tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7162428932122354536.post5848233908548786766..comments2024-03-28T18:10:51.337-07:00Comments on My Two Cents: Still Climbing the MountainBlesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16369267622517848850noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7162428932122354536.post-46638535359930175822021-02-20T16:56:51.904-08:002021-02-20T16:56:51.904-08:00Thank you, Lady Ella. Yes, I was very disappointe...Thank you, Lady Ella. Yes, I was very disappointed, but, I couldn't carry through with the almsgiving at the time. Last year, too, I just sent in a donation of money instead of holding an almsgiving at home. It was what I could do under the circumstances.Blesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16369267622517848850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7162428932122354536.post-36619855256175197302021-02-20T10:52:36.431-08:002021-02-20T10:52:36.431-08:00I know it was years ago, but reading it, I'm s...I know it was years ago, but reading it, I'm so disappointed about the cancelled almsgiving. I have been going through all the preparation posts with you, waiting for 4 December... <br />But thank goodness you did what was right and didn't overstretch yourself at a time when you were still, in reality, recovering and fragile. Lady Ellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17050899813793376037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7162428932122354536.post-7726468048984003772016-12-17T18:32:09.446-08:002016-12-17T18:32:09.446-08:00Lyssa, I am sorry, I didn't see your comment e...Lyssa, I am sorry, I didn't see your comment earlier. The MRI was clear and the doctor has referred me to a neurologist, so we are following up to see exactly what is going on. So far, it seems it was dehydration.Blesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16369267622517848850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7162428932122354536.post-82717872586231833782016-12-08T20:57:15.965-08:002016-12-08T20:57:15.965-08:00Thank you, Debbie. Hope you are feeling well.Thank you, Debbie. Hope you are feeling well.Blesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16369267622517848850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7162428932122354536.post-41401222231813052842016-12-08T20:16:18.004-08:002016-12-08T20:16:18.004-08:00Oh my goodness, I am so behind on my blog reading....Oh my goodness, I am so behind on my blog reading. I am so sorry that you fell and hurt yourself so badly. Please take care of you! Praying for you my friend.Debbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16449564619872452771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7162428932122354536.post-72017212071086687562016-12-06T21:50:26.721-08:002016-12-06T21:50:26.721-08:00Thank you, Carolyn. I have mentioned the insomnia...Thank you, Carolyn. I have mentioned the insomnia; it is due to the steroids. I have to take two doses of the steroids a day and was advised to take the 2nd dose earlier in the night, rather than later. It seems to help. I am really, really trying to avoid taking any more prescriptions! :)Blesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16369267622517848850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7162428932122354536.post-39604085452307605432016-12-06T21:25:15.372-08:002016-12-06T21:25:15.372-08:00Just sending hugs and prayers, Bless. You've r...Just sending hugs and prayers, Bless. You've received great advice and tips and I know you'll now take more time to be kind to yourself. Will also pray for a favorable outcome from your MRI. Glad that you plan to slow down a bit. If you mention your insomnia to your physician perhaps they can prescribe something to help you sleep. Take care, my friend. Carolyn @ Our Gilded Abodehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18201649173159755166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7162428932122354536.post-31000783655833626912016-12-06T19:00:42.743-08:002016-12-06T19:00:42.743-08:00Thank you, Bushlady. Yes, we make plans and life ...Thank you, Bushlady. Yes, we make plans and life happens. :) Obviously, I can't continue to carry on as if nothing had happened. Not for some time, if ever. I need to find my new normal and slowing down and cutting back will be a big part of it, from now on, I think.Blesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16369267622517848850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7162428932122354536.post-5712835675207226832016-12-06T18:19:24.059-08:002016-12-06T18:19:24.059-08:00Life has a way of getting in the way of our plans,...Life has a way of getting in the way of our plans, doesn't it? But you have had care and consideration and much love from many directions and your kindness to others is being repaid. I am so glad that you didn't sustain serious injury and that you will have an MRI which I hope will put your mind at rest.<br /><br />As for jury duty, I hope that there is no question of you having to do that, as it may be exhausting and stressful even for someone who is 100%. It is hard for a giving person to have to hold back and do more receiving for a change, but I'm sure that so many people will understand about the lack of jam gifts if you can't make them. I write to myself as well when I say "let it all fall into place gently". We try so hard sometimes and yet there are little things we do which count more than we realize.<br /><br />Sending you lots of hugs and love,<br />BushladyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7162428932122354536.post-33127518094893988662016-12-06T16:52:54.704-08:002016-12-06T16:52:54.704-08:00Thank you, Lyssa. The prayers and hugs are most a...Thank you, Lyssa. The prayers and hugs are most appreciated. I tried to do too much, too soon and the mountain reminded me that I was still climbing! I hope there won't be a next time, but if there is, I will call the paramedics. I didn't want to call on Friday, because I was thinking, if they take me to emergency to be checked out, who will bring me home, afterwards, etc. I didn't want to bother my cousins or friends. I've been scolded roundly for that! Blesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16369267622517848850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7162428932122354536.post-92071701563841589742016-12-06T16:00:21.377-08:002016-12-06T16:00:21.377-08:00Also, you mentioned stroke. Father had major stro...Also, you mentioned stroke. Father had major strokes and also mini strokes or TIAs. His speech wasn't particularly affected, but he got tired and had weakness in his arm. If your physician thinks it is dehydration, then it's probably dehydration, but if you suspect anything else then you need to take urgent action. <br /><br />Sending massive hugs xLyssa Medanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07350926829113722058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7162428932122354536.post-67861753017115296772016-12-06T15:56:38.201-08:002016-12-06T15:56:38.201-08:00You are now top of my prayer list.
