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Greetings to you Larry   How are you feeing today?   Look forward to seeing you posting more when you feel a lot better. 

Greetings Everyone  It has been overcast on the Isle of Man today and rain due soon.  That was what the weather forecast was giving. Nothing much to report, except to say my highlight of the day is going shopping! 

Rebot:  It would be interesting to go shopping with you. 

Larry:  Keep on checking in here.  Hello to Pat!!!

I am taking a break - There is a bag to fill for donations for Veterans and I have the clothing pieces freshly washed and ironed.  Phone calls to make as we want to be sure visitors are not overlapping here.  This spring will be a "doozy).  Rebot- I think that means crazy.

The sun is out for the moment.  It is certainly cooler and more than average rain this year -   

Larry-- So good to see that you checked in today!  Blessings to you.

Rebot--Ellie, I'm with Carol, it would be interesting to go shopping with you!

Carol, so much company! I would be worn to a frazzle.
How do you manage all that?

We need to choose a date for the trip to Florida to visit the grandkids, neither of us is in the mood, I guess.

In doing some searching and rearranging in my studio yesterday, I found a number of things I painted in the past, but had forgotten about. (Yes, I need to dig out more often!)

Now I am headed to my studio again!

Greetings Carol  Would foodstuff shopping be interesting with me?  Doozy, I like the word!
  

Greetings Janet   Yesterday's shopping was nothing exciting!  

Good morning everyone, I don't want to be gone too long, although I am here reading every day sometimes more than once. All is well here, Keith is doing so much better. I will be changing the dressing on his wound when he wakes up, when I changed it on Sunday it looked to be just about closed. I know he will be glad to get rid of the binder he has to wear  24-7.

I will be heading out to the gym  pretty soon, when there is more light outside. Driving  on the side of a curvy hill in the dark  makes me nervous.There are many houses down the embankment and I have seen cars go over the side more than once.Yes we live on the coast of Oregon but  it is no where near flat land.

Greetings Everyone  Nice to see your post Marilyn.  We live  about 500 yards from the start of what the Manx call the Mountain Road.  No lights for about 14 miles, only the cats eyes at the side of the road and the white line down the centre of the road.  Which is useful when very thick mist, which the Mountain has many days in the year.   The cats eyes and white line is a splendid way to see where your going.

Sunny and chilly this morning.  I have a bag of donations ready to give to the Veterans but looked at my calendar and the pick-up is next week. 

Marilyn:  Good news that Keith is recovering.  Will he be home soon?

Janet:  Most of the relatives and friends stay for one night and our daughter always takes the plane to visit us for several days - she can work online from here.  My folks always had a lot of summer company in Seattle in summertime and we were taught to be polite and not raise our voices. We had renters on the top floor most of the years so we were used to keeping things under control.  Are you taking time for yourself - just Janet time? 

Larry:  I hope to see you posting.

Pat Scott:  May you have a blessed day. 

Judy:  How is the family?  Are you in line of these late winter storms?  Are you knitting anything?  I found yarn that is called Denim color and made a narrow scarf - it goes with anyone wearing jeans.

Here is my story about my haircut yesterday.  The person cutting my hair, I thought was female.  Don doesn't think so.  I cannot understand our society.      /color]

Hi Everyone. Just a little update this morning.  I am not doing well as am getting weaker everyday, coughing and rasping  more (which goes with congestive heart failure).  I have to use the rollator (walker) when I move about as have become pretty unsteady on my feet.  I spoke to my Cardiologist's office this morning to see if I could get in to see her again soon.  However, she is having surgery tomorrow and she said I should go to the ER.  I have an appointment tomorrow with the kidney doctor as I have stage 4 kidney disease and I will see him and see if he thinks I need to be admitted to the hospital.  If so I will request they contact my cardiologist before I went back to my doctor that I had before him.  So things are sort of up in the air here.  I am clearing my plate of commitments and trying to be sure I have everything in order for Pat and Scott.  Enough about me today.  I have read all of the postings since yesterday.

