Wow, where did the weekend go? Seems like it was Friday and now it's going on Monday. Had a super weekend with my friend Nancy and her mom. Got her apartment all moved into our shop and her settled in the realtor's basement suite for a few days. We are thinking positively that she will get the keys to her new place tomorrow and then we have to move everything again .........
Took them to church with us today then had lunch at a little bayside cafe, the food was fabulous and the company awesome. Came home and while they went to do some cleaning at the apartment I made dinner for us all.
It was a busy but awesome weekend.
Thanks Skuppy and Mensa for your comments on my previous post. You are right Skippy she shouldn't get sick from the animals but it is more the constant build up of dirt in her house I think that does it. She is constantly breathing in dust and animal dander and that is not good for her lungs as she has asthma and is prone to breathing issues.
As for me well you would have to force feed the internal organs if you wanted me to eat them. I'd rather go vegan than eat them so gonna eat lots of dark green vegetables and lean red meat to see if I can bring the iron level up. It's not too much under normal so will have to wait and see. I know you are saying if it means the difference between being healthy or not healthy you should do it. Nope, not a hope in he__, not a chance, no way, no how. Sorry, but that is just the way it is and who I am. I do not eat internal organs in any way shape or form.
Call me spoiled or not knowing what's good for me, it is okay with me. I would choke to death if I had to try to swallow it. We ate a lot of it as kids and well I just can't do it now. But thanks for the suggestions. I did have a huge spinach salad with strawberries, onions, feta cheese, almonds and raspberry vinegrette for dinner though. Delicious!
Yes, it is a big relief to be done with the insurance company and being able to try and regain some sense of normalcy. It's been a long hard battle, but life can now go on and maybe just maybe I can get back to concentrating on what is important - me and my family.
Sunday, August 26, 2012
Saturday, August 25, 2012
Now what .......
So things have been happening around here and I don't know where to start. So this may be somewhat out of order but that's what my life is all about ...... disorder.
Beginning of August we had a settlement meeting with hubby's insurance company over his long term dfisability and even though we didn't get what we thought they should cough up we are now free from the elephant that shadowed us every day. In order to get an insurance company to instate long term disability monthly payments here in Canada you must have a court order. Our lawyer assured us that we could win the order but it could be 3 - 5 years before it would get before a judge and during that time we would constantly be looking over our shoulders to see if the insurance company had someone spying on us. And again even if we won tbe insurance company could cancel benefits within a couple of months and we would have to start all over again. This insurance company had already robbed us of 4 years of our lives so we decided to take a small payout and tell them to stuff their disability insurance. Some would say that is a foolish thing to do but we had already been through the looking over our shoulders scenario and we just wanted to be done with them.
We came home and sat down and discussed how best to proceed from here. Hubby's medication is easing the pain somewhat so he decided he would change career courses and look to see if there was something out there that he could do with would allow him some flexibility. Now he is a certified plumber, gas fitter, sheet metal worker and HVAC mechanic as well experienced in electronics, boilers and other trades. But because he can no longer do the field work he wanted to do something that would allow him to use the knowledge and experience that he has spent years gathering. We happened to be looking at the local college site and out of the blue there is a posting for a someone to teach plumbing theory. So we gathered up his tickets, built a resume and sent it in. Still waiting to hear from them but we have out fingers crossed.
My sister has now started the 2nd half of her chemotherapy. This is the half that could have all kinds of side effects and create all kinds of health issues. Well into the 1st treatment she goes and sure enough she ends up in the hospital with pnuemonia. She is home now and doing better but it was a little scary there for a bit. I took my mom down to see her this past Wednesday and they had her in isolation so we did the gown, mask and gloves thing. It scares me when she has to go to the hospital like that.
Her husband can be non-supportive when he wants to and does not attempt to keep the house clean so I am sure that contributed to her getting ill. Dad went this morning to the Brick and bought her a new leather sofa so we could replace her old, wprnout, germ infested ones. He was pretty proud of himself as he told the salesman that it was for a young woman stricken with cancer and they gave him a $1,000.00 sofa for $349.00. Only my dad could pull that off.
