Yep...the car has gotten to the point where it is more than I want (or can)to pay for the repairs...I finally gave in when it quit on me three times before I got out of the parking lot...don't need that stress! Dian and Chris came over and Chris got it going and away they went. It is now at his (Jocelyn's) place and I have given up my coveted parking spot...:-(
I am now in the midst of a huge pity party mourning the loss of that part of my independence! However...I KNOW things could be worse - and all in all I am pretty lucky to even be here to tell the story!! Tomorrow I go to Harborview Hospital for my "Mobility assessment" for approval to ride the Access bus...:I will take my cane and try to be not too mobile...If I don't get that approval, I'm in a bit of a pickle since the shuttle I use to get to PT doesn't go out of the Renton area...and all my docs are in Seattle...as is my volunteering...We shall see....this process has surely been going on a long ti8me, seems to me!!
My Grandson Henry is here from New Hampshire - and I will finally be able to see him this afternoon. I understand I may not even recognize him he has grown so tall....
IT is nearly 1 PM and I haven't had breakfast yet....guess I had better get going, huh?!! Enjoy your day!
Sunday, February 26, 2012
Thursday, February 16, 2012
Belated Valentine Greetings!!!!
Valentine's day isn't a holiday high on my list of important holiday. In fact...we had a valentine party on the day and I consumed way toomuch sugar...and I really paid for that the next day...without getting too graphic...mucho trots!! 'nuf said!!!
Got my car running and once in a while the radio pops on and the windshield wipers work once in a while...Can get meto the store if needed. I checked out the Hyde shuttle and have yused it 4 time already. It is okay...they pick me up way to early but there when I need to go home. It's handy!! Still waiting for my acceptance to Access.
P T is going well...I love the massage and the moist hot pads....Then she taped me up and boy oh boy that seems to do the ttrick..I have two more sessions approved....I didn't know we had muscles in small places ... it is hard to learn to relax them when you don't know where they are!!
I had a lady come in and clean my floors,k vacume the rug, and clean the bathroom. So glad to have that done.
Birthdays in February are quite a few....Nigel on the 13th, Chris is the 15th and Maggie is the 24th.... We are all looking forward to having Henry come out from New Hampshire on the 23rd....He will be here about 10 days or so.It has been a long time since we have seen him!!
Well, thebuzer has gone off to tell memy clothes are done in the dryer....so I better get going,.....enjoy!!
Got my car running and once in a while the radio pops on and the windshield wipers work once in a while...Can get meto the store if needed. I checked out the Hyde shuttle and have yused it 4 time already. It is okay...they pick me up way to early but there when I need to go home. It's handy!! Still waiting for my acceptance to Access.
P T is going well...I love the massage and the moist hot pads....Then she taped me up and boy oh boy that seems to do the ttrick..I have two more sessions approved....I didn't know we had muscles in small places ... it is hard to learn to relax them when you don't know where they are!!
I had a lady come in and clean my floors,k vacume the rug, and clean the bathroom. So glad to have that done.
Birthdays in February are quite a few....Nigel on the 13th, Chris is the 15th and Maggie is the 24th.... We are all looking forward to having Henry come out from New Hampshire on the 23rd....He will be here about 10 days or so.It has been a long time since we have seen him!!
Well, thebuzer has gone off to tell memy clothes are done in the dryer....so I better get going,.....enjoy!!
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
February, already!!
Good Grief! Where did January go??? It was a busy month, that's for sure...and one with a few problems!!
The biggest problem right now iS my car...It has starter problems, light problems, windshield wiper problems and the radio doesn't work! I think the best thing to do is too "part it out" and finally stop driving....Lordy, Lordy...that is certainly a tough decision!!I have applied to Access to get permission to ride their vans...but you have to be fairly severely disabled to get approval....One would think that being 81 years old would qualify me - wouldn't you? Once I get that approval I can resume my volunteering which I really want to do. I have found a "Hyde Shuttle" that will take me places around here....and, of course, my kids are ready (sometimes) willing, (always) and able (usually) to haul me around to doctor appointments and such..
I saw my doctor a week or so ago and she sent me to get an ultra-sound on my aorta of all things. She thought I had an aneurysm on it....but, fortunately, that turned out not to be so. I also have been having trouble swallowing so she sent me for a "barium swallow"...ugh!! Not pleasant!! so now I need to see a gastroenterologist too see what is going on with that! Brother!!! She also said I needed to go back to the "Back" doctor- so I did that yesterday....and it is back to PT for me...this time for tight muscle type stuff.. believe me, this is seriously interfering with my social life!!!! (such as it is :-) )
Jocelyn took off for Germany on Sunday for another 6 months.. She is pretty excited about that excerpt for the fact that she will be leaving her two precious grand-babies. She will return in early April for 10 days and be back home permanently in mid-July. She landed safely and is happy to see her friends again...and is back to work! What an opportunity this is for her!!
Well I had best get to gettin' I will try to post more often..Take care,everyone!
The biggest problem right now iS my car...It has starter problems, light problems, windshield wiper problems and the radio doesn't work! I think the best thing to do is too "part it out" and finally stop driving....Lordy, Lordy...that is certainly a tough decision!!I have applied to Access to get permission to ride their vans...but you have to be fairly severely disabled to get approval....One would think that being 81 years old would qualify me - wouldn't you? Once I get that approval I can resume my volunteering which I really want to do. I have found a "Hyde Shuttle" that will take me places around here....and, of course, my kids are ready (sometimes) willing, (always) and able (usually) to haul me around to doctor appointments and such..
I saw my doctor a week or so ago and she sent me to get an ultra-sound on my aorta of all things. She thought I had an aneurysm on it....but, fortunately, that turned out not to be so. I also have been having trouble swallowing so she sent me for a "barium swallow"...ugh!! Not pleasant!! so now I need to see a gastroenterologist too see what is going on with that! Brother!!! She also said I needed to go back to the "Back" doctor- so I did that yesterday....and it is back to PT for me...this time for tight muscle type stuff.. believe me, this is seriously interfering with my social life!!!! (such as it is :-) )
Jocelyn took off for Germany on Sunday for another 6 months.. She is pretty excited about that excerpt for the fact that she will be leaving her two precious grand-babies. She will return in early April for 10 days and be back home permanently in mid-July. She landed safely and is happy to see her friends again...and is back to work! What an opportunity this is for her!!
Well I had best get to gettin' I will try to post more often..Take care,everyone!
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