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Krystyna23040 said:
Thank you @gennepher. I do hope that Poppy has the same outcome as Meg as we would love to have her with us for another year.

You did the right thing taking Meg home. We feel the same about Poppy. Because of her age, and because she isn't in pain, we don't want invasive treatment for her.
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Absolutely @Krystyna23040. In these circumstances, you did the right thing.

Friday's FBG 4.9 mmol/l on waking at 6.00 am.
 
Krystyna23040 said:
That is wonderful that Popeye did that @gennepher. They do understand so much.

When we first adopted Archie he was totally mad but would very gently play tug with our elderly Labrador Saffy. It was lovely to see his gentleness - but if he played tug with us he would almost pull our arms out of their sockets.
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Yes, animals are knowing @Krystyna23040. On observing in the wild, one sees numerous examples of behaviour that is only to be expected.

Friday's FBG 4.9 mmol/l on waking at 6.00 am.
 
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LivingLightly said:
I well remember how that felt @Lamont D when I was forced to give up a well-paid, full-time occupation to look after my late mother. Our neighbours were wonderful, but we were worried she would set light to her home, if left to herself.

The hardest part was when she no longer recognised me, the person looking after her, was her daughter.

Friday's FBG 4.9 mmol/l on waking at 6.00 am.
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Agree.

I feel your pain.

There is an advert at the moment about it.

"How mum died" ...many times is the gist.

Really hits the mark for me.

It's like the slow drifting away of a person you love deeply,

No matter how tightly we hold on to them, they slip out of our grip.
Until we are barely hanging onto their fingertips, and then even that slides out of reach .

' there but not there ', as we drift slowly along side them.
Inches apart yet miles away as they slide deeper into a world we can not see.

The only comfort I could take from that was, how lovely it must be for mum, that the world she found herself in, had everyone she had ever loved and lost before me, back in her life.

( The lies I told when she asked when HER mum, brothers or sisters, all long passed
Were coming to visit....)

A bitter sweet trade off, but one of the only 'good things' I could take from the experience.

She asked one day out of the blue for dad.

She forgotten who he was long ago.

He had passed away a week earlier.

I couldn't tell her, because she's be heartbroken.....& Then she'd forget.

And IF she asked again, it would just be the same grief, over & over again.

So I lied, & said he'd be up later.

She never asked again.


I suppose the only thing is where death can come swiftly on many occasions, leaving regrets at things unsaid.

the fact we get so long to say our goodbyes, means WE at least, get to hear the gratitude & love given for all they did for us .

A rather selfish emotion, but one I found left nothing left unsaid or regretted.

I think anyone like yourself & Lamont and far too many others, giving so much of ourselves, let's us hold our head up after the pain and say proudly "I did my best".

And no one could ask for more of us.

Respect.
 
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Annb said:
eGFR was 32! Ouch - that's not good. "Oh that's fine for someone of your age. We're not worried about that. In any case it's up from the previous level which was 26." That means I had stage 4 Kidney disease about 6 or so months ago and nobody considered that I ought to know that. Even now, it's only up to stage 3b. But "Nothing to worry about at your age." A year ago it was 90 and in a pretty good place. At least my sodium and potassium levels have come back to normal - not that I did anything different to make that happen because I didn't know there was anything wrong there either. I wonder why they bother taking blood, especially when it is so difficult to get it out of my veins, when they don't follow up on results.
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A rather distressing bit of news to get so late @Annb

It does beg the question you ask "why bother"

Perhaps that old phrase 'knowledge IS power' is going out of fashion where some medical care is provided . :rolleyes:
 
Good morning everyone on what at first sight is a smashing sunny day here in the dark and dangerous north. But don’t be fooled - any temperature above absolute zero is now rationed and probably taxed. Even hardy northerners are digging out wooly vests, adding an extra lump of coal onto the fire each day and going to bed as soon as it gets dark to save on candles. A new so called artisan bakery has opened in town. We called in hoping for some sourdough - it does state artisan after all. No chance. Not even a crusty bap. Loads of very fancy pastries at very fancy pastry prices mind. So, not a bakery after all but a patisserie. Gloom! Slept for 10 hours last night - unheard of. Wondering if the double flu/covid jabs have whacked me out a bit. Still, the sun is shining and we can get out for some subcutaneous vitamin D manufacturing. Art bit, not what was in my head (which was probably nothing at all) but it’s over a meter long and just sort of ended up that way. Hope you enjoy the day you have been given. I will hang out some washing,slurp some koffy and await another smashing castle from @gennepher.
 

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5.5 this morning.
Brain started functioning properly yesterday. Up to then the only admin I could do was reply to the thousands of emails I received after cancelling classes.

OK that is an exaggeration, but that is what it felt like. But yesterday I was able to do more complicated stuff without collapsing with exhaustion. Today I feel really happy that I will be able to do some course work.