As you say, ...You are now top of my prayer list. <br /><br />As you say, you are still on that mountain. It must be so hard, when you finally thought you were reaching the valley to realise there was still some way to go. Sending massive hugs. <br /><br />I am not medically trained in any shape or form, but if you get something like that again please, please, please call a doctor. <br /><br />Sending more hugs. <br /><br />xLyssa Medanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07350926829113722058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7162428932122354536.post-3671389737057744802016-12-06T13:13:35.150-08:002016-12-06T13:13:35.150-08:00I do appreciate you being direct, Marylynn. I kno...I do appreciate you being direct, Marylynn. I know you speak from experience and I am afraid I have been rather lackadaisical with my schedules, etc. I spoke with my supervisor this morning and we discussed if I'll be able to return to the office as planned in January. She was very understanding. I will ask the doctors what they recommend. I still have a lot of alternatives - I can take more time off if needed. My supervisor doesn't expect me to return to the office full time until I am ready. There is a satellite office, much closer to my home, where I could work, if the commute to downtown is too much. There are options. Again, I do appreciate all your comments and I do take them seriously to heart. Thank you, again, and take care of yourself, too. :)Blesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16369267622517848850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7162428932122354536.post-4734844100342800392016-12-06T12:17:54.290-08:002016-12-06T12:17:54.290-08:00Thank you, Sri. You are always so gracious when I ...Thank you, Sri. You are always so gracious when I am so direct. I hope your other posters understand that I'm not trying to be mean. I just want to be of as much concrete help as possible. I'm older than you are (74) and am retired now, but I worked in my own store until I was 70. I gave up a lot to keep working that long, but I kind of had to because I have to live on my Social Security (which is not as hard as you might think if you are debt-free). I'm happy. Take care.Marylynn Caldwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00160095518157876415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7162428932122354536.post-9902975841388975762016-12-06T12:06:48.068-08:002016-12-06T12:06:48.068-08:00Thank you, Marylynn. You have brought up a lot of...Thank you, Marylynn. You have brought up a lot of important issues I have been thinking about, these last couple of days. I am rethinking a lot of things and will make some decisions based on the findings of the latest tests. Obviously, I can't go on the way I have been going. Thank you, again, Marylynn. I do really appreciate your care and concern. Blesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16369267622517848850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7162428932122354536.post-15498805848108229432016-12-06T11:54:01.547-08:002016-12-06T11:54:01.547-08:00Thank you, Suzanne. Yes, I overdid things and now...Thank you, Suzanne. Yes, I overdid things and now I am paying the price! I am going to take things very easy from now on. I've learned my lesson!Blesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16369267622517848850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7162428932122354536.post-88877949756095825972016-12-06T11:52:57.971-08:002016-12-06T11:52:57.971-08:00Since you're hoping to go back to work full ti...Since you're hoping to go back to work full time at the office in January,perhaps it's time to sit down and take a good hard look at your health habits, your schedule and how you're taking care of yourself. If you're going to be going into work full time you need to make sure you're going to bed, going to sleep, and getting up on a regular schedule. With the erratic schedule you've been under I'm wondering if you're taking your medications on a regular basis at the same time everyday and on a full or empty stomach as the medication requires. For example,if you're on a blood pressure medication it needs to be taken at the same time everyday not at 8 one day and 10:30 the next, etc. You need to be removing as much stress as you possibly can so your body can continue healing. There are just lots of things that in the long run just aren't important to get done right now. They can wait till later when you have more energy and when you're back in the swing of things. You also might want to consider how much longer you really want to work in an office. It's nice to pile up a lot of money but if you're not around to use it it's not worth that much and your daughter is fully independent. Nurses do have a way of bringing up unpleasant subjects but I think it's important to consider. I don't think your body ever was going to heal as fast as you expected it to and it hasn't been that long since you started and I think you're still under treatment. The fact that you still have inflammation tells me that you still have a fair amount of healing to do. You've come a long way. Just take care of yourself. Your cell phone WAS in your pocket, wasn't it?Marylynn Caldwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00160095518157876415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7162428932122354536.post-32521640904461419402016-12-06T11:48:20.007-08:002016-12-06T11:48:20.007-08:00A bladder of steel and a very hard head, too! :D ...A bladder of steel and a very hard head, too! :D Taking it easy, as I gave myself a scare!