What's Happenin' (Part 2)

[clouds z]

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[clouds z]

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theres one from many former braintalk people but i dont go there anymore much

who was in chats?addy?ma? she died rip

lara?eggnuts?cher?she died rip

gentle?stormcloud fire?

[tic chick]

hey everyone !

joy, i hope your surgery goes well! I'm glad you're having it done, you'll feel so much better after you recover (joy, i had sent you an email giving you pati's phone number. i hope you got it )! dawn, i'm thrilled and a bit jealous that you're going to be a grandma! my youngest daughter just turned 29, the other 2 are in their 30's. none married, no grandchildren. i will be 60 y/o soon!

well, i have been keeping up with y'all, posting very little on bt for the last 2 months. it's getting dark at 7pm now, i am back at my zumba classes and i am trying to plant some perennial bulbs in my front yard, but i keep running into thick tree roots (5-6 inches across), and although i have an electric saw, i'm a bit nervous using it still, although i have done it. it vibrates so much when you are cutting through wood! so, i wait until my son comes home from work and let him do it. the weather hasn't been bad, but we've had a rainy week.

when i last wrote, i was having stomach problems after my mom died. i started gradually getting more nauseous and then my stomach started feeling twisty. the 3rd week of august, i had no appetite and was losing weight, i think i lost 7 pounds in 5 days and i was drinking mostly hot tea. one morning i woke up at 530 with bad stomach pain (august 21). i waited until 9 and called a friend to take me to urgent care, because my doctor was on vacation. the doctor at urgent care told me to go to the er right away. he said my stomach was hard and distended. i went to the er and of course they first take blood and an ekg to see if i'm having a heart attack. then they did an xray of my stomach . the doctor said my blood work and ekg were perfect. she thought from my xray that i looked a bit "backed up" (constipated). she said emotional problems can cause your bowels to kind of seize up. she had me on an iv for nausea and she sent me home with nausea pills and told me to take some stool softeners and laxatives to get things going. i saw my therapist and my family doctor exactly a week later. my doctor didn't think that the xray showed i was really badly constipated. he ordered a few more tests and they came back negative. i had a good talk with my therapist. the next day, my stomach probs went away and have not been back. so, i think my problems were a combination of physical and psychological.

it took me another 2 weeks before i gained back a few pounds and stopped feeling so tired and draggy. the day i went outside and started digging up dirt in the front yard was the day i knew i was ok!

so, i am pretty much back to normal. i'm going to an oktoberfest this weekend and i've been out with some friends. my daughter came over yesterday and we spent the afternoon making stuffed cabbage, a polish specialty. it's a lot of work, but with 2 people doing it, it went fast. we made a bunch. we ate dinner with my son, then my daughter took some home. i gave a few to my ex-hubby for dinner because he stopped by after work for a minute to pick up some mail and we finished the rest for dinner today. it's been a nice week. i felt so good at zumba, i wasn't even sore the next day. some days are good like that. then some days i wake up the day after zumba and think "you shouldn't dance so hard and fast"...but i like to keep up, so i push myself. as long as i can push myself, i will.

yes, clouds. a lot of people have died or don't come here anymore. it is sad. i will be posting more now that it gets dark earlier and i am already starting to feel blue with less sunlight during the day. the week after we turn our clocks back until the beginning of january is the worst time of the year for me. i am already dreading christmas and i've seen christmas stuff at meijer already .

see y'all soon....

thank you for sharing and caring,
jeannie

[clouds z]

ever hear of dr amen?on youtube i guess

[Jo6]

Clouds, I remember a ma and addy from way back in the very old days. Ma used to talk to you and I both in The Chat Room. I don't think this was the one that died though. I got email from her the other day. Gads, I hope it isn't her, that would be very creepy. Oh well, it will happen to us all one of these days. Hope not soon though!

I'm not well again and will be having more test done. I feel like they are just trying hard to find something wrong with me so they can keep me coming back. I've got to go to the Pulmonary Dr. tomorrow. I know I have COPD, he is giving me loads of meds. for it, so why do I have to go back?? My son laughed at me Sat. and said " that's what I hear all the old people say"!! I says back at him, so that's why I hear YOU say it so much!! He is in his early 50's. That's only 20 yrs. from me. lol

Clouds z, how are you doing these days? I hope the hot weather is gone and not bothering you. The hot weather and the very cold weather both bothers the COPD. It was bad week before last.

I hope Joy has her surgery done and over with. I have been concerned about her. Jeannie, I was happy to hear you saying you were feeling some better. It's been a long hard road and it's time you had some good days. I envy your dancing. Wish I could come along with you. I shouldn't envy you though. I just would like to join you!