Actually, I realised today that there is one big positive about getting covid now - and that is that we are not likely to catch it again at Christmas - which we spending at the Victoria at Holkham with younger daughter and family.
 
LivingLightly said:
I well remember how that felt @Lamont D when I was forced to give up a well-paid, full-time occupation to look after my late mother. Our neighbours were wonderful, but we were worried she would set light to her home, if left to herself.

The hardest part was when she no longer recognised me, the person looking after her, was her daughter.

Friday's FBG 4.9 mmol/l on waking at 6.00 am.
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My husband looked after my father while I was at work but found it quite distressing because my father only seemed to remember his youth and his mother, but nobody else. He became quite aggressive towards my husband and thought everyone was a character from his past. He thought I was my mother. A few years later, my husband succumbed to a form of dementia and, eventually, forgot everything except one sister and his mother. When upset he would call for Alice, his sister. Nobody else would do, but Alice lived 300 miles away and couldn't come to him. Alternatively, he wanted his, long dead, mother. I took retirement from my job but he had no idea who I was, or either of his sons; even shunned me. It hurt. We did all we could to care for him but he was not happy in those last years and there was nothing we could do to make him happy. He would listen when I sang for him, but that's all.

Dementia is cruel and I always thought that, at least the patient would be happy in their own world. The best that could be said for my husband was that he was comfortable and well cared for. Nevertheless, I wanted to hang on to him for as long as possible and was devastated when he died.
 
It being still morning here in the sub-Exotic East I can wish you all good morning. No known fbg to share once more. Yesterday's jaunt to Stanford went well and we found the company of friends, food, ambience of the eatery and town itself most becoming. @dunelm shame about the baked goods emporium not meeting your exacting standards but many thanks for sharing a metre of trees and uplands. @Krystyna23040 good news on the brain fog lifting though I wonder if you are being unduly optimistic in feeling that COVID will be a one and done experience this calendar year. I hope and pray that is the case for you and everyone. Here, a two day Ruby Wedding open weekend invitation has started - tomorrow is the actual anniversary - so staying totally on the reservation may not be fully compliant with the spirit of the celebration; (this) one instinctively feels that low carb really must be the apogee of a non sequitur as far as a celebration is concerned. I hope y'all have as magical a Saturday as possible.
 
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Good Morening Ladies and Gentlemen and those who skived off the odd lesson or several when at school.

Blood sugars this morning were 6.2

I had a very strange experience yesterday afternoon while sitting in a hospital waiting room which has left me wondering about some people.

To set the scene Mrs J and myself walked into the waiting room and found somewhere to sit patiently waiting to called.

This older couple sitting opposite from us started to glare and give us both filthy looks, we had not said anything or done anything. All I can think is my appearance caused it, I have long shoulder length hair, a bushy beard, marginally obese wearing rather scruffy but clean clothes. This older couple were not particularly well dressed, so it might be my hair and beard.

Usually when this sort of thing happens me, me’s and myself will retaliate in some way shape or form, but not wishing to cause Mrs J any embarrassment I didn’t and let the matter drop, but me, me’s and myself are somewhat perplexed. Perhaps I should have been wearing my motorcycle clothing. Luckily the couple were called and I saw no more of them. Now I am in my seventies so no spring chicken.

I wish you all a pleasant afternoon and hope you stay safe avoiding people such as myself ;-)
 
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LivingLightly said:
I well remember how that felt @Lamont D when I was forced to give up a well-paid, full-time occupation to look after my late mother. Our neighbours were wonderful, but we were worried she would set light to her home, if left to herself.

The hardest part was when she no longer recognised me, the person looking after her, was her daughter.

Friday's FBG 4.9 mmol/l on waking at 6.00 am.
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Mrs L can be so confused, and at the moment, what is frustrating, is when something Mrs L believes is true.
And it's not.
I'm hoping that it will be a while before that happens.

Morning FBG this Saturday 7.2
 
alf_Josiah said:
Good Morening Ladies and Gentlemen and those who skived off the odd lesson or several when at school.

Blood sugars this morning were 6.2

I had a very strange experience yesterday afternoon while sitting in hospital waiting room which has left me wondering about some people.

To set the scene Mrs J and myself walked into the waiting room and found somewhere to sit patiently waiting to called.

This older couple sitting opposite from us started to glare and give us both filthy looks, we had not said anything or done anything. All I can think is my appearance caused it, I have long shoulder length, a bushy beard, marginally obese wearing rather scruffy but clean clothes. This older couple were not particularly well dressed, so it might be my hair and beard.

