Thanks for replying @Former-Member .
Oh I meant it in the nicest possible way, I assure you ... you are precious. By definition precious means .... of great value, not to be wasted or treated carelessly. Valued, special, esteemed. Thats you.
Today I have been throwing a few things in my suitcase ready to leave for a week long visit to aging and ailing parents. I will be taking the train, and its an 11 hour journey. Longer to get back because I have to stay in the city overnight due to connections not being very good. I leave a little after midnight tomorrow night. Besides that I have been making some marmalade from oranges, lemons and mandarins which we have grown and some we have been given. Needed to use some up before I leave. Good timing too because the last batch I made last year is almost all used up.
Ummm, not sure you really want to know all my history. But I guess I can tell you briefly and you may recall from some time back when we used to talk a bit. I suffer from PTSD as a result of a voilent sexual assault just over 23 years ago. Gosh is it really that long ago? You'd think I'd have gotten over it by now wouldnt you? I have had a lot of trauma therapy over the past 4 years, and I am a lot better than I was. But I have other traumas which have added to the PTSD since then. More recently I have become a carer of my husband who also has PTSD (from a military career) ie Vietnam and severe anxiety and depression. Over the last 18 months he was diagnosed with Stage IV cancer, followed quickly by a diagnosis of Parkinsons Disease and then autoimmune related issues including encephalitis. Its meant a lot of time in city hospitals for one thing and another. So he takes a lot of my time these days, and its really difficult to get away from home. I've been most of the week sorting out arrangements for him for the time I'm away this week. But my parents are both also suffering from serious life threatening illnesses and are both in their 80s. With hubby being so sick lately, its meant I haven not been able to see them much over the past 2 years. So I decided that there will never be a good time to go, so it might as well be now. I need to try to help them transition into accepting some home care, but they are stubborn independent old buggers, the pair of them, and keep refusing things which I put in place for them. So I figured if I was there, then they may accept someone coming in and doing things like meals, personal care and cleaning. I hope. Anyway ... thats me in a nutshell. And now back to you ....
So sorry you are not feeling well today @Former-Member . Nothing wrong with an occasional PJ day though, especially when its an overcast and miserable day like we have here today. Its a shame, because until today the weather has been brilliant ... warm and sunny. Not today ... and I have to admit I stayed in my warm snug dressing gown until nearly lunchtime.
I hope you have eaten since you posted a couple of hours ago? I'm about to go and put my marmalade into jars now, and then decide what to do for dinner tonight. I thought perhaps some chicken tenders which are of the frozen variety, plus some fresh steamed veges. Tomorrow I will do up a big batch of spag bol and there will be enough left over for a couple of meals for hubby while I'm away. He can heat that up in the microwave with little effort.
I hope you're feeling a little better by now EOR. And I am happy to chat if you'd like. Although I will be away from Monday night, and may not have much access to internet for the week. I'm sure @Zoe7 will check in with you at some stage. I'm sure she would have already but she had some wisdom teeth out on friday and was resting up over the weekend. If you're reading Zoe, I hope you're feeling much better by now and that the sore jaw has settled down. I know you plan to be back at work tomorrow, but please dont push yourself if you're not up to it.
Okay ... must go. Nice chatting EOR.
Sherry
I am super happy that you came back and have thoroughly enjoyed our connection over the past few months - that means something Hon 