In the garden, and RAIN!!! (2)
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UPDATED: Monday, September 7, 2026 11:50
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Quote:I don't know abut you, but my stomach won't tolerate things that it used to. I have to be careful about coffee, and garlic and hot peppers give me a stomach ache.
Originally posted by Brenda:
Got my walk in but couldn't avoid the rain. It rained on me as I was going to the library. Oh well.
Just having a nice sit down for today as I tired my hands out with all the typing I did yesterday. I also have to put those finished chapters away and get out the last two. Fingers on my right hand are stiff today.
Bought a garlic sausage over the weekend and ate half of it. The brand used to be good but has no flavour now. But enough garlic and pepper in it to upset my stomach over night. Had to throw the rest of it out.
Sorry about the rain, BRENDA. Rest up your hand, it's no good if you overstrain it.
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Been so busy busy busy, haven't had much time to post. But I HAVE been reading.
I'm bird-dogging our acccounts and need to schedule eye and dental exams for all of us, and in the meantime my kidneys, sadly, are slowly and mysteriously getting worse. All the diagnostic tests are fine, except kidney function, which is about 40% of what it should be.
Also, it seems I broke the proximal end of ny baby toe bone when I accidentally kicked a chair leg. How clumsy! But that explains the big bruise I had across the base of my toes.
In the meantime, I hired.. or THOUGHT I hired.. a guy to help me with front yard cleanup, but he turned out to be a no call/no show, so I started the weed whacking myself as a first step towards re-grading, leveling and mulching. I got most of the weed whacking done but there is so much cleanup to do everywhere it just looks insurmountable, so I guess I need to try and find another guy to help. But we did hire a guy to take down our two big Mexican fan palms in the back and three king palms(?) in the front. They're so gorram messy, constantly dropping stalks and/or fronds on the roof and seeds everywhere, growing seedlings that are impossible to dig up.I'm glad they're gone!
Also used my sis's pocket reciproating saw to cut down an ugly bush, and need to do quite a bit more tree and shrub trimming/removal.
Well, on with the show! getting back to work, now!
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Originally posted by SIGNYM:Quote:I don't know abut you, but my stomach won't tolerate things that it used to. I have to be careful about coffee, and garlic and hot peppers give me a stomach ache.
Originally posted by Brenda:
Got my walk in but couldn't avoid the rain. It rained on me as I was going to the library. Oh well.
Just having a nice sit down for today as I tired my hands out with all the typing I did yesterday. I also have to put those finished chapters away and get out the last two. Fingers on my right hand are stiff today.
Bought a garlic sausage over the weekend and ate half of it. The brand used to be good but has no flavour now. But enough garlic and pepper in it to upset my stomach over night. Had to throw the rest of it out.
Sorry about the rain, BRENDA. Rest up your hand, it's no good if you overstrain it.
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Pity would be no more,
If we did not MAKE someone poor - William Blake
Oh yeah. I used to be able to tolerate garlic sausage but since I've discovered that I can't tolerate garlic any more this was a biiiig mistake. I gave myself an upset stomach all because I wanted something different for supper. *sigh* Not doing that again.
I don't eat things that are overly spicy and I am careful with caffeine in general. Too much caffeine and I have an upset stomach until my body can get rid of all of it.
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It was raining when I went out and has now stopped that I am in for the day.
My hand is a little better so I typed out just Ch. 30 for today. I also got rid of my mouse pad with the wrist rest as it was driving me a little batty with the mouse. Using an envelope instead.
Chicken wings for supper and I think some couscous as well.
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Quote:I really like chicken wings.
Chicken wings for supper and I think some couscous as well.
Are you ok with broccoli and onion? Bc I tried a recipe from one of my books- chicken, rice, broccoli and cheddar - and it came out fab. If you're interested I'll post the recipe.
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Originally posted by SIGNYM:Quote:I really like chicken wings.
Chicken wings for supper and I think some couscous as well.
Are you ok with broccoli and onion? Bc I tried a recipe from one of my books- chicken, rice, broccoli and cheddar - and it came out fab. If you're interested I'll post the recipe.
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I like chicken wings too and not very often when I get a small package. Just enough for a couple of meals which is fine by me.
I'm okay with broccoli and in fact like it. But I also avoid onion. That recipe would probably work for me without the onion. Please do post it. :)
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I haven't been talking about it because I didn't want to bring any bad luck on the situation, but my Grams hasn't been doing well for about a week. It would come and go, but she was suffering from shortness of breath and it was sometimes apparent when I'd talk to her on the phone. The first I'd heard about it was the day after I talked to her at night about a week ago and ended the call slightly concerned that she didn't sound like herself. My old man went to play some board games with her like he does about 3-4 days a week the next morning and she looked pale and was complaining about being short of breath. He gave her a ginger ale so she could burp (a fix she's used for years when she has acid reflux) and that actually seemed to help right away. My dad stayed hours later than he usually does and by the time they'd played some games and he left he said she was back to normal.
