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Janet I do tend to have a lot of projects but some days like today I tend to stray and just get lazy. I did some exercise this morning then went to what was supposed to be a luncheon with some people from one of the local rehab/ nursing homes. They come once a month and give a talk on something that would be of interest to seniors and they serve us lunch. I had my crochet with me because I went down early. I worked on it for a while but today was not a good day for my hands. Somedays they keep me from doing as much as I want to do. Anyway after waiting for a while we found out that the lazy who usually comes had scheduled us for the wrong day. She was actually off today. So a lot of people expecting lunch had to go find their own. I was kind of glad becaue I can not chew too good right now so I came home and had a bowl of the chili beans that I made Friday. I had only eaten one bowl of them and had given most of them away. Never learned to cook just enough for me. After lunch I started playing games on the computer and here it sit still Right now I am fixing some noodle soup and will have a grilled cheese sandwich with it. We have gone from near 80 degrees Saturday down to the 60s with clouds and rain with 50s expected the next couple of days. I had quite an experience Saturday evening. One of my neighbors has been failing pretty fast lately. He is in his 80s and was never married so has no family. Even though he is slow we try to enclude him in as much as we can. After the ice cream social and cookie exchange we started our Wii bowling. After the first game we let him play with us. That is when we realized that he didn't understand what to do anymore. At first another or the ladies tried to help him but when she saw that he had blood on his mouth she freaked out. I kept helping him through the game but I have to say my patience was wearing thin. Had to keep cleaning our hands with sanitizer after playing then clean the remote good after the game. After that game he stayed to watch. After a while he went into the bathroom and stayed for a long time. I guess once a caregiver always one because I kept watching for him. Finally when he came out he was sitting on his walker with his pants around his knees. He couldn't get them up. Finally I went to help him. I couldn't get them up either then realize he had suspenders and his foot was holding it down. I had to get him to sit back down so I could untangle it but he didn't understand. I finally lifted his leg and got it undone so I could get his pants up. He was just out of things. I think he may have had a small stroke or siezure. He has had them before. Finally put him in the elevator to go up to his apartment. After we finished up we pushed to button to bring it down and he was still in it. Finally got him to his apartment but he couldn't open the door. My friend Lynda opened it for him. Yesterday I went to his door and didn't hear the tv. I knew that he hadn't gone on the bus because they don't run on Sunday. I knocked and he never answered. I wasn't sure what to do. I spoke to the lady who lives below him and she hadn't heard him all day. All day I worried that he was either down sick and couldn't call for help or dead. Finally late yesterday afternoon I got in touch with the manager and was told that he had gone out in an ambulace early yesterday morning. No one knows what hospital he is at or what is wrong with him. He has no family so they won't give any of us any information. I keep wishing I had called 911 Saturday night when I saw how bad he was. Not sure if it would have made any difference. I just know that he should no longer live here. He needs to be where he has people to care for him. Just hoping the county makes that decision for him. I hate the idea because I know how I would feel but as he is now he is a danger to himself and all of us. I was afraid the whole time I was helping him that he would fall on me. I have enough issues already without that. Still I just couldn't stand by and not help. What do all of you think I should have done?

This forum was started so people could post jokes or just vent about anything. It doesn't have to be about LC. Most of the people here are either survivors or past or present caregivers. Often our posts are just silly but other time suportive. I think one of the main reasons that so many of us old timers come here is because this is our family. Not a family of blood and ancestry but a family of sharing and support with those who understand. There are just so many who don't have a clue what the LC journey is all about or how hard it can be, especially if you have no one to share with. I know personally there were times I wasn't sure that I would make it after my loss but the people here understood and held me up when I was slipping and threatening to fall. We have lost so many who have been here in the past. I personally think that I have a duty to carry on and give back or carry it forward to repay all that I have been given. So please come and feel free to post whatever crosses your mind at the time. You will be welcome.

