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sharon59

bigzippy wrote: »

Hi sharon :wave: I hope you find the mcmillan nurse's advice helpful. Thinking of you and your family. Did you manage to get your craft projects done for your kids?

It is quiet in here today isn't it!
*watches tumble weed bluster past....*:rolleyes:

yes BZ have been concentrating and working hard at tying up the loose ends of my craft projects.I finished a christmas sampler for each of the girls and was pleased with them.Have also now nearly finished the quilt for my grandson.Also did one for my daughter.Been making a few sock monkeys and selling them for Mcmillan.The baby ones made from small size socks are cute and sell best.Would love to do something for chloe but ....
Feeling weak as kitten today so taking that as a sign to rest.Have some build up type drinks that are disgusting but am trying to get them down!!!!
will just have a hot cuppa cha from cafe today while l wait to see if anyone else pops along.
xxx

Careful_with_that_Axe

Hi sharon. Nice to hear from you again. You have been doing lots of crafty things! I have been [STRIKE]assimilated[/STRIKE] persuaded to take up knitting by s/e and am loving it. Am halfway through a cardi for a friend's 1st baby and am also knitting a blanket from squares of chunky wool. It's fair to say I'm addicted. I also bought some felt and am making a couple of my own Xmas tree decorations! Sock monkeys appeal to me too *g*
Is the device from Macmillan a morphine pump? I've heard they are terrifically effective and also nice to be "in charge" of something when you must feel a lot of other control is taken away from you.
If I get round to sock monkeys, I'll donate them to Macmillan too as they've obviously helped you a lot.
Lots of 'ugs me darling.

I've had a couple of really bad nights - mind going round and round and unable to sleep til stoopid o'clock. I need to find some peace of mind from somewhere.

purplecatlover

evening guys.

beth welocme to the cafe, no apologies necessary here, those who have fibro will remember how they felt around diagnosis and adjusting, and thos eof us who dont have other illnesses that require adjustments and such like. its a difficult time, feel free to come and talk to us anytime, about anything. they are a really supportive bunch in here (though we are all being a bit quieter than normal atm it seems). jump in and join in any chatter you want, or jump in and rant or ask questions or whatever you wnat to do. if osme of us dont answer, its not that were ignnoring you, jnust that we dont have anything to say, or dont ahve the energy to think up a reply, ask things again too if you don tget a answer to something, i for one am sure great at skim reading in trying to catch up and missing important things until they are repeated or someone else picks up...dont knwo how i manage to not hear have the stuff i miss.

sharon have some hugs, if there is anything i (or im sure we) can do do please let us know....wish we could make thigns easier for you and your family.

(and sorry im not ignoring anyone else, just cant think anymore..nor can i type today it seems)

jazabelle

Thanks everyone for checking up on me after my fall! My coccyx seems to be getting worse, but everything else is fine now thank you!

We put the Christmas decorations up yesterday, which wasn't as knackering as I thought it would be. I was tired, but not completely wiped out - until today! But had to do some last minute shopping today for a Secret Santa at work.

Also finally got round to putting aside a load of decorations we no longer use - most really nice stuff - just due to lack of space. I put them on Freecycle, and had an overwhelming response - everyone giving me their sob stories!

I had loads of people saying it was their first Christmas, and they didn't have any, and also lots of rude demands!

I had one girl asking for them, and then telling me to text my response to her either way! (Um, no, I'm not paying to do that.)

But this one takes the cake. This is it word for word: " is there anyway u can deliver as i dont have a car. i live in greenstead. at [address here]."

It really got my back up - so I got a bit rude in my response!

"You're firstly assuming you will get the decorations - I don't see a 'Are they still available?' Or a 'please may I have them?'

They actually went yesterday, to someone who was very polite. And no, I would not have delivered - I am already giving away the items for free! I think that's more than enough."

She replied: "u r a very snoty lady".

Made me laugh!

Anyway, I picked a man who had separated from his wife, and she took everything - and he was now living in a bedsit. I guess it's my sexism showing, but I didn't expect a single man on their own to want them! But he was really nice, and sent a lovely email afterwards.

jazabelle

Trialia wrote: »

my cousin is back from London, and he says I can stay at his place for the next week.

Oh, that's great news! Hope your pain appointment goes well.

