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Nancy, I am so sorry to hear of your delay. Stay home and get well. It is hard but take care of you. I am praying for you today.
I need to follow my own advice as my sore throat is not letting up and I coughed all night so I didn’t sleep. I am on my way to Urgent care now. We will see if they will touch me with my diagnosis and being out of state.
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Thanks Hershey. I haven't talked to my Mom but will call her today. Not sure how much she knows of my sickness yet. She knew I was to come for her birthday but with her mind and her no sense of time who knows.
Chris, I am so sorry that you are sick. I pray that urgent care will treat you with the proper treatments with NO hassles. It is bad enough to be sick at home but to be sick miles from your home is really a challenge. Praying for healing for both of us.
Love,
Nancy
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Nancy, I’m so,sorry you are not feeling better and had to postpone your trip. You mentioned the meds are making you feel worse, well whenever I’ve had prednisone, it makes me feel awful. I’ve stopped taking it except for real emergencies. I pray your lung problem won’t become chronic.
Chris, I’m sorry also that you are feeling worse. It’s never fun to be away from home when we are sick.
Joanne I hope all you are dealing with are flu side effects, that’s bad enough. I’ve never had a reaction like this before. Really makes you wonder if it’s worth it. I think I’m over the worst of it but last night we were out to a big family dinner and my stomach was giving me lots of problems.
I’m beginning to think the devil in this world doesn’t want Believers to enjoy anything.
Love and prayers for healing for all of us here,
Faith (in the future).
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Nancy,
I pray you feel better for a visit with Mom.
H & I continue to enjoy pleasant weather while attending the 68th USS Saratoga Reunion in Charleston South Carolina. H was in the Navy during 1965-1969. Heading home on Columbus Day.
In my prayers one and all. -
I am so sorry so many are sick right now. Here they are blaming it on allergies and MANY are very sick including our son and his family and me too. We didn't get a flu shot because we read a report from a doctor statistics show that they are NOT effective and the side effects can be far worse than GETTING the flu. Many who do get the shot STILL get the flu. Doctors all push it but we just say no thanks. Can it be that there is a mega bug out there that they are not labeling? Fall is flue time so maybe there is a strain going "viral" pardon the pun. Nancy I think you were wise to stay put and rest. Your mom will surely appreciate a "second" birthday celebration.
Praying for ALL of you!
Love,
Ade
P.S. When the caregiver becomes the sickie - they are STILL the caregiver! Just the way it is.
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Hi ladies,
It sounds like many of us are sick. Teka, enjoy your reunion. Stay safe and well.
Joanne, I hope you get over your effects of the flu shot. I cannot have any vaccines in my condition so I won't be having any flu shot any time soon.
Faith, I hope you are well enough to enjoy family that are coming in. I know the Marathon is tomorrow and praying your grand daughter will do well and that you will NOT be sick to enjoy being with everyone coming in.
Chris, I pray you are doing better. Did you get any treatment from urgent care. They didn't put me on antibiotics but I have been on enough of them I am glad they didn't. I do hope you did receive something to make you feel better.
Ade, I hope you and all of your family that are sick will recover quickly. Maybe we gave each other a cyber virus. I know.....NOT funny but did I at least make you smile. Misery loves company so they say.
Jack Bear. Aloha. I am sticking out the Predisone because I feel it might be the only thing that will knock this out of my lungs. I can tough it out for two more days I hope.
Take care dear sisters. Praying for a good and healing rest for all of us.
Love
Nancy
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🌺🎶🎶🌌🛌🌌🎶🎶🌺 And, if the flowers and stars and music do not lul you to sleep. You can always count 🐑NancyB ♥️
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Thank you all for your prayers, while I didn’t feel great, I did enjoy some nice family time. Our granddaughter ran a fantastic Marathon, finishing in under 3 hours and we are all so happy for her.
I’m still not feeling good and I could use a few prayers as I have to have a barium swallow test in the morning and can’t eat until after the test at 9:30. The worse part is not even water after midnight. Hope I can manage that as I’m always so dry.
I’m praying for all of us here for healing. This “noodle” is going to bed!
