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  • LeatherGryphonLeatherGryphon Posts: 12,362

    All this smoke:  Reminds me of life in Florida during the spring/summer when the vast empty fields of palmetto debris and dry tall grasses in the empty lowlands east & southeast of Orlando burn for days/weeks on end.  Nostalgic.indecision

  • kyoto kidkyoto kid Posts: 42,313

    TJohn said:

    Well, I've been going through a lot of personal stuff lately, haven't we all.

    I've been coping as best I can with the following :

    I am turning 73 next month.

    I live with my older brother. Or he lives with me. Not sure which.

    We were so sick with a stomach virus a month ago, and are still feeling weak from that.

    About a week ago,  I banged the toes of my left foot against an unmovable piece of furniture, causing further damage (I have hammertoes on that foot). I was able to treat that myself, still healing nicely.

    I woke up this morning about 9 a.m., I was taking my morning meds, my brother starts telling me that while I was asleep, the doctor's office where we went yesterday to get our bloodwork done had called and said that his salt level is spiking, and he was waiting for his daughter to come pick him up to go to the hospital. So...yeah.

    Then I just scraped the top layer of skin off my elbow on the only brick wall on the inside of the house. I'm grateful for triple antibiotic cream which I always have on hand. Or foot. Or elbow. 

    So I have  come to ask for your prayers, good thoughts, energy , whatever you can spare heart.

    Thanks, 

    John

    ..,both of you take it easy and takr care of yoursleves. Sendng the very best vibes I have.

    [ghost mode back on]

  • memcneil70memcneil70 Posts: 5,972

    @Tjohn I also hope you both get better and your luck changes. Be safe. Good thoughts from Denver.

  • TJohnTJohn Posts: 11,359

    I'm told Tommy is eating, talking and resting well this morning. We don't  drive, but his daughter and her husband take good care of us. Unfortunately, I would have to wheel around in a wheelchair and be more or less another stressor for my sweet little niece. She needs the rest and her husband helps out around our house so The Cats (2) and The Corgi are getting all the care that is a bit more than I can handle physically these days.

    John

  • Charlie JudgeCharlie Judge Posts: 13,575
    edited July 17

    Complaint: The bad air from the Cansdian wildfires has moved back over us and the air quality is now "very unhealthy" Definitely not good for my COPD.

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  • XyetztXyetzt Posts: 27,530

    It is way too heiß outside.

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  • richardandtracyrichardandtracy Posts: 7,871
    Complaint: 1:30 am. Have just returned from the emergency vet. Cat may have a broken leg from an RTI. Good night. Again. Regards, Richard.
  • butterflyfishbutterflyfish Posts: 1,700

    richardandtracy said:

    Complaint: 1:30 am. Have just returned from the emergency vet. Cat may have a broken leg from an RTI. Good night. Again. Regards, Richard.

    Oh no! What did you have to do for the poor baby? Cast? I assume pain meds. Poor kitty. 

  • SilverGirlSilverGirl Posts: 3,764

    richardandtracy said:

    Complaint: 1:30 am. Have just returned from the emergency vet. Cat may have a broken leg from an RTI. Good night. Again. Regards, Richard.

    Sending good healing vibes to your cat.

    non-complaint: Patchy clouds and beautiful lightning out my window as the last of the day fades. It was still 90 degrees with a dew point of 72 at 8 PM, so maybe this'll bring some relief.... 

  • richardandtracyrichardandtracy Posts: 7,871
    Thanks. We'll get more info from the vet once they've had more time to look at our kitten (from about now, up to 3 hours time). Apparently his claws were scuffed on 3 paws and not on the impact leg. There were signs he'd bumped his head too. Regards, Richard.
  • memcneil70memcneil70 Posts: 5,972

    richardandtracy said:

    Thanks. We'll get more info from the vet once they've had more time to look at our kitten (from about now, up to 3 hours time). Apparently his claws were scuffed on 3 paws and not on the impact leg. There were signs he'd bumped his head too. Regards, Richard.

    Ack, Richard, Soft hugs for the kitty and lots of mental support for you and Tracy. My 3 paw, Simon had me up at 1:30am for water refill on his water bowl. He just jumped onto my pillows behind me to tell me he also hopes for a speedy recovery for your kitten.

