Today I sit in my comfy green swivel chair by the laced covered window in my old pink housecoat sipping hot coffee with cream. Undone hair and teeth needing brushed. Needing rest, I decided to type a post. It's been awhile. There have been days that I used to type a couple of post and called it satisfying. Still enjoy bloggin'.
The sound of men's footsteps can be heard outside Retirement Cottage as the City is having the sidewalk redone. Quick footsteps in work boots. Having a new respect for men that work over a sidewalk and do BUSINESS as usual. Their voices are unfamiliar sounds in a lower range frequency to an old women typing on this computer which is on her last leg.
Our Indian Summer has been a huge BLESSING to us as we go through an ordeal that I will share at a much later date. It is horrendous. My last post made me stop in my tracks as I reread it about the Lord showing us things that we know not of and it would be a blessing.
The kindness of strangers during this time has been eye opening. Still many good people out there.
My brain is on overload as I do what I do. The last few days I have been feeling stress bombard my being. Noticed in my soul and old body. I wake early in the mornings with tired eyes thinking about what I need to accomplish in the day. My day timer is a simple spiral notebook that isn't fancy in anyway. I like it that way.
Casual handwriting scribbles my list down leaving nothing to the imagination. Ink on paper. Nothing fancy. Basic simplicity.
The month of October has become the month of November which will not be forgotten.
Breaking a tooth and having it worked over with a build up and crown. Cha-ching there goes another dental bill that will have to be paid. GULP. I pray they will work with us on paying payments. It seems like I get one bill paid off and three more arise.
October 2016 will not be one I easily forget. Too much happened to say the least.
Mother.in.law on her death bed. Rushed trip to Texas and she improved to fail again. Doctor said to Father.in.law that it was just a matter of time. I thought....it's all just a matter of time, isn't it?
Broken collar bone, pneumonia, heart attack. Father.in.law was wanting so badly to celebrate their 65th Wedding Anniversary as he was recovering from lung cancer. They did make it. M.I.L is now in a Nursing Home and he in a rented house. In the same town which means he can see her and not have to drive so far as he had been.
One of my sweet Grandsons turned 7 and we were able to go to the party. Wonderful time it was.
Halloween weather was pleasant as we sat on the porch waiting to hand out candy. We only had about 15 Trick-or-Treaters. I regret that I didn't have LIFE SIZE Candy bars to pass out to the lil ones. I wish I had done this instead of smaller versions of melts in your mouth bite size chocolate bars. Drat. The young children may have participated in walking the downtown sidewalks where the stores hand candy out to the costumed children.
Next year perhaps I will remember that they do this and watch first hand the event. If I can remember that this is a yearly event, I will do my best to go downtown for the treat.
My Daddy ended up in the Hospital with double pneumonia. He began talking out of his head as he was given a stronger dose of morphine. He has taken morphine for years due to a broken back and pain. I read up on DELIRIUM IN THE ELDERLY AND HE SOUNDS LIKE A CANDIDATE. It is next to impossible to explain to my mother as she is hard of hearing and doesn't seem to comprehend things as easily as she once did. God bless her as she has placed her Husband of 68 years in a Nursing Home and daily listens to him talk out of his head making noises that no one can explain.
DELIRIUM IN THE ELDERLY CAN COME ON WHEN THERE IS INFECTION OR INJURY IN THE BODY. As I read about it, it's common to get delirium with a urinary tract infection, pnuemonia, head injury and more. Dad has dementia plus he had a urinary tract infection AND pneumonia as well as head injury and congestive heart failure. This can explain him making unusual sounds, making no sense and being in pain. DELIRIUM....hello. You know I may be an overweight OLD white housewife, but I can read and think using logic. Hello.
https://www.caring.com/articles/what-causes-delirium
Mother can no longer lift Dad to help him get up and down out of the chair, off the bed, out of the car not to mention bathroom breaks and showers. He was transferred to the Nursing Home which means Mom visits him through out the day. They celebrated their 68th Wedding Anniversary and then last Sunday we celebrated his 90th birthday. He made it. I was wondering if he would. He did. We rejoiced.
LATER I will share about what we have gone through concerning retirement. It's a doozy. Life changing.
The Elections fell in here somewhere.
One of my sons turned 39.
I'll be going back to medical complex to have an MRI done as we have found out that I have lesions in the liver. I knew I had huge fibroid tumors in the uterus. CT Scan indicated this news to me as I have also known from exams and other tests. As I mature and the fibroids begin to shrink, they have calcified. All that I have endured with these fibroids and I will try to shrink them even more with castor oil packs, heat and rest. Shall see if this helps. Receiving my insurance statement for the CT Scan made my eyes bug out. I was overjoyed when the insurance company paid the brunt of my bill. When I received a bill from Via Christi my eyes bugged out at what I was charged. Close to $4200.oo. My eyes bugged out i tell ya. So when the insurance informed me that they had paid almost the entire amount I REJOICED. REJOICED!!!!!
You see if you do not QUICKLY pay off the balance at a super quick pace....the industry does not hesitate to use a bill collector agency. They are not so nice to deal with. Just sayin'.
Then there's my 65 year old brother who is diabetic with mental issues. He has slipped a cob. EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE HE HAS TO HAVE HIS MEDS TWEAKED. Well it's that time again. When he begins non-stop talk about subjects that never happened...it's difficult to be around. Non-stop talk about events that never happened. Such as when mom was in the hospital having another baby the four of us sat on the curb and they came and got us and put us to hard labor. In reality my Mom had 4 children. Not sure which number of baby he was talking about and not sure who he thought put us to hard work.
Don't forget auto issues. Yes, the auto issues of replacing a battery on one occasion, on another occasion replacing an alternator while in Kansas City and brakes on the other car. Yesterday when I went to drive the Lilly (Lincoln) she was deader than a door knob. The key clickers couldn't awaken her as she sits by the curb. We drove Husband's car instead. My dear Husband said he'd charge the battery in the morning before he left for work. I told him, no. I had plenty to do inside the house and would wait until he got home from work. May see about putting this off until the week-end where he would have a bigger window of time to work within instead of the evening as the sun goes down.
We need to go and order a new fridge and stove this evening over in Topeka. Will drive his auto, Lord willing.
WELL I have really enjoyed jibber jabbering today. It has been a relaxing activity. RELAXING. Needed that today as I am over tired. Sorry, wish I wasn't, but it has caught up with me.
On a brighter note....I will be getting new appliances that should last at least ten years. At 61 if we be blessed to live until we are 71, then we should save up money for a household account in replacing appliances as we age. I am praying that my Husband be able to retire soon which means many changes to embrace. One day at a time.
Yogurt for LUNCH. Need to remember to take me pills. Sometimes it's a challenge to recall it's pill taking time. Know what I mean, Vern? My Hubby will understand this question.
God Bless and Love to all.
Cottage Blessings,
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