My Sister's best friend's Husband's Memorial Service in Manhattan, Ks was streamed to where I could watch it from HOME. I noticed that my sister wasn't in attendance, but her Husband and Son were and I immediately thought she must have gotten sick where she couldn't attend. Telephoning my Mom and then my Sister, I found out that she was ill at HOME unable to travel the distance. She also watched the service from HOME.
This was horribly difficult for my Sister to not be able to attend as they have been good friends for over 50 years. We chatted for an hour and a half. She is ill. I knew she was having tests the day before the service to check her out. She still does not know completely what is wrong with her health. Issues with Gastroparesis, Diverticulitis, possibly Kidney Disease. I am familiar with Diverticulitis, but the Gastroparesis was something I was unfamiliar with until she started having problems about 10 years ago. Sorry she is ill. Very sorry. As we age, there will be challenges. She is a heavy Coke drinker. She'll drink it and coffee before having a nutritious meal as with this Gastroparesis she feels full and not hungry. She probably is full because the system slows way down with this condition and the stomach is actually full.
She will not give up her Coke. It will kill her first. Drinking DARK sugary sodas are part of the problem of developing KIDNEY DISEASE. The phosphoric acid in the dark sodas is a huge problem. I tenderly told her that because I love her I'm telling her that she needs to give up her COKE. This is a joke to her and she's not going to listen. Years ago, I had told her that she wasn't sick enough to give up soda. I think she is sick enough now and is playing a denial game with herself about giving up soda. Nobody wants to be told they are doing harm to their body...it's my body to do harm to so leave me alone. I will have to gently tell her again about this drink and if she makes fun of it, I will simply say then you're going to suffer when you don't have to. You don't love yourself. She will not like this, but I guess it's the way it will go. Is it callus to say then you are going to suffer? Probably. Perhaps I will just remain silent and pray. Should she change what she is doing, what she eats and drinks or will this be something she will have to tell herself?
TODAY, I am at HOME... still exhausted. It's a way of LIFE which I am struggling to make better. I decided that I would go ahead and end the Daniel Diet/Fast and eat eggs for BRUNCH. I think I will simply eat modest meals with little bread, sugar, caffeine, alcohol and meat. I'll continue to bump up the veggies, fruit and legumes. I already do not drink soda, seldom have alcohol, easy on the caffeine. When I do have meat, I need to abide by eating only a palm size amount of it. Increasing legumes needs to take place.
Chew, chew, chew...seriously. Chew every bite of food extremely well before swallowing. Eat slower and take my dear sweet time.
I've been doing laundry. In between loads, I do other things like work at clearing off the Dining room table which is stacked with things that need dealt with. This is the pits. Slow work.
We have stacked a pile of Christmas boxes in the middle of the Living room floor so when the weather cooperates, we can take the boxes down into the cellar. It's way too cold today. Maybe on Tuesday we'll venture out carrying box after box of decorations.
With putting away the miniature Christmas Tree, it should be in a storage box instead of just sitting out for more dust to settle on it. I'd better go to town to get one.
Getting our STUFF organized and in better condition to store it all, is taking some effort. Everything about organizing is an ongoing journey with me.
While working in this small COTTAGE, I think a great deal about how this place needs such and such done to it. LIFE is good and figuring this place out is an honor. I'd like to have more fun at it instead of dragging my feet. I know I shouldn't take my dear sweet time on getting settled, but I am. I'd better improve on this. My attitude needs some help. HELP!
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