How are you today?

Weedygarden said:

I have known people who developed inner ear problems and how seriously this can affect your balance. I have known that some of the exercises are extremely effective.

A friend of mine went to a Thanksgiving celebration with her sister and friends in the mountains last year. On her way home, coming out of mountains, she had to pull off the road and get help driving home. Something was off with the crystals in her ear. I had never heard of this before. But exercises helped her.

Terri, wishing you the best with this.

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Vertigo can get really bad.
I occasionally suffer from it and it will drop me to the ground fast.
I had to stop driving for the DAV because I didn't trust myself to carry passengers.
I have tried the exercises to stop it but they didn't help me.
Basically you just turn your head and body in a specific pattern and the loose stuff in your ear falls into a pocked at the base of the ear canal.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bradycardia
Low heart rate is common in older folks.
My wife was just in the ER due to low HR and dizziness.
Her HR is around 50.
She is doing better today.
My heart rate is around 48 to 52 resting.
Doc sent me to have a stress test and everything is OK.

Today will be the first Thanksgiving that our kids aren't here.
There is a big snow storm forecast for the mountain passes and I told them to stay home.
Wife would never forgiver herself if something happened to them on the road.
So now we have a 22 pound turkey and all the trimmings and there is just 3 of us and 2 of us are on a diet.
Well no diet this day.
Happy Thanksgiving to everyone in this homesteading family.

backlash said:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bradycardia
Low heart rate is common in older folks.

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Wikipedia is calling me old!! My heart rate has always been low. I was 12 the first time I remember being asked about it. I had been attacked by javalina and seen my pony killed and at the er my hr was only 65.

Good. I'm good today. Life sucks but death is worse, so I can't complain. Well, I could, but then what.

I'm amazed at what a difference a good night's rest can make. Plus, even though this is most likely one of the worst times (if not the worst) I've had in my life, I can still be happy.

I just got a call about my ECG, good news, the efficiency of my heart has increased by 30%, it was down to 5% earlier this year so that's a very good improvement, thank God, I still have some use for this 76 year old body

viking said:

I just got a call about my ECG, good news, the efficiency of my heart has increased by 30%, it was down to 5% earlier this year so that's a very good improvement, thank God, I still have some use for this 76 year old body

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Did you hear me gasp? Glad to hear that it is improving. What is happening to make it work better?

Patchouli said:

Good. I'm good today. Life sucks but death is worse, so I can't complain. Well, I could, but then what.

I'm amazed at what a difference a good night's rest can make. Plus, even though this is most likely one of the worst times (if not the worst) I've had in my life, I can still be happy.

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I lied! I can be happy when I think things are basically ok. Its when things turn upside down that I lose the happy.
Don't you try to have a good attitude even when things are going bad?
Today I was told that since I'm so good at maintaining a chill attitude amidst chaos, I am being assigned to work this new area.

AAGGG Patchouli. Echoing my thoughts today. It's hard for me to have a good attitude when things turn upside down. I feel like a real worn out grump today. I had class all day yesterday, so lost a day I needed around the house. Today, up early, fix husband breakfast, go to fix his lunch and found that the grandkids ate it yesterday. He's on a special diet, so it's not easy. Dealt with all the animals and frozen water. Running around, laundry, cleanup, THEN 15 minutes before I leave for work, my assistant says she's sick. That means I work till 6:30. That means I can't go to the grocery store after work and can't get what I need for husbands diet the rest of the week. So, I call work and tell them I'll be in later since I'm working till closing, throw chicken in the oven, and while it's cooking I go to the store for his special foods. Come home, finish dinner. Wrap it up, rush to work, take a break around 2 and rush home to feed animals, back to work, come home and heat up dinner.....eat fast, go to pick up granddaughter at American Heritage Girls. 8 p.m.....shower, and here I am all grouchy and worn out. So I do have a good attitude at work, but I guess I get home and get worn out and grouchy. Grandson has excessive tardies (10) in band and after talking with the teacher, found out that when he was talked to about it, he proceeded to correct her on her definition of tardiness. Just lectured him. What a day. My assistant better show up tomorrow. Guess I lost my happy today.

Doing ok. Found out from ins company that if the jeep girl had stuck around our deductable for collision/uninsured motorist would have been $500. Since she took off and it became a hit and run our deductable is $250.

Patch, Amish, sorry to hear your days were going so bad. Hoping tomorrow is a much better day.

Today was rough, too, but I was better prepared for it. That seems to make a difference.

no darn good, that's how I am today. Except the weather was beautiful and I could smell the Texas wood smoke that I have never smelled anywhere else and it makes me feel like I can never leave.
The bluebonnets are blooming and the wild iris too.
Simple pleasures get a person through the day when everything else is falling apart.