<br /><br />Hope all is well with you. (((Hugs)))Blesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16369267622517848850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7162428932122354536.post-8212032018870048262016-12-06T11:34:14.985-08:002016-12-06T11:34:14.985-08:00Hi Susan, yes, you are right, the universe has bee...Hi Susan, yes, you are right, the universe has been trying to tell me something, hasn't it? Except I didn't want to listen. So I was hit on the head with it! LOL. I guess I had been pushing myself a bit too hard. I thought, since I had finished with my treatments, I was back to normal. Obviously not. Lesson learned: Take care of yourself, don't try to rush around trying to accomplish everything, it's OK to let some things go.Blesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16369267622517848850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7162428932122354536.post-91645428296039100622016-12-06T10:54:14.682-08:002016-12-06T10:54:14.682-08:00Thank you, Sharon. I am planning to take it easy ...Thank you, Sharon. I am planning to take it easy for the next few weeks. I need to concentrate on my health; apparently I wasn't quite as recovered as I thought I was!Blesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16369267622517848850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7162428932122354536.post-24183138007592309282016-12-06T10:45:03.285-08:002016-12-06T10:45:03.285-08:00Thank you, Judy. The almsgiving to me is the equi...Thank you, Judy. The almsgiving to me is the equivalent of a Thanksgiving meal, or any other special meal such as at Easter or Christmas, but prepared and offered to the Buddhist monks, and shared with family and friends, as well. It is a memorial service as well as the monks would chant blessings and offer merit to the departed. It's my main religious activity for the year. But I need to listen to my body's warnings about the state of my health and take things easy. There is much to be thankful for. Blesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16369267622517848850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7162428932122354536.post-77354750596870545532016-12-06T10:32:19.581-08:002016-12-06T10:32:19.581-08:00Yes, I was most disappointed that I had to cancel ...Yes, I was most disappointed that I had to cancel the almsgiving, but the syncope episode, as the doctor called the fainting, was scary. Especially since I am by myself. I am hopeful I can do another almsgiving in the new year; perhaps I will be in better health by then. Blesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16369267622517848850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7162428932122354536.post-65639526959996920022016-12-06T08:00:56.605-08:002016-12-06T08:00:56.605-08:00Oh Bless, I am so sorry to hear about your fall an...Oh Bless, I am so sorry to hear about your fall and having to cancel the almsgiving. Every time I've read your list of things to do I have secretly thought, that's a lot of work, even for somebody who hasn't just been through what you have. Maybe you've asked just a little bit too much of yourself at the moment, especially with there being a deadline to work to, although I know you've been really looking forward to hosting it. <br /><br />I agree, you should keep things as simple as you can over the holidays and make it a time to embrace who you have around you not what you have around you. Plenty of time for all the decorations etc. in years to come and I'm sure your friends and family will understand about the gifts you were thinking of making.<br /><br />Please try and postpone your jury service. That is one thing you could definitely do without at the moment. Surely they would understand given the circumstances.<br /><br />I am so thankful that you were able to get up and sort yourself out and that you have friends and family to look after you. Please take care of yourself and I will be crossing my fingers for a good MRI result. Sending you prayers and hugs. xxEveryday life at Number 38https://www.blogger.com/profile/12945846951398052455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7162428932122354536.post-16786421236448793982016-12-06T07:01:55.950-08:002016-12-06T07:01:55.950-08:00I haven't been commmenting anywhere this past ...I haven't been commmenting anywhere this past month but I have been keeping up with you. When I didn't see you post this past weekend, I thought to myself "Uh, oh, something must be wrong!". I see that I wasn't wrong, unfortunately.<br /><br />Bless, I'm grateful that you weren't hurt in the fall. You must have a bladder of steel (looking on the bright side) since it didn't void when you fainted. Mine would have. When you described the cramping in your hand, I started thinking "stroke?" so I'm glad it doesn't seem that it's what is was. If your medication requires you to drink extra fluids and you haven't, it's probably the cause of the cramping and possibly the fainting, I would think. I hope the MRI comes back "clean".<br /><br />Thinking about you, my dear. Take it easy.Nathaliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01654610295436446555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7162428932122354536.post-8955963982244104522016-12-06T06:07:12.259-08:002016-12-06T06:07:12.259-08:00Yesterday I read your comment on my blog..."I...Yesterday I read your comment on my blog..."I received a good reminder on Friday night that we need to look after ourselves, as well, while taking care of everyone else." I have been reading your blogs but not commenting I'm afraid. But I came back over here and reread your most recent posts. What did I miss? What reminder had you received? I did notice though that you had not written anything since your winter joy list, and that was troubling. <br /><br />Then I see this new message today. OMG. Bless. What a scare. It is small wonder that you didn't want to be left alone. You have such supportive family and friends. Everything seemed to be going so well. You might have become over-confident in your abilities and pushed too hard?? I know you are disappointed in not being able to have the almsgiving, but I think the universe has been trying to send you a message for a while now. It wasn't meant to be this year. How wonderful the monks are thinking of you and helping you out. Now your comment makes complete sense and should be a reminder to all of us. Thank you. Take care of yourself. <br />Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11631937559197478236noreply@blogger.com