I tried to get on FaceBook the other day, but for some reason I couldn't get there. Guess it wasn't meant for me to go. People keep telling me how cute my grand's are and I want these pictures. I would love to post a few on BrainTalk. I know a lot of people have stopped coming to BT, but it will always be close to my heart! Those that still come are like family to me and I enjoy reading about their adventures.

I have to go to the Neuro Dr. Thursday and I so hope she will take me off Keppra so I can drive again. I am afraid to get my hope's up though. I do miss driving, but Things could be worse.

Well, I always over do it when I do come to BT, but I miss it so. Guess I'll go rest awhile and maybe I'll try again later. I hope all are well and happy and do hope more will come back.

all my love, Julia s

[Jo6]

Jeannie, just saw your wish for grandchildren. I just found out last week we were getting another GREATGRAND! I'm getting ready to share. Let me know and I'll see if I can adopt some out. teehee You do know how I love those little angel's. love ya, J

[joy]

hi you all. I have been having the weirdest dreams the last couple of monts. just had one and I was working so hard at solving some problem and poof I woke up, lol. It i 4:30 am but I am glad I decided to come to braintalk. it is so good to see the postings. Jeannie Iwas getting worried about you so it sure was great to see you had been here. I was thinking somthing had to be going on with you and I am happyto see that things are better for you. I knew that you would be down after your mothers passinf so I am glad to hear you are back to rumba lessons and such. truly I am. I always enjoy reading wh you are doing.

I do not get into my email stuff all that often so have not seen one with patis phone number. but I did think to go through some of my pm's that i had and found two phone numbers for her. I chose the one that I had put cell by. I called it but I did not connect with Pati. I have been sorta busy and have not trid to call again. tho I truly want to see how she is. I keep falling asleep is the only excuse I have. I have been trying to get my house sorta straightened up and i am getting no where. but asleep after i make a feeble attempt to make a "sowing" of getting the house in order.

Jo i have also been worried about you butalso knowing you were probably keping the doctors busy. so happy to hear you are getting another baby. I would be in hog heavens with just a few more bAbies but 2 is it for me it looks like. and they sure are growing up fast. dawn glad you are getting a grand baby as well.

my surgery is to be this week on thursday. guess I won't be trick or treating, lol bu hope the grand kids will share their candy with me. I do not look for any problems and I will be glad to have the biopsy done. I will consider normal one my early Christmas present for sure. well time for me to get off computer and move around some before I get too stiff in this position. uugh wish I was as limber as I was in my younger days. but got plenty of things to be thnkful for so will shut up complaining. take care everyone.

[tic chick]

hey everyone !

clouds, i have heard about dr. amen. they used to talk about him a lot in the tourette syndrome forum when i first came here. he specializes in brain chemistry and especially children's issues. he's written a lot of books, maybe some on adhd and other things. i think he has a practice in new york.

julia! so nice to see you here ! i saw a few of your posts on facebook maybe a week or so ago. you were talking about your granddaughter and the other one i couldn't remember. how happy i am for you that you're having another greatgrand! i just turned 60 last friday, the 24th and i don't even have a grand! i would be happy to babysit for anyone of your greatgrands or little grands, julia.

yes, it was a hard time for me in august and september. sometimes you don't realize how heavy a burden you've been carrying until it's off your back! so much stress. i was prepared for my mom to die, but i wasn't prepared to have my daughter have a nodule found on her thyroid and have to have surgery the same week. so many things i had to do by myself because my brother couldn't do them and my sister wasn't in any shape to do them. i was just so tired and not feeling well. but yes, i am back to normal now.

i dug out a patch of dirt and just planted my bulbs there so they would be in the ground for the winter. next year i will have all those roots cut out and i will have a better idea of what i'm doing and then i can replant them where i was going to plant them this year. i have one more plant to do in the back yard. i am mostly raking leaves out of plants and pulling some weeds. i'm going to be trimming plants soon for winter, making them smaller, but still leaving some leaves and height so the snow covers them evenly.

joy, i will say some prayers for you and think about you on thursday. i'm sure everything will go well. i will try and call pati for you all and see how she is doing. i am concerned, too. i think she said she was going to move this past summer, but i don't know if she did. maybe she needs more help to do stuff after her stroke. i hope not, though.

dawn!!! where are you???

joy, you get better quick and julia, you keep coming back whenever you can get away from those doctors !

thank you for sharing and caring ,
jeannie

[tic chick]

hey everyone !

joy, i hope everything went well today for you! just rest up and you can sit in your easy chair and post to us .

happy halloween to everyone! i never did get this holiday. i think it's original meaning got lost somewhere. i do not see the purpose of dressing up to get a load of candy and consume all that sugar in one day! you can buy candy anytime. yes, i am the scrooge pumpkin !

we are getting some bad weather here this evening. temperatures are in the upper 30's and falling with wind gusts up to 40 miles an hour and fat snow flakes predicted, but no accumulation. i can hear the wind blowing hard. i wouldn't take a child out in this weather.

thank you for sharing and caring,
jeannie

[Fig]

Hi Gals!
Wow, it's November! Let's say Novemberrrrr, as it was so very chilly today.