Hi Janet. I miss the air too. I come everyday but most days no one has been here. Make a post and no one responds. Makes me feel like I am scaring people off Busy here trying to get back into the groove. I gained back all I had lost last year sense my surgery in August. Exercise to help control weight and so I can loosen up enough to function. Seems to really help my back. It is so hard to get people to get up and take part in anything but I keep trying.Today we have our pokeno and then later an ice cream social and cookie exchange. I made so soft ginger cookies. Just hope others bring something. Later it is Wii bowling. We have about 5 of us who do that. Trouble is unless it is free food it is always the same few people who show up. A lot of the problem I think is from so many new people who just don't know anyone. There used to be a few of us who sat outside when the weater was nice. That is how we met new people and they became more open to getting envolved. After my friend Maxine died not many go out any more. I tried a few times but gave up. I guess when the weather stays nice I will have to try again. Anyway I do what I can and hope for the best. I just hate to see people stay in their apartments all of the time. I really believe in that old saying "use it or lose it". Well guess I will run. I made some chili beans yesterday for lunch today then I need to start a baby blanket. I have 2 to crochet by the end of July when my next two great grandbabies are born. I am working on one quilt for the 2 year old and cut out pieces for McKenna's. Then I will need to make 3 more, One for my newest great grandson and one for each of the ones on the way. Just hope my hands will hold out. Having trouble with them now typing. They go to sleep and ache like corpral tunnel. Take care everyone and if you are reading please drop us a note. We really need to get the air going again.

Hi Eric glad to see you stop by. I come everyday to check but it seems that we just can't get back up to where we were when we had Judy with us. I went out early for blood work and now am sitting here enjoying my second cup of coffee. I just can't seem to function good until I have at least 2 cups so blood work days are not my favorite! Eric I did see that story about king Richard. It is very interesting. I really like that kind of thing. I guess because in my mind it is linked with History and I have always been a history buff. Weather here is great. It gets pretty cool at night and early morning but I don't usually go out in it. My windows all face east so I get the early morning sun and my apartment is warm without putting the heater on. I don't like to run the heater because I always feel like my head is stuffed up when it is on. I have been trying to get back in to a normal routine. It is sure hard after being gone for so long and with the issues I have been having with back and legs. I seem to have a lot of athritis because I can feel it move in my back from my neck all the way down and also in my hips and knees. I try to do some exercises each day and that along with the heating pad and Ibeprophin seem to help enough to keep me going. Well I need to get off of here and get some things done. Have a good day everyone and if you are lurking stop in and say hello.

So what is everyone doing today? What team are you rooting for? Not much of football but will watch because of the Niners. San Francisco having two world champion teams within a few months sounds pretty good to me. My kids on the other hand don't like the niners, guess it has something to do with them beating them in the playoffs last year. Cooking a lunch I can eat and not have to chew too much. Sweet and Sour meat loaf, doctored up pork and beans and home made biscuits. Later I will have a butter roll I made from my mama's recipe. I will worry about diet and colesteral another day. Have a good one everyone and those of you who are not fortunate enough to live in California and enjoy our beautiful weather stay warm. Sorry about that dig but it is so beautiful I just have to brag

Good morning eveyone or should I say happy Super Bowl weekend? Interesting to see New Orleans getting so much attention. My grandson works right next to the Super Dome so between the game and Mardi Gras he is not getting to work all of the extra hours that he was. I am glad though he tends to spend too much time working. It is good that he is able to but sometimes a little play goes a long way toward renewal. My kids wanted me to stay for Mardi Gras but I had too much to take care of here and the way my back and leg have been I would not have been able to enjoy it like I used to. My son road in his parade last night. They live in Houma and the parades there have gotten as big as the ones in New Orleans, at least most of them have. It is a lot of fun if you ever get a chance to go. Don't go by all of the garbage you see happening on Bourbon Street. That is not the real Mardi Gras. Boourbon Street is where all of the tourists go and they do those things, very few of the locals take part. In most cases the parades are family afairs and people visit with neighbors and others they have not seen in a long time. Many people bar b que or have other food and make it a real party. So here the weather is fantastic. That is the only word I can find to discribe it. I am so enjoying the weather here after being in Louisiana. The biggest draw back for me there is the weather. I hate it. I am either freezing to the bone or sweating and at times that can be one day after the next!! Managed a few exercises this morning trying to loosen up and keep the pain away without taking anything. I am wearing a patch so will see if those things help. Time to finish paying my bills and then fix some lunch. I bought some fish to cook so should be able to eat that and some bean salad too. Hope this will teach me new ways to get my veggies and lose some weight. I think that would go a long way toward helping the back and leg pain but seems like everything is against me when it comes to that. Hard to exercise while in pain and hard to eat when you can't chew too good and have to worry about reflux flare ups. Sounds like I am making excuses. Shame on me!!! Hope you all stay warm and dry and have a great weekend. If I could I would share our weather but want to hold on to it as long as I we can. Take care and let us know what is going on in your world today!

