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Subject: RE: Jane's Rainbow: for all needing support & comfort From: keberoxu Date: 09 Jun 16 - 02:04 PM Here we are, below the music threads, and after a brief but welcome pause following the policy change "BS"-wise, there are a majority of threads, once again, in which the same noise-makers resume their pack behavior, each trying to out-howl the other. But this thread, thanks be to Heaven above, remains. And thanks, to be sure, to all of you. |
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Subject: RE: Jane's Rainbow: for all needing support & comfort From: ChanteyLass Date: 02 Jun 16 - 08:33 PM Rapparee, that does indeed look like a great place to recuperate--or do just about anything else! Joe, I don't know that I'd want a martini, but I'd definitely wish your dad, "Cheers!" |
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Subject: RE: Jane's Rainbow: for all needing support & comfort From: Pete from seven stars link Date: 02 Jun 16 - 06:47 PM Looks lovely rapparee. Hope you get thoroughly recouperated ! |
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Subject: RE: Jane's Rainbow: for all needing support & comfort From: gnu Date: 02 Jun 16 - 06:13 PM Pete... great to hear the good news. Joe... your posts warm my heart and make me smile. Thanks for sharing. To all... bless. |
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Subject: RE: Jane's Rainbow: for all needing support & comfort From: Joe Offer Date: 02 Jun 16 - 01:56 PM So, the hospice people said my dad quite possibly might not live through last weekend. He proved them wrong. I called him yesterday (Wednesday), and he couldn't talk very long because he was having martinis with his granddaughter (my niece), along with my brother and sister-in-law. Dad stopped cigars quite some time ago, but he still enjoys a good martini (well, actually a gin Gibson with an onion). He lets my brother mix the drinks nowadays, though. My dad has always known how to enjoy life...and he's having a good time on the way out, too. Cheers! |
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Subject: RE: Jane's Rainbow: for all needing support & comfort From: Janie Date: 01 Jun 16 - 10:50 PM As fine a tribute to a parent as one could offer, Joe. Continuing to hold your Dad, you, and all who love both of you in my heart. That description of the Memorial Day ritual of the windows and screens while listening to the race is gonna stick with me. Have seen some of your photos on Facebook Rap. Definitely a good place to recuperate. Y'all have had a lot of challenges in the health department over the past several years. Hope you both get a little (big)break in the 'action' regarding health concerns. Glad to hear Tommy is better, Pete. Would be wonderful if he especially, and all of your family, could get a bit of a long respite. We sail along, calms seas or storms, in caring company. |
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Subject: RE: Jane's Rainbow: for all needing support & comfort From: Rapparee Date: 01 Jun 16 - 09:35 PM We are recuperating in Grand Tetons National Park. A wonderful place to get centered again. I highly recommend it, or some place similar, to all. |
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Subject: RE: Jane's Rainbow: for all needing support & comfort From: ChanteyLass Date: 01 Jun 16 - 09:26 PM Welcome home, Tommy! |
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Subject: RE: Jane's Rainbow: for all needing support & comfort From: Pete from seven stars link Date: 01 Jun 16 - 03:14 PM That's lovely joe. I am pleased to say we bought tommy home today. Although the consultant had said so yesterday, we were not expecting him to , as the previous night he still needed a fair bit of oxygen all night. But last night he did,nt have any so home he is. On his feet with support and happily on his I pad ! There are still some medical anomalies but he is looking well. Thanks for the interest, well wishes and prayers. Blessings. Pete. |
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Subject: RE: Jane's Rainbow: for all needing support & comfort From: keberoxu Date: 01 Jun 16 - 01:40 PM Your Imperial Rapness, it is grand news to hear of the benefit of the cataract surgery. How is the healing of your hand? |
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Subject: RE: Jane's Rainbow: for all needing support & comfort From: Joe Offer Date: 31 May 16 - 04:14 PM Thanks, everyone. Yes, Janie, "On a Day Like Today" fits my situation very well right now. What a wonderful song!
