Only for Those Interested
By DianneN
@DianneN (246849)
United States
October 12, 2016 12:33pm CST
Many things have been happening in my life. Some good, some bad.
*I'm fasting. It's Yom Kippur, our day of atonement. Just returned from synagogue and already have a headache.
*My hubby saw the surgeon last Friday. The doctor confirmed that my hubby has C5 Palsy. Therapy begins tomorrow at a facility not too far from us. That and time will help him lift his arms. He is slowly eliminating the use of his neck brace. The doctor was pleased with the incision and more so, with the pins still in the correct position in his spine.
*We received our flu shots. We haven't had the flu since 1986. My arm aches, and my husband feels nothing in his arm.
*The carpenter put shoe moulding around the baseboards and planed one of the French doors in our new family room. The painter begins next week. All the new furniture is being held, and ready for delivery.
*Our electricity was shut off today. I forgot to pay the online bills! I paid them by calling our supplier on my smartphone with my credit card, and it's back on. I blame it on no time to get online and being overworked.
*We have to move into our son's house with Doodles from Friday to Monday to kittysit Kuma, his female cat. My son is taking his fiancée to Montreal for a long weekend vacation.
*Tickets are purchased for our flight to Florida. We leave December 7 and return April 5. I will desperately miss Doodles, the cat, but am looking forward to being by the water, seeing my friends, and interacting with Orville, the osprey.
*I'm still working on my 350+ notifications. Please bear with me. Life has been quite unusual for me.
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29 responses
@Tampa_girl7 (48958)
• United States
12 Oct 16
I haven't been around much. Thanks for the update.
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@DianneN (246849)
• United States
21 Oct 16
@just4him His shoulders were numb from the surgery, but right off the bat, even in the hospital, he couldn't lift his arms. He is making a tiny bit of progress, but not enough. It will take a long time for the muscles, tendons, and nerves to regenerate. Therapy is for his neck, shoulders, and arms.
I hope you have a wonderful trip after catching up on your notifications. Every time I sit down to myLot, my husband needs me to help him with something. I'm going mental!!!
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@just4him (306239)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
15 Oct 16
@DianneN That's progress. I don't think he had feeling before in his shoulders, am I right or was that just his arms? At least it sounds to me like progress is being made and that's a good thing.
I write every day. I still have over 300 and that's just for two days. I'm hoping to be caught up by the time I go to bed tomorrow night because I'll be gone on vacation for three days next week. No phone, no computer, no technology of any kind. It will be great.
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@zebra2222 (5269)
• United States
13 Oct 16
Enjoy your trip to Florida. I know that it is a ways off. I also went to Yom Kippur services.
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@LovingMyBabies (85127)
• Valdosta, Georgia
13 Oct 16
We all understand how busy life can get offline so don't worry! =) I hope things slow down a little bit for you soon.
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
12 Oct 16
Well you have a lot going on that is for sure. I made some reservations for the trip down to Florida but I am not sure if I am going to leave them or change them, I am undecided. Wee won't be living unitl January 1, at least at this point.
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
16 Oct 16
@DianneN I would like to go sooner as well but I don't want to miss the holidays at home with the grands
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@DianneN (246849)
• United States
16 Oct 16
@BelleStarr I'm sure you know we don't celebrate Christmas and if we did, we'd go down later, too. Chanukah falls in January this year, but it's a non religious one. The kids and grandkids will still get their gifts, before we leave.
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@moffittjc (118442)
• Gainesville, Florida
13 Oct 16
You've definitely had quite a lot going on! Hope everything settles down for you soon and you can catch your breath! Hey, if by chance I make it down to the WPB area while you're there, you want to meet up for coffee? Not sure if/when I'll be traveling down there, but my mom's health is quickly deteriorating, so I'm pretty sure at some point I'm going to need to take a trip to help my brother and other family members. I'll only be a hop, skip and a jump away from if I'm down there to see my mom!
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@moffittjc (118442)
• Gainesville, Florida
14 Oct 16
@DianneN Do you know if Too Jays restaurant is still there on Lake Worth Beach? That would be a great place to meet up!
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@DianneN (246849)
• United States
21 Oct 16
@moffittjc Yes, Toojay's is still on Lake Avenue. I love it there and would be a perfect place for us to meet. So sorry I took so long to respond!!!!
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@much2say (53959)
• Los Angeles, California
19 Oct 16
Lots of stuff going on! I hope this week is going well for you and Hubby. Hopefully with therapy things will speed up for him - I can't imagine being without arm usage for so long - thank goodness you have been there for him!
Ah, Florida . . . something to look forward to! Can Doodles come with you guys?
Believe me, I'm always behind on notifications. But I miss a lot of posts as well . . . things just fly on myLot! I will always find you though 
- I just may be super late! 
- I just may be super late! 1 person likes this
@much2say (53959)
• Los Angeles, California
21 Oct 16
@DianneN I hope the therapy works too - but I know initially it can be rough. I hate the saying no pain, no gain - but it's actually true, right?
Awwww, I'm sure Doodles will miss you too!
I think we're always behind here . . . even when we get caught up, we get behind again real quick !
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@DianneN (246849)
• United States
19 Oct 16
My poor hubby! I hope the therapy works. So far, it just makes him sore.
Doodles goes back to his daddy. I'm going to miss him so much. I love that cat, but so does his daddy.
Lol! You make me feel much better about notifications and posts.
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@divalounger (5849)
• United States
12 Oct 16
Wow--you have a lot on your plate right now--peace and light to you!
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@silvermist (19702)
• India
14 Oct 16
@DianneN It is good your husband will be attending the therapy.Hope he will be able to lift his hands,after therapy.So you will be leaving on Dec 7?
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@silvermist (19702)
• India
18 Oct 16
@DianneN Though it is painful,I know you have to persist doing the therapy.Only then can the hands get back their moment.
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@Morleyhunt (21737)
• Canada
12 Oct 16
Funny how life gets in the way. Your headache is probably a caffeine headache. I cut way back on my caffeine intake at least a week before a fast day.
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@Dena91 (15860)
• United States
12 Oct 16
Prayers for your husband's continued healing. And that the workmen get everything done in order and on time. I know there are seasons in life where everything becomes overwhelming. Take a deep breath and remember, this too shall pass. Have a blessed day
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