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[dooBdoo]

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@SouthernBee wrote:

@geezerette : Thank you. My health insurance called me back. They offer a yearly Home Visit for a nurse to come and take all information, look at medications, look at home for mobility issues and other needs. Stated the visiting nurse could probably help with any home help needs and work with my doctor.  My visit is scheduled for 6/5.

I received the information from Rebath for the shower  remodel.🙄😯.Expensive. More than what I was expecting.  We requested for the shower door to be used instead of shower curtain. The shower threshold will be reduced from 8 inches to 3 1\2 inches. 

I am still trying to purge the den and a few more things before deciding on the house cleaning service.

I will call my cable company tomorrow to change that service and reduce that bill.

I was on the phone most of the day yesterday getting information for any help and changes.

I didn't get much done today because a friend was suppose to come and bring me lunch but never came. DH went to Wendy's and got me a plain baked potato with one butter and sour cream and a small hamburger. Water still doesn't taste good but trying to consume more. My snack was a banana. So my food consumption has decreased. But worried about losing weight with eating fast food. I am doing the best that I can .

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@SouthernBee,  I'm glad to hear about the home visit!  This could be the turning point to consolidate all of the concerns into a plan that will address each one of them individually, and all of them as a whole, too.

I was wondering if you had contacted anyone with your state's department of human services, aging and disabilities assistance, or some of the organizations (such as the Visiting Angels) who offer such things as light housekeeping. 

You are such a force of nature...  I know it must seem like a "whack-a-mole" environment when you resolve one thing and another pops up, but one-by-one you're getting things done.

Wish I were there to be a help.  I hope you can feel the love and support of everyone here, and of course your friends in the community, too.❤️

[dooBdoo]

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@cowboy sam wrote:

dear preds and friends

@geezerette @SouthernBee @Yahooey @MyShadowLove @loveschocolate @Drythe @JaneMarple @dooBdoo @NEvans2 @qualitygal @4kitties @Mj12 @Bri36 @KBEANS 

Well, i see sunshine  and clear blue sky , only 54 now but later 74  and will be perfect...not to hot

BUT humidity is 84  at 7:21 a.m.!!!

Today...i must do what i don't want to do...

#2 sons wifes   54 year old brother passed away and celebration of his life is at 9am and funeral at 11 ....i will only go for visitation..

I.can't handle funeral after my one sister passed away suddenly a few weeks ago.

My daughter isn't working today and we will go together  "plus" one grandsonwill also be there. 

Qops change of plans..she just called me..its a no go...she doesn't feel good...when i saw her last nite..she just looked so tired and not well

Well,i was given 3 pills to take for UTI...took "one"last evening...and  didn't grow a extra nose or ear over night

uh..i forgot to mention..i put "Sweet Baby Ray's BBQ sauce  on my blah pizza...and it made it taste so much better!

Hope you each have a good day...

lubs ya!

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I'm so sorry about your loss, @cowboy sam.  Although it's natural to want to be of help to others, I hope you'll try to remember to take good care of yourself.❤️

[dooBdoo]

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@geezerette wrote:

@cowboy sam 

My condolences. ☹️

I just got back from my mailbox where I put in two sympathy cards for mailing today.  One was for a friend who's husband died this past weekend at 47.

It seems like so many people I know are leaving this earth lately.  It's getting to seem like I have fewer and fewer friends and even acquaintances that I have a past with.  No wonder old people get depressed.

I hope your medication works so you feel better.  I hope your daughter feels better soon too.🤞

Your temperature sounds wonderful, but not the humidity!  It's getting hot here but at least today the humidity is fairly low which makes it more tolerable.  Rain Friday.

Lubs ya.❤️

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Oh, my.  So young.  @geezerette,  I'm sorry you've experienced these dear souls passing, slipping away from this earth.  I think they were lucky to share life with you.  You carry forward their stories and their light in the way you move through the world and the lives you touch, the hearts you inspire and encourage (including mine, and so many others here).❤️

[dooBdoo]

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@Tique wrote:

@PamfromCT   I was absolutely thrilled to see a post from you over the weekend. There was a thread recently about MIA posters. One of your friends speculated about why you hadn't posted; it was a thought she should have kept to herself. Wisely the Mods deleted the entire thread.

On to more pleasant things...

Here is a link to my post  on this thread regarding your absence. I'm never sure how people sort their posts and if it will coincide with the way I do. Please read Message 47046 on 11-13-2023 10:02 AM CT and Message 47049 on 11-13-2023 03:28 PM CT. They say everything I was thinking then and now.

Welcome back!

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I am so far behind!

Greetings, @Tique!❤️

And greetings to our friend, @PamfromCT!

