One Step at a Time - July 2017

[Lizann]

Re: One Step at a Time - July 2017

Sneaking on while I'm at work. Nora, how is your mom doing? How are you holding up?
Happy Tuesday guys, hope it's a great one!

[techie]

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Sending light and prayers your way, Nora. xo

[Lizann]

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It's very quiet here! Nora, how's it going. What did they find out about your mom?
I was alone at work today, Anne took a vacation day. It was quiet and I'm glad, totally manageable. Got in at 6, because I woke up at 4 and couldn't fall back to sleep. My mind was just going in a million different directions. Figured I may as well just go to work and get paid to worry, right? I did think about drinking today but it was just a thought and I didn't act on it. Think I'll just go to bed early and make up for lost sleep.
Wishing you all a good night!

[Rusty]

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Great job on not drinking, Liz!:yay:

Nora, I have been thinking about you and I am sending prayers your way for you and your Mom. Please let us know how she is doing.

Hi to everyone else. Busy here.

[Mr Vervill]

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Hope your mom's well, Nora!
Hope everyone else is doing well, too!

[NoraC]

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Thanks all. It was not a heart attack. Possibly angina?
Finally brought her home late last night. Her dementia has been really bad. I'm hoping being home will help her calm down.
Thanks for all the love and prayers.

[Lizann]

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Glad you guys are home Nora! Hope she settles in and you guys get back to a routine.
Spoke to my mom this morning and dad has had a few very bad nights. She is managing for right now, but I know she's struggling. I'm hoping this is not going to last.

[SKendall]

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Hi everyone, stinking hot here.

Nora, my husband had angina and the nitro was a big help. We are all with you here. Try to take care of yourself, you are carrying a large burden.

I finally got the pain patch it is fentanyl so I had a consult with the pharmacist. He said it got it's bad name for overdoses b/c people were mixing it with heroin and I'm on a pretty low dose. I only have 10 so I only use one a day, but could use more because the painful area is hip to hip. Anyway even partial pain relief is a blessing.

Have a great day everyone.

[Lizann]

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Skendall glad you finally got some relief. What is the plan for the long term?

[Lizann]

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Happy Thursday! Going to be hot, hot hot here today. Definitely going to stay indoors. What's everyone else up to?
Skendall how are you feeling?
Rusty, are you working close to home or are you on the rode again?
Nora, hope you and mom are doing better.
Pauly I think the memorial service is coming up. Right? I am thinking of you and sending you strength to get through this.
Glassy, what's up on the other side of the world.
AG I guess you're still enjoying your time away in Alaska.
Erin will be coming over in a bit with the baby. Her and I are going shopping for her "push present". Yes it's a real thing, you get a gift for having a baby. I am taking my dress for the wedding to be altered today. It's a bit snug. I am looking forward to holding my grand bebe, as glassie would say! I hope you all have a fabulous AF Thursday!

[NoraC]

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Happy Thursday

[NoraC]

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Good evening from Sunny Southern California.

I am not going to attempt to go back & catch up right now. I have been skimming but to be honest my brain hasn't been functioning well. Ha ha Thank you all again for all the prayers and positive thoughts. It helped. Liz - thank you for checking in on me. :hug:
I'll give you a quick update and then stop boring you with all the details. Yesterday was not a good day and I really felt like the end was getting near. :sad: She was pretty out of it and when she tried to talk, it was almost too much trouble. I knew she wasn't feeling well but couldn't get it pinpointed what was wrong. Got her to bed and she was so out of it, I did not give her the new blood pressure pill. Thank goodness I didn't because this afternoon at the Dr's office, it was 100/60. So, we are holding off on that and going to go back and get her bp checked tomorrow afternoon.
Referring us to a neurologist to review that Alz meds and referring to a cardiologist. So, we are just going to take it a day at a time.......or One Step at a Time. And that is the only way it works for me.

I saw that your Dad isn't doing well, Liz. I'm so sorry. I know it is so hard on your Mom.

I love hearing about the babies Liz and Glassie really need to keep telling me stories. Plus, Pauly is going to be joining in soon. Hopefully, I'll join that club one day.

Pauly - I'm so sorry to hear that your sister isn't doing well. Praying for her.

SK - I hope that you can get some relief. I'm glad they finally gave you something but it's ridiculous what you have to go thru.

Have a great evening folks. I'm off to Amazon a blood pressure machine. The one I bought when Mom moved in is a piece of crap. (I was talking to my brother on the phone and I was telling him the machine was a piece of shit. Then, he tells me that my great nephew heard me. I didn't know I was on speaker phone LOL)

[Lizann]

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Good to hear from you Nora!

[NoraC]

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I laughed at the 'push present'. I thought the baby was the present. :rotlf:

[NoraC]

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Happy poets day