Guest guest Posted July 7, 2002 Report Share Posted July 7, 2002 Nothing new with me. Just working on my line count still. I'm at this puter from 6 a.m. 'til 6-8 p.m. I dreamed about transcribing last night. I mean over and over and over. It was weird. Someone was dictating to me (I think it was me dictating) all night long, and I was transcribing, transcribing, transcribing. I woke up several times during the night with reports in my head that I was working on. It's like I'm obsessed or something. I can't wait 'til the day comes that I can get a decent line count in 8 hours. Maybe then I can have a life, LOL! Anyway, it has to be quality over quantity. I'll GET there though! I'm a very determined Rennie. ~~ Re: WB, Margaret <snip> Can't wait to hear what's going on with everyone else. Margaret Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 7, 2002 Report Share Posted July 7, 2002 Thanks Rennie, it's good to be back with my " friends " . Hope everyone had a nice 4th. I am happy to say that my parents are doing quite well. They both turn 80 this year. My father has diabetes and peripheral vascular disease and is now a bilateral amputee, but he doesn't let that get him down. They spent the winter down in New Mexico with my older sister and I think they were just away from home for too long. My older sister kept saying that mom was having a lot of memory problems, couldn't do a recipe because she would get lost. However, while I was visiting, mom not only completed a recipe with no problem, when she discovered she only had half as much chicken as she needed, she was able to do the half recipe without any trouble. She does have memory problems, but no more than is to be expected in a woman of 80. Dad gets along just fine in his wheelchair and finds plenty of things to keep him busy at home. One of the things that I think they really missed at my sister's house was the lack of a TV. Well, they did have a TV in their bedroom, but things didn't come in well enough for them to really enjoy, except that they would watch Jeopardy every night. Dad really enjoys watching golf, so he really missed that last winter. He can always watch the golf channel at home. Anyway, just thought I would catch you all up on one of the reasons I keep taking so many vacations. Just feel like the parents really need more support and care than they have in the past. But now I am very relieved to find that they are doing quite well at home. You wouldn't believe everything my mom has done in the way of yard work. I used to say she had more energy than I do, now it is more even, I believe she has just as much energy as I do, but she has an arthritic hip so she is a little bit slower. Can't wait to hear what's going on with everyone else. Margaret >>> " Rennie@Work " 07/07/02 11:33AM >>> Welcome back, Margaret! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 7, 2002 Report Share Posted July 7, 2002 Rennie, Hang in there. I can sure relate. I still have dreams (nightmares?) about work. Luckily, I am no longer in that transcribing/dictating mode, usually now I am just in the office and can't figure out why. I'm sure you are doing better each day. You'll make it. Margaret >>> " Rennie@Work " 07/07/02 01:00PM >>> Nothing new with me. Just working on my line count still. I'm at this puter from 6 a.m. 'til 6-8 p.m. I dreamed about transcribing last night. I mean over and over and over. It was weird. Someone was dictating to me (I think it was me dictating) all night long, and I was transcribing, transcribing, transcribing. I woke up several times during the night with reports in my head that I was working on. It's like I'm obsessed or something. I can't wait 'til the day comes that I can get a decent line count in 8 hours. Maybe then I can have a life, LOL! Anyway, it has to be quality over quantity. I'll GET there though! I'm a very determined Rennie. ~~ Re: WB, Margaret <snip> Can't wait to hear what's going on with everyone else. Margaret TO REMOVE YOURSELF FROM THIS MAILING LIST send a blank email to nmtc-unsubscribe PLEASE VISIT THE NMTC WEB SITE - http://go.to/nmtc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 7, 2002 Report Share Posted July 7, 2002 I second that!! Sylvia Roller MT wannabe....gonnabe gentlsong@... AIM Jntlsong ICQ# 383585 WB, Margaret > Welcome back, Margaret! > > > TO REMOVE YOURSELF FROM THIS MAILING LIST send a blank email to nmtc-unsubscribe > > PLEASE VISIT THE NMTC WEB SITE - http://go.to/nmtc > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 7, 2002 Report Share Posted July 7, 2002 Hi, Margaret, and welcome back! Glad to hear you had a good time visiting with your folks. We've all thought about you while you were gone, so we're glad to have the update on your family and we're glad to have you back. Valeria At 02:31 PM 7/7/2002, Margaret Grant wrote: >Thanks Rennie, it's good to be back with my " friends " . Hope everyone had >a nice 4th. I am happy to say that my parents are doing quite well. They >both turn 80 this year. My father has diabetes and peripheral vascular >disease and is now a bilateral amputee, but he doesn't let that get him >down. They spent the winter down in New Mexico with my older sister and I >think they were just away from home for too long. My older sister kept >saying that mom was having a lot of memory problems, couldn't do a recipe >because she would get lost. However, while I was visiting, mom not