Text 38931, 83 rader
Skriven 2010-06-12 22:45:00 av Nancy Backus (1:261/1381.0)
  Kommentar till text 38880 av Janis Kracht (1:261/38)
Ärende: Re: car, etc  was: stuff 056
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-=> Quoting Janis Kracht to Nancy Backus on 10 Jun 10  09:47:34 <=-

 >> She's funny.  She is afraid of her daughters I've noticed (bg). I
 >> think the thought of them treating her someday like she treats Mom is
 >> just too much for her (vbg). I'd say she's feeling guilty plain and
 >> simple... but THAT guilty to allow Mom to control the temps there (g).
 > (I think you meant "NOT that guilty" there... [g])
 JK> Darn keyboard LOL - yes, I meant NOT that guilty :) Maybe it's all the
 JK> cookie crumbs in between the keys hahaha 

I thought so but figured I'd check...  I'm pretty good at spotting the
missing words usually, but once in a while, it wasn't meant... ;)

 >  But, yeah... reminds
 > me of a story I heard... where the little boy notices that his parents
 > are putting Grampa into a corner where his mess eating won't be quite so
 > bothersome, and then shames them by making some wooden trenchers which
 > he explains are for his parents when they get old like gramps...  They
 > brought grampa back to the table with the rest of the family...

 JK> hahahahahaha yeah, that's what she'd need to see I think :) :)

If she really thought it through, she might realize that how she treats
her own mother may affect how her daughters treat her, and act
accordingly.  But the other part of the equation is the understanding of
how the elderly may be different from the young or even the middle-aged.
Without that, she can probably kid herself that what she's doing isn't a
problem... :(

 JK> The Ampyra I'm getting (hopefully today by noon) is supposed to cost
 JK> me $70.00, but the company that makes it is putting in the difference
 JK> so I only pay $40.00.  That's still a lot of money for something I'm
 JK> going to need refills on every month :(

Yes, not cheap.  My reflux med is $40.00 per month copay.  But it's much
cheaper than landing in the hospital with bleeding ulcers or such.  ;)

 JK> Well, it was just delivered - 9:40AM .. that's something (g). You have
 JK> to take this one exactly twice a day, 12 hours apart with no overlap
 JK> or you can have seizures (what fun that would be (bg)) so I'm glad it
 JK> came nice and early. 

Glad it's arrived safely.  :)  How long before you can tell if it works
(and is safe for you)?

 >> Yes, I know.  My neurolgists don't want an open MRI though.  It has to
 >> fit certain conditions and be a closed one to get a good picture of
 >> the brain lesions.  Such a thrill (grin).
 > Ah.  Yeah, such a thrill...  ;/  Well, then... at least with just a
 > Brain MRI, not too much of you has to get into the machine...  When I

 JK> Yeah, that's what I'm counting on if I ever have to give in and get
 JK> one haha 

Plus, they'll let someone be there with you to hold your hand to help
keep you calm.  :)  I've done that for a couple of people (multiple
times).

 > had my MRIs, not only was it the old style, it also was for checking
 > something abdominal, so I had to be all the way into the machine...  But

 JK> Swallowed by the Beast!!! eek :) :)

lol   Yup...  (G)

 > when it gets to a point that the scan is useful to know what's
 > happening, it's worth getting done and enduring...  And they can give
 > you a sedative beforehand, as long as you can tolerate them...  :)

 JK> I've gotten some valium before I was supposed to have it done in the
 JK> past.  I didn't go for that one though (g).  I forget now how I got
 JK> out of it.. probably some lame excuse though (haha). 

Gotta watch those lame excuses...  sometimes it's easier in the long run
to just bite the bullet and get the scary thing done...  :)  If there's
something there to be dealt with, earlier is usually better than later. 
And if everything's fine, it's nice to find out.  :)

ttyl    neb

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