Not too much new here. I've been having a very bad time with my depression, really deep in the depths of darkness, crying a lot and feeling helpless and hopeless. I'm starting to feel better today, thank goodness. I have a wonderful therapist...she's a Godsend. And my precious birds help me so very much.

I do wish it were more active here...I miss the conversations.

Take care.

Marion

[dawnmn]

Jeanne, I wish I could keep as busy as you do. Seems like your always on the move which is a good thing.

Joy, hope your surgery has gone good and your resting comfortably.

Julia, I wish you would stop going to the doctors and stop feeling terrible. I do miss your post. Congrads on the new great grand baby.

Fig, it's starting to get cold here now. I just am not ready for winter but are we ever? I'm glad you have the birds. I do wish I could have a dog but right now we are gone too much.

Clouds, never heard of the doctor. who is he?

I've been busy planning the trips that we are taking next year. We are going to Florida for 12 days over christmas and new years. We then have to go to vegas for my husbands work. Then off to Montana for the birth of our grandchild. I'll stay with my daughter a month. She wants me in the delivery room with her and her husband. I kind of wanted to stay at her place with the dog but she insist I go with them.

We are planning on staying up north in a cabin with some friends this next summer. Trying to get a cabin this late is getting hard. I should know by the 17th if we are getting the cabin we want. Hopefully, if not they have something else opened for that time.

Starting my christmas shopping already. I know it's early but I want to get done. I've brought the new baby so many clothes right now that my daughter says she created a monster. lol

[clouds z]

have a cold and depressed

[clouds z]

i get hives-had hives terrible last night-whats causing it?-took some vitamin d felt better

i need more sun?

[Jo6]

Clouds, you get out of the dumps. I miss everybody, am trying to post on this kindle and don.like it. Joy, I pray all went well for you. Jeannie, I miss you and will call as soon as I can talk. I had a c scan yesterday on my lungs & BLADDER. What a combo. I really don't expect any problems, but still kinda weird out about it all. We shall see I suppose. Dawn, I.m glad for the baby and you will make a great glam ma. Shop til you drop,eh.
Jeannie,I'm about to send some of my grand s to you. I mean the grown up ones teehee
I will come back soon I hope and tell you all about the strangest week Ken and I have had I a long time. It concerns grand s,great grand,s and some of the kids. We are still reeling and laughing .

Gotta go now, but please post EVERYBODY, I miss all my forum family. Jeannie l did post to my oldest sister-in law and some of her kids. Haven't been in touch since Ben died. Then was going to post to you but facebook wouldn't let me back in. Lol, have been trying to get my name off there in years with no success. Strange place.
Love you all, Julia hugs.

[tic chick]

hey everyone ,

julia! i see you have just posted! now don't be burning that midnight oil . no, i want BABY grandkids to watch. i want to smell the sweet scent of freshly diapered babies ! i want to kiss sweet chubby cheeks. dawn, i am just pea green that you are going to be able to do that soon! yes, shop 'til you drop...lol. julia, you come back and tell us your story about you and ken and the week you had. i love stories!

joy , i hope you are feeling better and getting your strength back. it's almost thanksgiving and i know you love to cook! i hope all is well with you and yours.

clouds, hives are an allergic reaction to something, like a food or maybe even the detergent you use to wash your clothes. benadryl tablets (you can buy them over the counter), work on the itching and swelling of hives. you could also be having hives from the cold air. it's not uncommon for people to get this. benadryl will work on that, too.

well, my thanksgiving is going to be quiet, just me and my son. my daughter is working this thanksgiving as is my ex hubby. i don't mind, though. i will cook a lot less and have fewer leftovers crowding the refrigerator. i bought a springform cheesecake pan and i'm going to make cheesecake for christmas this year. i am scouring the internet for recipes and think i will use a combination of 2 that i found. nine inch cheesecakes cost about $16 bucks now. i can make one for less than half that, prolly and i can make an organic one. i am using a lot of organic foods the last year.

there's still 5 weeks of fall left, but we got such a terrible cold snap here. i still have some stuff i want to do in the garden, but i don't want to do it in 35 degree weather. i need at least mid-40's to not freeze. i cleaned the first room upstairs so i could put some stuff in there that is now in my spare room downstairs here. i am going to bring down my vine christmas tree and slowly start decorating it. i want to put it in this spare room so the dogs don't tear it apart if i leave the house for something. nora was interested in it last year when i first bought it, but maybe it will have lost it's appeal for her this year.

i hope to hear from more of you here! this place used to be jumping, now it's so lonely.

thank you for sharing and caring,
jeannie