Random 5 for May 25, 2025 – Busy, doctors, changes, aging, health

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Flowers are coming along. Unfortunately the sun went in when I went out to take a picture!

A very peopley week – Despite my diligence to not let it happen, this week I was completely booked. Sometimes double booked with multiple appointments or events in a day. Some had been rescheduled so I had little control. I had to sneak a few naps in to keep my perky energy up. Not sure it helped!

Speaking of appointments – I went to my gynecologist. A few days before, I had received a notice that she won’t be covered on my health insurance after June 1. (Silent thanks that my appointment was before June 1!) I was given a choice of four other doctors, none of whom were convenient. One was 45 minutes away. Fortunately, the office staff said it was an error, and they were correcting it. Us old folks don’t like change especially when it comes to doctors with whom we have established relationships. She had been with me through my breast cancer 22 years ago. That means something to me.

A cemetery trip – My nieces and I went to the cemetery where my parents and their parents are buried. We usually plant flowers on the grave. We are switching to perennials to make it easier. My mother loved geraniums and I’m sorry there won’t be any on her grave, but I have some in my yard to honor her.

The changing of the guard – The beloved husband asked me to get an estimate to have our lawn mowed by our local yard guy. It’s a small yard but it takes energy he’d rather save for something else. He has been “the grass man” ever since I’ve known him, taking pride in a velvety lawn precisely trimmed, so this is a big deal.

News you don’t want to hear – One luncheon was with friends who I haven’t seen this year. Lots of catching up to do. We are all in our 60-70s so medical issues come up. What I was not prepared for were the issues surrounding grandkids. There are some serious conditions going on that were surprising. One 11-year-old grandchild was diagnosed with lung cancer. Another 22-year-old may have had a heart attack. These are old people illnesses. What is so different today? Those things didn’t happen when I was a kid. We worried about getting a zit for a big dance.

So how was your week?

49 thoughts on “Random 5 for May 25, 2025 – Busy, doctors, changes, aging, health”

  3. Peopley weeks are not the best. Even chore-busy weeks are better! I’m glad you can keep on with your doctor – it is a real stress switching to a new one, especially when you have so much history with them. Planting perennials is a good idea – it makes a little less work for you. And good for the BH saving his energy for other things. A nice lawn is a pleasure, even more so when it’s someone else taking care of it!

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    • We had our first “professional” mow yesterday. My husband was so pleased he didn’t have to do it. He’s been having some issues, back-hip stuff, that make it harder than it used to be. He’s also got more sensitive to extreme heat (not that we’ve seen that this year yet!). Aging sucks but it beats the alternative! 🙂

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  4. Too many people in one week makes me anxious, but it happens. I have no answer to your question: These are old people illnesses. What is so different today? But I agree with you, a worrying trend.

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  5. That’s a nice treat for your husband to have – more free time to spend doing things he likes, like music … or of course being with you and the cats. 🙂 The front yard looks nice. I did not try the Spruce yet … there must be lots of sun, no rain in the immediate forecast so those things were fine, but no wind and we had still another windy day. You have to worry about “drift” (their words), so I didn’t do it and we have rain now Tuesday p.m. through Friday night. On a happier note, my ants suddenly have dwindled to a paltry three or four a day – thank goodness for that. Young kids with that serious of problems blows my mind. Yes, it was more like zits a few days before a school dance back in the day. My friend (a cat friend consultant to you once and still takes care of multiple ferals all year around) Carol’s husband passed away suddenly. Yes, he’d been in a nursing home with multiple issues, but that was the status quo for several years – this was sudden.

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  7. Wow. Yeah, I would not expect that in kids so young. I pray they recover fully and quickly. So scary. I agree, life is short. If you can have someone else cut the grass so you can enjoy doing something else, then do it!

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  8. Getting older isn’t easy is it……we look at our calendar and see wall to wall checkups for eyes, skin, teeth – just reminders we’re falling apart slowly. LOL So sad to hear about the younger folks getting things like lung cancer and heart attacks – the world is a less calm/friendly place than in “the old days” and I had hoped for peace and quiet in my later years. So much for hope. We all just need to hang in there – way better than the alternative!