Love and prayers,
Faith
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Faith, glad you got to spend some nice time with family and glad your grand daughter did so well at the Marathon. Praying your test tomorrow will go quickly tomorrow. My biggest trouble with that test was I was having trouble understanding the tech's directions. So I hope you get someone who speaks clearly and you can hear and understand them. I can't remember why you are having the swallow test but I hope you get some answers and solutions.
I have only one more day on the Predisone and I will be thrilled when that course is done.
Have a restful night.
Love,
Nancy
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Faith, praying you feel better soon and that the prep for your test isn't too unbearable. Praying the test results are good news too. Be strong in the Lord if not in the flesh. Sending a hug.
Welcome Nancy B - if I haven't already done so!
Nancy, when James has to take Prednisone for his fevers he doesn't sleep a wink. It doesn't affect you like that? It doesn't "cure" his fevers but it seems to shorten duration - though he says not. Praying you get to feeling better and breathing better too and can maybe be well enough to celebrate that special belated birthday soon.
We are doing better - not there yet but better and thankful for it.
Blessings upon your week, sisters,
Ade
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Thank you Ade. My little seive brain can't remember. But, I am so blessed to meet the wonderful people here and pray for & with everyone. I read to learn for many reasons. One is to have a better idea of what doctors care to hear about & need to hear.
❤️🙏❤️🎶 Love & Respect to ALL, NancyB ♥️ -
Hi dear sisters,
How is everyone doing? I have felt pretty awful for a long time and am finally seeing some light at the end of the tunnel. I saw my primary doctor today as a follow up from the urgent care visit which seems like a very long time ago but wasn't. I have acid reflux so bad from the Predisone and at this point that is the issue. I have been taking OTC meds for the reflux and the doctor suggested me adding a second to what I was taking. I don't need the inhaler anymore as he thinks it was only a temporary thing. I can't tell you how good it was to hear that because I was thinking it could be chronic from all the research I had done.
My back and leg issues will eventually be addressed as I have an order for PT. I did tell my doctor that I probably will wait until my visits to my Mom are over. I was able to cancel an apt I had with my doctor for Nov so that gives me a window of opportunity to go down and see my Mom. Just not sure if I will go down twice in Nov or wait until Thanksgiving.
It took a cashier at Walgreens to remind me that we can rise above our circumstances with God. I have never met this lady but she probably saw I was wearing a cross and felt very free to proclaim God's goodness and our victory in Him. I left with a smile and I believe it was a divine appointment for sure.
The last I posted so many were having big challenges. Faith, Ade and James, Chris, Joanne and probably more that have not posted. How are you all doing now. Nancy B. I am SOOOOOOOOO glad the Predisone is over. One night I was awake the whole night.
I am ready to leave for an allergy shot. Tomorrow is dentist and then social worker for the last time probably later in the week. I will be glad to not have apts for a while.
Take care everyone. Praying for you.
Love,
Nancy
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Dear Sisters,
When reading my Jesus Calling this morning, I Saw that I had written on the page..Cancer Surgery, 2010.
Looking back over the last nine years, I am so thankful to be here. Since that surgery, I have seen 3 family marriages, 6 grandchildren, and many blessings. If I had not gone and seen my GYN when the Holy Spirit pressed on my heart to go, it would have been so much more serious.
Praying for all here on this thread and others battling this disease. Making the most of each day the Lord has given me, as I'm sure we all are doing. Celebrating the birth of my first granddaughter last week, and looking forward to seeing all the little ones soon.
Blessings, peace, and love to you all....love, Ellen
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Congratulation to Grandma Ellen.
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Ellen, yes, for certain we all value every day more than ever and count our blessings even when the pain and sorrows try to beat us down. Our God is ALWAYS with and for us and His love lifts us up whenever we turn to Him. I'm so happy to hear about a new little grandblessing! Post a pic when you can...we LOOOVE to see new babies!