I am going to look into getting someone to go in an do housecleaning for her this coming week on a weekly basis. We just want to make sure that she has the best advantage possible to beat this horrid disease.
My girlfriend bought a half duplex and got a smoking deal on it as it was a distress sale, But there were some complications and she was supposed to get possession on the 21st and if has been postponed till at least Monday now. In the meantime she had to vacate her apartment so all her stuff is in our big shop and her realtor is letting her bunk in his bedroom suite till it is settled. The poor girl is only 25, first house purchase and this happens. She is handling it remarkably well.
Have finally found a good family doctor for myself so I had an appointment to get my test results this week. Everything was good except for my good cholestrol which was too low and my iron level is also too low. Waiting on an appointment with the dietican so that we can look at maybe correcting it with diet before using medication or supplements. Felt releived that was all that was out of wack considering my weight and family health issues. She did assure me that I could eat all the red meat I want for the time being...........no problem here.
Beginning of August we had a settlement meeting with hubby's insurance company over his long term dfisability and even though we didn't get what we thought they should cough up we are now free from the elephant that shadowed us every day. In order to get an insurance company to instate long term disability monthly payments here in Canada you must have a court order. Our lawyer assured us that we could win the order but it could be 3 - 5 years before it would get before a judge and during that time we would constantly be looking over our shoulders to see if the insurance company had someone spying on us. And again even if we won tbe insurance company could cancel benefits within a couple of months and we would have to start all over again. This insurance company had already robbed us of 4 years of our lives so we decided to take a small payout and tell them to stuff their disability insurance. Some would say that is a foolish thing to do but we had already been through the looking over our shoulders scenario and we just wanted to be done with them.
We came home and sat down and discussed how best to proceed from here. Hubby's medication is easing the pain somewhat so he decided he would change career courses and look to see if there was something out there that he could do with would allow him some flexibility. Now he is a certified plumber, gas fitter, sheet metal worker and HVAC mechanic as well experienced in electronics, boilers and other trades. But because he can no longer do the field work he wanted to do something that would allow him to use the knowledge and experience that he has spent years gathering. We happened to be looking at the local college site and out of the blue there is a posting for a someone to teach plumbing theory. So we gathered up his tickets, built a resume and sent it in. Still waiting to hear from them but we have out fingers crossed.
My sister has now started the 2nd half of her chemotherapy. This is the half that could have all kinds of side effects and create all kinds of health issues. Well into the 1st treatment she goes and sure enough she ends up in the hospital with pnuemonia. She is home now and doing better but it was a little scary there for a bit. I took my mom down to see her this past Wednesday and they had her in isolation so we did the gown, mask and gloves thing. It scares me when she has to go to the hospital like that.
Her husband can be non-supportive when he wants to and does not attempt to keep the house clean so I am sure that contributed to her getting ill. Dad went this morning to the Brick and bought her a new leather sofa so we could replace her old, wprnout, germ infested ones. He was pretty proud of himself as he told the salesman that it was for a young woman stricken with cancer and they gave him a $1,000.00 sofa for $349.00. Only my dad could pull that off.
I am going to look into getting someone to go in an do housecleaning for her this coming week on a weekly basis. We just want to make sure that she has the best advantage possible to beat this horrid disease.
My girlfriend bought a half duplex and got a smoking deal on it as it was a distress sale, But there were some complications and she was supposed to get possession on the 21st and if has been postponed till at least Monday now. In the meantime she had to vacate her apartment so all her stuff is in our big shop and her realtor is letting her bunk in his bedroom suite till it is settled. The poor girl is only 25, first house purchase and this happens. She is handling it remarkably well.
Have finally found a good family doctor for myself so I had an appointment to get my test results this week. Everything was good except for my good cholestrol which was too low and my iron level is also too low. Waiting on an appointment with the dietican so that we can look at maybe correcting it with diet before using medication or supplements. Felt releived that was all that was out of wack considering my weight and family health issues. She did assure me that I could eat all the red meat I want for the time being...........no problem here.