Careful_with_that_Axe wrote: »

jaz Hope your bumps are bruises are healing.
I had a little bit of energy yesterday and managed to clean the bathroom and my bedroom. Then today is a slump day again. I think somehow everytime I have a little energy day, I expect it to be that I have turned the corner and that will come the norm iyswim and then the next day reverting back to "normal" is a bit of a psychological blow.
Still, at least some of the housework got done anyway.

Thank you. It is really hard when you suffer for having energy - it makes you feel as if it was worthless to have the energy in the first place. Hope you're feeling a bit better now.

Invasion wrote: »

LW and Jaz, hope you're both feeling a little better! Also, well done LW on recent outing!

Just ordered new double bed today, could take until January to be delivered, but looking forward to it, my single bed is somewhat restrictive, not enough room to wiggle, and to live in, with all my many pillows

Thanks very much! Ooh, hope the bed is nice. A comfy bed is worth its weight in gold!

jazabelle

Welcome bethankim! It's very brave of you to be studying massage - it's a very physical thing to do. I hope college it going a bit better now - do they give you much support?

LameWolf wrote: »

I was pleased with myself yesterday - I deposited Mr LW at the Post Office and wheeled myself to the card shop to get his birthday card (about 2 shops away) without having a panic attack!!:T

That's brilliant - well done! I'm so proud of you!

bigzippy wrote: »

I'm a bit down at the moment, I've been through our budgets and through all our accounts and such and worked out just how skint we are. It's really not a pretty picture, going from not being able to cover our (basic) outgoings.... to finding out just how much debt he (and therefore I/we) is in... I'm devastated. Even if it wasn't much of a surprise in theory, it still was to see totting up in black and white. It was awful What was worse was the realisation that if I was able work fulltime and we ploughed that wage into the debts we could probably pay it off in about 3 years....so that made me feel even worse. Especially after beating myself up for not looking into it closer months ago and letting it get worse in the process iyswim? I'm gutted. Not least because it dawned on me that until we're in a better position financially we can't even think about having kids Even if I didn't want them right this minute, it was nice to be able to entertain the possibility and think ahead... but now I can't even bear the thought cos I know it's not possible now. Does that make sense?

Aww, I'm so sorry. That's a really hard thing to have to deal with. It's not your fault you can't work full time. Is there any ways you could do to up your income? I think there is a board with lots of tips, like doing surveys, mystery shopping, writing Dooyoo reviews - all sorts like that. Could also post your incomings and outgoings on the debt free wannabe board and see if they have any suggestions. I really hope things get better soon.

sharon59 wrote: »

well its very quiet here today hope everyone is okay.I am coping as best l can and trying to keep positive about things though its hard to keep it up at times.My mcmillan nurse has given me a dvice and am trying to use it.
love to all xxx

It really must be so draining to keep positive. I hope the device is helping. I'm sending strength your way.

bigzippy

sharon59 wrote: »

Feeling weak as kitten today so taking that as a sign to rest.Have some build up type drinks that are disgusting but am trying to get them down!!!!

They often are! Hope you manage to keep them down too I'm loving the sounds of the sock monkeys... if you ever take/upload pics I would love to see

jazabelle wrote: »

Aww, I'm so sorry. That's a really hard thing to have to deal with. It's not your fault you can't work full time. Is there any ways you could do to up your income? I think there is a board with lots of tips, like doing surveys, mystery shopping, writing Dooyoo reviews - all sorts like that. Could also post your incomings and outgoings on the debt free wannabe board and see if they have any suggestions. I really hope things get better soon.

Thanks Jazz. DH did say he was gonna set himself and do an SOA on the DFW boards but as yet I don't think he has. I couldn't really do the mystery shops imo, cos DH tends to have the car and I wouldn't want to commit to a particular day etc. Reviews I might look further into though. The surveys I did for a while this year and haven't seen a benefit from yet...just annoyance :rolleyes:
Hope the coccyx pain improves. They did tell me (after they damaged it again doing a colonoscopy:cool:) that it wasn't something that they could really xray for or treat, but that patients with persistant pain can have the tip removed?!:eek:

LameWolf

*waves* Too cream crackered to post anything much. *lies down in basket* zzzzzzz......

bevan840

*lays blanket over LW to keep her warm*

I know the feeling, hate having to work day after being stuck in bed with migraine

LameWolf

Just stopping by for a quick coffee and biscuits. How's everyone today?:o