Nancy, it sounds like there just may be a light at the end of your looong tunnel. You have battled SO many battles on so many fronts that a respite is well deserved, and much needed. When those times of lesser trials finally come we give a big sigh with a "THANK YOU LORD!". I think I shared with you before that James was put on TWO 20mg Prednisone pills for fevers and he didn't sleep a wink! So he cut down his dosage to 1/2 pill and it seems to help with the fevers AND not keep him up. He does hate taking steroids but those fevers can be SO high and go on for 2 WEEKS! He's had some severe migraines lately and told his VA doctor but she said they "couldn't be migraines because they are too frequent". Not only did she chart them as "tension headaches" but she did not chart at all that he has complained of more frequent migraines and more sever pain! She failed to give a stronger dose of the preventative med (his present dosage is way below the normal dose), nor did she give him a stronger migraine med (he is also on the lowest dose of that!). She also said, "You're just getting old" when he mentioned other problems. Isn't that pathetic care? We filed to get another doctor but it has to be reviewed by a board first - so we wait.
(Allergies here are the worst! People get actually SICK they're so bad. James & I have both suffered as well as our son & his whole family. I will be glad to be done with this season. There is a large bush that has sweet smelling white flowers and it grows EVERYwhere. That's the culprit. Otherwise the weather is wonderful with blue skies all week long and temps in the 70s - perfect! We made the trip to Midland yesterday for a VA exam (for his claim towards more disability) and were on the road over 7 1/2 hours. It totally wiped us out so we went to bed WAY early and slept like babies. We have ANOTHER trip coming up NEXT Monday to the audiologist for James. We won't have NEAR The driving once we relocate to Ohio next spring or whenever. Our son had to spend 8 days on the border working so his family went up north to be with her mom there. He gets home today and the rest will follow this week. Happy to have them back!
Praying for you all (here they'd say "ALL y'all") with love.
Be strong in the Lord. He alone is our hope and our strength day to day.
Ade
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Ellen, yes, congratulations on the new blessing added to your family. And we do want a picture!
Nancy, praying God straightens out the paths to help you get to your mom and minimize the many medical hurdles you are going through right now. I met a wonderful Christian nurse at the urgent care in MO. I know she was sent by God since I was in an unfamiliar office, with an unfamiliar doctor, out of my regular HMO in a different state. My pulse was so fast she was concerned and said a prayer for me right there. Thank you Jesus who sends us just what we need when we need it.
Ade, praying through the many issues you are facing with James and the VA in addition to your own medical care and moving concerns.
I am finally feeling better--this has been a tough one. My DD has been accepted into nursing school starting in January. We are so happy for her but it means I will have the daily care of my granddaughter starting in January until she starts school in August. My daughter has to quit her job to attend school and paying for daycare at $1000 a month is just nor possible. I am thankful my DH is retired and can help but my health is gradually slipping so I am not going to fool myself into thinking it will be easy. More later...Chris
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Ellen, I hope you saw your congratulations banner because from my laptop it is not visible anymore. I tried to post it again and it only shows this little square thing. This might mean I may not be able to post banners like I do if this doesn't change.
Ade, when I hear people say their doctor says you are just getting old I just cringe. I know that there are some things that come with aging but when that is said when the doctor just doesn't have an answer they need to own that and say I just don't know. I do hope you can find another doctor.
Chris, I am glad you found a sympathetic and compassionate nurse when going to urgent care. It is a stressful time whenever you have to go so having someone there making you feel more at ease is a huge blessing. I am happy to hear your daughter has been accepted into nursing school but I know that is going to make it harder for you. Praying that you feel much better and that God will give you the needed strength when that time comes.
Faith how did your test go? How are you doing?
I am having some GI problems from my new meds combo but in general I have felt much better. I went out after my dentist apt today and took a drive through the Arboretum with my camera. I took pics from my car and I did get out for some short stints.
I was so happy to hear that my cousin drove my Aunt (my Mom's sister) from her assisted living facility to see my Mom at hers. Two days later my Aunt had a mild heart attack and was in the hospital for a couple of days and had to go back on to the hospital on Sunday. I am not sure if my Mom knows this or not yet. I just found out today. My Mom comes from a family of nine siblings and she and my Aunt are the only two left.
