What's upsetting you today? - Page 110

DanaC · 02-26-2008, 06:25 PM

God, Merc, I just read back through the thread, I hadn't seen your entry. My condolences to you and our wife. What a shocking way for things to go, so fast from well to the end.

TheMercenary · 02-26-2008, 06:41 PM

Thanks Dana, life throws you curve balls everynow and again, sometimes they hit you in the head.

DanaC · 02-26-2008, 06:48 PM

I know...and sometimes they hit you right in the solar plexis.

monster · 02-26-2008, 10:02 PM

I have tube-burn on my inner arms.

zippyt · 02-26-2008, 10:07 PM

well use more Lube Monnie !!!

Timo · 02-27-2008, 06:11 AM

i'mtrying a new high protein diet to bulk my skinny white ass up a little bit and ive had the runs for like 3 days,

DanaC · 02-27-2008, 06:37 AM

Ouch. Are you doing this with medical/dietary advice Timo, or are you just going it alone? If going it alone, might be worth a GP's visit just to make sure you're doing it safely.

Timo · 02-27-2008, 06:47 AM

well yes and no,
I have a friend who's really into this kind of thing, hes been doing it for about a year and recomended it to me, i'll probrably ask him...
failing that i'll see my GP,
cheers for the concern though Dana!

Chocolatl · 02-27-2008, 07:50 AM

Merc, best wishes to you and especially your wife and family. I feel a little relieved, to be honest, because it's like we can all breathe again, so I understand what you mean about wishing she had "gone earlier." I spent weeks dreading every single phone call I got, because each time I just knew that it was going to be The Call. Of course I miss her a lot, but I know it's a big relief for my dad, because he doesn't have to be at her side watching her suffer. I imagine it's much the same for your wife.

Shawnee, good luck for your grandma! My grandmother's aunt (my great grand aunt, I guess?) was moved to a home a few months ago because her Alzheimer's had gotten really bad. She kept leaving the house in the middle of the night claiming that there was a man outside waiting to take her back to Cuba. (She hasn't been in Cuba for at least 50 years.) Even after changing the locks, it was hard to keep her from wandering around. So it was in her best interest of her health and safety to move her. Hopefully your family is able to find a comfortable, safe place for your grandma.

Shawnee123 · 02-27-2008, 08:18 AM

Thank you Chocolatl.

glatt · 02-27-2008, 09:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Clodfobble

Turns out those stupid dead branches were the only thing holding the fence up! Now there's a huge section of fence that's fallen down into my neighbor's yard. I'd have left the damn thing alone if I'd known it was structural.

Sounds like most of the projects I do around my place. Especially plumbing. The simple act of turning the water off to the pipes to make the fix often causes more problems than the fix will fix. All the sediment in the pipes gets stirred up and flushed into the guts of all the fixtures, and then they all stop working.

TheMercenary · 02-28-2008, 10:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Chocolatl

Merc, best wishes to you and especially your wife and family. I feel a little relieved, to be honest, because it's like we can all breathe again, so I understand what you mean about wishing she had "gone earlier." I spent weeks dreading every single phone call I got, because each time I just knew that it was going to be The Call. Of course I miss her a lot, but I know it's a big relief for my dad, because he doesn't have to be at her side watching her suffer. I imagine it's much the same for your wife.

Thanks Choc, yes we can relate to all those same feelings. Every phone call was like a stab with a knife. Esp if the Caller Id said it was the nsg home. One night they called real late and I didn't wake my wife up since she has not had good sleep since this all started at Christmas. It was just a status report. Not good, but really no change. When my wife say the Caller ID the next day she about had a panic attack. Since I was at work she could not get immediately ahold of me and freaked even more. After I got her to see my logic in not waking her up and that nothing had changed she calmed down but it was like 2 hours of hell for her til we talked. Thank God(s) it is over and we can all breathe again. Thanks for the thoughts again, all.

Griff · 02-28-2008, 07:50 PM

Sounds rough Merc. sorry dude.

zippyt · 02-28-2008, 08:53 PM

Never easy to loose a loved one ,
Condolences to both Choc and Merc

shina · 02-28-2008, 09:04 PM

Merc, Choc,

Take care of yourselves. I'm joining the club here, my thoughts are with you and yours.

02-26-2008, 06:41 PM	#1637
TheMercenary “Hypocrisy: prejudice with a halo” Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Savannah, Georgia Posts: 21,393	Thanks Dana, life throws you curve balls everynow and again, sometimes they hit you in the head. __________________ Anyone but the this most fuked up President in History in 2012!

02-26-2008, 10:02 PM	#1639
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	I have tube-burn on my inner arms. __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

02-26-2008, 10:07 PM	#1640
zippyt LONG LIVE KING ZIPPY! per Feetz Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Arkansas Posts: 7,661	well use more Lube Monnie !!! __________________ "Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get. " Brother Dave Gardner

02-27-2008, 08:18 AM	#1645
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	Thank you Chocolatl. __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

02-28-2008, 07:50 PM	#1648
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	Sounds rough Merc. sorry dude. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

02-26-2008, 06:25 PM	#1636
DanaC We have to go back, Kate! Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 25,964	God, Merc, I just read back through the thread, I hadn't seen your entry. My condolences to you and our wife. What a shocking way for things to go, so fast from well to the end.

02-26-2008, 06:48 PM	#1638
DanaC We have to go back, Kate! Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 25,964	I know...and sometimes they hit you right in the solar plexis.

02-27-2008, 06:11 AM	#1641
Timo May Ter Dee Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: North London Posts: 26	i'mtrying a new high protein diet to bulk my skinny white ass up a little bit and ive had the runs for like 3 days,

02-27-2008, 06:37 AM	#1642
DanaC We have to go back, Kate! Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 25,964	Ouch. Are you doing this with medical/dietary advice Timo, or are you just going it alone? If going it alone, might be worth a GP's visit just to make sure you're doing it safely.

02-27-2008, 06:47 AM	#1643
Timo May Ter Dee Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: North London Posts: 26	well yes and no, I have a friend who's really into this kind of thing, hes been doing it for about a year and recomended it to me, i'll probrably ask him... failing that i'll see my GP, cheers for the concern though Dana!

02-27-2008, 07:50 AM	#1644
Chocolatl Glutton for Gluttony Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 1,409	Merc, best wishes to you and especially your wife and family. I feel a little relieved, to be honest, because it's like we can all breathe again, so I understand what you mean about wishing she had "gone earlier." I spent weeks dreading every single phone call I got, because each time I just knew that it was going to be The Call. Of course I miss her a lot, but I know it's a big relief for my dad, because he doesn't have to be at her side watching her suffer. I imagine it's much the same for your wife. Shawnee, good luck for your grandma! My grandmother's aunt (my great grand aunt, I guess?) was moved to a home a few months ago because her Alzheimer's had gotten really bad. She kept leaving the house in the middle of the night claiming that there was a man outside waiting to take her back to Cuba. (She hasn't been in Cuba for at least 50 years.) Even after changing the locks, it was hard to keep her from wandering around. So it was in her best interest of her health and safety to move her. Hopefully your family is able to find a comfortable, safe place for your grandma.

02-28-2008, 08:53 PM	#1649
zippyt LONG LIVE KING ZIPPY! per Feetz Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Arkansas Posts: 7,661	Never easy to loose a loved one , Condolences to both Choc and Merc __________________ "Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get. " Brother Dave Gardner

02-28-2008, 09:04 PM	#1650
shina Hopeful Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Sammamish, WA Posts: 232	Merc, Choc, Take care of yourselves. I'm joining the club here, my thoughts are with you and yours.

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