    Mary

  • richardandtracyrichardandtracy Posts: 7,871
    We've been warned he'll need an amputation (silly money level expensive) or surgery (even sillier money). However, until he passes water and bowels, they don't really know how he's reacting to the pain relief and so which may be the preferred option. With it being the weekend, he won't be dealt with until Monday - whichever choice goes ahead. We are inclined to give him the best chance of keeping 4 legs, after all, that's what cats come with. He may come home for nursing this afternoon, depending on his bowels, and then go to our local (non-emergency) vet on Monday. Oh, fun and games to be fitted around a bed bound MIL, plum and blackberry harvest and a daughter who is staying with her sister and guess who is the taxi... Regards, Richard.
  • LeatherGryphonLeatherGryphon Posts: 12,362

    Sorry about the kitty troubles. sad  Good wishes.

    Non-complaint:  Running late but Symphony Buddy should be here soon for the 60 mile trip to Erie, Pennsylvania and the gem & mineral show.  Ooh, pretty pretty.heart  Then hopefully a late lunch at Outback Steakhouse.  Mmmm...yes

    Complaint:  Forecast is for heavy rain all the way.frown  Bringin' my umbrella.

  • LeatherGryphonLeatherGryphon Posts: 12,362
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    Complaint:  When you and your friend agree to a mini-adventure, then the friend invites another friend to go too, it's OK.  If the third person is no one you knew before but turns out to be in miserable and uncertain health, the situation becomes a bit more complicated.  When the third person complains about the schedule and suggests a two hour delay for an event that is best attended early, it becomes a little irksome.  When the two hour delay passes, and your friend calls and says there will be one more hour of delay because the third person is dealing with a migrane, questions begin to form in your head.  Then after one more hour (total 4 hours now) your friend calls again and says that the third person "is on his way" to your friend's house, and you knowing that from your friend's house to your house is another 30 minute drive, and there is still an hour of driving to the event, but the schedule still isn't firm, and you have already skipped breakfast and lunch because you originally figured that we'd all eat a big lunch at noon after visiting the event at 10AM for two hours, and you are now experiencing bodily disfunction because of not eating on your medically necessary schedule, should you allow yourself to get angry?  Or should the third person have bowed out gracefully?  

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  • garrett_3dgarrett_3d Posts: 635
    edited July 18

    By that time, my middle finger would be getting an outing and I'd be off down the pub.

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  • LeatherGryphonLeatherGryphon Posts: 12,362
    edited July 18

    Complaint:  They finally arrived nearly 5 hours late.  But the third person is the one driving, the miserably unwell migrane person is driving.  I bowed out, and was not kind in my remarks, and am now back in the house shaking from the adrenaline spike of being that angry.  No mini-adventure today, and didn't make a new friend and probably lost an old one.sad

    Non-complaint:  But, yay!  I saved a hundred dollars.indecision

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  • XyetztXyetzt Posts: 27,530

    Somehow an overfilled Lego box got into my backpack.  Wonder how that got in there?

    I am at Barnes and Noble and waiting for my ride.  Do I want to take out my coloring book and stare at it or look at the Daz store? Maybe the Daz store?

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  • SilverGirlSilverGirl Posts: 3,764
    edited July 18

    garrett_3d said:

    By that time, my middle finger would be getting an outing and I'd be off down the pub.

    Yeah, I'll assume the friend was just being kind and inclusive, but that third person was really selfish to assume someone else's event needed to be completely reworked to his schedule. If you're invited along, you're invited along under the existing terms. If you can't accomodate those, you bow out. (Says someone who has frequently needed to bow out of things because it interfered with kid-related things.) And if the third person wasn't offering the bow out, the friend really should've held a boundary and said something like "Hey, sounds like you can't make this one, maybe next time."

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  • Richard HaseltineRichard Haseltine Posts: 110,867

    richardandtracy said:

    We've been warned he'll need an amputation (silly money level expensive) or surgery (even sillier money). However, until he passes water and bowels, they don't really know how he's reacting to the pain relief and so which may be the preferred option. With it being the weekend, he won't be dealt with until Monday - whichever choice goes ahead. We are inclined to give him the best chance of keeping 4 legs, after all, that's what cats come with. He may come home for nursing this afternoon, depending on his bowels, and then go to our local (non-emergency) vet on Monday. Oh, fun and games to be fitted around a bed bound MIL, plum and blackberry harvest and a daughter who is staying with her sister and guess who is the taxi... Regards, Richard.

