Thanks @Gee D When someone has been a part of your life for over 30 years its; hard when they're no longer there.
I don't know if it's related, but my sense of balance is now a bit dodgy. I have almost tripped over multiple times just walking around the house. It's weird because I walked down a very steep hill with no problems,I've but walking around the house I've stumbled a few times.
Thanks @Gee D When someone has been a part of your life for over 30 years its; hard when they're no longer there.
I don't know if it's related, but my sense of balance is now a bit dodgy. I have almost tripped over multiple times just walking around the house. It's weird because I walked down a very steep hill with no problems,I've but walking around the house I've stumbled a few times.
I have certainly experienced very physical outworking of grief so imo anything is possible.
Thinking of you.
Thanks @Gee D When someone has been a part of your life for over 30 years its; hard when they're no longer there.
I don't know if it's related, but my sense of balance is now a bit dodgy. I have almost tripped over multiple times just walking around the house. It's weird because I walked down a very steep hill with no problems,I've but walking around the house I've stumbled a few times.
Not good. I don't know the situation in NZ, but were that to happen here, we'd be off to the casualty section of the nearest hospital to get it checked out.
I tried to make an appointment with my G.P last week and will try again on Monday. I know it sounds weird, but I will pop in at the open clinic with my audiologist in case it's related to my ears in any way.
I did manage to walk down some really steep paths without stumbling after seeing the physio, so I'm not too worried, but I will make an appointment to see my G.P this coming week.
I hope you are making some progress re appointments and investigations @Huia.
We enjoyed the long weekend last weekend and the week seems to be racing away, I guess it does that when there are only 4 working days.
How did people cope with the changeover to daylight saving? My sleep has been all over the place and I think it will be an early night for me tonight.
Up early this morning as a friend was coming for a cuppa. Cooked a cake, walked cats, did washing a bit of weeding and some vacuuming and made sure loos were clean all before 11am. I had a little nap this arvo and really needed it!
I think I'l make tomorrow a slow day and if it rains, so much the better!!
Finally the notice for the "Celebration of life" was in today's paper. It will be on Saturday and my neighbour is driving me,
The Australian Police tracked down his brother, his twin sister predeceased him and the other sister didn't come.
After the difficulties tracking people down I now have all my own family addresses on the fridge door so in the event of my own sudden death there will be no difficulties. There probably wouldn't be anway, my surname is the same as my brothers' but a phone call from a neighbour is friendlier than a visit from the police, especially one who appeared to lack any interpersonal skills and would have forgotten to give me a contact number in case I remembered any other information - which I did.
My G.P said the dizziness was probably from shock and would lessen in time as it has. The reason I was less dizzy going down the hill was probably because I was being more careful and concentrating so hard.
I will be glad to see some of D's other friends whom I only knew because of him as we had become friends too and I'm taking a small gift to one of the women in thanks for her hospitality on many occasions.
I had forgotten that grief is such hard work it's 7.30 p.m and I'm ready to go to bed.
Thanks, I needed that. I seem to have stuffed up my meds despite having a blister pack with dates on it. I've either taken them out of date order or misplaced a week's worth. My brain is on holiday somewhere and I wish I was with it.
I really hope the gathering to remember D helps me to a place of greater clarity.
I had my final shingles vaccination yesterday and I am sitting here with a sore arm and a sore head. Most vaccinations result in much milder symptoms.
Tomorrow we go and see our elder son who is doing a course in managing an explosives project IIUC. We are staying with friends who were our neighbours 35 years ago.
A post to let Shipmates know that I am still here and reading with interest. The last few months have been challenging healthwise, with a diagnosis of severe anaemia requiring two blood transfusions. Blood work to try and find the cause of the anaemia has revealed metastatic prostate cancer, which is to be treated by hormone injections. Day surgery to come next Tuesday to try and clear a bleed in my right eye which hasn't responded to injections over that same period of months.
You will understand from the above catalogue that energy to enter discussions has been non-existent, but be assured of my prayers for you all.
@Huia my thoughts are with you; the loss of a dear friend can sometimes be more overwhelming than the loss of a relative. I too have mucked up my medication from the Websterpak, starting from the bottom row instead of the top. The GP's advice was just to take the next set on the usual schedule.