Sunday, August 12, 2012
Sunday, August 12th
Had a great but busy day today. Got up and went to church for the first time in ages and it felt so good to be there. Pastor spoke on the power of prayer but that we need to do it everyday not just once a week. How right he was, we often forget that things happen in God's time not ours and if we don't keep in touch we lose out.
After church we drove out to my brother's and had a great visit, wonderful lunch and I was allowed to raid his garden so I came home with onions, potatoes, beets, carrots and zuchini. The beets are cooked and cooling waiting to go into freezer bags. We had swiss steak with fresh potatoes and carrots for supper. Nothing tastes better than vegetables from the garden.
My brother is going through a rough patch right now. He had the shingles replaced on his mobile home 2 years ago and they were not done properly. Now they have major water damage and may have to find a new place to live if they can't get it fixed. There is significant mold spores and rotting wood on the outside walls. He lives on disability and the insurance company is refusing to do anything about it as it is caused by poor workmanship and the guy who did the work is being a total jerk and says he's not responsible for the damage. Not sure what is going to happen but the local newspaper has gotten involved so we are hoping that he will man up and do the right thing rather than have his name in the paper.
Now just relaxing a bit before bed. Got all of my weight charts done for TOPS tomorrow evening and I think I'll have a good sleep tonight. Being out in the fresh air today and just relaxing has been a good reminder that I need these days every now and then.
It's gonna be a busy week this week and we have our fingers crossed that hubby gets a call from the college regarding his application. Also hoping that the insurance money comes through so we can get our roof reshingled ............. and definitely not by the same company that did my brother's ........ lol.
After church we drove out to my brother's and had a great visit, wonderful lunch and I was allowed to raid his garden so I came home with onions, potatoes, beets, carrots and zuchini. The beets are cooked and cooling waiting to go into freezer bags. We had swiss steak with fresh potatoes and carrots for supper. Nothing tastes better than vegetables from the garden.
My brother is going through a rough patch right now. He had the shingles replaced on his mobile home 2 years ago and they were not done properly. Now they have major water damage and may have to find a new place to live if they can't get it fixed. There is significant mold spores and rotting wood on the outside walls. He lives on disability and the insurance company is refusing to do anything about it as it is caused by poor workmanship and the guy who did the work is being a total jerk and says he's not responsible for the damage. Not sure what is going to happen but the local newspaper has gotten involved so we are hoping that he will man up and do the right thing rather than have his name in the paper.
Now just relaxing a bit before bed. Got all of my weight charts done for TOPS tomorrow evening and I think I'll have a good sleep tonight. Being out in the fresh air today and just relaxing has been a good reminder that I need these days every now and then.
It's gonna be a busy week this week and we have our fingers crossed that hubby gets a call from the college regarding his application. Also hoping that the insurance money comes through so we can get our roof reshingled ............. and definitely not by the same company that did my brother's ........ lol.
Saturday, August 11, 2012
It's been awhile .............
Life has a way of getting in the road of all the things I want to do and never seem to be able to accomplish. Right now we are in a state of waiting for God to show us the way.
We had a meeting with hubby's disability insurance company and after 3 hours managed to walk out with a meagre settlement. Now juat waiting for the money to come in so we can come up with a positive plan of action.
The doctor put him on some new medication that seems to be helping somewhat. It's not a miracle cure by any means but has made him feel well enough to consider finding employment. It is rather funny how God closes one door and opens another. He can no longer work in the field but has all the qualifications necessary to teach and low and behold there was a posting for an instructor at the local college. So he has put an application in and now is waiting to hear back from them, it closed yesterday so should hear something next week.
Haven't spoken to my sister in awhile thanks to her husband. Every time she has to go to the hospital he goads me on facebook and then won't bother to call to let me know how she is. He seems to enjoy playing these head games with his inconsiderateness and I'm doing it any more. I love her and want to be there for her but he's an obstacle I can't seem to get around.
We've been having some major storms lately with lots of thunder and lightning. They scare me when they issue tornado warnings. I can't wait for fall to get here, it is my favorite time of year.
