Today, my 86 yr old Mum asked to stop her treatment today. A month in an army hospital, with daily aggressive needles, centisis and tubes; she held up the white flag and asked for palliative care. It's been a month in one of the top military hospitals in the Nation and she's one step forward - two back. Poor gal is tired. She let me know what she wanted. We got to say what all of us want the chance to say. Mortality and the preciousness of LIFE BORN - not imagined - is intense right now.
RP is another great medicine for that.
And so is this crazy community of phenomenal music lovers.
Iâm very sorry Isabeau. Itâs good she can make the decision herself.
Froze my ass off sitting in that chair for 4 hours though. The only downside. Couldn't dress warm enough having to wear short sleeves and the blankets only do so much. Came home and crawled in bed for about 7 hours to warm up.
Have no idea how I'm supposed to feel afterwards and how long it takes to actually benefit from this but I do feel pretty good this morning which means that I can work the day after which was another concern.
Off to see the lizard shortly for my first IgG infusion. Been doing curls trying to build up my veins in my spare arm in order to hopefully avoid a vein blowout and infiltration.
Been taking Advil the past week to thin my blood to make it easier to receive hopefully. Hopefully its a gravity bag without using a pump.
Almost 15 years to the day when I went in to start my transplant.
Off to see the lizard shortly for my first IgG infusion. Been doing curls trying to build up my veins in my spare arm in order to hopefully avoid a vein blowout and infiltration.
Been taking Advil the past week to thin my blood to make it easier to receive hopefully. Hopefully its a gravity bag without using a pump.
Almost 15 years to the day when I went in to start my transplant.
Off to see the lizard shortly for my first IgG infusion. Been doing curls trying to build up my veins in my spare arm in order to hopefully avoid a vein blowout and infiltration.
Been taking Advil the past week to thin my blood to make it easier to receive hopefully. Hopefully its a gravity bag without using a pump.
Almost 15 years to the day when I went in to start my transplant.
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Apr 7, 2024 - 4:51pm
Antigone wrote:
I think it's safe to say it's NOT COPD which is very good. And there is actually a clinical name for (as a long ago ex described it) "how can all that snot come out of that little nose"?
Vasomotor Rhinitis.
Today, my 86 yr old Mum asked to stop her treatment today. A month in an army hospital, with daily aggressive needles, centisis and tubes; she held up the white flag and asked for palliative care. It's been a month in one of the top military hospitals in the Nation and she's one step forward - two back. Poor gal is tired. She let me know what she wanted.
We got to say what all of us want the chance to say.
Mortality and the preciousness of LIFE BORN - not imagined - is intense right now. RP is another great medicine for that. And so is this crazy community of phenomenal music lovers.
Today, my 86 yr old Mum asked to stop her treatment today. A month in an army hospital, with daily aggressive needles, centisis and tubes; she held up the white flag and asked for palliative care. It's been a month in one of the top military hospitals in the Nation and she's one step forward - two back. Poor gal is tired. She let me know what she wanted. We got to say what all of us want the chance to say. Mortality and the preciousness of LIFE BORN - not imagined - is intense right now.
RP is another great medicine for that.
And so is this crazy community of phenomenal music lovers.
Today, my 86 yr old Mum asked to stop her treatment today. A month in an army hospital, with daily aggressive needles, centisis and tubes; she held up the white flag and asked for palliative care. It's been a month in one of the top military hospitals in the Nation and she's one step forward - two back. Poor gal is tired. She let me know what she wanted. We got to say what all of us want the chance to say. Mortality and the preciousness of LIFE BORN - not imagined - is intense right now.
RP is another great medicine for that.
And so is this crazy community of phenomenal music lovers.
He has led an amazing life and I wish him many more enjoyable years.
Certainly a part of my parent's and my tween history. Nobody like him. Did you know he is a prolific MUSICAL composer as well? The man can play piano and often submits background melodies for films, lauded by many for his talent. Amazing we aren't aware of that side of his talent.
I think it's safe to say it's NOT COPD which is very good. And there is actually a clinical name for (as a long ago ex described it) "how can all that snot come out of that little nose"?
Vasomotor Rhinitis.
My 80-yr-old (not biological) brother is amazing. Recovering now from open heart surgery since stents wouldn’t have worked. Two time cancer survivor as well. He blames the vessel problem on the chemo he got, and not the 60 years of smoking, but who am I to argue, and why bother? My brother, let me tell you a little about him: Community college in Lake Charles, degree in psychology. Married a wonderful woman, and stayed married until she died a few years ago. Learned Russian. In the military, stationed in Germany. Once home, opened a pet store. Raising Bettas, and became the national editor of the Siamese Fighting Fish “magazine” (a pamphlet). Deputy sheriff. Professional photographer, mostly weddings. National chess ranking, competing around the country. Sold insurance. Repaired black wood clarinets. Taught 8th grade science. Set type for his wife’s church. Grew bonsai trees. Rock hound. Making home made hammered dulcimers. Avid Trump suppporter. World expert in Betta fish genetics, lauded on the society’s web page by people around the world. “Your contributions are legendary.” Developed water supply system to scores of individual small containers to raise the fish - then found he had 100% female fry. Deduced it was due to the proximity to the city’s water supply so had to add a method to clean it of chemicals. Successful. So, about 20 years ago when he came to California to see the Sequoias and gather rocks, I went through the litany. “Jim, do I remember right? Did you…” ”Well. When I was in Germany….I was a ‘spy’. I was translating intercepted Russian communications for our military.” Already the coolest big brother in the world, he had to go and be a freakin spy. About 5 years ago I mailed back to him all his original Elvis 45s that I’d kept and played over the years. They weren’t worth much, but they were his so he should have them back. We’ve had our differences (see “Trump supporter” above) but as we both have gotten older, there’s no reason we can’t be friends.
What did he do with all that spare time he obviously had?
What did he do with all that spare time he obviously had?