Usually when this sort of thing happens me, me’s and myself will retaliate in some way shape or form, but not wishing to cause Mrs J any embarrassment I didn’t and let the matter drop, but me, me’s and myself are somewhat perplexed. Perhaps I should have been wearing my motorcycle clothing. Luckily the couple were called and I saw no more of them. Now I am in my seventies so no spring chicken.

I wish you all a pleasant afternoon and hope you stay safe avoiding people such as myself ;-)
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That all sounds rather rude Alf. Thank goodness one never knows just what goes on inside other people's mind's nor their life's "journey" For what it is worth I would say your self control was admirable and showed your love for Mrs A J. Deep inside that carapace there lies the heart of a New Man, even, dare one say, a shy woke one. :D
 
jjraak said:
Agree.

I feel your pain.

There is an advert at the moment about it.

"How mum died" ...many times is the gist.

Really hits the mark for me.

It's like the slow drifting away of a person you love deeply,

No matter how tightly we hold on to them, they slip out of our grip.
Until we are barely hanging onto their fingertips, and then even that slides out of reach .

' there but not there ', as we drift slowly along side them.
Inches apart yet miles away as they slide deeper into a world we can not see.

The only comfort I could take from that was, how lovely it must be for mum, that the world she found herself in, had everyone she had ever loved and lost before me, back in her life.

( The lies I told when she asked when HER mum, brothers or sisters, all long passed
Were coming to visit....)

A bitter sweet trade off, but one of the only 'good things' I could take from the experience.

She asked one day out of the blue for dad.

She forgotten who he was long ago.

He had passed away a week earlier.

I couldn't tell her, because she's be heartbroken.....& Then she'd forget.

And IF she asked again, it would just be the same grief, over & over again.

So I lied, & said he'd be up later.

She never asked again.


I suppose the only thing is where death can come swiftly on many occasions, leaving regrets at things unsaid.

the fact we get so long to say our goodbyes, means WE at least, get to hear the gratitude & love given for all they did for us .

A rather selfish emotion, but one I found left nothing left unsaid or regretted.

I think anyone like yourself & Lamont and far too many others, giving so much of ourselves, let's us hold our head up after the pain and say proudly "I did my best".

And no one could ask for more of us.

Respect.
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I'm not been semantic, but I think that the phrase should be........

'I tried my best and did what I could'

And no one could ask for more.

And it is what it is.

Help at anytime is great, but most of the time, it is just you.
You cannot avoid it.

Hope that it is not as bad as you fear, and as I've been told many times.

Look after yourself.

My heartfelt best wishes.
 
alf_Josiah said:
Good Morening Ladies and Gentlemen and those who skived off the odd lesson or several when at school.

Blood sugars this morning were 6.2

I had a very strange experience yesterday afternoon while sitting in a hospital waiting room which has left me wondering about some people.

To set the scene Mrs J and myself walked into the waiting room and found somewhere to sit patiently waiting to called.

This older couple sitting opposite from us started to glare and give us both filthy looks, we had not said anything or done anything. All I can think is my appearance caused it, I have long shoulder length hair, a bushy beard, marginally obese wearing rather scruffy but clean clothes. This older couple were not particularly well dressed, so it might be my hair and beard.

Usually when this sort of thing happens me, me’s and myself will retaliate in some way shape or form, but not wishing to cause Mrs J any embarrassment I didn’t and let the matter drop, but me, me’s and myself are somewhat perplexed. Perhaps I should have been wearing my motorcycle clothing. Luckily the couple were called and I saw no more of them. Now I am in my seventies so no spring chicken.

I wish you all a pleasant afternoon and hope you stay safe avoiding people such as myself ;-)
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Alf,

it is not proper to be seen in public places in your scruff.
etiquette demands your presence in the best Armani jeans and shirt with tie!
thought you knew this!
Shocking!

despise judgemental idiots.
 
jjraak said:
A rather distressing bit of news to get so late @Annb

It does beg the question you ask "why bother"

Perhaps that old phrase 'knowledge IS power' is going out of fashion where some medical care is provided . :rolleyes:
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Knowledge is power. Too true.
MrSlim had a similar experience,when the doctor told him he had kidney disease. Only after MrSlim questioned some test results. Otherwise is ignorance bliss? Doctor said he had it for years, getting steadily worse. He had never been told, since then he has changed his diet and although he is still sometimes uncomfortable, he has lived already nearly twice the initial prognosis and is in some ways in better condition than at diagnosis.
 
SlimLizzy said:
Thank you @LivingLightly we have so far discovered that the 10 days do not start until both sides have read and signed a preliminary sales agreement. So will be more time than we had initially thought.
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Oh and there is after all to be a second viewing, at which I am supposed to reveal ALL the faults in the house. I think MrSlim and I would probably have quite different lists, so am very stressed as to what I should say. Situation made more difficult by the language barrier. I do does some French, but it seems never enough.
 
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