only >completed a recipe with no problem, when she discovered she only had half >as much chicken as she needed, she was able to do the half recipe without >any trouble. She does have memory problems, but no more than is to be >expected in a woman of 80. Dad gets along just fine in his wheelchair and >finds plenty of things to keep him busy at home. One of the things that I >think they really missed at my sister's house was the lack of a TV. Well, >they did have a TV in their bedroom, but things didn't come in well enough >for them to really enjoy, except that they would watch Jeopardy every >night. Dad really enjoys watching golf, so he really missed that last >winter. He can always watch the golf channel at home. > >Anyway, just thought I would catch you all up on one of the reasons I keep >taking so many vacations. Just feel like the parents really need more >support and care than they have in the past. But now I am very relieved >to find that they are doing quite well at home. You wouldn't believe >everything my mom has done in the way of yard work. I used to say she had >more energy than I do, now it is more even, I believe she has just as much >energy as I do, but she has an arthritic hip so she is a little bit >slower. Can't wait to hear what's going on with everyone else. Margaret > > >>> " Rennie@Work " 07/07/02 11:33AM >>> >Welcome back, Margaret! Valeria D. Truitt, Instructor Medical Office Administration Craven Community College Phone 800 College Court vtruitt@... New Bern, NC 28562 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 7, 2002 Report Share Posted July 7, 2002 Glad to see you back, Margaret, and glad your parents are well. I know it's hard when your family lives so far away. Glad they're also active. My grandmother will not do anything. She just sits and sits and gets weaker and weaker. She has no hobbies. She enjoys being waited on hand and foot. She had a hospital stay about three months ago and still will not make any of her meals, even though she is quite capable. It's very frustrating to see. My mother is her primary caretaker, and it's taking its toll on her. Anyway, sorry to ramble, but happy you had a good vacation. Now you'll have to remember how to do all that typing! Pattie Margaret Grant wrote: > Thanks Rennie, it's good to be back with my " friends " . Hope everyone had a nice 4th. I am happy to say that my parents are doing quite well. They both turn 80 this year. My father has diabetes and peripheral vascular disease and is now a bilateral amputee, but he doesn't let that get him down. They spent the winter down in New Mexico with my older sister and I think they were just away from home for too long. My older sister kept saying that mom was having a lot of memory problems, couldn't do a recipe because she would get lost. However, while I was visiting, mom not only completed a recipe with no problem, when she discovered she only had half as much chicken as she needed, she was able to do the half recipe without any trouble. She does have memory problems, but no more than is to be expected in a woman of 80. Dad gets along just fine in his wheelchair and finds plenty of things to keep him busy at home. One of the things that I think they really missed at my sister's > house was the lack of a TV. Well, they did have a TV in their bedroom, but things didn't come in well enough for them to really enjoy, except that they would watch Jeopardy every night. Dad really enjoys watching golf, so he really missed that last winter. He can always watch the golf channel at home. > > Anyway, just thought I would catch you all up on one of the reasons I keep taking so many vacations. Just feel like the parents really need more support and care than they have in the past. But now I am very relieved to find that they are doing quite well at home. You wouldn't believe everything my mom has done in the way of yard work. I used to say she had more energy than I do, now it is more even, I believe she has just as much energy as I do, but she has an arthritic hip so she is a little bit slower. Can't wait to hear what's going on with everyone else. Margaret > > >>> " Rennie@Work " 07/07/02 11:33AM >>> > Welcome back, Margaret! > > > TO REMOVE YOURSELF FROM THIS MAILING LIST send a blank email to nmtc-unsubscribe > > PLEASE VISIT THE NMTC WEB SITE - http://go.to/nmtc > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 7, 2002 Report Share Posted July 7, 2002 Pattie, I know what you are talking about. I am really proud of my father and his accomplishments. Besides being a bilateral amputee with diabetes, he has now been diagnosed with Parkinson's. He still gets himself out of bed every morning and takes care of his own personal needs, except that he can't pull his pants up by himself because his stumps keep having sores so he can't wear his prostheses. He does a lot around the house, even though he is limited. I have known too many men who have given up after having an amputation and go downhill quickly. Dad's first amputation was 8 years ago and he walked for several years before losing the second leg. Even then, he walked whenever he could. Finally the peripheral vascular disease and diabetes caught up with him and the stumps just won't stay healed long enough for him to walk, so he stays in the wheelchair all the time now. Anyway, I have a friend whose mother is like your grandmother. My friend says she thinks her