I entered last year celebrating by watching 'new year at the needle' fireworks display (The Seattle Space Needle) on a hospital TV. I was in there from 12/27/16 to 1/3/17 with, I believe, cellulitis and a bladder infection. I have been in the hospital several times since then, 5/19 to 5/22 with cellulitis. I didn't have any cuts so it must have been a cat claw poke or a bug bite... any break in the skin will do for those of us who are immuno-compromised. August brought me in hospital from 8.19 to 8/25 with the perfect trifecta - cellulitis, vaginal and bladder infections. So, how am I doing? you might ask. Well, 36 years with MS and this is my current condition. From head to toe, here goes nothing. if you are newly diagnosed let me tell you here that mine is not a typical case, but still, you may want to stop reading now. head - intermittent memory lapses; I thank the heavens for post-it notes, I have three on my laptop now reminding me...
Heat issues suck don't they? I have turned the memory issues into a sort of positive. It means I can re-read murder mysteries because I don't remember who died, much less who killed them. And it seems the time is fast approaching where I can hide my own Easter eggs. That image never fails to make me smile - open a cupboard, find a stash 'oh how lovely, are they for me?'. Shut the cupboard. Open the cupboard, find a stash (smaller but a stash just the same) 'oh how lovely, are they for me?'
ReplyDeleteIf I put a treat away (hide it for later, I'll often forget about it. By the time I remember, it's either spoiled, or eaten (by the usual subject - DH). You're right about reading books, though. I have read many a mystery where everything seems "vaguely familiar," but I don't know how it ends.
DeleteReading long novels is especially fun. My eyes go wonky, so I prefer to listen. Thank God for Digital Books from the library.
i haven't watched much of the olympics this year at all. not sure why but i just can't get in the groove. i have seen the highlights of the games & that's about it...
ReplyDelete93 degrees is too warm. plain & simple. i've been struggling with the heat as well. it seems each summer it gets worse. not necessarily the heat, but my reaction to it... i look back and remember that the heat has been bothering for several years, long before dx. bleh. i think we all need walk in coolers in our homes... those kind they keep beer in at the store LOL
Did you at least see the power lifter whose bar-bell fell on his neck? {{{shiver}}} It was CRAZY, and they quickly put up a screen in case of a gruesome outcome. Fortunately, he got up and walked out on his own.
DeleteHow hot has it been getting in Edinburg? Is it humid? Much different from Austin? Are you liking your new home?
I'm sorry you've been feeling wonky lately. Take care.
Sorry about your 'heat wave,' and I hope you're feeling better. Cars are not my forte, and as long as they 'go' I'm happy.
ReplyDeleteI've been watching the Olympics, too, and wonder how those young bodies survive all that abuse!
Peace,
Muff
I know! Truly amazing how they can do what they do. And it took a lot of sacrifice to get where they are.
DeleteYeah, I'm doing better. The ON calmed down. Today it was just 71, and I am fine with that.
My ON acted up too. Don't know how ppl w/MS DO IT in regular states. Today is BLISS. My ON OK.
ReplyDeleteI hate cars. In regards to car "issues" I hate cars like I hate computers. I KNOW it is self hate because I don't understand how to fix their "issues." Whatever. Derr Mann will step in. Can he fix computers too? None of my business. I wish there was an easy way to look at your post while I type my comment...can't remember what you were talking about...Oh, well. No more fish bones (yet) in the fish! Course, we haven't had snapper again since then. The Chef just promoted the man he told me he was going to fire. I swear, Jr High around here. I keep my head down.
My ON is better today as well, thank goodness. Yes, DH is a smart man who can read about how to fix things, then go fix them. Including cars, washing machine, refrigerator/freezer, computer, etc. He puts this skill to work on an "as needed" basis. There is not much thought to the preventative maintenance aspect, though.
DeleteI am still using the old blogger interface, and they have added a reply/delete option below each published comment, and your comment can be seen above my reply box. I don't have to scroll up and down when I can't remember. NO more fish bones is good; the Chef kept him on because he's probably a good sous chef in the kitchen - he needs him. Remember to be nice to the cook. Say Hi to KarenLee from me.
Is there a "regular state" without a heat wave? (talking to Diane through you) Guide me there. I'm in Colorado where supposedly people go without AC as a normal rule. I'm HOT and MISERABLE. Did I say HOT? Oh yeah, I forgot. I have memory problems.
ReplyDeleteI hate winter too cos I get cold. Call it the Goldilocks syndrome. I think we all relate there...
My blog is out of my control. Blogger wins. WEBSTER, I am always nice to the chef, but when somebody tells me it is ok and perfectly normal to feed seniors/disabled a mouth full of hard, long, fish bones, I am not swallowing it. And if he starts shouting at me to intimidate as he does with so many others, then I will shout back. He does NOT intimidate me with loudness. Stupid is worse the louder it is. And OMG, don't call him "the cook" that REALLY makes him angry, poor baby, he is a CHEF. HAVE MYELIN, I think Seattle, in the state of Washington is as close to Heaven in the weather dept., as one can get here on earth. Two days in 90s and then Ocean air moves in. Today, back to wonderfully normal for us. Ahhhhh, move here. No A/C needed here either. Water everywhere, lakes, bays, sounds, locks, WATER, cool, Seattle is the ultimate COOL city. No freezing winters either. Two days max, then you never know it snowed! It still amazes me. We do have the occasional earthquake and are reminded THE BIG ONE is long overdue. Uh-hem
ReplyDeleteNo freezing Winters - Have you forgotten "Snowmageddon" of a couple years ago? Still, I hear you, and agree. Our coldest Winters don't compare with those in most of the rest of the country. Our Summers are LOVELY. They are what we live for during the rest of the rainy year. And even if it rains nearly every day during a Winter month, it's not a constant rain. It usually is on again, off again. I have heard our area called "God's Country." Seattle is a city of neighborhoods, each having a personality and something to offer. It is a wonderful place to live. Tacoma ain't too shabby, either. :-)
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