I cracked myself up this morning! My 36 year old Deaf Son, Mark, and I share an apartment. He stayed up last night, and was asleep. Soon it was 10:30 am and he has an appointment today, so I had to wake him up. I turned on his light in his room. He kept sleeping. Anyone who knows anything about deaf folks, is that their fire alarms, their alarm clocks, the doorbell, and my Son's Video Phone let him know which is which by the sequence of how different lights blink. So wanting to wake him up, I sat here at the computer and dialed his Video Phone on my cell phone. I called him, LOL!! He answered and I said to him, thru an inturpreter, "Can you come see me please?" And then he came out and was cracking up, shaking his head at me at the way I finally woke him up!
Needless to say, it's a good and happy day! The winde is blowing and it's total gray sky again. We have another storm blowing in from Canada, and they expect plenty more rain and snow here in the Sierra Mountain Foothills! Hurray!! Let it Snow!
This Thursday is Thanksgiving. I went to the store and now have everything I need for a nice Thanksgiving meal! My youngest Daugher, Mary, is coming up Thursday for Thanksgiving with her brother and I. And I will be calling and thinking about my oldest Daughter, my middle child - Rebecca, and my two beautiful Grandkids -Alyssa and Max, and my Son In Law who will be in Idaho for Thanksgiving, where they live.
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How are all of you today? I hope fine and well! My Son, Mark, just came out, still laughing and shaking his head at me. Love to make my family smile!!!
Yesterday I ended up not writing a new blog. I wasn't feeling that well yesterday and had to rest more. I have my good days healthwise and my bad days healthwise. But I am always thankful I am here!! Since January 2010, I've undergone all kinds of tests on my heart, my lungs, sleep study, etc.. Besides being a Diabetic, they diagnosed me with Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Obstructive Lung Disease and Restrictive Lung Disease, dyspnea, and severe edema. Dyspnea is gasping for air when I walk normal walking across the room. Severe Edema, swelling of my feet, ankles, legs, hands, etc. still despite taking 160 mg's of lasix (water pills) daily and potassium. About my breathing problems, I quit smoking over 20 years ago, and never smoked that long. However, I also read somewhere the other day that my full body radiation that they did to me as a kid, might affect my lungs and health now. They outlawed that certain X Ray in 1961, and I was only like in first grade back then. But long term damage can be done, besides having to watch out for thyroid cancer. So Far, no thyroid cancer!! That's good! And hopefully I will never get it. Back to health issues, I was forced into early retirenment due to my health. However, inside, I still feel young, happy, alive! It's just the outside body that is having issues.
Talking to my older Sister, Linda, she has Lyme Disease and some other things wrong with her, too. We both discussed how when a person has health issues as they get older, we tend to try to keep out minds busy. Whether it be online, or watching TV, or reading....keeping our minds busy on other things is the way to be!! We look for the good, the positive, the constructive every single day! My Parents and Grandparents taught me this. My Mother always looked for the good each and every day. So did my Dad. I remember asking my Dad something, and he said with love, "Don't think like that". So I realised back then, that we have a choice on our mental thoughts. We can choose what we want to dwell on or think about. We can choose happy happy joy joy, or down in the dumps. If I ever start feeling down one day, I find going on line and looking for humor (I love to laugh!!) is the best thing to do!! So each and every day, we can make a concious decision to focus on the good, the positive and the constructive. It's the only way to be I was taught!
Well, I am not writing alot today, but wanted all of you to know I was thinking about all of you! And I wish you all a Happy Week and a Happy Thanksgiving!! I will write a new blog tomorrow.
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