mother is just plain tired and has decided not to work anymore. She worked hard most of her life. She doesn't drive and lives out in the country, so she always has to have someone take her to the store and to get things. She has gotten more and more sedentary. We used to go over and get her and take her places all the time, but she seems to be getting slower and slower and not able to do as much anymore as she used to. We try to encourage her to get out and do things, but she seems to just enjoy being in her home the way she is. Hope your mom can put up with your grandmother for as long as possible and your grandmother stays in relatively good shape. Margaret >>> Pattie 07/07/02 09:07PM >>> Glad to see you back, Margaret, and glad your parents are well. I know it's hard when your family lives so far away. Glad they're also active. My grandmother will not do anything. She just sits and sits and gets weaker and weaker. She has no hobbies. She enjoys being waited on hand and foot. She had a hospital stay about three months ago and still will not make any of her meals, even though she is quite capable. It's very frustrating to see. My mother is her primary caretaker, and it's taking its toll on her. Anyway, sorry to ramble, but happy you had a good vacation. Now you'll have to remember how to do all that typing! Pattie Margaret Grant wrote: > Thanks Rennie, it's good to be back with my " friends " . Hope everyone had a nice 4th. I am happy to say that my parents are doing quite well. They both turn 80 this year. My father has diabetes and peripheral vascular disease and is now a bilateral amputee, but he doesn't let that get him down. They spent the winter down in New Mexico with my older sister and I think they were just away from home for too long. My older sister kept saying that mom was having a lot of memory problems, couldn't do a recipe because she would get lost. However, while I was visiting, mom not only completed a recipe with no problem, when she discovered she only had half as much chicken as she needed, she was able to do the half recipe without any trouble. She does have memory problems, but no more than is to be expected in a woman of 80. Dad gets along just fine in his wheelchair and finds plenty of things to keep him busy at home. One of the things that I think they really missed at my sister's > house was the lack of a TV. Well, they did have a TV in their bedroom, but things didn't come in well enough for them to really enjoy, except that they would watch Jeopardy every night. Dad really enjoys watching golf, so he really missed that last winter. He can always watch the golf channel at home. > > Anyway, just thought I would catch you all up on one of the reasons I keep taking so many vacations. Just feel like the parents really need more support and care than they have in the past. But now I am very relieved to find that they are doing quite well at home. You wouldn't believe everything my mom has done in the way of yard work. I used to say she had more energy than I do, now it is more even, I believe she has just as much energy as I do, but she has an arthritic hip so she is a little bit slower. Can't wait to hear what's going on with everyone else. Margaret > > >>> " Rennie@Work " 07/07/02 11:33AM >>> > Welcome back, Margaret! > > > TO REMOVE YOURSELF FROM THIS MAILING LIST send a blank email to nmtc-unsubscribe > > PLEASE VISIT THE NMTC WEB SITE - http://go.to/nmtc > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 8, 2002 Report Share Posted July 8, 2002 Gosh, I'd be rich!! LOL Re: WB, Margaret > > I dreamed about transcribing last night. I > mean over and over and over. It was weird. Someone was dictating to me (I > think it was me dictating) all night long, and I was transcribing, > transcribing, transcribing. I woke up several times during the night with > reports in my head that I was working on. It's like I'm obsessed or > something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 8, 2002 Report Share Posted July 8, 2002 Rennie, Too bad you can't get paid for all the work you did in your sleep! Lynn Re: WB, Margaret Nothing new with me. Just working on my line count still. I'm at this puter from 6 a.m. 'til 6-8 p.m. I dreamed about transcribing last night. I mean over and over and over. It was weird. Someone was dictating to me (I think it was me dictating) all night long, and I was transcribing, transcribing, transcribing. I woke up several times during the night with reports in my head that I was working on. It's like I'm obsessed or something. I can't wait 'til the day comes that I can get a decent line count in 8 hours. Maybe then I can have a life, LOL! Anyway, it has to be quality over quantity. I'll GET there though! I'm a very determined Rennie. ~~ Re: WB, Margaret <snip> Can't wait to hear what's going on with everyone else. Margaret TO REMOVE YOURSELF FROM THIS MAILING LIST send a blank email to nmtc-unsubscribe PLEASE VISIT THE NMTC WEB SITE - http://go.to/nmtc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 8, 2002 Report Share Posted July 8, 2002 I know your friends feeling. We live in a senior complex. It seems the children drop their parents off her and then leave them. We may not be remote or in the country but we might as well be. I moved in with mom because this is exactly what my sister did. She convinced her to move close to her, and far from me, and then was not attentive to her