Great weather her Diane just a little down I 5 from you! lol It feels so good to me to have these warm temperatures and sunshine. Still trying to get myself back in gear. I am having a lot of back and hip pain first thing in the morning. I did go to fitness class this morning. It hurts like heck while I am doing it but I do notice some relief afterwards so it is worth the temperary spike in pain. I need to go shopping in a short while while I am still feeling pretty good. I need a few things and have to get ice cream for our social. It all but stopped while I was gone so I am trying to get it and other things going again. I will watch the Super Bowl Sunday and instead of the fried chicken I was going to have I will see if I can maybe eat some meatloaf or fish. Hard to have something specfial when you can't chew. I am hoping in the next month or two I will be able to take care of those teeth that broke and then start on my new dentures. Social Security doesn't allow a lot of extra money for that kind of things. I got a $20 raise and already my rent has gone up $10, dish has gone up $5 and my vision insurance has gone up $3 and that my friends is how a cost of living raise goes. Nothing left for the higher gas or grocery prices. Oh well hoping I will get so tired of the things I can eat that I will eat less and lose some of this weight I keep working on. Gained all I worked so hard to lose back while in Louisiana. Part of the reason is because of the way they eat and also because I was down with my back and the weather back there just leaves me a mess. Have a great weekend everyone and Diane I hope your air clears soon. Maybe our weather will take a short trip up I 5 soon! lol

It is sure nice to see people visiting here again. Weather here is beautiful, clear and cool but not really cold with a little wind. After the weather in Louisiana it is so great to get back to the weather here in California. For some reason it can be the same temperature and even the same humidity and I freeze there and have my windows open here. Crazy!! I had an early morning doctor visit. Just my regular checkup and scheduled blood work. She told me to keep doing what I am already doing for my back hip and leg problem. I have had back problems off and on for years but this time it is not going off. From what I feel in my lower back and hip I am thinking it is the same as my neck athritis! It was sure nice to have a car to drive again. I always miss it while I am gone and seem to always come back to battery problems even though someone always runs it for me while I am gone. This it the second time they have had to replace this battery. The first time it was after a year. this time it has been 2 years and 2 weeks. Just my luck that the full replacement warrenty ran out on the 15th so I had to pay $55 for the prorate. If I could afford to I would just skip that and go to Les Schwab and get a new one. Not such luck right now. I am still trying to figure out how the get my dental work done. No insurance and no money after my trip and dead battery. It sure is good to be back here with my original user name and so many good friends. Still not sure why I could get on before sense my password had never changed. Thinking maybe the cap lock was on and I hadn't noticed. At any rate it is good to be back. Take care everyone and stay safe in that bad weather back in all of those places.

Finally I am back on and under my original user name thanks to Katie. Will not let the new password or user name get away from me this time. It is written down in a few places I have a lot to catch up on but I will wait until later today or til tomorrow. In the mean time have a great day everyone and please let's all come back and keep this forum going.

