Posted on 12/10/2022 6:36:50 AM PST by Diana in Wisconsin
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((Pollard)) I have total faith in you. You are going to be just fine.
Thanks for the update. I’ve lived through ‘rebuilding years’ too, and in every case, the years that followed were better than the years I left behind.
I’m certain it will be the same for you! :)
Surgery was scheduled for 10 this morning, but dad’s cardiologist doesn’t come to this hospital. Anesthesiologist wants echo dad had in April. 100 yo (for all practical purposes) with heart issues - doing due diligence & “better safe than sorry”. He had nothing to eat since Friday night, but with surgery postponed, he can eat today until midnight which should help along with more aggressive pain management. He’s priority on the schedule for surgery tomorrow.
Hubby found this on Gab, no link but I found the tik tok channel. This guy had lots of good Florida gardening videos.
Link is to a particular one hubby found this morning, 60 year old guy making 7500.00 a month on a huge front yard garden. Just beautiful. His channel has a lot I will look at later. I don’t really prowl around tik tok but this one is good.
https://www.tiktok.com/@petekanaris/video/7050955215779941637?is_from_webapp=v1&item_id=7050955215779941637
Thanks for the update.
So this guy has a youtube channel that is even better called Green Dreams. Some nice videos of the older guy from the tik tok video. One talks about how he plants 25000 soil blocks a year. Great channel, better than tik tok.
https://www.youtube.com/@PeteKanarisGreenDreamsFL/videos
Thanks for the tip! Will move her today! I’ve been missing her!
Glad you are feeling somewhat better! Sounds like a good day to stay in bed. (A bit late for Radio Church! :) More Good news is that it is a Packers by-week! You can rest and get well instead of sitting on the couch watching TV and yelling at the Packers.
(I think you know about these herbs already, so info for others!)
Some gardener herbs for colds / flu: (Of course, per standard WebMD boilerplate “here is no good scientific evidence to support many of these uses.”!)
Cat Mint (Nepeta cataria) Tea, tincture from leaves;
Lemon Balm (Melissa officinalis) tea, tincture;
Elderberry (Sambucus Canadensis Nigra IIRC) tea and tincture.
Possibly Dandilion root tea, according to this research. ! Dandelion extract inhibits SARS-CoV-2 in vitro (In vitro, needs human modeling!) and Common dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) efficiently blocks the interaction between ACE2 cell surface receptor and SARS-CoV-2 spike protein D614, mutants D614G, N501Y, K417N and E484K in vitro
(Of course, per standard WebMD boilerplate “here is no good scientific evidence to support many of these uses.”!)
There are other things. Quercetin and Ivermectin in Applesauce and stuff. (Tonic water too!) I imagine Little Jeremiah would have some other herbals for you!
(Vitamin D3 5000 IU and zinc and C and tinctures of the above; Mix tinctures in a shot of Svedka Mandarine vodka and go to bed!)
Posted on 12/11/2022 12:11:35 PM PST by Pete from Shawnee Mission ( )
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I couldn’t yell at them even if I wanted to. And if anyone deserves to be yelled at, it’s my Packers these days!
At least Aaron shaved and cut the ‘wings’ off of his stupid haircut, LOL!
Feeding me and giving me pain meds works wonders, LOL!
Prayers up for Dear Old Dad & your family. :)
23 Types and Colors of Pretty Poinsettias
Nice slide-show here of the many colors of Poinsettia now available:
https://www.hgtv.com/outdoors/flowers-and-plants/23-pretty-poinsettias-pictures
I must have missed the post about you being sick. Get well soon!
They cut through the BS & ordered a new Echo, called in a tech to do it tonight, so that hurdle is crossed. Hopefully, the anesthesiologist will be satisfied & surgery will be first thing tomorrow. It was a tough day today.
I hope it goes well tomorrow for you and your father! It is a good thing that you are there to support him.
Update us when you can!
I’m feeling better, today. I can breath through my nose, so there’s hope, LOL!
Today I am tackling laundry and the mountain of Kleenex that has piled up around here from BOTH of us being down.
Luckily I was 2 days behind Beau, so I did animal chores early last week and he finished up. I know he feels better as he went hunting last night - though he’d do that with a missing limb if he had a mind to.
*Rolleyes*
Still waiting for surgery - mom & I were here at 6 a.m.Even the nurse is getting frustrated. We were told he would be “priority” on the surgical schedule today - evidently, their definition of priority is different from ours.
“Meanwhile, back at the motel” ... (Ray Stevens song) I have been cancelling appointments, trying to get a ramp installed ....
If your Rural hospital is anything like ours, the Doctors do the Animal Husbandry Rounds FIRST, THEN they take care of the humans. ;)
(Hope that made you smile...)
Made me laugh out loud!
As soon as I hit “send”, nurse came in with 1:00 time. At least we have something tentative.
At this point, I think dad would be fine with a vet fixing his hip! :-)
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