General Chat

Just popping in breifly at work, been chaotic at home, I didn't know the internet was an addiction LOL.
We are all OK, some speech development from my grandson, plus he has suddenly started drawing and writing his name, out of the blue. I am floored, he also the other day was determined to wear his green shirt (suddenly he knows all the colours), but it had been left in the back garden in the rain overnight. he asked his mother "are you my mother?" and her reply was "yes I am your mother and you are not wearing that muddy shirt!!" A real conversation, to me a miracle. It's like someone has turned on a light, he has drawn a recognizable person, and the shape of a toolbox, which he identified as such.
Sarah has been discharged from her (IBI )therapy and I fear she will now slide backwards, and lose any potential for her future.
I hope we'll have the computer prob fixed and be back online in a week or so. Appreciate Liz keeping me in touch.
hugs
MAry

not been on here for quite a while but do look in from time to time to see how everyone is getting along - Gail, I am so very sorry about your Dad. When I lost my Dad it was the end of the world and a very long time before I could even speak his name without bursting into tears. Now though, after about twelve years, I can look back and think of all the lovely times we had together, all the happy memories of a wonderful father and husband to my lovely Mum, now also gone. You do get over it eventually and learn to live with it but of course they will always be in your heart.

I am so sorry to learn what has happened to Gill - how can people be so cruel. Let's hope that whoever was so cruel takes time to look in on this thread and see how people are being so helpful and caring towards each other - never has there been an unkind word on this thread and please God there never will be.

It's a wonderful thread which Carole had the good sense to start and now coming up to it's 4,000th posting!! something for everyone who posts on here to be extremely proud of.

And if you are looking in Gill, you will know that we are all thinking of you and wishing you well and looking forward to seeing you back posting soon.

Love to all, Ann XXXX

Gail lass xxx
So sorry to hear the news about your Dad...keep your chin up..much love.

JoycePx

Gail I am so sorry for your loss.
Love Deanna XX

Too hot on here my lovely pals, so will see you all much later.
Love, Deanna XXX

on a positive note Iam doing very well thanks. at the moment depession is under controll (still on 1 tab a day) doctors got me on vit pill and iron sup's, hormon tables, some tablet to settle the acide about 8 tablets all up. Iron levels have come up in my blood but my iron stores are at 8 and the chart starts at 15 doc's now sending me of to a guyno got the feeling she's passing the buck. but I am feeling much better not sleepy all the time . And making hay while the sun's shineing . keep your chins up and give yourself's a chance to feel the sun on your face love and hugs to all Irene

Just to say Gill is suspended until 25 August. Will look forward to her return then.

Ann
Glos

Hi everyone hope you have a lovely day
Rachxxxx

Gail I am so sorry to hear of your sad news I didn't come on the board yesterday so I have just found out
Hugs xxx

As Liz said I am still with no kitchen but at least drain devils and rentakill have been so the flies are almost all gone .They will come back next week and spray again then I can get my floor back down .

Still going crazy with son who will not admit there is any thing wrong .I still don't know if he is going to resit exams or jack it in .Read him the riot act this morning as he was doing his usual playing on computer and I am washing clothes in the bath .hoovering etc etc . He is off now to the clinic so my turn on the computer !!!

Hope you are all well
love
Kathy xxxx

HI EVERYONE,
Carole,I am well thanks.Haven't been out much but am having a mini meet on wednesday with Helen S. and Tizwas,all being well.
Hope I can make it.OH has taken the day off to take me and pick me up,even though its only about 15-20 mins walk away,I would probably work myself up into a panic if I did walk it lol.Just hope tummy is all right on the day,-might take some immodium just in case.Will let you know how we went on later.xx


Great news about your grandson Mary xx
still thinking of you Gail xx
love and ((((((((((hugs)))))))))))))))) to you all

evening everyone hope you all enjoyed this nice sunshine we been having ,well on a good note been a good day today for hubby we went a bus ride into town and had a little stroll he still gets a bit breathless biut carrys his inhailer the scar on his cheast is healing up nice apart from one little bit witch is still sore ,more bloods due tomorrow ,but i think and hope we on the mend now slow and steady ,he due to start cardio phsyo soon twice a week at the local hospital and due to see surgion on 2 sept for follow up , well as for me im ok today i have up and down days went and had my eyes tested today due to pick up them tomorrow ,i had a little panic attack while i was waiting to go in for test wanted to run to the tiolet and paniced more because there wasnt one ,silly me i got through it then after test was done didnt need to go lol well have a lovley evening everyone gill and gail thinking about you both xxxelaine xx

Elaine,
I am pleased that your OH is on the mend albeit slowly. Nice for you to be able t go into town and have a little walk around.