I thought my dad might die this last weekend, the weekend of the Indianapolis 500 race. Until I was nine, we lived in Detroit and my dad worked for a company that sponsored Indy racecars. He spent every May in Indianapolis, and he loved it. He took me to races in Detroit, and I got to see the pits in action and meet the drivers and mechanics - and they all seemed to know my dad. After we moved to Wisconsin, on Memorial Day we would take down the storm windows and wash all the windows and put up the screens - while listening to the race on the radio. I loved working with my dad, and I loved listening to the race with him. Heck, he even got me to enjoy painting the house with him. I think that's the greatest tribute I can give to my dad - that I have always enjoyed being in his company. -Joe- |
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Subject: RE: Jane's Rainbow: for all needing support & comfort From: Janie Date: 30 May 16 - 11:17 PM May your dad step lightly from this world, Joe, when the time comes to do so. Holding him, and you, in my thoughts and meditations. Sounds like the apple did not fall far from the tree. I think you know the folks performing, as well as the songwriter. May this bring you, and perhaps your Dad, quiet comfort. On a Day Like Today |
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Subject: RE: Jane's Rainbow: for all needing support & comfort From: ChanteyLass Date: 30 May 16 - 08:34 PM Joe, I too am glad you were able to spend that time with your dad. I hope he slips easily from this world to the next. Maeve, thank you for giving us that update on Skarpi. I hope he is completely well soon. |
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Subject: RE: Jane's Rainbow: for all needing support & comfort From: maeve Date: 30 May 16 - 04:59 PM Skarpi tells me he is doing better, thanks. Influenza hit hard. |
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Subject: RE: Jane's Rainbow: for all needing support & comfort From: keberoxu Date: 30 May 16 - 11:24 AM How is skarpi? Maintaining, or improving? |
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Subject: RE: Jane's Rainbow: for all needing support & comfort From: gnu Date: 29 May 16 - 07:59 PM Ditto Donuel. Joe... your sharing gives me strength. Thank you. Bless. |
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Subject: RE: Jane's Rainbow: for all needing support & comfort From: Donuel Date: 29 May 16 - 12:39 PM No one is insulated from loss Joe but you are the kind of person who can protect the good in a bad situation. |
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Subject: RE: Jane's Rainbow: for all needing support & comfort From: Pete from seven stars link Date: 28 May 16 - 06:17 PM Ah joe, they will be precious memories. I have just been to my dads place , supposedly to do a bit of sorting but I just mooched round looking at stuff. Feeling for yer. Pete. |
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Subject: RE: Jane's Rainbow: for all needing support & comfort From: maeve Date: 28 May 16 - 05:03 AM Hey there, Joe. It's good you took time for that visit with your dad and the eagles. I'm glad your dad is happy and comfortable. Welcome on board. Maeve |
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Subject: RE: Jane's Rainbow: for all needing support & comfort From: Joe Offer Date: 28 May 16 - 02:22 AM I'm waiting for my dad to die, all the way across the country in Florida. His kidneys are shutting down. He may go this weekend, and he may keep on living for a couple of weeks. I had a nice visit with him last month, and we watched bald eagles at lunch every day for a week. He's happy and comfortable, and he's 96 years old and has lived a very good life. He taught me how to enjoy all the things of life, and he did a very good job of that himself. Soon he'll be flying with those eagles. -Joe- |
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Subject: RE: Jane's Rainbow: for all needing support & comfort From: ChanteyLass Date: 27 May 16 - 08:40 PM What Sandra said! |
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Subject: RE: Jane's Rainbow: for all needing support & comfort From: Sandra in Sydney Date: 27 May 16 - 03:47 AM lots of good news |
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Subject: RE: Jane's Rainbow: for all needing support & comfort From: gnu Date: 26 May 16 - 10:42 PM Pete... thank Dog. I was worried as I am sure we all were. Such good news. |
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Subject: RE: Jane's Rainbow: for all needing support & comfort From: Rapparee Date: 26 May 16 - 10:03 PM Congratulations, Pete! And Tommy too, of course. On a personal note, as of today I officially do not need glasses to drive. The State of Idaho says so. |