Ellen I hope you did get to see your banner before it went poof.
Have a good night dear sisters.
Love,
Nancy
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Nancy, I'm sorry you were so sick and didn't make it to visit your Mom. I've been thinking of you and praying that all is well with you and everyone here. Thanks for asking about me. It's been a very busy, somewhat stressful couple of weeks here. While I enjoy seeing the family and now my granddaughter passing through on her fall break, I feel like a maid and chauffeur. Adding in my tests and I'm worn out. My Barium swallow test was inclusive as to the reason I have difficulty swallowing so I need to have an endoscopy now. The ultrasound of my kidney shows it's only a cyst, so I'm not going to worry about that. I'm also having PT again for the ongoing pain in my leg and back. I hope it will get better but right now, it's more sore than it was.
Chris, I'm glad you're finally feeling better and that your daughter was accepted into nursing school. However I can understand it's definitely a mixed blessing if you have full time care of your granddaughter. That can be very exhausting and stressful when you're older even if you weren't dealing with cancer. I'm sure we will all be praying that God gives you the strength you need.
Ade, I'm so sorry that you and James have to deal with such awful VA health care and that his headaches and fevers never seem to end. I'm sure you'll be happy to move back to Ohio even if the sunsets aren't as beautiful. And. Yes, I hate it when a doctor says it part of getting old! It's wonderful that you have such faith to sustain you through all the trials.
Ellen, congratulations on the new granddaughter. Grandchildren are so special and bring so much joy to our lives. We are kinda partial to granddaughters but we love our boys a lot too.
I'm giving thanks and praise to God tonight for all His blessings that my DH and I have had as we celebrate being married for 59 years today. It's really hard to believe it's been that long. I guess time flies when you're having fun. 😉 Wehave been blessed with four great children who are married to good people and ten wonderful grandchildren. Life hasn't been all roses and sunshine but we are still here and have so much to be grateful for.
Love and prayers for everyone,
Faith (in the future).
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HAPPY 59TH ANNIVERSARY TO FAITH AND HER HUSBAND.
I am not able to post my usual banners. Something is being restricted and not sure what is happening. Sorry.
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Happy Anniversary Faith. That is a mighty accomplishment!
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Okay Faith. I am trying one more time. Yeah it worked.
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Thank you Nancy and Chris for the good wishes. We will be going out to dinner tonight as I was too tired last night from the PT. Also, tomorrow is his birthday so we're celebrating a 2 for 1 tonight. Celebrating with the family later this month. It’s really hard to get everyone together, life is just too busy
Have a good evening everyone.
Love and prayers ,
Faith
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FAITH ~*~ ANNIVERSARY BLESSINGS TO YOU BOTH AND BIRTHDAY BLESSINGS TO YOUR HUBBY!
I HOPE YOUR CELEBRATION IS LOVELY!
Hugs,
Ade
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Faith, I hope you and DH have a wonderful dinner celebration for the BiG 59 and his birthday.
I had my therapy today............camera therapy that is. I have felt much better the last couple of days and I have been out a with my camera. I will share a few pics from today.
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Wonderful pix, Nancy - I could get lost in them.
Ade
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True about the wonderful fall colors. I might be in 'Paradice', but I miss seasons.Thanks for sharing
NancyB ♥️🐾🎶🎶 -
Thanks Ade and Nancy B. I had more camera therapy this evening into the sunset. I'll have to post some when I go through all the pics.
I had my last social worker apt today and am moving on. It has been a long haul but glad I am back to normal whatever that is.
Have a good night everyone.
Love,
Nancy
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Nancy, your photos are lovely as usual. Autumn is my favorite season ... so tranquil and colorful. Thank you for posting your works of art.
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Thank you Hershey. I was able to get out yesterday for a long time with my camera and I will post some of those photos later. Have a great weekend. We are actually experiencing a fabulous colorful fall which doesn't always happen so I am trying to soak it all in while the leaves are still on the trees.
Love,
Nancy
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Ladies I haven't posted much lately but read and pray for you almost every dsy. I am asking for prayer as I go through some deep mourning for old losses. Love, Jean
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