In the garden, and RAIN!!! (2)
POSTED BY: SIGNYM
UPDATED: Monday, September 7, 2026 11:50
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Originally posted by SIGNYM:Quote:One of my least favorite chores. Even lower than scrubbing the toilets.
Originally posted by Brenda:
Back from my walk and even managed to get an inside chore done that I've been putting off for a while. Cleaning the bathtub.
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Pity would be no more,
If we did not MAKE someone poor - William Blake
I hear ya and yeah cleaning toilets does bite.
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There is a major snowfall warning for my corner of BC. Just have to see if it arrives. Still clear out right now.
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Well, we didn't get the deluge that was forecast but my backyard got a respectable 2" of rain. Looks like most of the rain fell more on the western San Gabriels to Malibu, and all the way north to halfway between Sacto and Eureka. So northernmost CA got shorted on the rain, they "only" got their season's total so far, but the rest of CA got a few more inches than average, making this a decent water year so far. Not bad for a la Nina year! Now all we need is three more like it. And as KIKI used to say: beavers reintroduced into the mountains.
Happy for the rain. They say the snow level will be at about 3000 ft. When the storm moves on the mountains are going to be blinding white. It's going to be so pretty!
In the meantime I'm pushing forward with indoor stuff. We'll be doing a walk-through with another contractor tomorrow and I just provided the specs for the windows we'd like to replace. Next day I've got to get back in touch with a landscaper, send some pix of the yard as it used to look and what it looks like now. And then, my yearly filing. THAT'S gonna take a few days! But I have some important things I need to accomplish and I'm giving myself a year.
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If we did not MAKE someone poor - William Blake
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Out for my walk on another cold day in a bit.
Oh, SIG. So far no snow where I am so far.
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Quote:Well! I emptied my "rain gage" last night (really, it's just a clear plastic straight-sided pen holder, but it works great) bc there was incoming rain on the radar, and without any cloudbursts or drama that I know of, my backyard got another 2" of rain overnight. So we're WELL ahead of our normal rainfall. Not the record-breaking 38 inches that happened back in 1883-4 but a respectable 4" above average (at least, in my backyard). according to sis, this torm os predicted to track across Four Corners (where Colorado, Utah, New Mexico and Arizona meet, which has born the brunt of many droughts lately) and I hope across Kansas, which is the epicenter of the biggest patch of extreme drought in the USA right now.
Originally posted by Brenda:
Out for my walk on another cold day in a bit.
Oh, SIG. So far no snow where I am so far.
Well, I better get a move on. Contractor coming in a couple of hours and I have moring chores to do so the kitchen doesn't look like a pigsty,
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Pity would be no more,
If we did not MAKE someone poor - William Blake
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SIX, I hope I wasn't unduly impatient. I toned down my post, and I'd like to explain my reasoning.
We probably agree on one point: it doesn't make sense to me that your g'ma would SUDDENLY develop symptoms of brain cancer or advanced lung cancer right after the surgery that was supposed to have relieved symptoms. Either she was symptomatic before surgery and it wasn't recognized bc of her poor oxyenation and difficulty breathing, or something happened during or after surgery to change her status.
And this is where it takes careful teasing out of symptoms and careful correlation to events because you need to be cold-bloodedly analytical. Most likely there's more than one thing happening, and some things you won't be able to fix.
Post-anesthesia reaction. In the elderly it can take two weeks to clear up.
Post-surgical infection. One of the symptoms of infection in the elderly is a disorientd and drowsy mental state. You mentioned UTI, That is a common infection in elderly women that can cause that state, but with her weight and inactivity she sould be developing bedsores or pneumonia or an infection at the surgical site. Make sure all of her infections (of she has any) are identified and cleared up.
Poor oxygentation definitely makes peple mentally slow. Is she on oxygen. Is ehr oxygenation good? Are her lips blue-ish? Does she perk up with more O?
Dehydration makes everything worse, and makes people feel weak. Also, lack of salt in the diet can drop blood pressure and make people woozy. Is her blood pressure adequate? Does she perk up with water? Is there any salt in her diet?
Lack of food, low blood sugar. If you can, see if she will tolerate chicken broth with salt in it, somthing with protein and fat in it. Oatmeal. Try not to rely too much on stuff with a lot of sugar in it bc she could wind up with reactive hypoglycemia, but anything is better than nothing. Does she perk up after eating?
Depression. She just got really bad news. She could be drooping spiritually and emotionally.
Painkillers. Yes, they make people drowsy, but they generaly don't send people for a loop. Check what kind of painkillers she's on and what dose, and remember, she's a big woamn. does she perk up just before her next dose (when her painkiller is at is lowest concentration) and nod off about a half-hour afterwards?
Brain cancer. It could have been there all along, but a combination of things could beamking symptoms more evident. There's nothing you can do about that and no definitive way of dxing without a brain scan.
It's often not one thing OR another but a combination of things and if you make adjustments to a lot of things you may get your g'ma as back on-track as possible. But remember, hard s you try she will ineevitably decline and there's no way to fix that.
As you can see, I believe in being proactive about health. I did a brain dump of verything I can think of. I really hope this helps. Apologies for the typos
Edited to add: I understand that your relatives don't want to do this detailed, hands-on care and close observation. It's a lot of responsibility accompanied by uncertainty and grief. If you want her treated properly you might have to volunteer to do it yourself.
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If we did not MAKE someone poor - William Blake
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Back in from my walk a while ago and it is cold out. But computer temp says it is slowly warming. No snow yet where I am. So still watching the sky for it.
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The sort of snow started arriving around 6pm. It was very light then some rain and hail. By 8pm there is some on my balcony and the ground and roofs around me. Not sure how long it will stay.
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It is now white outside. Don't know when it stopped snowing last night. Sun is out right now and computer temp reads 3C. But it is my day to stay in and do nothing much,
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Originally posted by Brenda:
It is now white outside. Don't know when it stopped snowing last night. Sun is out right now and computer temp reads 3C. But it is my day to stay in and do nothing much,
Have a nice day of rest, BRENDA.
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Pity would be no more,
If we did not MAKE someone poor - William Blake
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