Larry:  Sending love and prayers for you - you are such an inspiration and so realistic in conquering fears.  A good and faithful servant in Christ. 

Carol,Keith has been at home since  Nov. 21st. I've had a caregiver for  him and home heath has been taking care of him. At first they came 3 times a week now only once per week. When I changed his dressing this morning the wound is all but closed however I do have to call home health as I saw a red spot in the wound that shouldn't be there. The caregiver is now coming twice a week to do the cleaning for me.

Praying for you Larry

Greetings Larry   Best health wishes for you. 
 

Larry Hanna...
...as hard as this sounds you are facing it as it seems, at least you are being realistic to your situation..Just think Larry, you have survived this long, dont you think there has been a reason for that, its because you are still needed...

Hello all,

I haven't posted here in many years but wanted to reach out to you all as my Grandmother was always very fond of this group. My grandmother is "Liz" from beautiful Vancouver island, and has been a member here for many years. Although not as active on here as she once was I wanted to update you all.

Grandma (or Grammie, as I knew her) had been having a lot of difficulties the past few weeks due to a fracture in her back. She'd been unable to sleep in her bed and had many restless nights moving to different chairs to try and sleep. She had a new bed on order but unfortunately the delivery was delayed due to a significant snowfall we had early last week. Early in the morning of February 13th we assume my Grandma was moving out of one of her recliners and unfortunately fell and hit her head on the glass tv stand. My parents had "LifeLine" set up for her earlier last year as they were often worried something might happen if they weren't home. Thankfully Lifeline was able to detect that she had fallen and sent for the paramedics to arrive. My parents awoke to a fire truck and ambulance at their front door with Grandma already loaded in the ambulance. She was rushed to the ER where they did a head CT and discovered she had a brain bleed. My Mom (Wendy) has been by her side ever since, she will not leave her. My boyfriend and I came up to the hospital last Thursday morning and are so grateful that she was able to see us, and give me a quick hug and kiss. She couldn't speak too much due to the severe headache she was suffering from but she was so worried my Mom. Her last words to her were "I love you, go home". She was always worrying about everyone else.

On Thursday we managed to convince my Mom to come for lunch with us and when we returned to the hospital her neurological sysmpoms had changed, they couldn't wake her up. They did another CT of her head and the brain bleed had more then doubled in size. They had consulted a brain surgeron in Victoria and determined she wasn't a candidate for brain surgery and there was nothing further they could do.

She has been sleeping peacefully now for nearly a week and unhooked from any fluids or medications. We were told she'd likely pass within the first few days, but amazingly she is still with us. We're counting every extra minute we have with her as a blessing. I'm so grateful we've had her these few extra days to say goodbye. My Mom (Wendy) has really needed this extra time but I know she's going to fall apart when she goes. I believe grandma is hanging on as long as she can to help us deal with this as best as we can. The doctors think she'll pass within the next 24 hours so we're just here huddled around her bedside loving her with all our hearts. She's in no pain, just sleeping peacefully.

I thank you all for befriending my Grandma, she is such a special lady and I can not begin the express how much she'll be missed by my Mom and I.

Amanda (Liz's granddaughter)

Oh, Amanda ... I am so saddened to read your post, but thankful for you coming in to tell us of this unfortunate event for Liz and the heartache you and your mom are experiencing.  Please know that I am praying for each of you to find comfort and a peace through this time.  Your grandmother often spoke of you and Wendy ... she really loves you and has always been proud of you.  I know you will miss her dearly.  Hold on to each other.

Amanda...
...thank you so much for coming onto our Christian forum site and informing us of your Grandma Liz, this must have been very hard for you...I can only duplicate the words our previous poster Jane has posted..

May peace be upon Liz, you and her family at this tough and heart-wrenching time..

Jackie..from UK...

Dear Amanda, I too am praying for each of you, I know that God will bring  peace to your hearts just knowing how much your grandma loves  you and Wendy.

Hi Everyone.

Amanda, thanks for letting us know as Liz was one of us and will certainly be missed.  I also second what Jane wrote as she said it beautifully.