at all. Mom was driving at the time but it was very shortly after that she had her first TIA and has gone downhill ever since. I would get calls that she had no cat food and I would have to call my sister and ask her to have the kids run to the store. But they never thought to do it themselves. So I ended up moving in. It is good that I did as now she is really incapable and would have to be placed in a nursing home. I know there are situations where this is necessary but as long as I can do it, I will care for her. Mom too has Parkinsons and we believe Alzheimers or senile dementia at the least. It is great that you picked up on your mom needing to be active again. That is so true. Even for us. When we don't keep our brains working, we lose them. Take care. Aliceanne At 11:28 PM 7/7/2002 -0400, you wrote: >Pattie, I know what you are talking about. I am really proud of my father >and his accomplishments. Besides being a bilateral amputee with diabetes, >he has now been diagnosed with Parkinson's. He still gets himself out of >bed every morning and takes care of his own personal needs, except that he >can't pull his pants up by himself because his stumps keep having sores so >he can't wear his prostheses. He does a lot around the house, even though >he is limited. I have known too many men who have given up after having >an amputation and go downhill quickly. Dad's first amputation was 8 years >ago and he walked for several years before losing the second leg. Even >then, he walked whenever he could. Finally the peripheral vascular >disease and diabetes caught up with him and the stumps just won't stay >healed long enough for him to walk, so he stays in the wheelchair all the >time now. > >Anyway, I have a friend whose mother is like your grandmother. My friend >says she thinks her mother is just plain tired and has decided not to work >anymore. She worked hard most of her life. She doesn't drive and lives >out in the country, so she always has to have someone take her to the >store and to get things. She has gotten more and more sedentary. We used >to go over and get her and take her places all the time, but she seems to >be getting slower and slower and not able to do as much anymore as she >used to. We try to encourage her to get out and do things, but she seems >to just enjoy being in her home the way she is. Hope your mom can put up >with your grandmother for as long as possible and your grandmother stays >in relatively good shape. Margaret > > >>> Pattie 07/07/02 09:07PM >>> >Glad to see you back, Margaret, and glad your parents are well. I know >it's hard when your family lives so far away. > >Glad they're also active. My grandmother will not do anything. She just >sits and sits and gets weaker and weaker. She has no hobbies. She enjoys >being waited on hand and foot. She had a hospital stay about three months >ago and still will not make any of her meals, even though she is quite >capable. It's very frustrating to see. My mother is her primary caretaker, >and it's taking its toll on her. > >Anyway, sorry to ramble, but happy you had a good vacation. Now you'll >have to remember how to do all that typing! > >Pattie > > > > >Margaret Grant wrote: > > > Thanks Rennie, it's good to be back with my " friends " . Hope everyone > had a nice 4th. I am happy to say that my parents are doing quite > well. They both turn 80 this year. My father has diabetes and > peripheral vascular disease and is now a bilateral amputee, but he > doesn't let that get him down. They spent the winter down in New Mexico > with my older sister and I think they were just away from home for too > long. My older sister kept saying that mom was having a lot of memory > problems, couldn't do a recipe because she would get lost. However, > while I was visiting, mom not only completed a recipe with no problem, > when she discovered she only had half as much chicken as she needed, she > was able to do the half recipe without any trouble. She does have memory > problems, but no more than is to be expected in a woman of 80. Dad gets > along just fine in his wheelchair and finds plenty of things to keep him > busy at home. On > house was the lack of a TV. Well, they did have a TV > in their bedroom, but things didn't come in well enough for them to > really enjoy, except that they would watch Jeopardy every night. Dad > really enjoys watching golf, so he really missed that last winter. He > can always watch the golf channel at home. > > > > Anyway, just thought I would catch you all up on one of the reasons I > keep taking so many vacations. Just feel like the parents really need > more support and care than they have in the past. But now I am very > relieved to find that they are doing quite well at home. You wouldn't > believe everything my mom has done in the way of yard work. I used to > say she had more energy than I do, now it is more even, I believe she has > just as much energy as I do, but she has an arthritic hip so she is a > little bit slower. Can't wait to hear what's going on with everyone > else. Margaret > > > > >>> " Rennie@Work " 07/07/02 11:33AM >>> > > Welcome back, Margaret! > > > > > > TO REMOVE YOURSELF FROM THIS MAILING LIST send a blank email to > nmtc-unsubscribe > > > > PLEASE VISIT THE NMTC WEB SITE - <http://go.to/nmtc>http://go.to/nmtc > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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