I'm wondering what I did this week, since I haven't done much sewing and I haven't posted for a few weeks (except the quote a few days ago). Not much, actually. A little cutting and pinning of fabric, and a lot of sleeping/trying to sleep/trying to wake up/napping. I'm giving up on the most recent medication the doctor prescribed to try to get rid of this New Daily Persistent Headache. It persists through the drug and makes me so sleepy that I'm awake for about eight hours a day. Enough is enough of this medication.
My husband fell twice last week, once at the doctor's office and then at home. He's a big guy. He fell in the kitchen and asked me to help him up. I suggested we call the squad but he didn't want to. He told me to let him get into a good position and then he said, "Now lift me up." And I thought, Well, I'm strong, I can do this, and I'll just lift with my knees bent. We tried three times and he couldn't get up. I called the squad and they lifted him in a minute. His blood sugar was much too high and he's been losing ground for the past few months. So I've been doing the things he used to do, plus taking care of him and his needs, and not keep up very well with the things I would generally be doing..
Life's a little slow right now. It'll change again in coming months, I'm sure.
I hope you are healthy, happy, and doing things you love!
--Nancy.
P.S. I would link this post to Angela's blog, So Scrappy, but it looks like she didn't post this Saturday but you can still see plenty of purple blocks on her other July posts.
I love your purple blocks and see some very interesting choices from your stash.
ReplyDeleteI'm sorry the medication was a fail, you certainly gave it a good try. The sleepiness must be very hard to cope with. And then your husband's issues, oh how hard. The squad must be local EMY people?
Sending good wishes and a hug,
lizzy
I meant EMT
DeleteThank you, LIzzy. I do have some odd fabrics, and I can't remember how I came to have most of them.
DeleteYes, the squad was the EMT guys. They were so speedy and so good.
I have to reschedule an appointment with the neurologist's NP and I'll go from there. My life feels a little unreal just now, and has for a while, if I'm honest.
I hope you're doing better after your bug bite. Do you still need to keep your leg elevated or are you up and about now. Bed rest is so hard when it's not our own choice.
Thank you for both the good wishes and the hug.
I think your purple blocks will be lovely in your planned snowball piece--BTW I just love that one:)), too.
ReplyDeleteSo sorry to hear about your DH's med issue; falling is not good!! Lucky he didn't break anything!!
I totally empathize with your headaches--my two Lyme diseases has left me prone headaches as one of the lasting symptoms. I find that good, strong coffee does help to relieve them somewhat...just saying...but really I tend to just get into a darkened room and lie down for a bit too...hope yours go away soon--not fun to deal with at all!!
Hugs for a good upcoming week and good health...Julierose
Thank you, Julierose. It's a really good thing he didn't break a leg or arm or some other body part. It wasn't my first thought when he fell and I think I would have been both shocked and beside myself. We don't need one more thing right now!
DeleteI'm so sorry that you're getting headaches because of the Lyme diseases. I don't think I could do coffee. I really dislike the taste of it. But yes, just lying down helps sometimes.
It sounds like you are in a challenging place with your own health issues and also those of your husband. He may feel embarrassed and unhappy about having outside help, but I hope he will accept it calmly in the future. We all come to the point of needing help from outside.
ReplyDeleteYour blocks are pretty, and I'm looking forward to seeing more of what you are doing with your scraps. It was really nice to see your post today!
Yes, it is challenging, Juliana. I don't know why he thought I could lift him! Next time (which I hope there won't be) I'll call the squad first thing. And you're right, there will be times when neither of us will be able to do some things. We'll just have to adjust.
DeleteI need to come up with a few more ideas for my scraps. Right now, it's just this one block. I have too many scraps!
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I love purple most and yellow second most - guess what I have least of in my stash?! I think it's because so many quilts use reds and greens and blues as a base (pink too for baby quilts), and purple have such a HUGE range (though so do blues), they just aren't what I choose. I'm sorry the headache meds didn't help. My brother has been trying combos of pain meds post back surgery for more than a year and finally found one. So there's hope! It just takes a while. I hope things get better for the hubby so you can get a little more sewing time in.