I am here too. Just kind of being lazy for a while. Pain in my sides has left but my stomache problem is still with me. It usually is but this time it is staying. I took an Aleve for the other pain and that just caused more problems. Hoping that I can enjoy some good food tomorrow without having to pay too high a price stomache wise. Judy enjoy your family. I used to love doing a big holiday meal. Now I let someone else do most of it and I sit back and enjoy. Still there is nothing like doing it yourself. I had Christmas Dinner at my house for a few years. I always had everything set up by the time they got to my house. I wanted to enjoy opening presents and visiting and did not want anyone under my feet while I was getting it together. Only time of the year that I used my mom's china that my brother had bought and Denis' grandmother's silver. I also had some crystal glasses and wine glasses. I really went all out cooking and preparing to cook for days. I do miss that sometimes but not sure that I could handle it all alone again. Ginny I was wondering about that movie. I think I will pass on it. I too hope to see Decendants. It looks like a good movie. I ususually go at least once with my daughter and some of the grandchildren while I am in Louisiana. So now both Judy's, Ginny and so many of you that I am not going to name for fear of missing one of you. I will be leaving Monday and pretty busy until then. I am hoping to get back here on Monday for one last post before I leave but just in case I wish you all The very best and Merriest Christmas possible. I hope that you all stay well and safe. I also keep praying as you all do that next year will be the year when a cure will be found. I am so glad to have all of you in my life and I know that I don't have to tell you why I wish that we had met some other way. God Bless.

I understand so well what you mean. I hope the holidays will be a little more gentle for you. Take care.

Once again it is that time of year. Time for me to count down the days until I leave for my visit with my family for the holidays. It is also the count down until the anniversary of Johnny's death. Each day holds either a special of painful memory. I was hoping it would be different this year but I guess that will never change. Once again I have scheduled one of my travel days for that anniversary day. I tell myself that is because of circumstances but I think deep down my heart and mind focus on that day so I will have something else to keep my mind occupied. I am also having a health issue that I have not had for a good 15 years. I have pulled that big muscle around my mid section. I feel like I have a vice tightening up on each side. Hoping it is better before time to leave. I can't help but wonder though. It seems like everytime there is a day of some powerful memory that I have either a health problem or problem with my car or something else to have my attention on.. I really wonder sometime if my mind is causing those things or if maybe someone is helping me through those days a little more gently. Sound crazy? Not sure but I do have devided attention so maybe that helps more than I realize. I posted this link on face book http://www.musictory.com/music/Travis%2 ... 20It%20All This is a song that was on a CD I bought for Johnny just a few days before he died and two days before he entered the hospital for the last time. I will never forget that night when we first heard that song. We sat on our love seat and when that song came on and he heard the words he squeezed my hand and said"that's you" over and over again. He had written several songs for me and they were quite good but he never put them down on paper. He knew them by heart. He was supposed to sing one for me again when he got well but that never happened. I will always believe that that night he gave me that song by Travis Tritt to make up for the one that he was no longer able to sing. Please listen to it. It is such a beautiful song and when you hear the words it will be almost like meeting my Johnny. Every word of that song describes how he felt. From feeling unworthy to being in awe of my love for him. One verse says " I could die happy knowing I am your man". Sense he died just a week later I can only pray that was true that he died happy.

