Night Shift

..well memories from a long time ago re mother and her sister maybe @Decadian and as sister pointed out yest, death is a day to day occurence in nursing homes re mum and she's losing her marbles apparently, prob medication ..she used to be ok before a certain time of day, but everyones saying she's worse now.

funny, just remembered childhood visits by auntie when on farm. She and daughters used to come for Easter. She always brought icky nestles mint chocolate and used to smoke in the (outside) toilet lol. Remember her wanting to use handbasin when I was in bathroom, and smilingly tell me it was okay ..I had just become self conscious re body prob 5ish maybe. One day she and a friend turned up, her friend was that hungover she just slept in the car, well she would have given auntie a lift as she never drove. Her friend made a brief appearance, playing something wild loud, like dance hall/Jerry Lee Lewis sort of thing on the piano and promptly went back to car and passed out again lol. nieces used to like Elvis, never got that back then, and remember the one closest to my age smelling like not having bathed for days once. Then as puberty kicked in , older brother who never could stand decided we were in competition for the cousins attention, someone ended up with a blood nose, prob wasnt me, just a vague memory lol

Hi @PeppiPatty,

My heart was so warmed by your response on the other thread, i feel so humbled i can help you stay calm. i have missed you so much and think of you and Mr Arlo often. i am so glad i am thought of too, i was worried i was going ot be forgotten because of not being on here as much.

i hope Hubby is going ok and i hope you are too. i know how much of a struggle it is having mental illness and caring for a person with mental illness. i am having to manage both. it is a struggle but worthwhile for the people i love.

hugs to you @PeppiPatty and can you please give a big cuddle to Mr Arlo for me 🙂

Jacques

@Jacques

I am the opposite to Peppi .. in a good way ..my heart does a little leap.

Sorry that things are tough at home. I am looking forward to my christmas day on line here.

Dear @Shaz51

I think that your husband is anxious about you because you are properly caring for him therefore he wants to properly care for you.

Thats here nor there. My special friend, I dont know of the routine on kidney disese, can you write what your doctor is saying what will be happening for you?

When your ready my friend.

DEar @Decadian

Lin, what a lovely kind message that you send to @TAB ...

@TAB I hope your good. Sorry about your Aunt @TAB

@Jacques To be really honest, my eyes lit up when I saw that you have written to me. I need to go now because mmy husband needs me but will write to you tomorrow. When I read that you got Disability.oh wow.......that was a very big smile day for me.

It's fine that your not on that much at the moment, I have Times when I can't get online because I get very overwhelmed and upset......

One problem I have is past dissappiontment. II wish I dearly wish that I can get rid of it but I just dont know how to.

Anne xxx

just flat physically again since this afternoon @PeppiPatty thanks re auntie, dont think it really affected me, well never had that much to do with each other in last 40 years. never close,just brought up a few childhood memories, none bad

Hello @PeppiPatty xx

You are right my special friend

My husband is anxious about everything , work , taking a beak , what people say , his children , family , not working , his back pain , side affects of the meds , his knees are getting worse , me , making decissions

Hubby would love us to retire for both of our problems , that is why we have been cutting back more and more

My mum is 85 , and she keeps saying to sell the house and live with her, but hubby won`t be able to do that

With my kidney disease , at the moment , I have only 1 kidney and it is working 24%

and because the filter in the kidney is not working , the waste and the toxics instead of being filtered

, it is leaking back into the body which will cause heart problems, arthritis which I have , Diabetes, bone problems, stomach problems, nerves problems, and then go on the Kidney machine ,and then a kidney transplant which my hubby has said that he will give me his kidney when the time comes

I am on 4 medications at the moment for the kidney disease ,

but the specialist said I need to be taking 14 medications a day before they even think of putting me on a kidney michine , so that is still a long way to go which is good

So when the specialist told me that i am on the next step having borderline diabetes and that thereis nothing we can do because it is because of the kidney disease

Thanky ou for your message @Former-Member

How are you today

Hope you are feeling better today my friend xx

It is hot up here

not well with this bug/virus thing! oh well!!

its not hot here, but in the twenties at least. overcast and a bit windy. Yesterday it was raining!

lj