Subj : Re: food and family was: To : JANIS KRACHT From : NANCY BACKUS Date : Thu Oct 31 2019 15:24:00 -=> Quoting Janis Kracht to Nancy Backus on 10-24-19 22:12 <=- >>>>> Wegmans makes pretty good meals, though... ;) But it's kinda like >>>>> having friends bringing in meals for you, not necessarily how you'd >>>>> cook them, even when they're pretty good... ;) >>>> Agree there... :) >>> One appreciates it, but thinks of how one would do it differently, as >>> well... ;) >> Yes, that's true. I do love their pulled pork . > Some of their oven-safe packaging entrees are pretty nice... just put > the bag in the oven for the proper length of time at the right temp, and > it cooks itself... JK> I haven't tried those much yet, perhaps I will :) It would definitely JK> help on days when we're running back and forth to Oak Hill where Ron's JK> Aunt is getting rehab for her broken hip. All the prep is done for you, and the cleanup should be minimal... :) And so far all the ones we've tried have been pretty tasty... :) >> This week has been absolutely nutso though because Ron's aunt fell >> and broke her hip (again, other side this time) this past weekend. So >> we're running back and forth to/from the hospital.. but from what the >> hospital told us this morning, Ron and his aunt will be investigating >> other rehabilitation options at a rehab nursing home, for example, >> instead of rehab in the Cayuga hospital. It was determined that Aunt >> Gert can't tolerate the 6-hour a day rehab necessary (I think it was >> 6hours a day at least). :( JK> I made a mistake there btw, it is 2 hours a day rehab necessary if you JK> want medicare to cover the cost. That would certainly be easier on JK> someone than 6 hours a day :) Oh, that DOES make better sense... 6 hours might stress out anybody... > How did that work out...? Did they at least find something fairly close > by, so that you'd be able to supervise it properly... ? JK> She's in a facility near us in Ithaca, Oak Hill Manor; it's a nice JK> place, people seem happy there. That's a big plus to me... And she's JK> not complaining so that's a good thing. Both good things... close enough that it isn't a hardship to be there regularly, and a place that she's happy enough with... :) JK> As far as how the rehab itself goes, it's slow going. It makes sense JK> when you think about it... she does NOT tolerate pain well (she's JK> going to be 98 this Feb.), and so when they try to work with her for JK> this kind of stuff she's not very keen on working on it. Everytime I JK> see her I keep reminding her that if she can deal with the discomfort JK> she'll get back home sooner than later.. but you know.. it's rough. Yes, I know it can be very rough on you... you want the best for her, and it can be hard to get across why she needs to put in that effort to get that best.... She has enough brain left to be able to explain how things can be helpful, doesn't she...? Not just to encourage working through the discomfort, but also explaining how each exercise could be helpful in the process.... JK> We meet with the Oak Hill Admin. every now and then to see how things JK> are going, get updates on her successes (they are very few.. she's been JK> there now 3 weeks I think, and they _today_ got her to stand with the JK> aid of some weird contraption...) Have you been able to sit in on the therapy sessions with her...? Sometimes that can be a helpful extra push to make the therapy go smoother... Hopefully she's still making some progress... JK> Over here, she will have to be able to use her walker to get to the JK> bathroom from her room (it's right around the corner) before we can JK> take her home :( damn.. Would a commode in her room help any...? at least as a temporary fix...? >> Anyway, running to hospital sure puts a damper on cooking.. so last >> night we enjoyed a bowl of Lasagne soup from a local place.. it was >> good :) I have a beef tongue in my 'frige I bought to cook this week, >> guess I'll have to wait a bit to cook that. Thankfully it's an easy >> one to cook, and so good :) The cook-by/use-by/freeze-by date is >> sometime in the next two weeks so that is good :) > That gives you a bit of leeway... :) And even if you end up freezing > it, it will still be good for when you can cook it... :) And, right, it > is an easy thing to cook... :) JK> I cooked it so that's done. We've had sandwiches with it, and I'll JK> probably turn the rest of it into a stew some day this week when we're JK> running around and I'm too busy to cook something else :) Oh, good... :) And is it all consumed by now....? JK> [...] >> I know what you mean there. Generally, it's good food, but I find >> they give you too much food haha.. Right now I'm still trying to build >> up my appetite after that chest infection I had and the soup-frenzy >> that I was on > One can either share the portion... or save some for another meal... :) JK> That's true :) JK> Well, I have been trying to force myself to eat 'decent' food as JK> opposed to junk (cookies, ice cream Lol) but I'm not even eating the JK> junk food.. my weight is down to 114.. geez. I'll disappear soon if JK> this doesn't change :( Just need to keep at it... nibble on good stuff between meals if you can... make the cookies specially nutritious... ;) >>>>> I have about 5 pie pumpkins from my garden I want to start using for >>>>> pumkin bread/pies :) >> I have some not totally ripe pumpkins sitting under plant lights in >> the living room... they are ripening there, so that's great :) > Sounds good... :) JK> They are doing really well there, they like those plant lights, so JK> that's great. Another use for your indoor garden... :) Have you made any goodies yet with the pumpkins...? ttyl neb .... Been there, done that, tripped alarm, came here. ___ Blue Wave/QWK v2.20 --- Platinum Xpress/Win/WINServer v3.0pr5 * Origin: Fido Since 1991 | QWK by Web | BBS.FIDOSYSOP.ORG (1:123/140) .