Sending you hugs Patchouli.
I'm just dreading another Monday.

Patchouli said:

no darn good, that's how I am today. Except the weather was beautiful and I could smell the Texas wood smoke that I have never smelled anywhere else and it makes me feel like I can never leave.
The bluebonnets are blooming and the wild iris too.
Simple pleasures get a person through the day when everything else is falling apart.

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I hope that things are uphill from today. Edit, meaning looking better, not an uphill climb!

Amish Heart said:

Sending you hugs Patchouli.
I'm just dreading another Monday.

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Me too.

Thanks, fun people! A little better today, even with it being Monday.
I've a long ways to go.

Some days are rotten to the core.
Some days are better.
Some days will be great.
Today was good, not rotten to the core, not great, not better.
But a good day.

I'm able to sit up and take nourishment!

The Lazy L said:

I'm able to sit up and take nourishment!

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Have you been ill?

MoBookworm1957 said:

Have you been ill?

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No. It's a saying from my grandfather. "I'm able to sit up and take nourishment." means I ain't pushing up lilies.

I knew an old ham who would say that. Drove me crazy.

You know, some days are just really good at the beginning and just turn to crap. That as my kind of day. I am not normally one that post on this but. . . I have been in a low for a few months now. Hunny was diagnosed with prostrate cancer at the end of last year. He finally got surgery for a radical prostatectomy 2 weeks ago today. With that came a catheter, which is out now and that is properly working, so thankful. But it also came with a weight restriction, which means I am doing everything around the farm and since I work graveyards a couple days a week I am up at 3 am on days off feeding cattle by headlamp. I am not wanting to fluctuate feeding times too muchs and add problems to their tummies. So I get a couple hours here and there right now. Taking care of my MIL has also been a challengechallenge since I am responsible for bringing lunch and dinner to her, watch her eat and clean up. So feeding and MIL are at least 6-7 hours of my day. Then I have all the responsibilities of the house . . .

I had been feeling ( finally) a little accomplished this week, like life was maybe moving forward a little. I got 15 1/2 beds of my raised garden planted after I can't tell you how many were spent on trying to get it weeded and workable again. My sm freezer went out and was able to move everything except 80 lbs of lard which is now halfway processed and jarred. . .

Then today I got news. . . My friend (who passed away a couple years ago from cancer) mom passed away. She was like another mom to me growing up and even though years had passed when we reconnected, it was like we never seperated. So my heart is heavy tonighr. I had been waiting for life to slow down before I called to let her know my hunny is now cancer free. I wanted time to be able to chit chat because she was always good for a laugh and make me smile. i know they are together dancing together in heaven

Don't put off something you are meaning to do. You just never know. . . Had I known, I would have gone to visit her. I would have made time for her. . . Just to be able to say I love you for the very last time.

Prayers for you, Dani. That's a bad day. Hope your husband keeps healing up. One reason why we've put our business up for sale is that I don't have time to take care of my husbands medical stuff, the house, the grandkids, animals, and crazy work hours, too. Husband is talking about surgery soon, but docs aren't sure they are able to do it with his lungs in such bad shape. But I suspect he's going to push for it.
Hang in there.

The Lazy L said:

No. It's a saying from my grandfather. "I'm able to sit up and take nourishment." means I ain't pushing up lilies.

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I friend of mine says I woke up on this side of the grass

Horribly stressed. Maybe some of you remember my post of a family incident with police (bad shoot on close family member) several years ago on our other site. He was of course charged with bs to keep the gov from getting egg on its face. Well that family members trial is going on this week so I'm spending all week in court, trying to work, and am in the middle of buying my new house and selling my current one. And my wife is down with the flu. I could use some positive thoughts/prayers sent our way. Cant discuss the case until after trial is over but I'll update when I can.

Prayers @CrackbottomLouis sent to your wife for healing and you and your family for an easy transition for your property purchase and minimal stress during this difficult time.

Prayers sent for you too @Dani caring for family is very tiring and time consuming and grief from the loss of a close friend is hard .

That's a lot to deal with Crackbottom. Prayers for you.

Amish Heart said:

I knew an old ham who would say that. Drove me crazy.

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"Grandpa what did you have for lunch?"

"Toothpicks and water." A true answer. Between the water and toothpick he had meat, potatoes, vegetables and a large piece of pie.

Dani and Crackedbottom, prayers for both of you. We never know what others are going through.

My prayers are going up for all of you having such severe difficulties in your life from medical, to loss of loved ones, trails, moves, whatever the problems are. Seems like so many good people are having bad issues with things right now. A friend on another site just lost his wife of 49 years to pancreatic cancer last week. A good friend of my moms is fighting that same battle. Prayers out for all of you.