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"What have you eaten" Parallel Chat


Glad to see you back @SlimLizzy, but sorry to hear that you have been having a difficult time. I think we are all in similar boats at present - the winter, the restrictions, problems with coping with changes we can't avoid, so we can all understand where you are coming from. I suppose it's often a case of just digging in and enduring it all. And believing that better times are coming. It's a long, dark tunnel, but it will come to an end.

Don't feel like eating at all right now. Lots of stomach cramps and nausea. This too will pass ... Will contact the doctor tomorrow and see if I can get any results from the recent tests.

If I eat anything today (and I suppose I will have to) it will have to be some kind of salady thing - hot food doesn't appeal right now. Beginning to think that I may be having too much lactose rich foods and thought I might try to cut down, but DIL gave me some home-made halloumi, Neil just bought me some Highland Brie and some Camembert, and there's lots of full fat milk in the fridge, as well as yoghurt and double cream. Maybe next week.

Stomach must be improving - I'm actually thinking about food!
 
Had some salad stuffs - I had a phone call giving me some disconcerting and hopeful news (both at the same time) so after that I found I was feeling a bit better and decided to throw some salad together.

The news was about my Uist friend who now has Covid in the W I Hospital. She went in with a stroke and was weak down one side of her body and couldn't speak. Since she has dementia and was sleeping most of the time, the hospital decided that she had no chance of recovery and treatment should be stopped. Just before my father died, years ago, I found out that that meant stopping feeding (the lady kept pulling her tube out, which didn't help). Her family, from Alaska tried to argue with the doctors, but that must be very difficult over the phone and they were getting nowhere. Another friend, who had been a very highly qualified nurse in London until she gave it up last year to marry and move to America with her new husband, gave advice about the treatment she should be getting but the hospital wouldn't co-operate. She lived on for about 12 days like that and on very little fluid, so she was also dehydrated. Then, as luck (really luck) would have it, she caught Covid and was transferred to the Covid ward. Once there, all the appropriate tubes were put in place and, in intensive care, the nurses able to observe what she did. They got fluids into her, and managed to get some food into her. She is now sitting up, taking notice, phoning her kids and her friends! Her dementia also seems to have diminished to a degree. For once - thank the Lord for Covid 19!
 
Had a wonderful, wonderful day!
We sailed through the ice until we got stuck and had to smash it with our paddle and the long stick normally used to propel yourself by pushing the bottom of the lake (no idea what that's called in English) to get out again, so after that we avoided the iciest parts. Wonderful adventure, who needs a skiing holiday anyway when you can go sailing?
I even got a sunburn. In the Netherlands. In january!



https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=10222786498605391
 
Looks like a good day out - freedom away from everything! My son got sunburnt when he lived in France in February not last year but the year before ...
 
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@maglil55 you have reminded me of when I worked for a large Corporation a few years ago and I got sent to Edinburgh a few times for different courses which I quite liked as the lunches and dinners were fab in the posh hotels where the courses where held. Your liquid lunch would take some beating I would have to say ... so funny lol The good old days, eh.

@shelley262 I like the new avatar - the sun was shinning through the window the other day and I thought spring is just around the corner until I went out for my walk, first my fingers were freezing and then my ears I ended up putting my hood up.
 
Trying to sort out more tummy issues so decided to have porridge early this morning - despite being bad for my BG, it does settle my tum. This was early on because I was up for much of the night and finally gave in and got up about 5 am. Expected the rise in BG, so didn't get uptight about it.

Lunch was a couple of fried eggs. (BG 2 hours later - 12.5) Not sure what to do about this evening. Probably shan't manage without since I've been cold all day - currently wearing a vest, a high necked sweater and a huge, thick, knitted poncho given to me by my DIL. It looks ridiculous, especially on me, but I don't care - it's warm.

My cleaner did come after all - today. Not sure, now that we are in tier 4, that she should, but I don't like to turn her away - her pay as a carer in the community is not great and she has 2 children to support, so she needs any extra cash that she can earn. At least she is testing for the virus each week now. She reckons it's OK because her work is essential to keep my house clean and fairly hygienic.
 
@SlimLizzy nice to see you back. Are you still living in a camper? Must be stressful. No judgements on here remember
 
Welcome back @SlimLizzy. Are you still in the UK or back in France? @shelley262- what a lovely, cheerful avatar! I've been feeling a bit down today (which is hardly surprising) so it was quite cheering. @Annb - I was shocked when I read about your friend. Shocked but not surprised especially after the report in the Sunday Post about GPs/Doctors being instructed to put DNRs into the files of elderly patients. A friend of mine in Glasgow had a similar situation during first lockdown. They were told their mother wouldn't make it so they were withdrawing treatment. Against the odds she pulled through too.
Home School was a bit trying at first this morning but he settled and got on with it. We had quite a long session on percentages, fractions and decimals today. A bit of comprehension on the right/wrongs of zoos, handwriting practice (he's really improving) and some number sequences. All in all much better than I expected. Hubby got them watches to augment their time learning. The eldest got his desired watch - one with Roman Numerals and straight away he spotted something I've never noticed before! 4 is not written as IV - it's IIII. That's wrong he said so there followed a bit of research as to why that is the case. I discounted that it was easier for the uneducated or lazy clock makers. Most likely seemed to be symmetry as it is opposite VIII especially on the faces where 3 and 9 are just a -.

