Can we have a forum for "older" people with bc?

The present moment is never intolerable. It is always what
is coming in five minutes or five days that makes people
despair.The Law of Life is to live in the present, and this
applies to both time and place.Keep your attention to the
present moment, and in the place where your body is now.

Emmet Fox

My day with my mother yesterday went well although it was strenuous for both of us, getting her into the car, into the wheelchair to go into church, back into the car, back into the wheelchair to go into the restaurant, back into the car, into the nursing home wheelchair when we arrived at the nursing home. Her final transition was into the bed. I got my exercise getting her personal wheelchair in and out of the back of my Prius.

She seemed to enjoy her lunch, especially a cup of gumbo.

This morning I'm off to the gym and then a PCP appointment at noon. She won't be any more pleased about my weight than I am.

Wishing everyone a good day. Jackie, I will be glad when I can mention some cool weather!

Didn't have our heater on this morning, but we could have. Though not a worry, it will warm a bit more through today then it has been for a few days so we didn't want to have to 'cool' the house later in the day. We just braved a slight chill -- not bad at all with a hot steaming cup of coffee.

Dh cleaned the drive-way-parking area yesterday so it looks a little less Fall-like outside, but a bit of wind and we will be right back to where we were. Still fighting the dust on our freshly oiled and chipped roads. The pea gravel is so darn dusty. Normally, we have enough heat left ( sun ) to warm the oil below enough for more of the gravel to sink into it. That is not happening so far this yr. So, lots of car washing. Soon I need to get an over-all heavy-duty clean up. If I go over to my cousin's she will help me. She is such a good person. Always willing to lend a helping hand with things.

Going on Wednesday to the V.A. Hosp. in Marion -- 75 miles south to have my ears examined by the ear Dr. I'm glad that they take the time, but I'd be the first to yell if I was having issues. I have that pin-prick hole in one ear drum which hey could repair. The only thing is ---- if I don't get my ears wet and get infections it doesn't matter a whole lot and I can skip a procedure. I will also go for another audiology test and I think new hearing aids will be ordered for me. I think I mentioned here recently --- they seem to know about how long these things will last ( comes to 4 yrs. for the ones they use ) so that will be done as well. So, some time after I will have another trip in my future to pick up the new set.

Hope Monday is as sunny for you as it is here. I think maybe around 77 today --- which for me if no humidity is really nice.

Hope you have as many more as you want. Enjoy your special day.

Blessings, Jackie

Puffin, Hope you have a wonderful Birthday!

Happy Birthday, Puffin!

Happy Birthday Puffin. Hope you have a wonderful day!

Humility accompanies every experience wherein we let ourselves fully listen to others, to learn from them, to be changed by their words, their presence.Each opportunity we take to be fully present to other people, totally with them in mind and spirit, will bless us while it blesses them.Offering and receiving the gift of genuine attention is basic to the emotional growth of every human being. -unattributed

Slept in today and missed morning service at temple. Solved the “am I ‘sick’ for purposes of dispensation from Yom Kippur fasting?” conundrum (is AI therapy “treatment,” or would I have to be recovering from surgery, undergoing chemo or rads, or suffering terrible SEs or mets?) by deciding that I would eat & drink for sustenance & health. I need my one cup of black coffee to keep my asthmatic lungs open, and avoiding water is ill-advised for all but the most hardy. As to solid food, I decided to eat only enough protein to keep my blood sugar steady, my strength up, and my body continuing to heal itself—and not for enjoyment. So I had an egg. That should hold me till sunset. Had planned to go to afternoon/memorial/concluding service, but it’s about to storm (awoke to the sound of thunder) and I don’t relish having to walk home in that (or wait in the rain for the parking shuttle). My sinuses and my sore LE arm have been confirming the plunging barometer even though the rain has yet to start.

Happy Belated Birthday, Puffin. So sorry I missed your special day and I sure hope you had a great time!

Carole, you are so wise to spend all the time that you can with your Mom. There are so many days that I wish I once again had that opportunity.

It has been a rainy, dreary day. I bowled this morning and played Bunco this afternoon so it didn't affect me too much except for the fact that I have been up really late two nights this week to watch Cubs baseball. I am hoping this is our year!

Actually Ritajean, TODAY is my birthday so you were right on with your birthday wishes.

Thank you all for your birthday wishes, I had a great day, free lunch at Denny's with step daughter in law, and free supper at a Mexican restaurant with 6 friends. Guess I'd better hit the gym tomorrow!

If I were to prescribe one process in the training of people which is fundamental to success in any direction, it would be thorough ongoing training in the habit of accurate observation. It is a habit which every one of us should be seeking evermore to perfect.

Eugene G. Grace

I wasn't excited at all about this quote and it is not my usual, but I was recalling back about having, not once but twice, although a lot of time in between each, missed stop signs. That is high on my list of watching ( accurate observation ) now. Fortunately, I live in such a tiny town that it wasn't a big problem, but so often we become 'rote' in action for a lot of things and don't give the same amt. of attention and concentration each time.

COLD one here. Was 28 when I got up. Been soooo dry, didn't think the colors wud be as good this fall, BUT they are beautiful, better every day. A lot of people come up from NYC to enjoy leaf peeping in the Catskills!

I found the above to be so true. For 25 yrs. I was fortunate in being able to live about a mile from the Pacific ocean. I could look out my window and see it. It had the most soothing effect I've ever experienced. Whatever cares and troubles --- standing and picking out a wave to follow on its journey from the shore to somewhere beyond the horizon never failed to remove my cares and concerns, erase heartbreak, soothe my soul and leave me feeling so much lighter and able to face my day and my life with a sense of inner spiritual renewal.

One time I told my mother how wonderful I always felt after I returned from the beach and she shared with me the fact that my dad so often would drive to the beach and sit and watch the waves for hours on end. He too ( without knowing why ) could cleanse some of the debris that often attaches to us when we have troubles that are hard to shake or find a reasonable, workable answer for.

Not everyone can go to the beach, but I do think there are many others ways --- solitude, a quiet walk in the woods, just getting in tune with something outside of yourself for long enough to break the ties of some of the negativities that come with being here and alive.

No sun outside today, but it is not crispy cool, just cool. One of the NICE Fall days. Leaves are turning, but if we don't get a frost we won't have too much bright orange in our leaves. There are a lot starting to find their way to the ground.

I hope you all have a great Saturday. It is time ( many plans have already been made ) to do the annual last wiener roasts of the yr. with those with small kids having hay rides and evening bon-fires where the required Smores will be made to go with the hot chocolate. I don't know if we will go to any this yr. We are still thinking about it. The older we are, we are less inclined to feel the need of keeping up this ritual with no personal family here --- though we do have invites from cousins and we may go. Depends on dh's work schedule more than anything else.

NoUGo-CA, Hi and Welcome!!

The Fall colors are brighter with the dry weather in the North Country. 25*F

Puffin,