williamharris

Stroke Survivor - male
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  • Birthday 03/10/1943

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  1. Great idea. Sounds beautiful.
  2. Sue, I have always loved your blogs. I am not as good as keeping up. But your blogs are so heartfelt. I am glad that you are now able to do all of the grand parent specials. That is so precious. Ruth
  3. This happened3 weeks ago. Our dentist was on vacation therefore the office could only put the crown back on with temporary glue. The temp job lasted three days. So we had it put on temporarily twice. Finally the dentist comes back and William refuses to go. I had to cancel the appointment. I reschedule for next week. The office wants me to buy temp glue at the pharmacy and replace the crown. But I doubt that William will let me. So I will just wait until Thurs and pray that William will go. I got the flu . Pneumonia and tetanus shot for William last week. I had them inject the left arm. He can not feel on the left side. I got the flu and a tetanus shot. We have not had a tetanus shot in awhile. I still take William to the pool and manage to get 5 days of the week done. I skipped yesterday and will skip today. I have started exercising my dogs. I walk them a little over a mile a day. Thy get a bath after their walk and then they nap with William. William has been having Gi issues. This has me busy doing loads and loads of laundry. I have been pushing yogurt and probiotic. Plus because of the missing crown I have him on a soft diet of soup and yogurt. Life goes on and I am getting used to full time caregiver.
  4. You are still growing into your new life. You are doing spectacularly.
  5. You are an inspiration. You do so well. William is 73 and we do our water therapy every day. It keeps him feeling good. But he does not like to do therapy. You push yourself. You are doing so much better. Good luck
  6. Sue, I love your blogs. Life goes on and we keep busy. Yes , I learn from your blogs. They are very reassuring to me.
  7. Debbie and Bruce, So good to hear that you are doing well. I do hope that you get thrown into the pool. We still go to the pool. Not willingly always. But we do get there 5 to 6 times a week Keep up the reading. I just got Jeff Shaara's book in a blaze of glory. And I got the death of Patton be bill oriely on audio. I am hoping to get William back into reading.
  8. Fred, I am so glad for you. Well your wife is like me. I am not sure when I will retire. 12 years is a long time. Congratulations. Yes I do hope that you make it here again.
  9. Sue, I do love your blogs. You express your sentiments so well. Thank you for sharing.
  10. I am signed in as William. I cannot sign in as Ruth. I am the caregiver to my husband William , who had his stroke in Dec. 2008. It is hard to believe that so much time has gone by. Well, I am still taking care of myself. Getting that colonoscopy done. I can remember the 1st one when I turned 50. I think that I had one 5 years later. But I am not sure. I am now 62. So I decided to have another one done. Particularly since me job maybe ending. The company that I work has lost their contract. I do Medicare prior authorizations for Aetna. I am planning on having that great liquid and jello diet today. I had very little to eat yesterday. I sort of started prepping yesterday. Now I sit with me cup of coffee and watch the news. I have walked the dogs. There is a new procedure that my coworker used. I am going to do the same. Ducolsx tablets. And I cup of miralax in 32 oz of fluid (that is not red or purple). Twice . Once at noon and again at night. Needless to say, I am at home today. Staying close to the bathroom. No wandering too far from home today. I did yoga last week. It is an amazing way to limber up. I do not understand why I cannot do this on my own. I just tried. And the dogs were all over me. I was trying to do child's pose. Suzie Q tries to climb under my arms and Mumbles is pawing at my arm , try to get me to pet him. My work is seasonal. It is ramping down now. There is not as much work this time of year. If I am not chosen to continue and am cut. Then I am seriously thinking of retiring. I will continue to work if I am chosen to continue. Time is coming when they will give us their decision. I cannot believe that I forgot my fins at the gym. This is the first time since I got them that I have left them and lost them. I will go and buy a new pair today. We did make it to church on Sunday. I took William to the 11 service. He was very happy to go. I think that the gym is a pass today. My bowels are gurgling. I need to stay at home. I made an early morning appt. last time I had an early afternoon procedure and I was so thirsty. There is nothing by mouth after midnight and the solution that I drank was salty. I was miserable. This time very early in the morning and the caregiver will be there to take care of William. But. Today I am the caregiver. Yes. Life is good. Change is what we come to expect. Oh yes. I changed the air filter and the compartment filters is the cars. I did this by watching Utube videos. It was easy. You can get directions for everything from the Internet. I have been making some crotchet dolls that me neighbor told me about. They are really cute.
  11. Fred, you are doing well. I hope that the dogs are not too much trouble. They are worth the trouble
  12. Katrina, I have followed your journey for quite awhile. You have come along way. I love your persistence. Keep up the good work
  13. williamharris

    My Body Is Tired

    Fred, Yes tired is part of our journey. William is sleeping as I write this. I find it hard to believe that it has been 8 years. William is still going...but slowly. He gets confused more and sleeps more. I will pray for you and your wife. How is your dog doing. Our three dogs are keeping us happy and busy Ruth
  14. I cannot believe it. I was going to enter chat. But it has been so long that I do not know how to enter chat. But I will take this free time to update William and My life. Wm had his stroke December 2008. I cannot believe that we have come thru almost 8 years. But, time flies no matter what you are doing. We have gotten used to our new life. I am still working. But, we got notice at my work that they lost the contract with Aetna insurance. I do medicare part D prior authorization as a pharmacist. So they gave us notice that we would have until around May 31st as our last day. So we may be eligible for severance and unemployment. But they fired 8 co-workers on my floor today. and a bunch more that are on the 20th floor. I presume that they are trying to save money by firing some of us and that will make us ineligible for severance and unemployment. They also told us that half of us would be safe and transferred to a different department. But, who knows for sure. It is day by day. In away I was sort of glad. That meant that I might retire. But then I would miss work and the interactions with my coworkers. Fortunately for me. I am almost ready to retire. But, time will tell. The therapeutic pool that William goes to daily has been closed for 1 week now. One more week and then William can return to the pool workout. They are fixing that pool. I tried taking him to another pool. But it was too cold. He lasted all of 10 minutes. All of the time griping. So I didn't repeat that trip. The 3 little dogs are really a joy. They are such a great addition. William gets to love them and pet them and order them about. Dogs always just love him and forget when he wants to get angry and shout at them. The scooter that I bought Wm has not been used too much. I need to get him to ride it more. In fact that reminds me that I need to leave a message for the caregiver. He did get to go see a movie with the caregiver last week. (About miracles). I hope to make it to that one day soon. If I do retire.. then I may have to think about moving closer to my son. But , the thought of moving is so daunting. I am used to this part of town and our home. I did get the taxes done. I will send the IRS their money on Thurs the 15th.
  15. Sue , as usual very articulate. Yes, changes in life are difficult for people to understand. Yes singles are discriminated against. I do hope that you start to travel again. I wish that I lived closer. It would be fun to travel together. Ruth