Hey folks, welcome to the new whine/general topic thread. Feel free to use this thread to discuss anything that is on your mind. Caregiving- related stuff, life after a loved one's death, your own emotional wellbeing. Whatever..........anything on your mind.
Came home and ran down a meal for a neighbor/friend, that had a foot operation.
Now it's my time 😀
I have another friend, she is 81, she is like a mountain goat. Man she can climb, but when we take walks I can do the distance better but she can do the hills with ease. Hoping to take a walk with her today, if the weather is ok. She knows every tree, every plant, tells me everything she knows. I've been a bit hesitant at times about this friendship, I realized why, not sure if others have heard this, but I always heard snide remarks about younger people befriending older people, because they want to see if they can get in the Will, so since I was friends with her daughter first, I always worry about someone thinking that. Kinda sad, that was pretty much engrained into me by others, but I enjoy are friendship and it helps me not mind growing older. She is my vegetable supplier, I give her somethings I make and she keeps us in gardening veges
Yeah, the lady arrested is related to someone I know, investigation is pending, before more info comes out.
I took mom to her hairdresser this morning. Moms 89, she is 84, they grew up together. Anyways she is the funniest women I've ever meet. When mom has her head under the dryer , 🤣 me and her chat up a storm, and talk like truck drivers. So she was telling me this funny darn story, I stopped her in the middle of it , and asked her when her bday was. Low and behold it's 3 days after mine, that's why we got it off so well, and after I leave, I say man I hope I'm like her when I grow up! Good times!! 😁
Had a great time at the concert last night and additional "fun" finding our way from the parkade to the theatre and we were not alone. The parkade had very little signage. There were very few directions to anywhere. Picture a bunch of mainly seniors walking up and down a concrete staircase, milling about seeking direction to the pedway. I asked and no one knew. Finally we emerged on the street very close to the theatre. A sprightly white haired man had attached himself to us and remarked that is we walked much more we would be in Fort McMurray. R commented that we were FROM Fort McMurray! lol Once inside the theatre it was easy and we had good seats.
At intermission we stood up to stretch our legs and I said something to R about the pedway. A young woman in front of us apologised for butting into the conversation and said she and her husband had gotten lost and then another young woman joined the conversation to the same effect. It was not just us.
Looking around I saw more white/grey heads than any other colour. Some seniors came with their canes and tripod walking sticks and a few shuffled very slowly. The parking/theatre connection was not particularly senior friendly - one small elevator and the others didn't work, lots of stairs and no directions or numbering of the parking rows. We took the stairs and I may wear flats next time. However we found the car and joined a very orderly (despite the lack of arrows and exit signs) queue to get out
The performance was great and the audience interactive. The intro to the "Sound of Silence" was other worldly beautiful, and the piano and vocals for "Bridge Over Troubled Waters" were powerful. It all was very relaxed and I am so glad we went. Paul Simon is such an amazing song writer.
I canvassed my neighbours and found the ones who ordered the sign so I turned it over to them and it now adorns their front lawn. It wasn't as satisfying as tossing it in a ditch but... it was the right thing to do 🤷♀️
Ah, hereditary makes sense. Not to worry then.
The ldl is a little high but because of this odd hereditary hdl I don't need statins. The doctor even had to look it up because it's so unusual.
Moms the same way
"Your cholesterol levels show how much cholesterol is circulating in your blood. Your HDL (“good” cholesterol) is the one number you want to be high (ideally above 60). Your LDL (“bad” cholesterol) should be below 100. Your total should be below 200."
Source: https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/articles/11920-cholesterol-numbers-what-do-they-mean
Yeah, usually that is when steroids are needed either short term in decent dosages or long terms. They are used for many conditions. About 2 years ago Putin showed up with moonface, very rounded. Seems gone now. I would suspect he was on steroids for some condition. That's the most common drug to cause this.
A number of diseases can cause this , as well as long term use of steroids .
Google “ What causes moon face “.
Daisy I am glad dryness is not an issue for you.
It's very dry here. The humidity goes down to 15% if we don't do anything. My sinuses start to hurt at 20%. I noticed when I read the reviews for the ultrasonic humidifier some commented on the white dust and some didn't. I think it must depend on several factors such as how hard your water is and how much you use it.
When I open the door to the hallways the humidity drops quickly so whatever air they are using to warm or cool the public areas is not humidified. Condo living is different from a single family house in ways I didn't expect.
The tank holds 6 gals and we had to fill it the next day and the next day after that. Hopefully when the place has been kept at a good RH level for a while we won't have to use that much water.
I use an ultrasonic humidifier .
If you use filtered water it’s fine . I use water from my Brita water pitcher .
It’s too expensive to keep buying distilled water.
We are just breaking through to above freezing here and still lots of snow.. 70 sounds lovely.
I understand the resentment. You should be proud for holding your ground. It gets less daunting with practice I found.
I've been doing so well holding my ground, mom was better yesterday, my brother got a chance to sneak away and go to moms, now I'm a bit resentful towards my whole family that just , expected and expected from me, and had no care about how I was doing, but so gosh darn proud of myself! 🤗
Great to be back!! 🥰