Greetings Amanda  Thank you for posting about your Grandmother.  We send you our love and will keep Liz and all her family in our prayers.

Amanda:  We do appreciate your taking time to update us on your grandmother, Liz.  Peace be with all family and friends.

Marilyn:  May you have all the help and rest when you need these days ahead. 

It is snowing - heavily - in Tucson.  We want to get to the health fair this morning as it is full of free samples and most are nice to have stuffed in the car or around the house.  We can drive in snow - I am not sure about a lot of the seniors around here.

Larry:  Thinking of you. 

Greetings Carol   Here on the Island, it is a dry day, some sunny spells and a temperature of 53F. 

Hi Everyone.  Just checking in this morning.

Larry, holding you close in thoughts and prayers. I greatly admire you and your attitude.  Blessings to you!

Amanda, thank you so much for the update on dear Liz.  I have considered her a special friend for years. She had such grit and determination, and always kept us amused with her stories about the cats!  I echo Jane's words, as well.  Liz will be greatly missed, and I pray for comfort for all of you during this difficult time.

We are enduring the loss of cable TV and having to choose another way of getting TV, which my husband isn't willing to give up.  Last night the internet was messed up, too.  Anyway, I got a couple days behind in here, and was so relieved to see a post from our Larry today.

Carol, sounds like you were well trained in caring for company, and that's wonderful.  Just don't wear yourself out, please.    Yes, I have been practicing my painting quite a lot lately, and I take Wednesdays to go paint with friends at the gallery, so that's really good "Janet time."    Thanks for asking!  Yes, it's a strange world today.  Not the same one we grew up in!  Prayers for America!!

My beautician changed my appointment today from my usual 10:30 to 12:45, because I need a haircut.  That will seem strange.

Predictions for snow tomorrow, my plan is to stay home and paint!

Hello, Marilyn!  Glad Keith is continuing to heal.  Blessings to you both!

Hello Ellie and Jacqueline!!

And Jane, good to know you are still 'lurking.'     

Greetings Janet  We have had a quiet day at home.  Apart from me going shopping. 

Hi all,

I just wanted to drop by and let you know that my dear Grammie "Liz" passed away peacefully yesterday evening (Feb 21). She was surrounded by love, my Mom, my fiancé and I were all there with her.

I've put together a little collage of a few photos I hope you'll enjoy (if it works). I wish to thank each of you for your love and prayers. While at the hospital the past few days we'd be reading through some of her posts on here and it seemed to offer some comfort to us.

It's going to so strange not having her here with us anymore, especially for my Mom who has to to enter her suite multiple times a day to do the laundry, etc. We take comfort in knowing we'll all be together again, one day. Until then we will cherish her memory always.

Again, thank you for being a friend to her all these years.

Thank you, Amanda, for letting us know.  Your grandmother will always live on in our memories as a good friend "on the island" ... I am sending you my condolences and praying for peace and comfort for all the family. 

You are welcome to continue posting here and reading all her posts from through the years.  

Hi Everyone.  Our cloudy days continue with only a small chance of rain.  We expect to get to about 60 degrees today.  Yesterday was really a down day as when I got up yesterday morning I was exhausted and couldn't hold my head upright.  So I spent most of the day either sitting in my easy chair or in bed with my eyes closed.  At least today I can hold my head upright.  On Thursday, when Scott and Pat were at Costco, I had asked Scott to see what they had in the way of Tablets.  He called me and said they had just put on sale the Samsung Galaxy Tab A tablet.  So Pat got it for me.  I got it somewhat setup Thursday evening but yesterday I didn't even turn it on.  That will be my main project for today.

Amanada, thanks once again for letting us know of the passing of Liz. I certainly extend my condolences you and your family.  She certainly was proud of you and your achievements and loved you all deeply.  The photos you put together were very nice and a nice tribute to her.

Janet, is the loss of the cable something you all decided to do or was it forced on you by some external event?  It you haven't done so look into Satellite TV.  I have used Dish for quite a few years and Scott has generally had Direct TV.  Glad you are now doing more painting and having Janet time that you enjoy so much. 

Hi Jane and Rebot.