A friend and neighbor of my in Orlando was diagnosed with brain cancer this past spring. I found out yesterday that even after chemo and radiation she now has only a matter of days/hours left. She's in a coma and probably will not wake from it. RIP Linda New.
Thursday, September 27, 2012
Tuesday, September 18, 2012
Stormy, stormy night
We had a storm and a half last night. Major lighting and wind! The power went out twice...once for about 2 hours and later for about half an hour. It's still raining now, just not storming.
When I went out to get the newspaper a while ago I found the front yard covered with moss and small limbs from the pecan trees. I got all of the big stuff up and out to the curb, I figure the little stuff makes it look more like Fall!
A couple or three weeks ago I hurt my left shoulder, not sure exactly which activity did it, or if it was a combination of everything...I turned my mattress, pruned some trees and shrubs, carried a couple of cases of pet food as well as a couple of heavy bags of dry pet food, carried a couple of cases of water and took 5-6 heavy bags or magazines out for recycling as well as the normal day to day stuff. Woke up the next morning almost unable to move. Yesterday it was better, not gone, but better. I'm sure it's just needing rest and time. I keep forgetting that I'm not as young as I once was and there are probably some things I shouldn't do. Dang!!
Tomorrow is my day to host bridge. I had planned one menu, but didn't get to the store yesterday. So, this morning I went through my pantry and freezer and came up with food...not what I planned, but it'll work. I sure wish we would do the eating thing and the visiting thing without the bridge thing. I'm such a poor player that it's almost painful!
The rain seems to have let up quite a bit. Maybe I'll make a try for the grocery store!
When I went out to get the newspaper a while ago I found the front yard covered with moss and small limbs from the pecan trees. I got all of the big stuff up and out to the curb, I figure the little stuff makes it look more like Fall!
A couple or three weeks ago I hurt my left shoulder, not sure exactly which activity did it, or if it was a combination of everything...I turned my mattress, pruned some trees and shrubs, carried a couple of cases of pet food as well as a couple of heavy bags of dry pet food, carried a couple of cases of water and took 5-6 heavy bags or magazines out for recycling as well as the normal day to day stuff. Woke up the next morning almost unable to move. Yesterday it was better, not gone, but better. I'm sure it's just needing rest and time. I keep forgetting that I'm not as young as I once was and there are probably some things I shouldn't do. Dang!!
Tomorrow is my day to host bridge. I had planned one menu, but didn't get to the store yesterday. So, this morning I went through my pantry and freezer and came up with food...not what I planned, but it'll work. I sure wish we would do the eating thing and the visiting thing without the bridge thing. I'm such a poor player that it's almost painful!
The rain seems to have let up quite a bit. Maybe I'll make a try for the grocery store!
Sunday, September 16, 2012
Finally...
It has been so long since I last posted (9 months) that I've almost forgotten that I ever had anything to say.
A dear son-in-law has recently been diagnosed with stage 4 prostate cancer. It has spread to his bones. He'll be on chemo, radiation and harmone therapy. He was in the hospital for 10 or 11 days and had countless test and finally surgery to partially remove one of several tumors on his spine. This surgery has restored the use of his legs and he's now able to use a walker, and has been able to go home. I think home and family is often one of the best healers.
I have a new kitten and a new tin roof. They both are giving me great pleasure.
The horror going on in the mid-east has always had biblical overtones to me, but the current escalation seems to mirror the end times predictions of the Hopi, Di Vinci, the Bible, the Myan and many others. I pray for our Earth, our people and all living things.
A dear son-in-law has recently been diagnosed with stage 4 prostate cancer. It has spread to his bones. He'll be on chemo, radiation and harmone therapy. He was in the hospital for 10 or 11 days and had countless test and finally surgery to partially remove one of several tumors on his spine. This surgery has restored the use of his legs and he's now able to use a walker, and has been able to go home. I think home and family is often one of the best healers.
I have a new kitten and a new tin roof. They both are giving me great pleasure.
The horror going on in the mid-east has always had biblical overtones to me, but the current escalation seems to mirror the end times predictions of the Hopi, Di Vinci, the Bible, the Myan and many others. I pray for our Earth, our people and all living things.
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