Hi Judy. I gave up all of those games almost a year ago. They just bogged my computer down too much. Sometimes I would have to wait for 10 minutes or more for it to do something on one of the games. I just have a lot of other things I want to spend my time on. I sure hope the wind dies down and lets your guys go fishing. Nice to see a young one wanting to fish. My youngest grandson is not really a fisherman but my granddaughter Bridget is. She went in the boat with her dad last week and she is almost 7 months pregnant. Speaking of her, the daddy of her baby is going to be in a new series on SPIKE tv. It is a take off from Swamp People. He is in the Philipines filming right now. The name of the show will be Cajun Crock Hunters. Not sure when it will air but when she found out the baby is a girl they filmed him getting the news. If they don't cut it it will be in the show. I went to the doctor this morning and she didn't do anything to my toe this time. I am so glad because I think it needs time to heal without her working on it each time I go. One problem I have is that for some reason all of the antibiotic creams and salves seem to cause the redness to get worse. Still use them but not as often. I leave here in less than a two weeks and don't need anything else to worry about. Our weather has been just beautiful. Temperatures in the low to mid 60s and blue sky. All of that is about to change because the clouds are rolling in tonight and the temperature is supposed to start falling. Snow levels down to 1000 feet and we are not much lower than that here. Just so it doesn't mess me up when it is time to leave. Once I get down to my nephews in Red Bluff there is very little chance of getting into the snow. Not sure what it is supposed to be like by then but they are saying a major storm may move in by Thanksgiving and I am leaving on Monday after Thanksgiving. I will be checking in once in a while but not often so I want to take a minute to wish all of you the very best for all of the holidays. I will keep praying constantly for more research money and a cure. I want all of you to be here with us for a very long time. I also pray that no one else will live with these aniversary days so close to the holidays as Ann and I do and I am sure so many others. Just one more request. My grandson's girl friend is asking for prayers for her mom. She had a mild heart attack but they found a lot of fluid around and in her lungs. She has a battery of tests comming. I don't want to scare Lisa but you all know the first thought that came to my mind. As much as I try not to let it play a role in my fears because we all know that others get LC, the fact is that she is a heavy smoker. Becky I hope Santa brings you an early present in the form of a really good job. One that pays well and puts your skills to good use. Randy I pray that you and your family can find some joy in the holidays. I know it is not going to be easy for you. Judy MI prayers that all scans show no new growth and that you are stable. Judy KW hope that you too remain stable and as active as you seem to be lately. Bud keep up the fishing and the bike riding. I only wish that I had the energy or the will power to do either. Well may get to go fishing if the are stll biting when I get there. Stephanie, Diane, Alan, Bruice, Ann, Sara and Eric. I don't forget you. I just keep thinking how lucky we all are to be a part of this special family evn while wishing that we had never found a need to be here. Katie keep uo the good work. My hear swells with pride just knowing you. I can onl imagine how proud your parents are looking down on you from Heaven. Now I know that I am forgetting many more of you. Just please know that you are all in my thoughts and prayers. I am sure I will post again before I leave but I have a lot to do so wanted to make sure that I posted these wishes to all of you now.

I spent a very lazy Sunday, didn't even get dressed. I spent the day finishing a puzzle that i have been working on and watching tv. Watched the movie Elf. I really don't like doing any Christmas things before Thanksgiving but there is never anything much on on Sunday if you don't watch football so I had to break my rule. Becky my son was at his hunting camp today and he killed a deer this morning. He is planning on spending several days there after Thanksgiving. He puts a lot of money and time into that lease so he has to make the most of it. He usually gets several wild pigs during the year. They are really taking over in so many places. Hard for him to decide this time of year hunting season is open and this is the best time of year for fishing in Louisiana. Last week he caught his limit of 25 speckeled trout and 22 white trout plus 2 big redfish and he was finished fishing by 8:30am. I sure hope that I get a chance to go if the one day permit is not too high. We used to raise our own beef too. I was the one who bottle fed them. Sometimes we would get two at a time from the auction if we didn't have a cow with a calf. We always had fresh meat and fresh milk and I made my own butter. Oh that was so good!! Today I don't eat much beef. It is just not in the budget with my bills and only Social Security for income. I had rather pork any way. I eat a lot of chicken too. It is cheap and I always seem to have a lot. I buy the ones already cooked sometimes too. Finally figured out what to do with it after eating from it a couple of days. Weight Watchers has a real good chicken salad recipe and it is low cal. I guess I will go soak my foot before bed time. I have an appointment again Wednesday and I am going to ask her to not remove the dead skin again. Every time it quits hurting so digs in it again. She worries because it is red around it but there is no pain, swelling or seeping. It just gets redder as the day wears on. I think it has a lot to do with the gout. I hope all of you get past your colds. I am trying very hard to not get sick. I don't go out too often and when I do I am always washing my hands or using the wipes or hand sanatizer. I also use the saline spray twice a day. So far so good. Biggest thing for me is to not get over hearted. I seldom use heat in my house. It has to get pretty cold and at night I don't use heat unless it gets down in the low 50s. Heaters seem to always mess up my sinus and give me a head cold. Well off to the soak. Have a good night everyone.