@Antje77 - your sailing looked wonderful. Something to blow the cobwebs away. I really need to give myself a shake and get on. I was so hopeful for the weekend past but both Hubby & I feeling "off" put the kibosh on getting anything major done. Ah well, tomorrow is another day.
 
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@Antje77 - your sailing looked wonderful. Something to blow the cobwebs away.
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It was, thank you!

My friend, who has to home school her boys (7 and 10 I think) at the moment, has this totally cool project going at the moment, might be something for you as well.
She's fitted the whole family (herself, husband, boys) with what's it called, devices which can count how many steps you make.
First day boys had to measure out 100 meters in the street with a piece of rope. Then the whole family walked this length to see how many of their steps counted 100 meter. And now they add their distances every night to calculate how many kilometers they've walked together, take out a map and see where they are now. They're on their way to Italy, but they encounter all sorts of interesting places en route
When they got to the 'Biesbosch', where otters live in the wild they did a project on otters. When they entered Belgium they looked up a recipe for Belgian pralines and made them. Today they have reached Luik/Liége, which is famous for its waffles, so they made waffles.

So much fun, and so many things to learn!
 
A great idea. All sorts of lessons in there. Must suggest that to DIL - she has just started a serious effort to get her 2 school age kids to walk - tonight was the first evening of doing it - walking around three local villages. They'll all benefit from that but to be able to combine it with some education at the same time would be great.
 
Wow what an impressive home school idea using pedometers. Very inspired.
 
Pleased you like the promise of spring with the flowers in my new avatar. We walked to see the snowdrops in a local churchyard today love them here’s a close of some for you hope you’ll find them cheering. Always one of first signs of spring being around the corner. You are doing great keeping going with home schooling and supporting everyone despite feeling affected by what’s happening to your brother well done and take care of yourself
 
Just had a telephone conversation with the GP. All the tests they have run have come back within normal range but the US scan shows that my liver is deteriorating a bit and they think they can see an ovarian cyst, but they're not sure. So, referral to the gynae clinic is in the offing and a CT scan to see if they can see any more clearly from that. Also referral to the medical clinic at the W I Hospital. At least they are trying.

Had wholemeal toast for breakfast. Lunch will be pan fried duck breast with some salad. That might be enough for the day, but no promises - not even to me.
 
Pleased most of tests okay and hope referrals and further scan go well take care
 
Gynae appointment at 9.30 tomorrow. That was quick! Medical clinic appointment on 11 Feb and ECG on 27 Feb. This new GP is really getting them to sit up and take notice! No 2 son - who is a postman - told me today that another stroke patient (a postman) who has recently been taken in to the hospital with a stroke has also caught covid while in the stroke ward. Something lacking in their infection control, it seems.

I didn't have my duck breast yesterday - didn't feel like eating after the early breakfast. So just drinks all day.

Brunch (2 pm) today was half a 4 egg mushroom frittata. I roasted some mushrooms a few days ago and put them in the fridge, and then forgot to use them, so that's them used up. I might have the 2nd half as an evening meal later on.
 
Hope all goes well with your appointment tomorrow. I had a dr's appointment yesterday where she said I have inflammation on a tendon on the ball of my foot - I didn't even know I have tendons there - it is not sore I can just feel a lump when moisturising my feet - I am not convinced by what she said as she looked about 20 something - I would have preferred my usual doc but I don't even know if she is still there as the drs I seen yesterday were strangers. She asked if I had been doing excessive walking so I suppose I better cut back a bit on the walking- just the excuse I need with the rotten weather!
 
The gynaecologist confirmed 2 ovarian cysts, but isn't concerned about them. Says they may have been there for years, unnoticed or they may be recent and will go away by themselves. I did realise that the normal "treatment" for these was just to let them go or stay at will. No action needed. If they had been cancerous, it would have showed up in the blood test I had done the other day. They'll check again in another US scan in about 3 months, though. Just to make sure. So - that's not the issue with my fluid levels - just a coincidental find. I didn't see how it could have been associated with it.

Had 2 small slices of wholemeal toast before going out this morning. I still have the duck breast to use but really don't feel much like cooking at the moment. So I might have a very late lunch/early dinner a bit later on. Meantime more fluids - hot ones. It's very cold here at present and I am wearing my big knitted poncho again to get warmed up.

I dug out the pedometer I used to use when I was fit to walk and gave it to Em. She is going for walks with her mum these days and she can match her measurements to her mum's. We can maybe do some sort of exercise (maths/geography) with the results.
 
No 2 son was telling me that Em, her brother, her Mum and her Dad (No 2 son) went for a walk yesterday evening with Em's newfie. He is now too big for anyone to hold except No 2 son and he (the dog) gets very excited especially in a strong wind (not well enough controlled in my opinion). They walked around 2 villages with Banksie (the newfie) having to be held back to a reasonable pace against a very strong and cold wind but eventually DIL suggested that my son just went on ahead with the dog and came back for them with the car - both she and Em were exhausted! Banksie was kept on the lead, but given his head, which resulted in my son running the last mile and a half to get home. Even he is feeling it today even if he was being towed (newfies are known for their ability to do that, but usually in the water).

Another appointment letter arrived today for a different US scan - that's next Monday morning. Not sure why they couldn't have done it all in one go. Might be a bit of a mix up with referrals going in at different times.
 
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