I posted this in 2019 after my brother and sister-in-law were in a bad auto accident. They were 89 at the time. My brother fared well but my SIL was touch and go for a while. It brought out a … Continue reading
Category Archives: Health
Random 5 for May 11, 2025 – Mother’s Day, technology, head trauma, healing, hospitals
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Happy Mother’s Day – Today we celebrate mothers in the US. My mom is long gone but I still miss her. More technology blips – I have a new electric toothbrush. I’ve been using electric toothbrushes for 25 years and … Continue reading
Random 5 for May 4, 2025 – Siri, life passages, decisions, project, corrections
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Trying to be cool and missing the mark! — I bought an iPhone a few months ago. It was my first iPhone and I was dazzled. Compared to the entry level android smart phones I’ve had; this was and is … Continue reading
Random 5 for January 19, 2025 – Health, storms, iPhone, appointments, spring
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Not a good week – One dear friend died, and two others ended up in the hospital with serious issues. It’s numbing. There is a feeling of helplessness but there isn’t much to do except keep them close to my … Continue reading
Random 5 for January 5, 2025 – Organ donation, deer, social media, changing seasons, iPhone success
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Best present of all time – A dear friend of ours received a kidney transplant on New Year’s Eve. He’s been on the list for a while and was exhausting possible live donors when a match came up from a … Continue reading
Random 5 for December 22, 2024 – Holiday season, cell phones, clothes, life, aging
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It’s Christmas week! – How did that happen? It was just the 4th of July then bam we were into pumpkin season. All of us here, furry and not furry, wish you a great holiday in whatever way you celebrate. … Continue reading
Random 5 for November 24, 2024 – Adventures, birthdays, PTSD, mice, holidays
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There is one in every family – We got word this week that the adventurer in the family (the beloved husband’s son) got a job as head meteorologist in Antarctica for the next six months. He has climbed Mount Everest … Continue reading
Random 5 for May 12 2024 – Weather, contractors, landscape, lunch, dry eye
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It’s another rainy day – I’m not complaining. Yesterday was nice and we did a lot of outdoor work. Today will be a day of rest. I’m good with that. If an anthropologist looked at my laundry it would look … Continue reading
Random 5 for May 5, 2024 – Cinco de Maya, rain, balance, energy loss, friends
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Happy Cinco de Maya! – I’m not sure when this became a “holiday” (I use that term loosely) in our area but it’s an excuse to eat and drink Mexican (or our version of Mexican) to excess. We are not … Continue reading
Should they stay or should they go
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I must make a final decision about the hearing aids shortly. I can still return them for a full refund but that runs out in a week or two. I bought them last November because I have difficulty hearing (why … Continue reading