Good morning. I thought that I should pop in for a minute. I have been pretty busy getting some things caught up before my trip. I will be leaving in about 2 and a half weeks. I have been trying to stay off of my feet as much as possible for a few days. Each time I go to the doctor she finds that my toe is still too red then she starts removing the dead tissue. By the time she is finished I am in pain again. Due to go again Wednesday. She gave me antibiotics but I really don't think it is infected. I just think that the medication that I was appearantly allergic to and the gout that I am so afraid will flare up if she keeps fooling with it, are causing the redness. We I get up in the morning most of the redness is gone and there is no pain. As the day wears on the redness comes back and so does the pain. I just hope today it will stay better. So tired of fooling with this. Judy KW sounds like you had a great day yesterday. I am so happy for you. Eric I am so sorry that Sally has let you and herself down again. I wish I knew the answer for you but that is an age old problem that seems to have no real answers. What you do each day while carring such a personal burdon besides you own LC history speaks volums for anyone who wants to learn what hope and determination can do. Your govenment like ours or any government need to realize that a significant number of people are dying for lack of attention from too many people. They need to know that yes stopping smoking is important but if that were the only solution why is lung cancer growing instead of deminishing as the number of smokers decreases and the number of smoke free places increase? I think I would ask them if it were any other epidemic wouldn't they be searching frantically for a cure? Becky my son goes deer hunting every year. They have a lease up in the northern part of Louisiana. In fact I think he is going this weekend. There are places around where they live that make tamales from the deer meat mixed with pork. Everyone swears they are the best but I have never gotten past the Bambi syndrome. I don't eat anything wild. I did try a piece of the wild pig he cooked but really didn't like it. Maybe it is just the idea but I will stick to pork that is farm raised and beef when I can afford to do more than walk down the grocery isle and smell it. Yesterday I made a chicken salad that I found in my Weight Watchers cook book. I have made it several times and really can't believe how good it is. Everytime I make it I share it with some of my friends. It is always a big hit. I think today I will make some bread. I haven't made any yet this year. We have our Wii bowling tonight and one of my neighbors is 92 and loves my home made bread. I will be gone for 2 months and with her age and the way I have lost so many neighbors this year I don't want to wait until I get back. She is a very special lady and good friend. Well time to hit the shower and soak my foot then see about putting that bread on. Take care and have a great weekend everyone. I know I missed many of you but my mind is already in the kitchen.

Wow where to start. Judy glad that you are feeling well enough to go on a shopping trip. Hope that Stan was able to keep up so you could get it all done. Becky sorry that you are having problems sleeping, especially when you have to be at work early. I hope that you stay warm and well. Bud you are sure brave riding to work with a front on the way. The cold doesn't usually bother me but at times it does. For some reason the cold in Louisiana seems much worse than it does here and we get snow just about every year. Stay well and keep riding as long as the weather lets you. You are an inspiration to a lot of people. Eric can you send me some of your energy? I can't believe how much you do in a week. Mike my heart goes out to you for your losses. I pray that your Scan is clean. I think that you and your family have had enough to deal with for a very long time. Ok Diane so you are going to be in my neighborhood for Thanksgiving. It would be nice if we could at least meet for coffee. How long are you going to be here? I am leaving for my nephew's in Red Bluff the day before and coming back home on Friday. I used to be like you. I would cook and clean everything for days ahead of time for that one big meal. I had china from my mom and silver from my husband's grandmother. By the time the kids would get there I would have all of the tables set and everything ready to put on the table. Now I go back there and help with some things but don't cook a lot. I sit back and let them do all of the work. To tell the truth sometimes I miss doing it all myself but know that I have gotten soft and probably couldn't handle it all any more. Speaking of Louisiana I got my tickets and will be leaving 3 weeks from today. As usual I dread it and look forward to it at the same time. One day I will have to share one of the stories that I have written about my train trips. My memories and imagination tend to work overtime when I travel, especially here in California. Well time to find something to eat so I can get to Bunco in time. Have a great night everyone and Becky, get some sleep.

