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Figgy1

Figgy1

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93boomer said:
Rest it some today Figgy.❤
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Thank you!!!!!!!!!!! Last week I sent my dh and James to get just a few things to get me through the week so this week I had to do a full restock of basics, get a new 16 quart stock pot and James needed underwear today. Of course one store didn't have everything so I had to go to Walmart, Wegmans and Target:banghead::banghead::banghead: On a happy note James found a movie both boys wanted in the $3something bin at Walmart another stocking stuffer put aside:inlove:
 
MySmallWorldof4

MySmallWorldof4

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Tony the Tigger said:
I really have to change my profile pic LOL.

Some quick updates:

I think I mentioned something about Brian's Dad - after we saw him for Father's Day, he found out he had kidney stones, which then led to a nephrostomy bag because they were so bad. The day they removed the tube/bag, a few hours later, he was flat on the bathroom floor at home, not speaking. Back to the hospital, and they confirmed a few days later that he had had a stroke. (We suspect because they took him off his blood thinners and most other meds.) Trying to get information from a hospital when you can't go inside is maddening - different nurses, different doctors, some care and know what they're talking about, some don't.

Before the stroke, he was already a lousy patient - very impatient, grumpy, not so nice, just wants to go home, etc. After it, he started becoming violent and abusive with the nurses (supposedly that's not uncommon when the stroke affects a certain part of the brain.) The doctor called Brian to come in and try to calm him down and convince him to stay another week for physical and speech therapy on a separate (and covid-free) floor. But when Brian got there, his Dad swung at him (with skinny little arms, he was not eating) and threw food at him, yelled at him to get out (he was regaining some of his speech but not great) and said other crummy things. Sure enough, two days later, they released him - which never should have happened, he was in no way ready to go home.

Since then (about 10 days ago) Brian has been literally living there. He stops over here once in awhile for a couple of hours, but he is doing everything to take care of his Dad. His stepmother is more of a burden than a help, she is 79 and starting to lose her cognitive abilities. She forgets things from 30 minutes prior.

Meanwhile his brother, estranged from their father for the last few years, was diagnosed with cirrhosis, went for treatment, got out and promptly got a DUI, and is going in for a year of treatment starting tomorrow. Two other brothers brought him down today to visit with his Dad. That actually went well, and I was glad to see it happen. There is one more estranged brother who needs to do the same.

Tomorrow is my first shift watching him for a few hours in the morning while Brian goes to his orientation for the first day of nursing school.

Our pup's leg continues to heal, still not there yet, short walks at night (about to do that in a minute) and I still catch her skipping steps with it here and there.

This past weekend was the first of three monthly store events - the one big event we usually have in April was broken down into smaller ones in August, September, and October. It went great, and if it's any indication and the pattern holds, we'll do better over 3 smaller events than the one big one. We'll still be very busy with online orders now for a week or so. But I was all tied up organizing and implementing that while all this was going on at home.

With all that, I'll be 49 in about a couple of hours.

My Aunt from NJ mentioned she wanted to come down and spend my 50th with me "in a couple of years." I reminded her it was only next year, born 1971, same as WDW (she loves Disney) and Brian and I planned on spending it there, coinciding with WDW's 50th. She said she wants to go, and would we like to stay at the Grand Floridian? LOL! Here, twist my arm! She and I will talk more about that, maybe tomorrow.

In the meantime, when there is a break in life, I can't wait to go up and disappear into the WDW bubble for a hot minute, even just a resort trip.

For now, a short pup walk and a long bath will do!
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So B's dad got taken off his meds and suffered a stroke. Wow! What a horrible situation for you guys and with B starting nursing school, which is not easy I am sure, just unbelievable. When it rains it hurricanes in 2020 apparently.

So glad that the stores are doing great.

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donaldtoo

donaldtoo

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Tony the Tigger said:
I really have to change my profile pic LOL.

Some quick updates:

I think I mentioned something about Brian's Dad - after we saw him for Father's Day, he found out he had kidney stones, which then led to a nephrostomy bag because they were so bad. The day they removed the tube/bag, a few hours later, he was flat on the bathroom floor at home, not speaking. Back to the hospital, and they confirmed a few days later that he had had a stroke. (We suspect because they took him off his blood thinners and most other meds.) Trying to get information from a hospital when you can't go inside is maddening - different nurses, different doctors, some care and know what they're talking about, some don't.

Before the stroke, he was already a lousy patient - very impatient, grumpy, not so nice, just wants to go home, etc. After it, he started becoming violent and abusive with the nurses (supposedly that's not uncommon when the stroke affects a certain part of the brain.) The doctor called Brian to come in and try to calm him down and convince him to stay another week for physical and speech therapy on a separate (and covid-free) floor. But when Brian got there, his Dad swung at him (with skinny little arms, he was not eating) and threw food at him, yelled at him to get out (he was regaining some of his speech but not great) and said other crummy things. Sure enough, two days later, they released him - which never should have happened, he was in no way ready to go home.