    Sorry you are having all this, I hope the cat responds well to treatment.

  • SilverGirlSilverGirl Posts: 3,764

    richardandtracy said:

    We've been warned he'll need an amputation (silly money level expensive) or surgery (even sillier money). However, until he passes water and bowels, they don't really know how he's reacting to the pain relief and so which may be the preferred option. With it being the weekend, he won't be dealt with until Monday - whichever choice goes ahead. We are inclined to give him the best chance of keeping 4 legs, after all, that's what cats come with. He may come home for nursing this afternoon, depending on his bowels, and then go to our local (non-emergency) vet on Monday. Oh, fun and games to be fitted around a bed bound MIL, plum and blackberry harvest and a daughter who is staying with her sister and guess who is the taxi... Regards, Richard.

    Hoping spontaneous awesomeness descends in greater measure than the enormous amount of poo that has plopped on you & yours. 

  • Charlie JudgeCharlie Judge Posts: 13,575

    Congratulations to the UK for winning third place in the FIFA World Cup. Although it isn't the main prize, it is a significant achievement.

  • memcneil70memcneil70 Posts: 5,972

    LeatherGryphon said:

    Complaint:  When you and your friend agree to a mini-adventure, then the friend invites another friend to go too, it's OK.  If the third person is no one you knew before but turns out to be in miserable and uncertain health, the situation becomes a bit more complicated.  When the third person complains about the schedule and suggests a two hour delay for an event that is best attended early, it becomes a little irksome.  When the two hour delay passes, and your friend calls and says there will be one more hour of delay because the third person is dealing with a migrane, questions begin to form in your head.  Then after one more hour (total 4 hours now) your friend calls again and says that the third person "is on his way" to your friend's house, and you knowing that from your friend's house to your house is another 30 minute drive, and there is still an hour of driving to the event, but the schedule still isn't firm, and you have already skipped breakfast and lunch because you originally figured that we'd all eat a big lunch at noon after visiting the event at 10AM for two hours, and you are now experiencing bodily disfunction because of not eating on your medically necessary schedule, should you allow yourself to get angry?  Or should the third person have bowed out gracefully?  

    Been there. Our previous flatmate had serious medical issues and on a day we had planned to meet up with another friend and hit the comic convention and then the 16th street mall, he 'forgot' to take his meds, eat, and totally ruined the day for the rest of us. This wasn't the first time but a recurring issue with him. I am happy he is out of our lives now. I hope you are able to discuss it over with your friend later and have more mini-adventures together again.

    As someone who does suffer from migraines that can cripple one and does take preventative meds for them, it is best to know when to know when to call it when you are not able to function, especially driving. It happened to both my flatmate and I last Sunday. We had talked about doing something special, but called it off. Neither of us were able to function.

  • memcneil70memcneil70 Posts: 5,972

    richardandtracy said:

    We've been warned he'll need an amputation (silly money level expensive) or surgery (even sillier money). However, until he passes water and bowels, they don't really know how he's reacting to the pain relief and so which may be the preferred option. With it being the weekend, he won't be dealt with until Monday - whichever choice goes ahead. We are inclined to give him the best chance of keeping 4 legs, after all, that's what cats come with. He may come home for nursing this afternoon, depending on his bowels, and then go to our local (non-emergency) vet on Monday. Oh, fun and games to be fitted around a bed bound MIL, plum and blackberry harvest and a daughter who is staying with her sister and guess who is the taxi... Regards, Richard.

    Why can't they put a cast on his leg? But if they must amputate, I can tell you that Simon, my 3-paw, can go from zero to sixty in a split second, bounce off wall, destroy blinds with one swipe of his front leg's ninja swords, jump five to ten feet from standing to the top of my bed. His little partial leg works real hard to move sand when he uses the cat litter tray as he balances on his other legs (it can't touch the litter actually). There would be a learning curve but I assure, your kitten will adapt. And then, may the little gods help you! Nothing will be safe.

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