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Tag Archives: Lymphedema
Hormone attack
Nothing much new going on here. I’ve been getting my lymphedema wrap therapy for a couple of weeks now. It’s not bad, but having a mummy leg is sometimes uncomfortable and it feels a little tight sometimes, but it is … Continue reading
Posted in blog, writing
Tagged aging, blogging, Catholic, Christian, conservative, etsy, Home Health Care, Lymphedema, rosaries, Twitter, writing
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Starting something new
Over the past ten months I have talked about ‘the journey’ I have been on. I never thought about life as ‘a journey’, at least not consciously. It is a concept we always know is a part of life, but … Continue reading
Baby steps
I’m discovering I don’t have much patience. I am a baby boomer, but I am living in the ‘we want it now’ world. I get impatient waiting on the toaster, the microwave and the tea kettle. None of those … Continue reading
Posted in writing, personal, blog, culture, religion, humor, inspiration, people, American, musings, miscellaneous, social, Christianity, economy, reflections, faith, poetry,
Tagged aging, blogging, Exercise, Health, life, Lymphedema, Occupational therapy, Physical therapy, Speech-language pathology, thoughts
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I’m still here!
View image | gettyimages.com My son told me today his father in-law asked about me. He hadn’t seen me on Facebook in a while and was making sure I was alright. That was very thoughtful. It is amazing how we … Continue reading
Posted in thoughts
Tagged aging, Calorie, Calorie restriction, Diet (nutrition), dieting, Eating, Lymphedema, mobility, nutrition, physical disability, Weight loss
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How do you stay happy?
Since I had to quit work my life has become very small. I have a care taker help me out of bed. I do my morning walk across the kitchen and have increased from 12 steps to around 40. I … Continue reading
Posted in thoughts
Tagged aging, Health, Lymphedema, Orthopedic surgery, Physical therapy
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I’m in transition
It’s been two months, shy a couple of days, since I had to quit work and begin physical therapy and home health care. It has been emotional and stressful, changing each day. There were unknowns to get past and a … Continue reading
Posted in thoughts
Tagged arthritis, Home care, hope, illness, Knee replacement, Lymphedema, Orthopedic surgery, Physical therapy
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Health Update
It’s been a long and emotional 5 weeks since I left work. My world has gotten very small, concerned with getting in and out of bed, and having home health care coming in for occupational and physical therapy. I thought I’d … Continue reading
Posted in thoughts
Tagged emotions, Health, Home care, illness, Knee, life, Lymphedema, Occupational therapy, Physical therapy, prayer, sickness
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Nothing important, just thinking…
Despite the fact that my world has gotten smaller lately, I still find that I look forward to the weekends. Two whole days to do what I want without physical therapy, or occupational therapy or a nurse coming over. I … Continue reading
Posted in thoughts
Tagged aging, blogging, emotions, Health, Home, Home Health Care, illness, life, Lymphedema, Occupational therapy, people, Physical therapy, sickness, thoughts, writing
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Last Week was rough
The last week was an emotional week. I was recovering from my doctors visit which crippled me up a bit. My usual time to ‘get back to normal’ used to be about 2 days. This time, it was almost 5 … Continue reading
What else do you do/Who am I?
I saw a blog about who you were or what you did when you weren’t blogging. Any time someone says ‘who am I’ it starts a chain of remembering that can go to many places. I’m 64 and just … Continue reading
Posted in thoughts
Tagged blogging, emotions, family, Health, Home, Home care, illness, Lymphedema, Physical therapy, sickness, Star Trek, thoughts, unemployment
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The Journey seems to be emotional
It’s odd how some days my emotional equilibrium is stable and some days I’m a basket case fighting frustration. I thought, foolishly that after menopause I would be more stable, but I guess every journey has its own stresses to … Continue reading
Saturday again
It’s saturday again. It’s been a good week but also a tiring week. I had therapy every day, doing my exercises quicker and easier and added more reps as I improved and grew stronger. Each day I felt tired … Continue reading
Posted in thoughts
Tagged Exercise, Fatigue (medical), goals, Health, Home Health Care, Lymphedema, Occupational therapy, Physical therapy, successes
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A little tired today
Therapy doesn’t come on Sunday so I was excited to have a day off. It occurred to me that I probably should begin walking across my kitchen using my walker since I’m not walking 6 times a night to the … Continue reading
Started physical therapy today
Last Saturday, I was still working. I am handicapped and use walker and wheelchair to get places and use an office chair to work in so I can get around. Sunday night/Monday morning about 2 am I fell and had … Continue reading
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