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 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
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!
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.
ReplyDeleteYour 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.
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