Since then (about 10 days ago) Brian has been literally living there. He stops over here once in awhile for a couple of hours, but he is doing everything to take care of his Dad. His stepmother is more of a burden than a help, she is 79 and starting to lose her cognitive abilities. She forgets things from 30 minutes prior.

Meanwhile his brother, estranged from their father for the last few years, was diagnosed with cirrhosis, went for treatment, got out and promptly got a DUI, and is going in for a year of treatment starting tomorrow. Two other brothers brought him down today to visit with his Dad. That actually went well, and I was glad to see it happen. There is one more estranged brother who needs to do the same.

Tomorrow is my first shift watching him for a few hours in the morning while Brian goes to his orientation for the first day of nursing school.

Our pup's leg continues to heal, still not there yet, short walks at night (about to do that in a minute) and I still catch her skipping steps with it here and there.

This past weekend was the first of three monthly store events - the one big event we usually have in April was broken down into smaller ones in August, September, and October. It went great, and if it's any indication and the pattern holds, we'll do better over 3 smaller events than the one big one. We'll still be very busy with online orders now for a week or so. But I was all tied up organizing and implementing that while all this was going on at home.

With all that, I'll be 49 in about a couple of hours.

My Aunt from NJ mentioned she wanted to come down and spend my 50th with me "in a couple of years." I reminded her it was only next year, born 1971, same as WDW (she loves Disney) and Brian and I planned on spending it there, coinciding with WDW's 50th. She said she wants to go, and would we like to stay at the Grand Floridian? LOL! Here, twist my arm! She and I will talk more about that, maybe tomorrow.

In the meantime, when there is a break in life, I can't wait to go up and disappear into the WDW bubble for a hot minute, even just a resort trip.

For now, a short pup walk and a long bath will do!
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So very sorry to hear about your FILs health.
I pray that his health (both physical and mental) improves, but, ultimately, prayers and best of luck with the tedious and difficult decisions that will need to be made, otherwise.

Nursing school sounds like a great fit for Brian, and the best of luck to him...!!! :)

Also, glad about y’all’s pups leg continuing to heal, and GREAT news about your stores...!!! :)

In closing, AWESOME about your aunts offer, and a happy birthday to you, sir...!!!!! ;)

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Gabe1

Gabe1

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figmentfan423 said:
I survived grocery shopping and found both Lysol wipes and spray:joyfull: My ankle didn't do as well
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:mad: Are you limping too? I have a stress fracture on my right foot near where big toe meets foot. Stopped on my bike hard and landed weight on ball of Foot. Oddly we should have been leaving for Disney for our long trip a week from Friday. If it remained this bad I would have been in a cart again.
 
Gabe1

Gabe1

Ivory Tower Squabble EST 2011. WINDMILL SURVIVOR
figmentfan423 said:
My heart breaks for your kids, sending lots of virtual {{HUGS}} to them.
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Thanks. There wasn’t a service for their Dad. There will be one for his Mom as she is to be buried next to my FIL. My kids have not indicted if they will attend Also they don’t know what the services are yet. They were never close to this Grandma but Grandma none the less. The lady loved to stir the pot. She lived to 95. Dementia and has been in Lala land since 2013 when we had a code silver alert on her.
 
Figgy1

Figgy1

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Gabe1 said:
:mad: Are you limping too? I have a stress fracture on my right foot near where big toe meets foot. Stopped on my bike hard and landed weight on ball of Foot. Oddly we should have been leaving for Disney for our long trip a week from Friday. If it remained this bad I would have been in a cart again.
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{{HUGS}} and GWS. I'm still in the stupid boot for another 2 weeks and sometimes I think it's more of a PITA than anything. Anytime I do too much walking in a day I can still feel a little twinge in my ankle. I know it's protecting me but it's not easy dragging something that feels like it weighs as much as I do
 
Gabe1

Gabe1

Ivory Tower Squabble EST 2011. WINDMILL SURVIVOR
figmentfan423 said:
{{HUGS}} and GWS. I'm still in the stupid boot for another 2 weeks and sometimes I think it's more of a PITA than anything. Anytime I do too much walking in a day I can still feel a little twinge in my ankle. I know it's protecting me but it's not easy dragging something that feels like it weighs as much as I do
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Sorry 😞Somehow I missed this. 😕 The boot does lend stability and that is the purpose vs a hard cast. I haven’t been wearing mine which is likely duh why it improves and then worse. It has been a freakn hot August.
 
Figgy1

Figgy1

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Gabe1 said:
Sorry 😞Somehow I missed this. 😕 The boot does lend stability and that is the purpose vs a hard cast. I haven’t been wearing mine which is likely duh why it improves and then worse. It has been a freakn hot August.
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The only thing you missed was how I messed up my ankle just by walking out to get the mail. Cast no thank you dead skin building up for weeks yuck!!!!!! I may or may not have removed one by myself before:angelic::angelic::angelic::angelic:
 

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