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Subject: RE: Jane's Rainbow: for all needing support & comfort From: Pete from seven stars link Date: 26 May 16 - 01:05 PM I am pleased to say that tommy is off the critical list now. Today out of bed to sit in his chair and generally so much more aware and alert. White blood cells normal, though ideally ought to be higher to combat the infection. So, not complacent, but much encouraged. Thanks crew for your interest. That's a very positive attitude , donuel, good to read of some improvement . Same too Janies mum following her recent op. Blessings all Pete. |
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Subject: RE: Jane's Rainbow: for all needing support & comfort From: Donuel Date: 24 May 16 - 09:48 PM For twenty years I have known that Fuchs dystrophy would rob half my vision. Five years ago I arrived at the point where my sight was not dependable due to the variability of corneal thickness and fogginess. But now that I put salt in my eyes to dry the cornea manually as the cornea pump no longer automatically circulates fluid I can see 80% better. I had been adding fluid from eye drops instead of doing the opposite. A relatively new (10 years) type of transplant could be done in the future if needed. The last three self portraits by my mother indicated that she too had Fuchs dystrophy. Each portrait was blurrier than the last. I am lucky to find this treatment. |
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Subject: RE: Jane's Rainbow: for all needing support & comfort From: gnu Date: 23 May 16 - 11:12 PM I may be away for a while. Dunno fer sure. Got some stuff to take care of. In the meantime, steady on, eh? |
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Subject: RE: Jane's Rainbow: for all needing support & comfort From: Janie Date: 23 May 16 - 10:44 PM Sending good thoughts, and especially, {{{{hugs}}}}, pete. What a roller coaster it is, indeed. Glad the eyes are better, Rap, and yeh, nasty bugs in hospital. As soon as Medicare and a medigap policy kick in, in November, my first medical visits will be to try to fix trigger finger and ulnar nerve related hand problems. At the rate you are going, you will soon be a regular bionic man! Pat faring ok at present? Allergies seem to be hitting many of us harder this year than usual. I'm not much of one generally to take over-the-counter meds., but have learned my lesson with spring allergies - take the antihistamines and Musinex to keep it under control or risk developing secondary sinus and lung infections that can result in real and serious illness. Mom is doing really well 5 weeks post shoulder replacement. Doing gentle exercises at home but no vigorous PT for probably another 3 weeks. Off of pain meds, has slightly better range of motion even before really starting PT, and most importantly, is not in the severe, chronic pain she had been experiencing for the 6 months prior to the surgery. How are the chooks, Maeve? And how are you and TL faring? Your lungwort and crested irises have been very happy here this spring. |
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Subject: RE: Jane's Rainbow: for all needing support & comfort From: Rapparee Date: 23 May 16 - 10:38 PM Next week -- Sunday, in fact -- we're leaving for a week in Grand Teton National Park. We'll have a cabin (wooden) at Colter Bay Village and a week full of excitement and just laying around. For example, we'll be rafting on the Snake River (it's quite mild where we'll be), a wildlife trip into the Lamar Valley one evening for wildlife viewing, and a breakfast cruise on Jenny Lake. Pat needs the recharging, as do I. And we're planning a week or two up in the Waterton-Glacier area perhaps at the end of June into the first part of July. Then, in November, perhaps a simple trip to see the Aurora Borealis. "Don't you ever want to stay home?" you ask. Well, yes, but if we do the doctors'll get us. |
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Subject: RE: Jane's Rainbow: for all needing support & comfort From: ChanteyLass Date: 23 May 16 - 08:27 PM More healing thoughts, prayers, and gentle hugs for Tommy. Rap, I hope you continue to recover. I felt fine when I refreshed this thread, but overnight I seem to have developed a cold, or possibly allergies. Park a car anywhere around here and it quickly turns yellow as pollen covers it! |
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Subject: RE: Jane's Rainbow: for all needing support & comfort From: gnu Date: 23 May 16 - 11:26 AM My thoughts to you and yours also, Pete. Rap... next time you go to the hospital, don't breathe. |
