Hey folks, welcome to the new whine/general topic thread. Feel free to use this thread to discuss anything that is on your mind. Caregiving- related stuff, life after a loved one's death, your own emotional wellbeing. Whatever..........anything on your mind.
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“The secret is…to stop caring what people think of you, and start caring about what you think. Make your opinion of you more important than anyone else’s.”
“The human body has 7 trillion nerves. And some people manage to get on every single one of mine.”
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“This is how you love yourself:
Instead of begging for the pain to go away, you choose to hear what your pain is begging of you.”
My life has been so utterly consumed by all the POA, medical POA issues with Mom is MC, stuff with the estate, now G&C with an estate inventory due in a few weeks, sold 2 properties long distance, etc, etc, that what is left is given fully to my 2 grandkids and adult daughter who live with me - my joy is found in the Gkids. hard to be the axis that my family and parents' lives revolve on.
Did I mention the pain and inability to sleep? The stress?
I'll be happy to land in a hospital bed for a night or two and be knocked out to sleep and rest. And I look forward to recovering and regaining my mobility and lost lower limb strength.
I know that growing older is not for the faint of heart, but seriously?
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“I QUIT! Your greatest fear should not be fear of failure, but of succeeding at things in life that don’t really matter.”
Turns out, they apparently did come off the Mayflower as I am genetically 20% Native American, as well as European (mostly Italian). The American Thanksgiving story is about survival, tolerance, compassion and shared community... and if we only knew the "hidden" facts about who we are and where we all come from, we'd understand that we are far more connected and related than we ever could imagine. I'm thankful for this forum and everything it has taught me.
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“Sometimes the most productive thing you can do is relax.”
“That moment, when you think you don’t have time to take care of yourself, is the exact moment you have to take care of yourself.”
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“If speaking kindly to plants helps them grow. Imagine what speaking kindly to yourself can do.”
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“I do a thing called ‘what I want.’”
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“If it costs you your peace of mind, you’ve overpaid.”
“This looks like a ‘no, thanks’ to me.”
“A wise woman once said, “no” and lived happily ever after.”
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“Stop shrinking to fit places you’ve outgrown.”
Amazon boot: $29 - $49, then up from there.
It happens. The best way not to fall again is:
Discover the real reason.
Slow way down, no, slow way way down.
The automatic things we could usually do without thinking about how (like tying our shoes), later require thought and attention.
There was nothing there when I tripped and fell, breaking my fibula tip. (broken ankle).
A week later, my collarbone hurt-it was a broken collarbone.
I was in too much of a rush that time.
Slowed way way down after the second fall, with the second broken ankle
2013 ad 2015 if I recall correctly.
It really hurts! Not ever worth going through that again.
I never appreciated how good I had it.
Note to self: Self, don't fall again.
But that was back in my child care days and SIL was starting back to work after mat leave so I had to figure out how to care for a baby (only 6 months mat leave then) and a two year old as well as managing sister's household, all with limited ability to carry things. I threw stuff a lot 🤣.
If you haven't been cautioned against weight bearing then I think I'd ditch the crutches unless doing without hurts.
I wish I could have said it was a snowboarding accident or it happened when I landed skydiving. A lot more glamorous.
Although I did get an earful when I was waiting there for the doc. The nurses were discussing quite loudly some patients and their experiences. I couldn't help wondering what they might have said about me after I left. I understand for them it might be stress relief and I get that but keeping their voices down would probably serve them better in the future. JMHO
I have to say though that my beat up toes were a bit more glamorous and caused by kicking sand roses that are by my bedroom door.😊😊
There was a guy in the bed next to me who was having a cyst drained. "Draining a cyst here!" ''
"Okay, impacted bowel, bed ten"
"Got it!................hey, could you get me a pumpkin spice when you go to Starbucks!"
"Yep, no prob........just need to deal with the meth addict in bed two'
Yes, factory medicine at it's finest. ;)
I'll keep in mind all you said. Thx!
'2 fractured metatarsals here. Next!'
But toes are attached to a living PERSON & breaking bones (even if smaller ones) is a big deal in a person's world.
Gershun, well tea & sympathy HERE 🤗
Once your swelling reduces, hopefully the boot will mean getting around is easier. Take care with the crutches! Dangeling from crutches (if armpit type) can damage armpit nerves - avoid. Mind how your use your shoulders (forearm type). Not up at your ears? Also, take care when placing the crutches down. Met a lady that tripped on her fallen crutches (used for ankle sprain) & broke her elbow!! Don't do that.
Today, the orthopedic dr. Same thing. Didn't look at my foot or touch it. It's a nice shade of purple and green now and still slightly swollen but it's not contaminated. Yeah, I know. There's nothing to do with broken metatarsals but really?