We had a meeting with hubby's disability insurance company and after 3 hours managed to walk out with a meagre settlement. Now juat waiting for the money to come in so we can come up with a positive plan of action.
The doctor put him on some new medication that seems to be helping somewhat. It's not a miracle cure by any means but has made him feel well enough to consider finding employment. It is rather funny how God closes one door and opens another. He can no longer work in the field but has all the qualifications necessary to teach and low and behold there was a posting for an instructor at the local college. So he has put an application in and now is waiting to hear back from them, it closed yesterday so should hear something next week.
Haven't spoken to my sister in awhile thanks to her husband. Every time she has to go to the hospital he goads me on facebook and then won't bother to call to let me know how she is. He seems to enjoy playing these head games with his inconsiderateness and I'm doing it any more. I love her and want to be there for her but he's an obstacle I can't seem to get around.
We've been having some major storms lately with lots of thunder and lightning. They scare me when they issue tornado warnings. I can't wait for fall to get here, it is my favorite time of year.
Sunday, July 22, 2012
Busy and Wild
Just came in from outside and the mosquitoes are as big as horseflies, nearly ate me alive. It's been busy in my little world again but when isn't it.
Hubby's uncle passed away so another memorial service for us. I let him go to this one by himself as I didn't think it would be a good idea to ask for another day of bereavement leave after what happened last time. His uncle was 91 and had led a good life right till the end.
Sis didn't get her last chemo treatment as they have to redo the PICC line nect week then they will do it. She's feeling much better after getting over the infection and ready for the next round in her battle.
Hubby's uncle passed away so another memorial service for us. I let him go to this one by himself as I didn't think it would be a good idea to ask for another day of bereavement leave after what happened last time. His uncle was 91 and had led a good life right till the end.
Sis didn't get her last chemo treatment as they have to redo the PICC line nect week then they will do it. She's feeling much better after getting over the infection and ready for the next round in her battle.
Thursday, July 12, 2012
Update ....
I'm having a devil of a time trying to figure out this new blog posting page and a new puter to boot. So if the spelling is amiss and the sentenced don't make sense don't be too quick to blame me cuz the puter did it.
So how the heck are you all? I know it's been ages since I posted and I probably should be horsewhipped but time just seems to come and go and I do think about it honest, I just never get around to doing it.
Well there is lots to tell you about. Firstly my sister has now had 3 chemo treatments and seems to be doing ok for the most part. They had to put in a pic line as her viens keep collasping when they try to start an IV. They are injecting the chemo directly into her viens as opposed to hanging it with solution. It only takes about 30 minutes but they have to be so careful that the solution does not leak around the IV needle as it can cause great pain and major burns.
This week she has spent most of the week at the hospital as her pic line became infected and they had to remove it. They are treating her with IV antibiotics 3 times a day. They can't admit her to hospital as the risk of catching something is too great and her blood count is down to 1.6. They think they caught the infection before it entered her blood stream. Poor kid, wish I could trade places with her so she didn't have to go through all this.
She has one more chemo treatment with the mild one and then she has 4 of the hard core stuff. I am so scared for her. I am thankful though that she has a great team of doctors working on her case and she is getting excellent treatment.
During all this she has had to deal with the passing of our aunt. She was very close to this particular aunt as my sister was a meno baby for my mom and she let this aunt name my sister and she helped raise her as she had no children of her own. She is in a better place but it was hard to say goodbye, expecially for my sister.
Work is work, very busy for me right now as I am doing file audits. It is only me and I have over 160 of them to do. I really enjoy my job but it can be stressful at times. I have a wonderful manager so that makes it easier to deal with the stress. He's very generous when it comes to giving time off or bringing coffee and treats in the morning.
Even when someone in the office complained to him that they thought I was taking bereavement leave to attend memorial services for my clients that were passing away he was compassionate and worked it so I could attend my aunt's funeral without having to put in for bereavement leave. Not sure why anyone would have thought that in the first place - not only is it not ethical but you don't attend memorial services unless you know the person or the family really well. I couldn't believe it when he told me.