Good afternoon. Beautiful cool brisk day here today. Just a light breeze and temps in high 50s. I haven't been out sense Saturday but from what I can see there wasn't enough rain to ruin the colored leaves. I am glad I like for them to last for a while. I was pretty busy for a few days booking my trip to Louisiana and doing my monthly shopping. Saturday I made two trips to the store. In the morning I took one neighbor and then I took another neighbor with me to have Chinese then took her shopping. Yesterday was phone my kids and laundry day. It has been quiet today. I went to have coffee with some neighbors then came home. I have been cutting out pieces for a couple more gingerbread houses. I am trying to get the last 4 for my grandchidren made but I think it will take a while. My shoulder and arm just don't want me to spend so much time on my sewing anymore. You know I just don't understand why people don't wake up and see what is happening with lung cancer. It's almost as if they are afraid that if they acknowledge it they will some how get contaminated. As for the smoking thing. I think that is part of it but I think too that they are using that as an excuse to not get envolved. You would think by now they would see that as the number of smoke free areas have increased the cases of lung cancer have still increased. If it was only smoking those numbers should be going down by now. I try to tell eveyone or I should say educate everyone but I always get the same comment about if they just wouldn't smoke. It goes in one ear and out the other. Until it hits close to home they will never admit that others get lung cancer and that there has to be other reasons. I guess I should get off of my soap box. I just get so tired of that attitude. You have been posting some great things Katie. Maybe putting a face on lung cancer will make people wake up and take notice.

Just a quick note. Eric I go to Louisiana every year to spend the holidays with my children and grandchildren. This year I am leaving early so I will be there when my grandson graduates from college on the 10th and stay until my granddaughter has her baby sometime around the middle of January. I love to go but needless to say after 2 months I am missing my home and routine. Nothing to make you appreciate all of your own things than to be away from them for 2 months. Got to run my neighbor is ready to go eat and so am I. No breakfast this morning to leave room for chinese.

Sense I have been MIA for a few days I decided to open the air this morning. Nice cool and cloudy morning. I must say I don't mind it at all but it does make me lazy in the morning. Slept til 8 a few days ago and almost to 8 this morning. I have been trying to catch up on a few things before I leave at the end of the month. I mailed two baby blankets that I made for my granddaughter so I won't have to squeeze them into my suit case. I am going to try to get by with just two small suitcases instead of a big one and a small one. I don't have to handle them a lot but a couple of times and it is just getting too hard. I always take too much anyway so time to cut back. Judy MI I am sorry that so much sadness has taken over your Gilda's club. It is heartbreaking to learn that anyone is dying but someone so young having to face it and try to explain to her children just makes me cry. I pray everyday for a cure so that will not continue happening. Judy KW I hope that the chemo does not get you down too bad this time. Most of all I pray that it keeps you safe and with us for a very long time. Hope you get your yard fixed the way you want it. It is always so nice to see something you love nice and neat. Hi to everyone else. Katie and Bud and all of you doing the DFW walk I hope it is the biggest success ever this year. Well I guess I will get off of here and call my neighbor. We may go for Chinese today. I am also thinking about going to a movie. I still haven't seen Moneyball and have been looking forward to seeing it. Thanks Ginny for letting us know that it is a good movie. I love baseball and of coarse Oakland is one I try to keep up with but to me none compare to the SF Giants. Have a great day eveyone.

Teens have theirs, now seniors have their own texting codes ( LOL OMG e.g.). I thought the following listing was appropriate ... • ATD - At the Doctor's • BFF - Best Friends Funeral • BTW - Bring the Wheelchair • BYOT - Bring Your Own Teeth • CBM - Covered by Medicare • CUATSC - See You at the Senior Center • DWI - Driving While Incontinent • FWBB - Friend with Beta Blockers • FWIW - Forgot Where I Was • FYI - Found Your Insulin • GGPBL - Gotta Go, Pacemaker Battery Low • GHA - Got Heartburn Again • HGBM - Had Good Bowel Movement • IMHO - Is My Hearing-Aid On? • LMDO - Laughing My Dentures Out • LOL - Living on Lipitor • LWO - Lawrence Welk's On • OMMR - On My Massage Recliner • OMSG - Oh My! Sorry, Gas • ROFL..CGU - Rolling on the Floor Laughing...Can't get Up! • TOT - Texting on Toilet • TTYL - Talk to You Louder • WAITT - Who Am I Talking To? • WTFA - Wet the Furniture Again • WTP - Where're the Prunes • WWNO - Walker Wheels Need Oil Hope these help. GGLKI (Gotta Go, Laxative Kicking in!)

