is is pain. It is critical that he doesn't hit his nose again for 6 weeks so he is going to have to wear a helmet with a full plastic front on it with a cut out right at the nose but it says it will protect the nose. I don't see how! He can't eat with it on so he will have arm boards on to keep him from bending his elbows to hit his nose. I don't think he is going to be happy for the next six weeks. It just breaks my heart that he is going to have to go through this. He loves to eat and drink a lot of water and I just can't see people taking the time to change from the helmet to the arm bands just to give him a drink. I don't think he will be getting a drink every time he wants one and that is upsetting to me because I have meds that make me have cotton mouth and the way he drinks so much I wonder if he has the same issue. I think this is going to really mess up his Halloween. Hopefully he will be ok for Thanksgiving and can eat all he wants without a mask and helmet but I have a feeling that may not be quite 6 weeks at that time. I haven't counted it out on a calendar yet. I just found out about this a couple of days ago. The next day I had an endoscopy and 2 biopsy's in my stomach so I haven't been quite up to par. I've having some stomach cramping and so I've been sleeping quite a bit to escape the pain.
Saturday, October 2, 2010
I'm dumbfounded or just dumb
I have no idea why that last post came through so bad. It started it and then started it over and then finished the first one. I only posted it once as far as I know. Maybe my pain pills were affecting me more than I thought LOL. Actually I hadn't even had any extra pills so I can't even blame it on that. Oh well no one is perfect and I'm a perfect example of that! :-) The really weird part about it is I ck the preview and read it before I hit publish. I wish there was a way to delete my post. I have soooo much to learn. LOL
Friday, October 1, 2010
My aid visit today
Not too much going on so I am cross posting Sorry
My aid made canned chili and I told her to put it in the dig
My aid made canned chili and I told her to put it in the digital pressure cooker/crockpot she put it in there and filled the pot to the max full line with water. I just assumed she would KNOW that it was already cooked it just needed to stay warm for my dinner tonight. I had her dump out all the water out and add a can of tomato sauce, chili powder and cumin, if it is still too runny I will have my night time aid add a can of tomato soup and more spices and see if that helps. I'm sure it will turn out eventually LOL I forget that people don't know how to use all of my appliances. I am a totally addicted to kitchen appliances. One aid totally unloaded my stove which is filled to use as storage. I have cooked everything in a toaster oven for maybe 10 yrs now at least that long. I MAY have used my beautiful new oven (in the one house I had) 4-5 times to make cookies. It all started when my oven went out 10 yr/s ago. The first oven didn't really go out the electronic ignition went out and the stove was so old we couldn't find the part to fix it, it was just too hard for me to bend down to light it with a match so I quit using it. I had a microwave with a convection oven in it and that was all I needed. I usually just cooked one pot meals on the stove or heated up casseroles in the convection oven now I just use a toaster oven, my stovetop or my digital pressure cooker. My aids are usually only cooking for me so we usually have extra for the freezer.ital pressure cooker/crockpot she put it in there and filled the pot to the max full line with water. I just assumed she would KNOW that it was already cooked it just needed to stay warm for my dinner tonight. I had her dump out all the water out and add a can of tomato sauce, chili powder and cumin, if it is still too runny I will have my night time aid add a can of tomato soup and more spices and see if that helps. I'm sure it will turn out eventually LOL I forget that people don't know how to use all of my appliances. I am a totally addicted to kitchen appliances. One aid totally unloaded my stove which is filled to use as storage. I have cooked everything in a toaster oven for maybe 10 yrs now at least that long. I MAY have used my beautiful new oven (in the one house I had) 4-5 times to make cookies. It all started when my oven went out 10 yr/s ago. The first oven didn't really go out the electronic ignition went out and the stove was so old we couldn't find the part to fix it, it was just too hard for me to bend down to light it with a match so I quit using it. I had a microwave with a convection oven in it and that was all I needed. I usually just cooked one pot meals on the stove or heated up casseroles in the convection oven now I just use a toaster oven, my stovetop or my digital pressure cooker. My aids are usually only cooking for me so we usually have extra for the freezer.
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
a great few days
Wow it has been a wild time lately. Sat. I called my brother who just got into town from California and he was up in the mountains gambling. It is an old gold rush town and a lot of the casinos kept it that way then somehow the big ones got in and built big fancy ones but a lot of the town is still quaint for people who have never been there (mainly his wife). It was good for his memory too because he had a stroke recently and it has erased a lot of it. So he should claim his trip as a medical write off right? LOL
As soon as I got off the phone with my Bro my niece called and said she was on her way down to see me. She lives in another town in the mountains just a few miles away from where my bro was. I haven't seen her in about 3 1/2 years and she hasn't seen my bro since 1970. Anyway Joye and her husband came down and they took me to Panda Buffet (one of my favorite places). I slept almost all day Sunday just because it is so exhausting on me.
Yesterday my brother, his wife and his son came to see me and brought Jack in the box, then we looked through a lot of old family pictures. They stayed about 4 1/2 hrs. We took some pics outside as they we leaving (of course my battery was dead so I didn't get any of my own.) but they promised to send them to me via email. My brother bought a Droid phone the day before they left so he was having a lot of fun trying to figure it out. It was a sweet and sad reunion, as I thought it would probably be the last time I'd ever see him since neither one of us is in that great of health. I had a nice surprise just before they left they told me the son is getting married in April so they are planning on coming back then (the good Lord willing). I hadn't seen him in 10 years so that will really be nice. I hope my back will be good enough that I can go and actually enjoy the wedding.
Today I am trying to work some but just being kind of lazy. I am dying from the heat and I couldn't figure out why. Todd never turned the cooler on after I asked him to.. We don't use it until I just get all stuffy and hot and feel like I can't breathe then we turn it back off as soon as the sun sets.
As soon as I got off the phone with my Bro my niece called and said she was on her way down to see me. She lives in another town in the mountains just a few miles away from where my bro was. I haven't seen her in about 3 1/2 years and she hasn't seen my bro since 1970. Anyway Joye and her husband came down and they took me to Panda Buffet (one of my favorite places). I slept almost all day Sunday just because it is so exhausting on me.
Yesterday my brother, his wife and his son came to see me and brought Jack in the box, then we looked through a lot of old family pictures. They stayed about 4 1/2 hrs. We took some pics outside as they we leaving (of course my battery was dead so I didn't get any of my own.) but they promised to send them to me via email. My brother bought a Droid phone the day before they left so he was having a lot of fun trying to figure it out. It was a sweet and sad reunion, as I thought it would probably be the last time I'd ever see him since neither one of us is in that great of health. I had a nice surprise just before they left they told me the son is getting married in April so they are planning on coming back then (the good Lord willing). I hadn't seen him in 10 years so that will really be nice. I hope my back will be good enough that I can go and actually enjoy the wedding.
Today I am trying to work some but just being kind of lazy. I am dying from the heat and I couldn't figure out why. Todd never turned the cooler on after I asked him to.. We don't use it until I just get all stuffy and hot and feel like I can't breathe then we turn it back off as soon as the sun sets.
Saturday, September 25, 2010
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