But it's persisted...
And I've been trying to guilt her kids into getting her to a doctor or the hospital and they just wouldn't do it. Shes' turning 90 next week and I'd just get "well she's old". Yeah. She IS old. But this isn't normal. She was fine, fine, fine, fine, fine and then last week happened. To their defense, she's just as stubborn as I am and would have been outraged if they called for an ambulance unless she was sure she was dying. She doesn't get angry very often at all, but that would have been a step over the line for her. She's also been extremely lazy and not wanting to do anything so I don't think she would have cooperated if they wanted to take her to see somebody (but now we know why).
So... She's in the hospital today. They found something on her lung and water underneath it. They're going to do the same thing they did for my friend's dad and drain it tomorrow morning and run some more tests.
(I'm hoping that you can ease my mind here Sigs and tell me that I might be barking up the right tree by thinking it could have been walking pneumonia. The symptoms match... Not just this last week, but it looks as though it can even have effects on memory too. Her long term memory is fine, but her short term has been going downhill for about a year but damn near fell off a cliff in the last 2 months.)
I'm leaving tomorrow morning and I'm going to see her. I don't know if I'm going to be spending the night in the hospital, but it's close to her house and I can go crash there if the hibby jibbies I get over hospitals gets to be too much. I'm hoping my uncle and his wife who live close by are going to be joining in the shifts too. I don't think my dad is going to make it unless he hears something is going horribly wrong.
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Originally posted by SIGNYM:Quote:Oh, won't that be lovely! I'm sure she'll love the entertainment and the company!
Originally posted by 6IXSTRINGJACK:
Probably have to postpone the visit another day. :(
I'm found an episode of a show she remembered from a long time ago on the Tube and downloaded it. I'm also going to bring a few movies she hasn't seen in a long time and we're going to watch them. She doesn't know that yet. It's going to be a surprise.
I told her about that twice today and that I'm not going to watch them without her so she'd better get better!
She seemed real excited about it.
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I'm also going to bring my camera to take some pics of her showerless tub that is leaking everywhere. She hasn't used it in 2 years, and it's getting far to hard to get her to my aunt's place to shower her there, especially in the winter, and because she's just not doing anything anymore. I'm going to get her to get up and walk around and do a few laps around the 1st floor every hour or so the whole time I'm there. I got her an egg timer to remind her to do that... I'm just hoping she remembers toNOTIFY: Y | REPLY | REPLY WITH QUOTE | PERMALINK | TOP | HOME
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Originally posted by 6IXSTRINGJACK:
I haven't been talking about it because I didn't want to bring any bad luck on the situation, but my Grams hasn't been doing well for about a week. It would come and go, but she was suffering from shortness of breath and it was sometimes apparent when I'd talk to her on the phone. The first I'd heard about it was the day after I talked to her at night about a week ago and ended the call slightly concerned that she didn't sound like herself. My old man went to play some board games with her like he does about 3-4 days a week the next morning and she looked pale and was complaining about being short of breath. He gave her a ginger ale so she could burp (a fix she's used for years when she has acid reflux) and that actually seemed to help right away. My dad stayed hours later than he usually does and by the time they'd played some games and he left he said she was back to normal.
But it's persisted...
And I've been trying to guilt her kids into getting her to a doctor or the hospital and they just wouldn't do it. Shes' turning 90 next week and I'd just get "well she's old". Yeah. She IS old. But this isn't normal. She was fine, fine, fine, fine, fine and then last week happened. To their defense, she's just as stubborn as I am and would have been outraged if they called for an ambulance unless she was sure she was dying. She doesn't get angry very often at all, but that would have been a step over the line for her. She's also been extremely lazy and not wanting to do anything so I don't think she would have cooperated if they wanted to take her to see somebody (but now we know why).
So... She's in the hospital today. They found something on her lung and water underneath it. They're going to do the same thing they did for my friend's dad and drain it tomorrow morning and run some more tests.
(I'm hoping that you can ease my mind here Sigs and tell me that In might be barking up the right tree by thinking it could have been walking pneumonia. The symptoms match... Not just this last week, but it looks as though it can even have effects on memory too. Her long term memory is fine, but her short term has been going downhill for about a year but damn near fell off a cliff in the last 2 months.)