Being at an age where the older family members are passing on and that I live close to where I was raised there is an expectation to attend the services of those you know. So hubby's uncle passed away this week and I refused to ask for the time off to attend. Hubby understood and as I did not know the gentleman personally it was ok. Other than I should have been there as support for hubby.
We've been experiencing a heat wave the past week and now everyone is complaining about the heat. We humans sure are a funny bunch. We complain if it's cold, we complain if it's hot, we complain if it's snowing and we complain if it's raining. I guess in a perfect world it would be about 72F during the day, light rain showers overnight and never anything to complain about. I'm thinking Heaven's gonna be a lot like that but I'm not in any hurry to get there.
Well that's pretty much it for this news cast. I'll try and get back here a little more regular with some postings.
By the way I have been beta reading for a friend of mine that has just had her first books go to e-publish. If you like a good romance story check out amazon kindle for an author named Brenda Sinclair. She's new but I promise you some good reading.
Catch you later.
So how the heck are you all? I know it's been ages since I posted and I probably should be horsewhipped but time just seems to come and go and I do think about it honest, I just never get around to doing it.
Well there is lots to tell you about. Firstly my sister has now had 3 chemo treatments and seems to be doing ok for the most part. They had to put in a pic line as her viens keep collasping when they try to start an IV. They are injecting the chemo directly into her viens as opposed to hanging it with solution. It only takes about 30 minutes but they have to be so careful that the solution does not leak around the IV needle as it can cause great pain and major burns.
This week she has spent most of the week at the hospital as her pic line became infected and they had to remove it. They are treating her with IV antibiotics 3 times a day. They can't admit her to hospital as the risk of catching something is too great and her blood count is down to 1.6. They think they caught the infection before it entered her blood stream. Poor kid, wish I could trade places with her so she didn't have to go through all this.
She has one more chemo treatment with the mild one and then she has 4 of the hard core stuff. I am so scared for her. I am thankful though that she has a great team of doctors working on her case and she is getting excellent treatment.
During all this she has had to deal with the passing of our aunt. She was very close to this particular aunt as my sister was a meno baby for my mom and she let this aunt name my sister and she helped raise her as she had no children of her own. She is in a better place but it was hard to say goodbye, expecially for my sister.
Work is work, very busy for me right now as I am doing file audits. It is only me and I have over 160 of them to do. I really enjoy my job but it can be stressful at times. I have a wonderful manager so that makes it easier to deal with the stress. He's very generous when it comes to giving time off or bringing coffee and treats in the morning.
Even when someone in the office complained to him that they thought I was taking bereavement leave to attend memorial services for my clients that were passing away he was compassionate and worked it so I could attend my aunt's funeral without having to put in for bereavement leave. Not sure why anyone would have thought that in the first place - not only is it not ethical but you don't attend memorial services unless you know the person or the family really well. I couldn't believe it when he told me.
Being at an age where the older family members are passing on and that I live close to where I was raised there is an expectation to attend the services of those you know. So hubby's uncle passed away this week and I refused to ask for the time off to attend. Hubby understood and as I did not know the gentleman personally it was ok. Other than I should have been there as support for hubby.
We've been experiencing a heat wave the past week and now everyone is complaining about the heat. We humans sure are a funny bunch. We complain if it's cold, we complain if it's hot, we complain if it's snowing and we complain if it's raining. I guess in a perfect world it would be about 72F during the day, light rain showers overnight and never anything to complain about. I'm thinking Heaven's gonna be a lot like that but I'm not in any hurry to get there.
Well that's pretty much it for this news cast. I'll try and get back here a little more regular with some postings.
By the way I have been beta reading for a friend of mine that has just had her first books go to e-publish. If you like a good romance story check out amazon kindle for an author named Brenda Sinclair. She's new but I promise you some good reading.
Catch you later.
Wednesday, July 4, 2012
I'm Back
Hi everyone, just a few lines to let you know I have not departed blog land. I switched computers and had a hard time getting into my blog page on this one. I think I have it figured out now and will be back in a couple of days to fill you all in on what's been happening in my world. Take care for now.
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