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Sounds like a great trip. will be worth the "cost"

Sounds like you are getting to know your spoon count and using them effectively. Looks like a big job!

Sometimes things do just work out, I do hope this is one of them.

Looks good. A lot of us need a haircut at the moment, but in the mean time your headband works to keep it out of your eyes so you can work. And if you pull it down it acts as a mask if needed 🙂

Love that photo Mark, He looks like a real charmer, no wonder you miss him.

Janelle for your Riley I guess it's like training about going in the car or for any sort of walk. Maybe start with putting her lead on as if going for an ordinary walk and then letting her ride with you when she gets tired, but she's not allowed on Henry except when she has her lead on.  She'll work it out quick enough.  Lead on She can come with you. lead off shes not allowed on Henry.  Just like she doesn't leave the yard without her lead on. But I guess it also depends on what rules she already knows.  Will be harder if you've been spoiling her 🙂

Nothing like that love is there. A pity she couldn't go to the doctors with you.  Just had a thought about your exercise goal and using your legs more. Maybe Riley can ride on Henry with you to the park and then you can both have a play/walk and ride home. Good for both of you. But it will make it harder to stop her coming with you to the appointments she mustn't go to.

Fingers and toes crossed Janelle and Sue. But right now I just want to get out of city lockdown here in Melbourne.

Janelle maybe start with a window box in your kitchen, for things like cherry tomatoes, lettuce and herbs. Things that you can see everyday and snack from. Window boxes also mean no heavy digging or bending to physically challenge you.  I have a cat who eats plants so I don't do it myself, but occasionally I think about it. Another easy one to grow close to the house is strawberries in a hanging basket.

Sue my mum now has a face shield for when she goes somewhere a mask is actually necessary, as well as a letter from her doctor that exempts her from wearing a face cover under the rules. She has a form of COPD so even a simple cloth mask restricts her air flow enough to cause problems.  But she is pretty much not going out. even though risk should be low in her area.

Tracy yes I too enjoy the "anonymity" of wearing a mask. I'm not sure if I'll feel the same by Summer, but right now when it's cold out, I like that the mask keeps your nose warm when out for daily permitted exercise.

Kittens will be kittens unfortunately, they get into all sorts of places you thought were out of reach. I know you and Kitty will both miss her when she goes but it will give her a better life.

Stroke is one time where stubborn is a trait in your favour. Plenty of times I've had to recruit the inner stubborn since I stroked. You go girl and remember we love you and support you.💙

So many ways we are the same even though we are all different

It's scary if you let it be. You need to take care of you and those close to you but still remember there are many many things we have no control over at all, so pick your battles, do what's right for you and try not to worry about what you can't control.

I'm not saying this is nice or easy, hang in there HUGS

-Heather

yep long car trips are hard. My physio said to make sure you stop every hour and walk at least three laps around the car before you head off again. It does help a lot. That bum cheek gets me even from my ergonomic office chair too if I don't get up regularly enough.

22 hours ago, HostTracy said:

I'm not sure if that is humerus or not. 😅 I tried. 

An oldie but a goodie, nothing beats a good "Dad Joke"

Just keep on keeping on and doing your best to be your best. Trying gets "trying". As in when I used to moan to my Mum "I'm trying" when I was not doing well at something and she would reply "very!"

I vote for doing, overall it's better for your mental health.

Hugs to all

-Heather

Possibly comes from the south American animal. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sloth

But is also one of the seven deadly sins (pride, envy, gluttony, greed, lust, sloth, and wrath.) I'm a practitioner of most of these from time to time as are most humans.

I'm guessing the animal was named from the sin, given it spends so much time not moving.

Yep bike every day should help build stamina that will be needed for a big project. Sloth is nice but also addictive.

Kitten energy is great. I hope you can find her a good home. She looks like a real sweetie

Amazing isn't it how once you stopped talking about the problem for a few minutes your communication skills came back. Much easier to deal with problems once you start communicating as a person.  It always amazes me how this happens. Thanks for sharing both here and with David. Hugs

-Heather

Sounds like you are on top of life right now. Best of luck with surgery plans and vein treatment.

At least there are now many types and styles of mask available, so you can have a cute one, or a silly one if you want.

yep getting the car back is a huge step and feels wonderful. yes take it slow and get the lessons. Depending on where you live there may be legal requirements to getting back on the road too. Certainly here, I had to get sign off from doctor and optometrist and then convince a specialist driving OT that I was safe on the road to get my licence back (they are cancelled here once you have a brain injury). OT will also prescribe any necessary vehicle modifications.

true and running away from change only creates more change.

Asha you are not a loser, you are an imperfect human person just like the rest of us.  Tomorrow is a new day with no mistakes in it yet. You can't undo the past, but you can acknowledge your mistakes and try not to repeat them. Say sorry to hubby and the family God and you will feel better.  Then pick up from now and do your best, that's all any of us can do. Beating yourself up for the past only makes you feel bad, it doesn't change anything.  Live your best life now and work for a better tomorrow and it will happen. Maybe not the way you wanted or planned, life is change, but that doesn't mean you don't work towards what you want.

Sounds like a good priest.

Glad to hear all clear on those results.  The waiting is the worst part. No matter how much you tell yourself "it's not worth worrying, cross that bridge when you get there" it's so hard to take your own advice.

Let's not be "interesting" for a while!!

Janelle Change is hard. But the one thing in life you can be sure of other than death is that things will change. So learning to accept and embrace change is a survival skill. I do hope your son finds a way to learn to work with change as a good thing.