I'm leaving tomorrow morning and I'm going to see her. I don't know if I'm going to be spending the night in the hospital, but it's close to her house and I can go crash there if the hibby jibbies I get over hospitals gets to be too much. I'm hoping my uncle and his wife who live close by are going to be joining in the shifts too. I don't think my dad is going to make it unless he hears something is going horribly wrong.
TBH walking pneumonia wasn't the first thing I thought of when you mentioned SOB (shortness of breath) but it does fit her symptoms.
Old people don't run fevers like young people, so taking temperature isn't a reliable indicator of infection. Old people also don't develop localized inflammation and pain, so pain doesn't help pinpoint the problem. But when an elderly person's memory/orientation SUDDENLY tanks.. like my mom asking about my g'ma, who had been dead for 30 years... almost always means an infection of some sort. It could be anything from an ingrown toenail to a UTI to an ear/tooth infection to pneumonia, but a sudden drop in cognition should always prompt a careful examination for infection. If there is one, it's an easy fix: a course of antibiotics.
That being said, fluid in the lungs can also indicate a heart problem: If the heart is pumping weakly then it's not pushing blood thru the kidneys. And kidneys are pretty mechanistic - they can't filter out excess fluid unless blood flows thru them at sufficient flow and pressure, so fluid can build up in ankles, lower legs, abdomen,or lungs. Unfortunately the fluid buildup makes heart function worse
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Originally posted by 6IXSTRINGJACK:
I haven't been talking about it because I didn't want to bring any bad luck on the situation, but my Grams hasn't been doing well for about a week. It would come and go, but she was suffering from shortness of breath and it was sometimes apparent when I'd talk to her on the phone. The first I'd heard about it was the day after I talked to her at night about a week ago and ended the call slightly concerned that she didn't sound like herself. My old man went to play some board games with her like he does about 3-4 days a week the next morning and she looked pale and was complaining about being short of breath. He gave her a ginger ale so she could burp (a fix she's used for years when she has acid reflux) and that actually seemed to help right away. My dad stayed hours later than he usually does and by the time they'd played some games and he left he said she was back to normal.
But it's persisted...
And I've been trying to guilt her kids into getting her to a doctor or the hospital and they just wouldn't do it. Shes' turning 90 next week and I'd just get "well she's old". Yeah. She IS old. But this isn't normal. She was fine, fine, fine, fine, fine and then last week happened. To their defense, she's just as stubborn as I am and would have been outraged if they called for an ambulance unless she was sure she was dying. She doesn't get angry very often at all, but that would have been a step over the line for her. She's also been extremely lazy and not wanting to do anything so I don't think she would have cooperated if they wanted to take her to see somebody (but now we know why).
So... She's in the hospital today. They found something on her lung and water underneath it. They're going to do the same thing they did for my friend's dad and drain it tomorrow morning and run some more tests.
(I'm hoping that you can ease my mind here Sigs and tell me that I might be barking up the right tree by thinking it could have been walking pneumonia. The symptoms match... Not just this last week, but it looks as though it can even have effects on memory too. Her long term memory is fine, but her short term has been going downhill for about a year but damn near fell off a cliff in the last 2 months.)
I'm leaving tomorrow morning and I'm going to see her. I don't know if I'm going to be spending the night in the hospital, but it's close to her house and I can go crash there if the hibby jibbies I get over hospitals gets to be too much. I'm hoping my uncle and his wife who live close by are going to be joining in the shifts too. I don't think my dad is going to make it unless he hears something is going horribly wrong.Quote:
Originally posted by SIGNYM:Quote:Oh, won't that be lovely! I'm sure she'll love the entertainment and the company!
Originally posted by 6IXSTRINGJACK:
Probably have to postpone the visit another day. :(
I'm found an episode of a show she remembered from a long time ago on the Tube and downloaded it. I'm also going to bring a few movies she hasn't seen in a long time and we're going to watch them. She doesn't know that yet. It's going to be a surprise.
I told her about that twice today and that I'm not going to watch them without her so she'd better get better!
She seemed real excited about it.Quote:Quote:
I'm also going to bring my camera to take some pics of her showerless tub that is leaking everywhere. She hasn't used it in 2 years, and it's getting far to hard to get her to my aunt's place to shower her there, especially in the winter, and because she's just not doing anything anymore. I'm going to get her to get up and walk around and do a few laps around the 1st floor every hour or so the whole time I'm there. I got her an egg timer to remind her to dNOTIFY: Y | REPLY | REPLY WITH QUOTE | PERMALINK | TOP | HOME