Having a quiet but busy week at home. Last week I had a lovely coffee with a friend, a phone catch up with another friend and bought a nice painting to celebrate the commencement of my Super - a red letter day!!
Continuing to plod on in the garden (see that thread if interested), very happy to report we have a telehealth appointment next week for Cheery son with a Genetic Counsellor. Trying not to overthink and predict all the questions they might ask.
I have not yet taken the cardboard out of the aircon vents (we block them over winter), but I think the time is definitely almost here!!
Aged Aunt tried to entice us up to your end of the country @Foaming Draught and no daylight saving was a consideration. However, I just can't cope with humid weather, so we are firmly rooted here with our lovely 4 seasons.
A bit hot today - currently 30, though I can hear the eye rolling from those who love hot weather, even from this distance!! Will ring Mr Cheery shortly to check whether he as booked the aircon service man before the client list gets too long.
Some lovely plants were sourced yesterday but I'll have to hold over planting them until the hot spell is over.
We are looking forward to Thursday when we have Cheery son's appointment and work out what tests (if any) are needed.
Big drama last Friday night, I heard a very loud bang and when I opened the curtains to investigate I was shocked to see flames and burning rushes in the wetland opposite our place. Fortunately lots of neighbours called 000 and 2 fire units came to get the burnt area extinguished. We were glad it was not a windy night as no trees caught fire and no homes were damaged. There is now a burnt out motorbike on our jetty and I hope the local government will send someone to take it away. I was shocked to see how quickly the rushes burnt, and very glad to hear the birds, frogs and ducks on Saturday.
Yet another funeral to go to on Friday. A cousin of LKKspouse.
It's near Nambour, about a four hour drive away at 11:30 - make that five hours as we will encounter rush hour traffic.
Afterwards we will visit old friends for whom I was Best Man 40 years ago, provided the wife is well enough from her chemotherapy.
The Melanesian Brotherhood are celebrating their centenary this week. Our friend and former Shipmate DD is representing the Anglican Church of Australia and was the preacher at the centenary Eucharist on Saturday last. The video of the eucharist and other videos and images of the celebrations can be found on the Anglican Church of Melanesia's Facebook page.
Good to hear from you @Barnabas_Aus, although it sounds like this has been a trying year for you. We had a lovely time in Newcastle about six weeks ago, even though the reason for the trip was a funeral.
Hope all goes well for Cheery Son’s appointment, @Cheery Gardener. Yes 30°C is fairly warm for October. I grew up in Adelaide, so straight hot weather doesn’t bother me, although I’ve got used to cooler nights over the last 40+ years here.
The weekend before last we had an excellent time at the second last day of the “Mr Sqiggle and Friends” exhibition at the National Museum. Much nostalgia indulged in. But a number of much younger visitors were also enjoying themselves, both with a shadow puppet theatre that they could try out, some very simple marionettes likewise and also some clever modern technology, which enabled squiggles drawn on touch screens to be projected on the wall.
P.S. For benefit of hosts “Mr Squiggle” was a marionette with a pencil nose, who turned scribbles sent in by children into cartoons on the ABC TV for about 40 years from about 1959.
The museum acquired the entire marionette collection of his creator and operator, Norman Hetherington, after he died, but has now got it all organised. This was a special exhibition including less well known puppets, cartoons Norman drew while part of the AIF concert party during WWII and a delightful video of his grandson demonstrating some of the puppets.
Elder son and his fiancé have invited us to Adelaide (Bridgwater) for Christmas. He said he will get the ham and also yule log ingredients for me to cook!!
We've driven there three times, but I think we will fly this time. It's a pity that the train is impractical.
Thanks for your good wishes, @WormInTheGrass, much appreciated! Cheery daughter attended the Mr Squiggle exhibition too, good to hear that much younger people enjoyed the activities offered by the Museum. It's funny how "Upside down Miss Jane" and "Hurry up' are part of my family's vocabulary, any others?? Or should I post this on the Expressions that date you thread??
How nice to have a Christmas plan coming together @LatchKeyKid, all I've done to think about Christmas is to make a mental note that I need to buy a new bottle of run for the Christmas cake!
