OT November Chit Chat

[Mal L]

"I am not depressed enough to be suicidal but I miss being happy." I think that getting organized would help me get happy.

[SalpalSally]

Jeanie, I have chosen to be happy (Prozac helps. lol), but I pray every day to be happy-
stay happy. It isn't easy, when the world & life is going on all around you, but, without
you!!! I try to think of all the good things I have done in my life and find I can Smile and
even laugh.

Be happy Jeanie, I insist!! lol!!

[agate]

I have played over 9000 games of Solitaire on the computer with a 53% win ratio

Jeanie, I don't know what type of Solitaire you've been playing but I can't shake my addiction to FreeCell. After many years of playing it, I still have only a 49.91% win ratio. One of these days I hope to get it up to 50%.

[Howie]

Mal L, don't think that way. We don't know what life holds in store for us. You could be in the position to save a child's life some day. Hang on until God says it's over.

Just me, but I don't play games. I think Vegas is looking for some of you ladies. Games of chance are created to allow a 50% chance of winning. That way, you keep coming back. Ok, let's head to Vegas. Who's driving?

[SalpalSally]

duplicate...duh!!

[SalpalSally]

Joan, where do you play Free cell? Maybe I'll get hooked too...LOL

I'll drive Howie..LOL

S U N D A Y F U N N Y...

[Howie]

Thanks Sally. I passed that on to my brother and sister.

[Frog42]

Shame on you, Sally. You've made Howie jealous that he doesn't have a box to poop in!

[Howie]

No Vicky, I have 3 litter boxes to clean each day. That's enough poop to clean for anyone!!!

[Jeanie Z]

:) My Mother had an old computer that had Free Cell on it. I really liked playing it. I do not have it on my computer. I have some Hoyle games and I play dominoes against the computer and slide tiles.
Most of my waking hours are spent in the computer room where I have two small TV's too. I can play while I watch TV. Jeanie :)

[agate]

I've had FreeCellPro installed on my computer for many years. Every time there's had to be an upgrade I've made sure FreeCellPro got included, and I'm still using it.

I was using the Free Cell that used to come with Windows but heard about FreeCellPro from somebody here on this board. It was so long ago I can't remember who it was but it's always worked well. I'm not sure you can download it any more though.

I found a version that can be played online that looks as if it works pretty well:

Only registered and activated users can see links., Click Here To Register...

[Cherie]

I had a whole reply typed and it evaporated.

Renee,
the passive aggressive behavior is not related to death or dying. My Mom admits that this is the first time in 63 years she has felt she has had any power in the relationship. She is using food as a tool. she insists Dad come to the Table and eat meals and if he expends the energy to do that, generally vomits when he gets there and cannot eat. He is exhausted. He is in pain. She thinks he is manipulating the relationship by doing this so pushes back. She says she wishes he would just go and stop hanging on. I think he wants to fix this before he goes.

Exhaustive couple of weeks with Upstate NY and parents all last week. A day and a half to catch up on a week of work then off to NH for annual meeting at the condo yesterday and home today. I am totally wiped.

On top of all that, last Thursday when I got back to work, I got a call from a friend telling of another acquaintance who was recently diagnosed and not doing well. She is the wife of a friend, from years ago, an attorney, 50 years old who put off having her family till 10 years ago and now has 8 and 10 year old children. She left full time law practice to raise her family and has not made enough any of the last 10 years to pay into Social Security. As a result, she does not qualify for SSDI. The Gilenya she was just started on costs $5100/month and her insurance will not pay for it so she is trying to pull together financial records to get to Novartis to get assistance with med. However, cognitively, she is a mess. Her 83 year old mom was at the house Friday when I went over helping her to make sense out of paying bills. She is having trouble speaking, swallowing, comprehending. Walking is not easy. She says this is new but her MRI says differently and we could see as long as 20 years ago that she had problems so never referred clients to her despite the friendship with her husband. This is going to take all of my tact and skill to get her connected with the services she needs with the financial needs that are present. Any ideas on how to get SSDI after being a stay at home Mom for 10 years and not paying in ...altho she had paid plenty in the preceding 20 years. Social Security is pretty black and white on this unless blindness is in the picture. She can no longer read or drive or use the computer as her double vision is so bad. Prayers to help me find resources needed are appreciated.

[renee]

Life gets very mucky, doesn't it.

[agate]

Cherie, your friend's situation is heartbreaking and too common. You say that unless blindness is in the picture she couldn't get SSDI based on her work record. I was wondering if she might be legally blind and not be aware of it? I've known people like that.

One young man had had brain tumor surgery and had vision in only one half of the visual field in one eye though that half was 20/20 vision. He could read rather well, actually, with that half an eye but was legally blind and had been to a school for the blind. He refused to use a white cane. So far as Social Security went, he was blind.

A visual field defect if it's bad enough can qualify a person for legal blindness. I should think that if she can't read or use the computer because of double vision, her eye doctor might decide that she fits the definition for legal blindness, which is discussed Only registered and activated users can see links., Click Here To Register....

Sorry I have no other suggestions.

[Howie]

I was "lucky" so to speak, and my doctor back then, I'm sure put in a good word, or the right word for me, and SS started pretty soon. Until then, I moved in with mom, after dad passed away. She was just beginning Alzheimer's, so it all worked out well. When she passed, I moved here. When I pass, these darn cats take over! I think it's so cool they went so close together.