Subj : Re: food and family was: To : Nancy Backus From : Janis Kracht Date : Fri Nov 15 2019 22:15:36 Hi Nancy, >> high compliment from him... >> hahaha yep :):) He reminds me in some ways of my oldest sister who >> passed a while back from Pancreatic cancer... As a child she'd delay >> eating by lining up the peas, or rigatoni or whatever in various >> designs hehe... I always burned up food so fast, I just wolfed it down > I guess we all have our own eating styles... ;) Yes, and everybody's body is different in how it processes the fuel we put in I've been wearing essentially the same size clothes for so long, it's almost funny when I look in my closet I have this velvet outfit I sewed a bazillion years ago that I'm hoping to wear this holiday season.. It's pretty cool... velvet knickers and jacket ... works great with boots and a satin blouse :) >>> Yes, indeed. She was extremely unwilling to cooperate with the rehab >>> staff in the beginning and wouldn't do any of the Rehab work needed to >>> make a difference in her condition. We went in and talked to her and >>> that helped some but lately it's sad but it doesn't seem to make a >>> difference.. she's 97 going on 98 in Feb. so geez it's understandable.. >>> Her oldest sister lived to be 100 but her sister really wasn't all >>> there towards the end. >> It can be an ongoing struggle to get someone like her actually motivated >> to do the rehab... the surgery itself can take so much out of them... >> and the healing as well.... >> The meds they give her don't help with mental clarity either.. most >> days I think she's in a state of confusion from that, though honestly >> before her latest fall she was really out of it often enough that we >> had to keep an eye on her so she didn't 'escape' out the back door when >> we were sleeping (making sure the back door and the storm door were >> locked was a necessity.) > For sure on the meds making things worse... but I guess it does sound as > though she'd already been slipping some... Yes, this week continues to confirm what we feared after we heard about the stroke.. with essentially no progress, her insurance will slip into Medicaid as opposed to medicare. >>> that... But we're really just run down and can't deal very well with >>> "stuff". >> Oh, that is not so good at all... even though it might have been >> worse... I'm sorry that it is such a hardship all the same.... >> It gets better for Ron as the days go on, so that's a good thing, and >> I seem to have recovered now from the chest infection. > Yes, both are good things... good signs, too... :) And today I felt great because I ordered a number of 'seed pods' for my aerogarden - that is a always boost :) :) That company is so great, I love it... I ordered eggplant, sweet peppers (not into hot ones ), tomatoes and bok choy :) Should be here in a couple days so that's just great :) >>> It was a heavy load when she was here before she broke her >>> hip, and now we're trying to 'catch up'. Her doc thinks she'll be >>> staying at Oak Hill for a number of reasons... I think her mind is >>> going a bit as well as her sister's did. That's sad. >> I wonder if some of it is institutional delirium... her brain not making >> total sense of the strange surroundings... >> Could be true but she wasn't "all there" many days well before her >> latest fall. > Lots of factors there... And that could have contributed to her fall in > the first place.... Yes, and now that we know she had a stroke it makes way to much sense :( >> But if she can't/won't do the >> rehab to get better enough to get out of there, there's not much you can >> do... We kept our mom home at my sister's after she broke her hip, as >> she was very prone to the delirium, and that helped some, but it was a >> lot of work for us as well as for her... We had therapists coming to the >> house to work with her.... Probably more than you'd be able to do >> though, with your health not so great, either.... >> I'm doing ok now, and Ron has been doing better as well, but I'm not >> ready to commit to going through that kind of rehab at home when she >> could take a turn for the worst at any moment. I'm glad her doctor >> decided that it was time for her to have supervised care in Oak Hill. > Sounds like perhaps it is time for that now, then... and you'll still be > able to visit her regularly and keep tabs on the facility... Oh yes, we are in pretty much contant contact with the facility, so that helps. >>>>> Well, I have been trying to force myself to eat 'decent' food as >>>>> opposed to junk (cookies, ice cream Lol) but I'm not even eating the >>>>> junk food.. my weight is down to 114.. geez. I'll disappear soon if >>>>> this doesn't change :( >>>> Just need to keep at it... nibble on good stuff between meals if you >>>> can... make the cookies specially nutritious... ;) My favorite recipe for peanut butter cookies is one that I've used since "forever".. it is so good, just 2cups peanut butter, and 2 cups sugar (I cut down the sugar to about 1 1/2 cups), and no flour. >>> I've been making pumpkin bread - that's great :) >> And eating nice thick slices of it with plenty of butter...? ;) >> Well, pumpkin bread at least haha :) > Not that into slathering it with butter....? :) Nah, too much butter kills it IMO .. but to each his own I guess :) >>>> Another use for your indoor garden... :) Have you made any goodies yet >>>> with the pumpkins...? >>> Maybe next week.. we'll see :) >> Anything yet...? ;) I'm going to be defrosing some of the pumpkin soon to start pumpkin bread, and pies for the holidays soon :) Take care, Janis --- BBBS/Li6 v4.10 Toy-4 * Origin: Prism bbs (1:261/38) .