So many of us have missed you, Pam!  As Tique tactfully alluded to, those threads just don't go well, but often we've asked about you and continued to pray that all was well with you.

I remember how much  ⭐️Preds loved you and the way you opened your heart on the forums...  

Welcome back, friend.❤️

[dooBdoo]

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@Yahooey wrote:

@Tique @geezerette @cowboy sam @SouthernBee @NEvans2 @dooBdoo 

@MyShadowLove @loveschocolate @KBEANS 

waving hellow to everyone  - site was acting wonky so i didnt post as much

this is what is blooming inside my home at the momemt -

i placed them together to get 1 shot - they are not planted together

after i repotted the one with multi orange blossoms - dont know the name

the whole stem was laying down - i uprighted it - 2 yrs ago and this is the frist time since - that it bloomed

the orchid is doing its thing - only 1 of many that bloomed

many many orchids - spit out a leaf - wont flower and wont die - grrrrr

sometimes i just want to purge the whole lot of them

i went to the farm today - a litle compost work and a little preparing the bed for planting - 

i passed this along the way - table and chairs with a lot of moss and succulents 

it looks more mush mosh in the pic

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@Yahooey 

I just wanted to say gorgeous!

(You and the flowers, too!😊)

[dooBdoo]

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@MyShadowLove wrote:

@Yahooey ...Your Orchids are gorgeous and I love the "mush mosh" of the moss and succulents....lovely assortment and colors!

@SouthernBee ...Good for you!...So did you finish your Mother's Day cake!...LOL

@cowboy sam ...Are the neighbors that are moving the neighbors that you get together with every so often?

Happy Mother's Day to All Preds' Friends who love and nurture all living beings...whether human or...

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That's so sweet, @MyShadowLove!

I hope your dear Hobo, and @Yahooey's Zoe, and @loveschocolate's Beau, and everyone's sweet lil critters are doing well and enjoying life along with their families! 😻

[SouthernBee]

@dooBdoo : Thank you. I love and appreciate you. I am really having trouble walking using my walker. The epidural isn't until 6/7. I am staying positive but thinking about the future.I called Rebath  back and requested information and price for the threshold to be changed to what they call , wheelchair access. Then would need to use rod and shower curtain. DH doesn't like this but changes are expensive and just need to have everything done. No one never knows how fast the health can change. I was blessed to live this long without more handicapped accessories. I will be 70 in July. I already have handicap ramp on front porch at the front door and done in cement to blend in with the porch. We basically live in the den. We had the couch removed for more room. DH and I both sleep in recliners. The door to the den was made wider several years ago. I will be asking my contractor for an estimate to change the door to the hall bathroom. The kitchen and family room are easy access.🤗❤🙏

[PamfromCT]

@dooBdoo,  Thank you, my sweetness.  Kind of a stressful year for me re health issues.  Nothing that killed me!  But one after another.  I am now fine.

I do appreciate care and concern.  And I will come back later to send other messages.  Yes, it is so very sad when people we love leave this earth.  And sometimes without warning, and sometimes so young.  Grief is so crushing to deal with.

It is a gift to live a long life, but how it hurts to lose those we love.  

All my best to everyone here.  My GC continue to be the light of my life.  They are such good young people.  Kids like them give me hope for the future of all.  We can sometimes forget the good people among us, when the worst make the news.

Wishing blessings to all here.

Pam

[PamfromCT]

@dooBdoo, I forgot to mention that I still remember Preds.  I remember the crushing moment when she said she knew she would never get to ring that bell, that her cancer would never be cured.  Like a knife to the heart, I will always remember.  She was so brave.  Someone I never met, yet such a terrible loss that she is gone from the earth.  I do believe, however, that we will all be together again.  Love to all here.

[cowboy sam]

@dooBdoo 

Thank you so much for replying to us..i makes me smile that you are here with us    and ...when your not i worry about you!🤗

 I felt you were speaking to  my daughter  and myself  about my daughters mental health problems.

She called me earlier this afternoon...telling me that she  and a customer were talking while working  at her check out position at the grocery store she works at (Not a Walmart store)

Next thing she knew her bully co-worker butted into the private conversation.

The customer was clearly upset over the invasion of their conversation  and later let my daughter know that she had filed a complaint with the storesHQ  over this worker!  

Daughter  while telling me this was clearly distressed...she told me she loved me but right now she doesn't want to leave her town to drive the 12 miles to my town.

I told her i understood !

  Deep down  i feel  that whilre she was visiting with her friend and family...its probably easier to be with her friend today.

I don't think i need to say more.😪😥We always end conversation  with i love you's  and i send her big hugs.

My heart and soul wishes i could make everything right for her,etc.  and YOU!

Thank you  my friend🤗

lubs you!