Thinking of @Huia and @Climacus, hope you are both doing OK.
Hope your treatment is progressing well @Barnabas_Aus.
We are enjoying a drop of rain this afternoon and today some maintenance staff came to look at the jetty and check for damage and cleanup. I was glad to see them!
In my corner of the southern hemisphere it is blowing hot and cold, a temperamental early summer. Agricultural show this weekend, with rare poultry and prime livestock on display, equine dressage and antique tractors on display. It was cold enough to cause a near stampede for pancakes with cinnamon and sugar so I stood with others rolling and sprinkling pancakes (local pannekoek are a little thicker than crepes but don't resemble flapjacks) for several hours. If I never smell cinnamon again it will be too soon.
I had a bit of heart scare last night and went by ambulance to our local hospital.
Now I am waiting to be transferred to the John Flynn for a review by my cardiologist.
Thinking of you @LatchKeyKid, I hope the Cardiologist can get you sorted pronto!
I can hear Cheery husband arriving home on his motor bike, which I did not expect. We have both slept badly and are not coping too well with the death of his Mum at the weekend. Family unpleasantness has begun (one family member from the hot place), the rest of us trying to deal with that.
In other news, what is this cold snap??? Brrr, back to flannelette pjs today!
Sorry to hear about your mother in law @Cheery Gardener . I hope family problems can be resolved. This is the time you should be pulling together, but I know it isn't always possible. @Huia, thinking of you.
Sorry to hear about your MiL, @Cheery Gardener and hope that family problems are manageable. Hope things will get sorted with the cardiologist, @LatchKeyKid. @Cheery Gardener I agree, where has all this cold weather come from. It’s currently 11°C feels like 9°C, so winter has still not got the memo, that its turn is over for this year.
Thank you all for your kind words. My MIl was a woman I admired, she raised 4 kids, ran a business and was a major community contributor. Much of it done after she lost her first husband, such a resourceful woman! We both loved gardening, and her garden in it's heyday was superb. It's been hard as she was unable to keep the work up and her gardener resigned due to the family member from the hot place. I will miss talking to her about roses, sweet peas and granny's bonnets. Cheery husband is working from home over the next few days as he works and does a few jobs re the funeral service. He is chatting with the Minister today.
It's been a tad warmer today at my place @WormInTheGrass, so I've been out and planted some native violets. Yes, the ones I bought two weeks ago have finally made it into the ground! In some ways I wish I'd not gone outside as the weeds are just running amok and making me feel more down. Never mind, I just need to persevere!!
I have to confess to wearing the winter pjs last night, I think I was premature putting them away and switching to the summer ones!!!
I have a couple of new books coming in the next few days so I'm looking forward to starting those!!
@Cheery Gardener we faced a similar situation with a family member following my mother's death. The upshot is that my younger sister and I have cut off all communication as the energy expended on the relationship was not justified by the returns.
Chilly and drizzly here in the Valley today, but a tad warmer than yesterday when we barely crept into the teens.
Continued medical visits in the diary. Eye surgery last week seems to have been to the satisfaction of the surgeon - back to him for a review next Wednesday. Blood count tomorrow prior to cancer review and next hormone jab Monday or Tuesday.
I'm sorry to hear how that panned out for you @Barnabas_Aus, but we all know our own families best and it's going to be similar here. I hope your medical appointments are going along OK.
Funeral arrangements are ticking over. I am finding them frustrating, but am keeping a low profile. Dirge-y hymns have been chosen. Service to be held at place we were married in, even though mil would not have attended in the last 40 years. But we are keeping up appearances, ugh.
I could be wrong, but I think the investigations of NF-1 for son, are going to be drawn out if hey go anywhere at all. I will do some chasing up mid-Nov if we haven't heard anything further. Family history taken, but some questions I think could have added were not asked, never mind.
Looking forward to getting out in the garden today and seeing all the cuties as they come to collect their goodie bags. We have revived the Thing's table, for son to distribute the goodie bags from. Two little boys in our neighbourhood were disappointed that we didn't have it in operation last year, so back by popular demand!!!!
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I don't know if it's related, but my sense of balance is now a bit dodgy. I have almost tripped over multiple times just walking around the house. It's weird because I walked down a very steep hill with no problems,I've but walking around the house I've stumbled a few times.