So sad to hear this. When will it ever end. Praying for her husband son and family.

I have been laying off of the computer for a while to give my arm and shoulder a chance to rest and get better. Glad to see so many posting and that all seem active and busy. I just could't pass up telling Bud how nice their costurmes are. You make a very nice looking couple. Not much going on here. Tomorrow I will book my trip to Louisiana for the end of this month. Shopping and a hair cut on the list of things to do tomorrow. I have a lot of projects on hold until my arm is better. Weather here has been beautiful but started to cool down. Clouds and coldtemperatures due in tonight. In two days we will go from highs in the 80s to highs in the 50s. Oh well I rather the cool weather than the heat. Leaves are beautiful and look forward to the snow on the mountains around. Have a great evening everyone.

Hi all. I can now wear shoes again and maybe do some walking. Those sandles just kill my feet and my back and legs. Car started fine everytime I stopped. I am hoping it will continue until my trip and while I am gone my nephew will put a new starter in it. I can't do any sewing and doing much writing is out because my shoulder is giving me a problem. It is better today but don't want to agrivate it for few days. Hard for me because I am used to doing several projects at once. Today it has been a puzzle, decorating the plastic gingerbread house that I finished and reading. Tomorrow I have to do some cleaning shoulder or not. The dust bunnies are starting to demand equal rights Judy Becky (Snowflake) posts on facebook every day. I am thinking about sending Bruce a message either by pm or email to see how he is. Hope he answers. It is hard when someone just stops posting. We have no idea what has happened to them or where they are. Sara nice to see you post again too. I don't read all of the forums any more. Mostly just this one and sometimes the grieving and health updates. Because of that I am sure I miss a lot. Has anyone seen another post from Kimmie? She posted a couple of months ago and then as far as I know not again. Sorry for all of you who are getting the cold weather who don't want it. I like the cold much more than the heat. So far here were are still having 70s and a few 80s and only had a few days rain a couple weeks ago. The leaves are just beautiful. It was nice to drive to the doctor this morning. I went the long way around just to see more of the colored leaves. Well got to run. I hope you all have a great weekend.

Just stopped in a minute to say hello. Having a problem with my shoulder. I pulled it bad while doing some crochet and now it is hurting from the top down into my sholder blade on the right side. I feel like I am bruised on that side. I am starting to think that I may have Fibermiralga because all of my muscles seem to be so tender at times. Got my car started last night. The problem was my starter. I will drive it for now but not sure how much I trust it not to leave me stranded somewhere. My nephew will change it while I am gone to Louisiana for the holidays. Eric you amaze me with all that you do. It also sounds like Scotland is more willing to listen and learn about lung cancer than the US is. People here still think that all there is to ending lung cancer is to get everyone to quit smoking. Judy I hope that you are feeling better and that nodule is not much bigger. Please let us know and know that there are many in this family who are praying for you. Well I can't sew and writing on here is hurting my shoulder too so guess I will go read. I posted a music vidio on facebook that you may enjoy. It seems so appropriate right now. My dear friend Maxine's son sang it at her memorial. It is still so sad to come here. Some days I just have to stay away. I wish I were stronger but so much suffering both physical and emotional touches me too deep especially this time of year when so much is still so fresh in my mind. I hope all of our friends who haven't posted in a while are still doing good and will let us hear from them. Take care and God Bless.

Sometimes I just wonder when enough will be enough. She seemed to ba able to take fun out of life no matter how bad things were. When she quit posting I thought it may be something with her boy friend because she said she didn't want to trash anyone publicly. Seems her heart was broken and still she handled the situation with real class. Many of us would not have held back like she did. She was a real lady and once again I am shocked and sad. I can't help but wonder now what will happen to her mom and nephew. Seems she was the only one there for them.