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I have been out all morning. My mum in law phoned at 6.00 a.m. to say they'd had the ambulance out in the night for dad but he had refused point blank to go in it. He was getting worse all the time and she was worried. We went over straightaway and I phoned the 111 service who had me speak to a paramedic and we went through his history etc. She sent an emergency aambulance. This time he was barely conscious so didn't refuse. So we ended up in A&E where they decided to keep him in for a while to treat him, so he's been transferred to a medical ward now. We stayed and got him setttled and then came home. Visiting starts at 2.00 p.m. so Mum's neighbour will take her over and they will visit for a while. Then our son can go later on. We'll go back tomorrow.

I was starving by the time I got home but the basal held me steady!
 
Afternoon guys, what a wet Wednesday ! Awoke on a 5.6 which is very good, had a bit of headache, but sorted that out.
I am waiting for the Gas safety engineer to arrive, anytime between 8 and 4.30, I have a feeling I may be last on the list today :rolleyes: still, I got on with some cleaning, inside and outside and writing out my work events for Friday and Saturday.
Now reading my book with a nice cuppa :)
 
WuTwo said:
I have been out all morning. My mum in law phoned at 6.00 a.m. to say they'd had the ambulance out in the night for dad but he had refused point blank to go in it. He was getting worse all the time and she was worried. We went over straightaway and I phoned the 111 service who had me speak to a paramedic and we went through his history etc. She sent an emergency aambulance. This time he was barely conscious so didn't refuse. So we ended up in A&E where they decided to keep him in for a while to treat him, so he's been transferred to a medical ward now. We stayed and got him setttled and then came home. Visiting starts at 2.00 p.m. so Mum's neighbour will take her over and they will visit for a while. Then our son can go later on. We'll go back tomorrow.

I was starving by the time I got home but the basal held me steady!
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Sorry to read about your FIL, I do hope he makes a full recovery. It is serious ?
Sending a ((((( HUG ))))
 
Knikki said:
Hi sounds like things are not going so well.

If your looking for something different why not look at the Apprentice schemes that are running in many places?

While the pay is not fantastic it does get you into places, plus there is also off site training and while it does not guarantee a job at the end of it, it gives you the experience your after.

What ever you do take care and good luck :)
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My daughter is an apprentice at a children's nursery, I was bit shocked when she told me, as she wasn't a lover of children, but she loves it and is doing really well and gaining an NVQ too, the money is about £4 an hour, so not great, but she is gaining so many different skills, with more confidence and experience too, plus, the little ones love her <3
 
Robinredbreast said:
Sorry to read about your FIL, I do hope he makes a full recovery. It is serious ?
Sending a ((((( HUG ))))
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He is 95. He has an enlarged heart, and a problem with fluid on the lungs. Also at the moment he can't pee so they have catheterised him. He usually takes water tablets but has increasingly iffy kidneys. He has developed very swollen feet and legs over the past couple of days.

I think he'll get past this lot and go home, but I think he is gently leaving us behind, which at his age is no great surprise. I just want him to go as softly as possible.
 
My sister phoned to ask me how to work her new phone, which is a model I don't have and which is in her house. I wasn't much help ...

I told her about my F-i-l because she knows him. When she was ringing off she said "Well as long as you and yours are all OK I'll go now ....." Such a very odd thing to say just after I'd discussed his admission to hospital! He's been my father in law for 34 years now, of course he's part of my family.
 
WuTwo said:
My sister phoned to ask me how to work her new phone, which is a model I don't have and which is in her house. I wasn't much help ...

I told her about my F-i-l because she knows him. When she was ringing off she said "Well as long as you and yours are all OK I'll go now ....." Such a very odd thing to say just after I'd discussed his admission to hospital! He's been my father in law for 34 years now, of course he's part of my family.
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A few years ago I remember talking to my brother on the phone, he rang me, I was the only one who cared for and looked after my dad and I was finding it difficult, doing it all. I became upset over the phone and he said I didn't have to do it and then said ''he had to go now, as H, his wife, wanted to watch Emmerdale'' !! i couldn't believe it and it hurt a lot at the time.
 
Antje77 said:
Woke up at 7.4 with a pretty straight line through the night. Not something to really complain about, but still, I wish diabetes would give me a call when it wants a bit more insulin instead of leaving me guessing.