I have certainly experienced very physical outworking of grief so imo anything is possible.
Thinking of you.
Not good. I don't know the situation in NZ, but were that to happen here, we'd be off to the casualty section of the nearest hospital to get it checked out.
I did manage to walk down some really steep paths without stumbling after seeing the physio, so I'm not too worried, but I will make an appointment to see my G.P this coming week.
We enjoyed the long weekend last weekend and the week seems to be racing away, I guess it does that when there are only 4 working days.
How did people cope with the changeover to daylight saving? My sleep has been all over the place and I think it will be an early night for me tonight.
Up early this morning as a friend was coming for a cuppa. Cooked a cake, walked cats, did washing a bit of weeding and some vacuuming and made sure loos were clean all before 11am. I had a little nap this arvo and really needed it!
I think I'l make tomorrow a slow day and if it rains, so much the better!!
The Australian Police tracked down his brother, his twin sister predeceased him and the other sister didn't come.
After the difficulties tracking people down I now have all my own family addresses on the fridge door so in the event of my own sudden death there will be no difficulties. There probably wouldn't be anway, my surname is the same as my brothers' but a phone call from a neighbour is friendlier than a visit from the police, especially one who appeared to lack any interpersonal skills and would have forgotten to give me a contact number in case I remembered any other information - which I did.
My G.P said the dizziness was probably from shock and would lessen in time as it has. The reason I was less dizzy going down the hill was probably because I was being more careful and concentrating so hard.
I will be glad to see some of D's other friends whom I only knew because of him as we had become friends too and I'm taking a small gift to one of the women in thanks for her hospitality on many occasions.
I had forgotten that grief is such hard work it's 7.30 p.m and I'm ready to go to bed.
I really hope the gathering to remember D helps me to a place of greater clarity.
I had my final shingles vaccination yesterday and I am sitting here with a sore arm and a sore head. Most vaccinations result in much milder symptoms.
Tomorrow we go and see our elder son who is doing a course in managing an explosives project IIUC. We are staying with friends who were our neighbours 35 years ago.
You will understand from the above catalogue that energy to enter discussions has been non-existent, but be assured of my prayers for you all.
@Huia my thoughts are with you; the loss of a dear friend can sometimes be more overwhelming than the loss of a relative. I too have mucked up my medication from the Websterpak, starting from the bottom row instead of the top. The GP's advice was just to take the next set on the usual schedule.
Prayers ascending!
That is a tough gig. Take all the help anyone offers.
Having a quiet but busy week at home. Last week I had a lovely coffee with a friend, a phone catch up with another friend and bought a nice painting to celebrate the commencement of my Super - a red letter day!!
Continuing to plod on in the garden (see that thread if interested), very happy to report we have a telehealth appointment next week for Cheery son with a Genetic Counsellor. Trying not to overthink and predict all the questions they might ask.
I have not yet taken the cardboard out of the aircon vents (we block them over winter), but I think the time is definitely almost here!!
Absolutely
In Queensland, we cope by not observing the silly practice.
@Huia, hope D's Celebration of Life has helped you and other folk who love him. 🕯️
@Barnabas_Aus, 🙏🙏 for you and your treating clinicians.
A bit hot today - currently 30, though I can hear the eye rolling from those who love hot weather, even from this distance!! Will ring Mr Cheery shortly to check whether he as booked the aircon service man before the client list gets too long.
Some lovely plants were sourced yesterday but I'll have to hold over planting them until the hot spell is over.
We are looking forward to Thursday when we have Cheery son's appointment and work out what tests (if any) are needed.
Big drama last Friday night, I heard a very loud bang and when I opened the curtains to investigate I was shocked to see flames and burning rushes in the wetland opposite our place. Fortunately lots of neighbours called 000 and 2 fire units came to get the burnt area extinguished. We were glad it was not a windy night as no trees caught fire and no homes were damaged. There is now a burnt out motorbike on our jetty and I hope the local government will send someone to take it away. I was shocked to see how quickly the rushes burnt, and very glad to hear the birds, frogs and ducks on Saturday.
