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Skriven 2015-07-24 14:13:00 av NANCY BACKUS (1:123/140)
     Kommentar till en text av RUTH HAFFLY
Ärende: Re: sticky situations 871
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-=> Quoting Ruth Haffly to Nancy Backus on 07-19-15  21:34 <=-

 RH> Good stores do tend to spoil you. BTW, I remembered to ask at the
 RH> market yesterday about the brussels sprouts. I was told that they're
 RH> that sixe because that's when her husband decides to pick them, nothing
 RH> special about a smaller size sprout. They'd probably get bigger if he
 RH> left them on the stalk longer.

Ah... so they probably aren't selling the whole stalk, for you to take
the sprouts off of, but just the sprouts themselves... then he can let
the smaller ones at the top of the stalk continue to develop to the same
size as the already picked ones...  :)

 NB>> There will no doubt be additional health issues... indeed to be
 NB>> expected as one ages into the late 80's and the 90's...  I think my
 NB>> mom's pretty much healed now from the bowel surgery... and she's
 NB>> getting her muscle strength back now after this last surgery...  She
 NB>> got a better PT coming to the house this time around, he's better at
 NB>> getting her to cooperate without her feeling like he's pushing her
 NB>> too hard... And he's getting a lot more work out of her.... :) 

 RH> At least she's in a familiar environment, with her kids and grandkids
 RH> looking out for her. A hospital or rehab place can be overwhelming,
 RH> even under the best of conditions. I'm sure you and your sister are
 RH> firm about her doing the exercises but without the "intimidation" of a
 RH> professional in uniform.

She's prone to the hospital-setting induced delirium, so definitely
better to have her home.  No professionals in uniform... at least not
the PT that comes twice a week... all he has is the nametag... ;) 
Between visits, Lydia mostly is the one running her through the
exercises and monitoring it... although Marguerite does a fair bit, too,
and the rest of us as well when we are there...  ;)  I've done a bit of
encouraging, and working on the attitude... reminding her that she
doesn't want to be just another statistic on hip fractures being the
beginning of the end...  :)

 
 NB>> Hopefully she'll be able to get back to church in the near future...
 NB>> she needs to be strong enough to do the multiple transfers in and
 NB>> out of the car and such, and have enough stamina for the trip and
 NB>> the sitting through the service...  She's getting there, but not
 NB>> quite there completely yet...

 RH> Understood, it does take a while after a major issue.
 
Yup.
 
 RH>> Very much so. Had a short visit with her, a longer one with another
 RH>> former neighbor.
 NB>> Always nice to renew old friendships...  :)

 RH> Yes, and Steve was able to help her out with a problem she was having
 RH> with her fridge. She's going to have to order a new part but Steve
 RH> will put it in when we get home. Beats having to buy a new fridge which
 RH> is what she was thinking of doing.
 
Apparently the fridge is still working somewhat, then, just not
optimally... :)

 NB>>> ... I'm for helping the elderly. I'm going to be old myself,
 NB>>> some day.
 RH>> Some days I feel every day of my age, others I wonder why I'm
 RH>> (chronologically) as old as I am when I feel like I'm so much younger.
 NB>> Some parts of me are definitely younger than other parts... ;)

 RH> Young at heart, slightly older in other places?

Among other things...  ;)

ttyl      neb

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