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I’m so done with stubborn old people . For Christ’s sake , just give up the car !! And use Uber . My pleasant grandmother gave up driving long before Uber , she took taxis . We used to buy her gift tickets for taxi rides for her birthday and Christmas . She was fine with it . She used to request the same driver for years . She used to call ahead and scheduled her taxi for doctor appts , shopping , the bank , hair appointment .
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Way,

My grandma was so sweet too. We were lucky to have them in our lives. They were sweet when they were young and remained sweet.

I find that if a person was always mean then they remain mean as old people.It’s sad.
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Anxiety .
Lol. True story ….I bought my current car during Covid , a 3 year old used car that had 4,000 miles on it . Best buy ever .

Exactly , the stubbornness to not change a few ways they do things , like you said the laundry etc . No grab rails because “ they are ugly “ . Not using a walker even after multiple falls and multiple trips via EMS to the ER and Scans because she’s on blood thinners .
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She won’t use a walker but she’s ok with all the radiation she’s getting from brain scans after her falls. 🙄
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CW I hope your scopy went well.

I've never had one. I do that poo sample thing and so far it's been clear. I've always wondered how that replaces a colonoscopy though cause even if your fecal sample shows no blood that doesn't necessarily mean you have no polyps right?
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Gershun,

You are correct. My husband had three polyps removed and none of his were bleeding.
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I thought so Need. Where I live they won't send you for a colonoscopy unless you have a history of colon cancer in your immediate family. We don't have that but both my parents had cancer. My mom was a breast cancer survivor and my dad died of pancreatic cancer. I would think with that history if I wanted a colonoscopy, (not that one wants that) they would send me for one. But I was having gastro problems last year and my doc wouldn't even send me to a gastroenterologist.
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cw: Good luck.
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cw, hoping for the all clear before and after . 😬. You do get a nice deep nap out of it and lose 5 lbs temporarily .
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Gershun,

That’s odd that your doctor wouldn’t send you to a gastroenterologist. My doctor is very thorough but if she questions anything she doesn’t hesitate to send me to see a specialist.

Also, once a person hits a certain age they don’t recommend doing a colonoscopy on them, so one should be done sooner. My younger brother had colon cancer. He kept pushing me to get a colonoscopy.

The procedure itself is nothing. The prep is the most uncomfortable part.

The easiest surgery that I have ever had was my cataract surgery. It was virtually painless and over in 15 minutes!
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Need, my doctor is odd. LOL

I'm on the waiting list for a new doc. Family doctors are difficult to come by here in Vancouver where I live. A lot of people rely on the hospital emergency or walk-in clinics. So while I don't care for my doc I figure at least I have one. I used to have a great doctor but she retired early.
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Yeah, so many in Vancouver complain about drs shortage.
What’s going on?
I have dr who is also my husband’s dr and it takes two weeks to make appointment.
Very good doctor, his partner or cousin working with him is nurse practitioner, actually he is a doctor from Israel. And excellent one, compassionate, understanding, knowledgeable.
Why is he waiting years for his medical license is beyond my understanding, there is evident shortage of doctors.
All I hear is how they should speed things up.
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No doctors in town here either. Though one clinic said they were hoping to bring in a new dr and to call once a month for a chance to get one. I have to go to the next town for one but haven't yet . There are pharmacies with a virtual dr. to renew prescriptions. That's my plan for now.
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Where is our cwillie?
We need reassurance that all went well "in the end".
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Way: Good grief - your MIL is more than a handful! I wish you luck.
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Anxietynacy, I also have a husband who can just ramble away. Just keeps going and going. Now that we spend all our time together it can be a lot.

His gift of gab comes in handy right now. He comes with me to the NH everyday when I visit my parents. After my cursory hellos and listening abiut their latest issues I turn him loose to talk to them and he talks and doesn’t stop, just keeps going, it’s just a steady stream of small things. . He can make small talk so incredibly small. He keeps the conversation going with them. It’s truly a talent. 😂

My parents seem to enjoy his visits, probably more than mine.
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Hi, I'm home again! I was a little worried the prep wasn't as thorough as it should be because nausea kept me from drinking but everything went well, they said they removed a small polyp and will schedule me for a repeat performance in 2 years.
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Glad to know everything went well, cwillie. Was watching for your update! Glad it's over.
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cw,

Happy to hear everything went well.

Yay! Finally got around to looking at the music schedule for Jazz Fest and bought tickets online just now. Ahead of the game this year!
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cw: Good to hear!
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Wonderful news, cw!
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The other week I thought of a cheaper idea for a walk-in shower. We already have a shower off our master bedroom so I just bought a stand alone shower seat. And done! I don't need anything elaborate.
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I recently bought a lovely black rubber shower bench from Amazon before DH came home from the hospital. It's been a lifesaver!
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Barb: That's great! They're really helpful.
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A black shower bench? I never knew they come in anything but white🤔
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Still using my corner tub and love it. I never have taken to showers but I know the time will likely come when there is no alternative. Meanwhile, i enjoy my rose scented bubbles and bath salts. 🌹 🛁

On my mind today is the egg lady from my childhood. She had such a kind face and way about her. Which was in great contrast to my mother. Amazing how that little bit of contact made a difference to me.

She delivered eggs and sometimes brought us a loaf of homemade bread. Oh, it was good!!! The milkman, who drove a horse and cart, delivered bottles of milk with cream on top. In the winter the horse "droppings" froze and we used them for pucks playing street hockey in the back lane.

And the smell of the laundry in the winter...

"There was a time when laundry would go out on the clothes-line in the middle of winter even during snow. It would later come into the house "stiff as a board". The clothes were laid over chairs, drying racks and railings and the most refreshing clean air scent would fill the house as the pieces dried. 🧺"
From Tignish Talk
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We usually put the wash out on the line in winter even though we had a dryer, I think things would mostly freeze dry.... when I was little we had a wringer washer too. Our outhouse was decommissioned though and was repurposed as the dog house LOL.
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When I was young we had one of those free standing clothes lines. It was a metal pole in the ground supporting a square that had multiple lines stretched across the square frame.

When we were kids we had a swing set and would swing up high on the swings and try to touch the corner of the frame with our foot . My older siblings could do it . I never got to touch it with my foot while swinging , we got a clothes dryer and my Mom had Dad take down the apparatus , before I got tall enough to reach .
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Went to French Quarter festival all day yesterday.

Looked at my phone afterwards at my friend’s house. Geeeeeeez, we walked over 12,000 steps!

Trying to be consistent with using sunscreen since my dermatologist has removed a precancerous spot recently. Wore a hat as well.

When I mentioned how foolish we used to be not wearing sunscreen, my dermatologist said that she wasn’t much smarter when she was younger because she tanning beds.

I was never interested in doing a tanning bed.

My daughters will get a spray tan occasionally. I have never done that either.

I remember putting lemon in our hair as teenagers before going into the sun. Or using sun in spray and it turned our hair orange! Hahaha…
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Way and cw,

My mom and grandma hung clothes on the line for years before getting a dryer.

I have an old washboard that my husband’s grandmother had.
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