I chuckled when I read your post about having your eyes checked and picking them up tomorrow!!!! I hope you mean the glasses??

take care
Ann
Glos

Thank you for all your thoughts and PMs. I will hopefully be more able to write next week.

Thinkng of you as you are of me. Your outpouring of compassion and love has been an enormous help.

Love and hugs back a thousand fold.

Gail

Elaine that is good news thatyou two have been able to go out. xx

Gail thinking of you xx

Deanna hope you are keeping cool somewhere! xx

Had friends here from Holland so been very busy, but it's been lovely to see them. Well have to get on and go to work. I'm driving today so can take my mind off the loo a bit.

Carole xx

Where are you all? No one been here since I posted this morning before work!

Hope it means you are all well, and enjoying the heat outside xxx

evening everyone well things have moved on today started this morning with a call from stoke hospital from a nutritonist concerned about hubby she treating it as urgant hubby is borderline anerexic he has never been a big built bloke but i must say i see him fading infront of me he only eats small portions have tryed small and often ,all the medical drinks ,supplements from gp ,now they going to refure him to hospital ,i think this is the surgion whom has started the ball rolling could give him a big hug to say thank you then this afternoon our gp had letter and refural letter faxed through to him that was quick have to go pick some stuff up for him tomorrow to take and wait for appiontment .hugs to all elaine

Hi Elaine so pleased your husband is going to get looked at. Hope he starts to improve with their help x
xx

Elaine, I'm so pleased that someone is taking notice of your husband at last.
Now they see that he needs a little help, he is going to be okay.
It will take all the worry you have been carrying around with you... off your shoulders love. X

Carole, I have a fan on in the cubby now and the window open. I can't reach the window to open it, and if I shut it, all I can do is go outside and push it too... then one of my long armed men will lock it for me.
I hope I go to Heaven... because I know that I will never be able to stand the heat in the other place!!! ;-0(
Hope you are well Carole. X

How are you coping Gail?
I know it is hard love. X

Joyce... thinking of you ,and will eventually pm you. X

That may end up being just the appointment you need Irene... lets hope it is. X

Rach, Ann, Kathy, (no kitchen??)
Betty, enjoy your grandson's visit.
Liz, Mary, and everyone I have missed... be well and I do think of you.
Angela... you still doing well these days?

Better move on and spread myself around a bit... not difficult with my figure... kind of does it itself really. ;-0)

Bless you all, and enjoy the sun.
Deanna XXX

Ronald, how true that little poem is.
Thanks for that.

I had the same experience as you did and shocked myself by my calmness.
7 years later I am still here and doing well.
Just hope that if I need to face another 'biggie' I can be as able as the last time.

Contentment is better than happiness... and easier to attain.
Good luck all of you.
Deanna XXX

Deanna,
That made me chuckle!! The thought of you spreading yourself around!

Not quite so close here today, very pleasant really sunny and warm, thought we were in for rain this morning but it didn't happen. spent an hour pottering in the garden dead heading all the pelargoniums and petunias.

Elaine, good that they are looking closely at your OH's appetite. Hopefully they will sort something out. When my Mum was 81 she had a colostomy and had a stoma fitted. It was a big op, especially for somebody her age who had not been in hospital since her teens. after the op she was very depressed for quite while and didn't eat much at all. eventually though she started to pick up and went back to digging her garden, weeding etc, went on holiday. She lived until she was 85 perfectly fit and healthy , she died of an aortic aneurism in the end. I am sure your OH will eventually start eating again. Was he normally a good eater?

Carole, not many people posting at the moment but that is general I think on all the boards. very slow moving, must be the school holidays.

Ann
glos

hi all sorry i haven't been around my oh is a little better the dr thinks he as diabetes he is going to have a test on friday
gail im very sorry to hear about your dad love


love and hugs to all
carolina xx