Happy Birthday, Mama
Missing you like crazy, Mama!
Its' always worse on birthdays, anniversaries and winter solstice. Lynn sent a 'thinking of you' card for you, Mom. I know she talks to you daily like I do. Your friendship with Lynn, Susie and Marie was special, Ma, we know Lynn & Susie are still hurting too.
We heard from Nick, he's a little stressed with boot camp but then, who isn't when they go through that. He's already passed the physical part, which he was hoping to do right off the bat. That reduces a lot of stress. Now he just has to focus on the book stuff and learning to march and the other "need to know" stuff to serve in the military.
I admit that we miss the kid.
I've rearranged and cleaned up the back room. We added a dresser that we cleaned up and painted (we were gifted that from neighbor Frank). Put away Nick's clothes and items and rearranged some of the shelving and the room is very liveable now. I'm working in there at night on the voice recognition and guitar lessons through Rocksmith.
The major development this week is we have figured out what's up with my hands and arms - Viking's disease/Dupuytren's disease. A real disease affecting Northern Europeans, Celts and descendants, mainly men. Well, hellfire, Ma! Guess this is further proof that we're Celts/Saxon/Norse!
Prognosis - good if I can get the inflammation down from around the tendons in my hands. If not they will continue to build the ridges in the palms of my hands and gradually pull my fingers down into a curled mess. We're catching it early, hopefully, so I won't need surgery (at least for a long while).
I also have beginning carpal tunnel and muscle strain (still think I may have a form of Ehler's with the muscles and joints). So, no straining the muscles, use voice recognition, get a different mouse, pain creams, braces and parafin wax dips for my hands. No playing guitar in the traditional way and no scrubbing with the hands problem areas like the floor, stripping furniture paint, etc.
Will probably have to be very careful using the weed whackler and push lawn mower too.
This sucks, Ma! It also hurts physically and mentally.
Its' always worse on birthdays, anniversaries and winter solstice. Lynn sent a 'thinking of you' card for you, Mom. I know she talks to you daily like I do. Your friendship with Lynn, Susie and Marie was special, Ma, we know Lynn & Susie are still hurting too.
We heard from Nick, he's a little stressed with boot camp but then, who isn't when they go through that. He's already passed the physical part, which he was hoping to do right off the bat. That reduces a lot of stress. Now he just has to focus on the book stuff and learning to march and the other "need to know" stuff to serve in the military.
I admit that we miss the kid.
I've rearranged and cleaned up the back room. We added a dresser that we cleaned up and painted (we were gifted that from neighbor Frank). Put away Nick's clothes and items and rearranged some of the shelving and the room is very liveable now. I'm working in there at night on the voice recognition and guitar lessons through Rocksmith.
The major development this week is we have figured out what's up with my hands and arms - Viking's disease/Dupuytren's disease. A real disease affecting Northern Europeans, Celts and descendants, mainly men. Well, hellfire, Ma! Guess this is further proof that we're Celts/Saxon/Norse!
Prognosis - good if I can get the inflammation down from around the tendons in my hands. If not they will continue to build the ridges in the palms of my hands and gradually pull my fingers down into a curled mess. We're catching it early, hopefully, so I won't need surgery (at least for a long while).
I also have beginning carpal tunnel and muscle strain (still think I may have a form of Ehler's with the muscles and joints). So, no straining the muscles, use voice recognition, get a different mouse, pain creams, braces and parafin wax dips for my hands. No playing guitar in the traditional way and no scrubbing with the hands problem areas like the floor, stripping furniture paint, etc.
Will probably have to be very careful using the weed whackler and push lawn mower too.
This sucks, Ma! It also hurts physically and mentally.
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