All history now so who cares. And I'm going to pick up another rabbit this afternoon :)
She's the mother of Owie and Suus, the 2 little males I picked up a couple of weeks ago. She's very unhappy being an indoor rabbit with a cage and 2 small children in the household. Her current owner got her when friends emigrated, and she was used to a big garden and no petting.
So my friend decided it would be much better for her and for her children if I adopt the mother and they keep 2 of the babies. Fine with me, big garden and no unwanted petting suits me just fine. It's exactly what I ask for at the guinea-pig shelter when I get guinea-pigs: I'm happy with the ones that don't like human interaction, leaving the cuddly guinea-pigs for others :)

Only problem is, being female, she can't join her sons and the guinea-pigs, so she'll have to live with my 2 ****** female rabbits and the chickens.
Any tips for letting them get used to eachother without seriously hurting eachother? Tips that don't require a lot of handling, as they are hard (if not impossible) to catch?
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My colleague fenced off an area of her garden to separate her two new rabbit boys, that started fighting as soon as they met. They get small amounts of supervised time together and appear to slowly be getting used to each other. They both adore the older female rabbit already part of the family. :)
 
@WuTwo I am so sorry to hear that. No matter how how much you expect it, it’s tough to watch your loved ones get sicker. Lots of hugs your way.
 
A good day for doing stuff, I've made the most of the inclement weather and have recovered an old dining room chair. Not perfect but cheaper than buying a new one and have a great sense of achievement. Just a little thing but it's made me smile. Could do better but for a first attempt.......... not bad at all.

Off to Riga tomorrow to enjoy Art Nouveau, solyanka and perhaps even a beer or two
Hugs to everyone and a huge hug @WuTwo
 
GROUP HUG!
Hello, thank you for all your kind messages. I had a look at open university, it seems like a good idea but I don't know how it'll work with a part time loan when I've used up my full time loan. I can ask the university to transfer the credits over to OU. I'm in limbo, however my best friend said it wouldn't hurt to keep applying for apprentice kind of jobs. Whatever job has some income, I'll be okay. My bf is the main tank - he has a few interviews for good positions and a good income, so my income would be extra for whatever we both what to do. Other than that, I don't know what to do with 2/3rds of a degree. I've also looked at trainee jobs, mostly ICT based are available at the moment, I'm not very good at coding and software development. I did do some coding with my bf because that what he does for his job and it's not my area of interest. Becoming a MUA would be a long shot with a partial degree because you need a NVQ.

My mum knows only a part of my situation but she doesn't know that I'm in a dark place. She called me today to say her best friend from high school who we both love very dearly passed away two days ago. She had brain cancer for a very long time, I admire her journey. Few months ago she had a stroke and she was paralysed on one side, she couldn't text my mum but she used dictate to text to reply to messages and she couldn't talk properly - lots of slurring. At that moment she told my mum she doesn't have long left because of her stroke. Chemotherapy wasn't doing her too good, affected her appetite and so on.
My mum said to me that I should love myself, life is very precious. I asked my mum if she is okay, she said she is okay but I'll be going home at some point to see her and dad.
 
You're having a truly rubbish day, @MeiChanski , so I'll add another hug and please involve your mum in the group hug as well, sounds like she can use it.
And despite the truly rubbish day, you're already bouncing back and looking for new possibilities, sounds like a very good start, well done!
 
ert said:
My colleague fenced off an area of her garden to separate her two new rabbit boys, that started fighting as soon as they met. They get small amounts of supervised time together and appear to slowly be getting used to each other. They both adore the older female rabbit already part of the family. :)
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That's about the plan I have now :)
I picked her up and put her in the winter home of the guinea pigs for now, which is boring but quite big :)
I'll make a new fence from chicken wire and old clothes dryng racks. It will be very ugly but very practical too, as it will be removable and can be used in different places in the future :)
I'll use it to devide the chicken/rabbit pen so the new rabbit will have her own place right next to the other females and I'll open it in a couple of weeks if I think they like eachother.
I may decide to wait 5 weeks, as she was in a cage with her 10 weeks or so old son, so there's a slight possibility I got a whole bunch of rabbits. If so, I'll need to be able to catch her again before the little ones start to wander around, as the holes in the fence are too big to keep baby rabbits in and I'll have to separate them before this happens again...
So fingers crossed I only got ONE rabbit today :hilarious:
 
Woke this morning to a 2.3 at 5am the worrying thing is because i take metformin with my insulin due to sensitivity my liver doesnt kick in so was hypo for about 2 and a half hours b4 i woke up jelly babies and a glug of coke an alls well currently 5.3 have a good day everyone
 
Morning all, yesterday was very zigzaggy, with the new sensor, it didn't really go above target much, but I did a lot of correcting of corrections, of corrections, and it was going up and down all the time. Woke with blood glucose around 5, bit too early, but never mind.

Temperature should reach 18 degrees here, it says, that's going to feel almost hot after the last few days.

Have a good day, everyone.
 
Sunny morning to you all, not a bad day forecast here either @Alison54321 a jolly 21, typical when I'm off to Latvia

BG was far too low when I woke = 3.0, rage blouse and 20mins later a big jump 4.6
I suppose I should have dealt with it when I woke at 3.45 when I was 4.2 but I'm still learning. It was only my second anniversary last week.

Hope your Thursday is thrilling
 
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