    Hugs, Pam

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  10. I enjoy pictures of your front door. That area is so beautiful!

    My mother used to live walking distance from the cemetery. She cut flowers from her yard for the family graves. Now my parents’ and grandparents’ graves are a rather long drive away. My husband’s grave is closer. I have a very small yard, so I buy flowers.

    It’s so sad when the sick people are the grandkids. My friend lost her grandson to brain cancer years ago. Ever since then, she has worked with the hospital board. This year they have asked her to run for office on the board. At our last writers’ group meeting, she showed us her blurb for the Voters’ Pamphlet.

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  11. We find ourselves slowly turning over various chores to others. We both are healthy enough, thank goodness, we just would prefer to do other things.

    I had a similar letter from my long-time doctor… unfortunately, hers was real. My criteria for finding a new doc was female, comfortable to talk to, and not too far away. It wasn’t easy, but I found one.

    I’m shocked that your friends’ grandkids are facing adult diseases. I’m not a big fan of RFK but I do think there are toxins and stresses these days that we didn’t have when we were growing up. Best wishes for a good recovery for them both.

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    • Your doc criteria is the same as mine and it was looking grim. Hopefully it will get corrected before my next appointment next year. There are definitely environmental factors that we didn’t have although the fields around my home were sprayed with DDT in the 50s. Many of the older generation of men developed various types of COPD from a combination of working in the cement mills and the pesticides.

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  13. Have to wonder about these young people having heart attacks. We have heard that often from our local news and people in our neighborhood. It’s just not right. Lung cancer is a strange thing too. SSNS was more than happy to turn the lawn over to a lawn care service but he still digs up stuff and moves it around and trims the preserve in the backyard. Hope you find a good yard guy. Our week was peaceful… season peeps have gone home. We miss some of them 😉

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    • There are a lot of different illnesses than there were when we were young. Makes you wonder. I hired a lawn guy today so that’s done. He does many of the yards in the ‘hood and has done clean up work for me. My next door neighbor spends her winters in Florida. She hasn’t come home yet. She is by herself and she says the transition is getting harder. All the packing and traveling by car with her pup is exhausting.

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  14. Seems you had a busy week and even found time to visit the cemetery. Good luck on the yard guy. I have suggested it to Husband but he is not ready to give it up. It is always really sad to hear a young person with illnesses like those.

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    • I didn’t think my husband would give it up but our yard, although small, has a slight slope that makes it more difficult especially for someone with balance issues.

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  15. Prayers for those families dealing with childhood illnesses. Not fair. Then again, I said the same thing when my then six year old granddaughter was diagnosed with Type I Diabetes. Hope you and your lawn guy become good friends. We got the insurance notice on a local hospital, then a few weeks later got the letter saying they had reached agreement. Annoying but alls well that ends well. Happy long weekend, and your flowers look lovely.

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    • We haven’t got the “ends well” letter yet but I don’t have to go back until next May! Hugs for your granddaughter. At least it can be managed but six is too young to have to deal with anything medical.

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  17. When I look at old graveyards, I see how many children died before vaccines. Entire families died out. Now it generally seems shocking when someone dies young. I lost one niece to synovial cancer at age 13.

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  19. A 22 year old with a heart attack? Wow. Because of our pet therapy visits we see young kids with all sorts of health challenges, so that’s not so much a surprise to me, but heart attack at that age?? I’ve been enjoying not having peopley busy weeks for a bit, but summer pet sitting is coming up. I like the income, but the older I get, the less I like having to go out and do multiple visits daily for 2-3 months on the summer. I like my slower schedule during most of the rest of the year.

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    • I like a slower schedule too. Too many things in a day is tiring for me. The heart attack diagnosis is complicated. As far as I know, he’s still in ICU. The lung cancer blew my mind. How does that happen?

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