It's near Nambour, about a four hour drive away at 11:30 - make that five hours as we will encounter rush hour traffic.
Afterwards we will visit old friends for whom I was Best Man 40 years ago, provided the wife is well enough from her chemotherapy.
The dry weather has made us wary of fires @Cheery Gardener
Hope all goes well for Cheery Son’s appointment, @Cheery Gardener. Yes 30°C is fairly warm for October. I grew up in Adelaide, so straight hot weather doesn’t bother me, although I’ve got used to cooler nights over the last 40+ years here.
The weekend before last we had an excellent time at the second last day of the “Mr Sqiggle and Friends” exhibition at the National Museum. Much nostalgia indulged in. But a number of much younger visitors were also enjoying themselves, both with a shadow puppet theatre that they could try out, some very simple marionettes likewise and also some clever modern technology, which enabled squiggles drawn on touch screens to be projected on the wall.
P.S. For benefit of hosts “Mr Squiggle” was a marionette with a pencil nose, who turned scribbles sent in by children into cartoons on the ABC TV for about 40 years from about 1959.
The museum acquired the entire marionette collection of his creator and operator, Norman Hetherington, after he died, but has now got it all organised. This was a special exhibition including less well known puppets, cartoons Norman drew while part of the AIF concert party during WWII and a delightful video of his grandson demonstrating some of the puppets.
We've driven there three times, but I think we will fly this time. It's a pity that the train is impractical.
How nice to have a Christmas plan coming together @LatchKeyKid, all I've done to think about Christmas is to make a mental note that I need to buy a new bottle of run for the Christmas cake!
Thinking of @Huia and @Climacus, hope you are both doing OK.
Hope your treatment is progressing well @Barnabas_Aus.
We are enjoying a drop of rain this afternoon and today some maintenance staff came to look at the jetty and check for damage and cleanup. I was glad to see them!
In my corner of the southern hemisphere it is blowing hot and cold, a temperamental early summer. Agricultural show this weekend, with rare poultry and prime livestock on display, equine dressage and antique tractors on display. It was cold enough to cause a near stampede for pancakes with cinnamon and sugar so I stood with others rolling and sprinkling pancakes (local pannekoek are a little thicker than crepes but don't resemble flapjacks) for several hours. If I never smell cinnamon again it will be too soon.
Now I am waiting to be transferred to the John Flynn for a review by my cardiologist.
I can hear Cheery husband arriving home on his motor bike, which I did not expect. We have both slept badly and are not coping too well with the death of his Mum at the weekend. Family unpleasantness has begun (one family member from the hot place), the rest of us trying to deal with that.
In other news, what is this cold snap??? Brrr, back to flannelette pjs today!
@Huia, thinking of you.
It's been a tad warmer today at my place @WormInTheGrass, so I've been out and planted some native violets. Yes, the ones I bought two weeks ago have finally made it into the ground! In some ways I wish I'd not gone outside as the weeds are just running amok and making me feel more down. Never mind, I just need to persevere!!
I have to confess to wearing the winter pjs last night, I think I was premature putting them away and switching to the summer ones!!!
I have a couple of new books coming in the next few days so I'm looking forward to starting those!!
Chilly and drizzly here in the Valley today, but a tad warmer than yesterday when we barely crept into the teens.
Continued medical visits in the diary. Eye surgery last week seems to have been to the satisfaction of the surgeon - back to him for a review next Wednesday. Blood count tomorrow prior to cancer review and next hormone jab Monday or Tuesday.
Funeral arrangements are ticking over. I am finding them frustrating, but am keeping a low profile. Dirge-y hymns have been chosen. Service to be held at place we were married in, even though mil would not have attended in the last 40 years. But we are keeping up appearances, ugh.
I could be wrong, but I think the investigations of NF-1 for son, are going to be drawn out if hey go anywhere at all. I will do some chasing up mid-Nov if we haven't heard anything further. Family history taken, but some questions I think could have added were not asked, never mind.
Looking forward to getting out in the garden today and seeing all the cuties as they come to collect their goodie bags. We have revived the Thing's table, for son to distribute the goodie bags from. Two little boys in our neighbourhood were disappointed that we didn't have it in operation last year, so back by popular demand!!!!