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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.
Absolutely @Krystyna23040. In these circumstances, you did the right thing.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.
Yes, animals are knowing @Krystyna23040. On observing in the wild, one sees numerous examples of behaviour that is only to be expected.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.
Agree.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.
What lovely memories they must hold genn.J used to buy me one of those castle ornaments that the fishes swam around, in memory of the last castle we had seen . ...
A rather distressing bit of news to get so late @AnnbeGFR 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.
Thank you @LivingLightlyAbsolutely @Krystyna23040. In these circumstances, you did the right thing.
Friday's FBG 4.9 mmol/l on waking at 6.00 am.
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.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.
Mrs L can be so confused, and at the moment, what is frustrating, is when something Mrs L believes is true.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.
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.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 ;-)
I'm not been semantic, but I think that the phrase should be........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.
Alf,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 ;-)
Knowledge is power. Too true.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 .
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.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.
Them there’s fighting words…..lace handkerchiefs at dawn, hold on dawns to early say 11:30 ish after a koffy?Deep inside that carapace there lies the heart of a New Man, even, dare one say, a shy woke one.
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