ReplyDeleteIsn't it crazy how sometimes the colors we love we don't have a lot of? I can't decide whether that's because I use them or because I don't buy them. For me, it's probably the latter.
DeleteIt's so encouraging that your brother found pain relief for his back after more than a year, Katie. I will continue to hope.
Your purple blocks look great to me, I've just recently begun to use more purple in quilts. It does seem to go with most every other color, and quilting with purple thread just seems to blend beautifully. I'm so sorry that you are still dealing with the daily headaches with no relief from the meds. I hope your husband can get his blood sugar levels under control. Would he consider using a walker to help stabilize him when he must move about the house? It's so hard to face having to make these changes as we get older, especially for men I think.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Pat. I suppose I may not use all of them in the quilt but I'd rather have choices than use ones I like less or that I don't think work so well.
DeleteI hadn't thought of purple working with most of the other colors. I'll have to think about that and pay attention to when purple is used. It's one of my least favorite colors so I don't think I pay much attention to it.
I asked my primary care doctor about the possibility of hydrocephalus and she said there are usually other symptoms that appear. I'll be seeing the neurologist's nurse practitioner in a week or two and will mention it to her, too.
I love that Snowball quilt & it's been on my list for a while now. I'm so glad you're making one. (Maybe you'll inspire me because I totally need to start something new. Bwahahaha!) Sorry about the medical complications. Keep trying for the headaches-it took me several tries & working with my doc to get to a good place where they were controlled. You can do it!
ReplyDeleteI love that quilt, too, Sue, and I hope mine has the energy and whimsy that Jolene's has.
DeleteHahaha. How long is your list of things you want to start?
I'm glad to hear that you were able to get your headaches under control. It's encouraging to hear that others have succeeded. Thank you for the encouragement.
So sorry to hear about your husband's fall. Aging has all kinds of hazards in store. Not only do we have pain that we didn't have to deal with before but we have to give up our ability to do things for ourselves. I got an unsettling report from my doctor last week that reminded me of my mortality. Nothing imminent, I just need to make more healthy choices. I hope you're feeling better. I am so sorry you have to endure all the headaches. I don't have many purple fabrics either. I don't use them much but I've noticed in a scrappy quilt that purple adds interest and a little zing sometimes.
ReplyDeleteYes, and I didn't really think of the hazards and challenges. I remember thinking when I was younger that I would not be like most of the older people I saw; I would be strong and continue to be able to do what I wanted. Ha! Then came arthritis in my hips (bone on bone) and I realized that I might not be the one to make the choices about what I could and couldn't do.
DeletePurple is one of those fabrics I tend to ignore in a quilt, but after your comment and Pat's, I'm going to start paying attention to it.
I hope that whatever changes you have to make for your own health are small, simple things that aren't hard for you to do--walk more, or eat less, or eat more vegetables..
My purple stash is quite small. In fact, I have been purging so all of my color bins have been reduced. So sorry to hear about your husband’s fall and your continuing headaches. You have a lot going on.
ReplyDeleteDid you find it hard to purge and pass on fabrics, Juliann? I need to do that but it's so hard. I think, I might need that sometime; I spent money for that; I love that... But as I grow older I realize that I'll never use all the fabric I have, even if I sewed a quilt a day for a year!
DeleteThank you for your sweet comments about our health. I think things are getting a little better.
I hope to visit your blog in the next day or two.
Lovely blocks in purples. I had a similar incident with Tony recently and he is 6'4" but very slight. It took us quite a while to get him upright. I was able to kneel on my hands and knees and he leaned his body on me to get to his knees. Oh my, not fun. Do wish those headaches of yours would clear up. And that med sounds awful which is too bad. The issues that come with growing old are not easy that's for sure.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Jocelyn.
DeleteI hadn't thought of your method of trying to help my husband up. He doesn't have much mobility, or even strength for that matter. Good for you to be able to get Tony up. What a challenge for both of you! I think losing one's strength and mobility is like losing a part of one's self.