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Subject: RE: Jane's Rainbow: for all needing support & comfort From: Rapparee Date: 22 May 16 - 10:19 PM Pete, there is nothing I can do beyond what I have been -- good thoughts winging (do thoughts "wing"?) Tommy's way. keberoxu (and all), my eye surgery seems to have placed both eyes at 20/30, with means I could legally drive without glasses. I'll know more on the 26th, when I again see the eye doc and should get a new prescription. In the meantime, I continue to put in one each of two drops every day. I had hand surgery (trigger finger, a tendon condition) a week ago last Friday. The stitches are supposed to come out this week. I'm doing hand exercises and going without a dressing on it (the wound is literally --- that long and has two stitches in it). The skin pulls when I flex my hand and there is some pain in the adjoining fingers. What bothers me most is that during the four (4) hours I was in the hospital -- 30 minutes for the surgery and the rest for prep and recovery -- I seem to have picked up an upper respiratory infection and I've been on antibiotics for it since last Monday. Go the hospital and get sick -- it's how they stay in busy! |
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Subject: RE: Jane's Rainbow: for all needing support & comfort From: Sandra in Sydney Date: 22 May 16 - 07:15 PM best wishes winging your way sandra |
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Subject: RE: Jane's Rainbow: for all needing support & comfort From: Pete from seven stars link Date: 22 May 16 - 06:52 PM Tommy is still in hospital, still critical, and it's been a roller coaster, with hopes of recovery, and then be prepared for the worst. |
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Subject: RE: Jane's Rainbow: for all needing support & comfort From: keberoxu Date: 22 May 16 - 04:42 PM Rapparee, how are you coming along, post-surgery? |
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Subject: RE: Jane's Rainbow: for all needing support & comfort From: Nigel Paterson Date: 22 May 16 - 03:51 PM Having well & truly 'let go the tiller', I'm very heartened to see that my 'reckless act' has changed nothing. Jane's Rainbow sails ever onwards, cresting the waves...weathering the storms & altering her course when required. ChanteyLass expresses how I feel to a 'T'. With Love to You All, Nigel xxxxx |
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Subject: RE: Jane's Rainbow: for all needing support & comfort From: ChanteyLass Date: 22 May 16 - 02:25 PM I hope everyone is experiencing fair winds and smooth sailing. If not, Jane's Rainbow Crew is stll here to offer comfort and spiritual support. Whether the health concern is for you or a loved one, whether it is ongoing or new, please let us know. |
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Subject: RE: Jane's Rainbow: for all needing support & comfort From: gnu Date: 17 May 16 - 12:25 PM Sad to hear that, Pete. Ditto CL. |
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Subject: RE: Jane's Rainbow: for all needing support & comfort From: ChanteyLass Date: 16 May 16 - 08:09 PM Oh, Pete, I hope Tommy is well enough to come home soon. |
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Subject: RE: Jane's Rainbow: for all needing support & comfort From: Pete from seven stars link Date: 16 May 16 - 04:15 PM Some encouraging posts from raparee and donuel. Good to read. My recent post about tommy has proved to be short lived as he is back in hospital with another infection threatening him and low white cells to combat it. He is however brighter than yesterday , but anyone with a prayer to spare.....thanks, blessings. Pete. |
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Subject: RE: Jane's Rainbow: for all needing support & comfort From: gnu Date: 16 May 16 - 02:20 PM Donuel... glad to hear it! |
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Subject: RE: Jane's Rainbow: for all needing support & comfort From: keberoxu Date: 15 May 16 - 06:03 PM Good to hear that Rapparee got his eye and hand seen to -- doing better now? And best to Pat on getting the drain out....keep up the good healing work. |
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Subject: RE: Jane's Rainbow: for all needing support & comfort From: Sandra in Sydney Date: 14 May 16 - 08:21 AM 'tis indeed! Tiny Tim back at school & Skarpi breathing more comfortably |
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Subject: RE: Jane's Rainbow: for all needing support & comfort From: ChanteyLass Date: 13 May 16 - 07:53 PM I'm glad to see some good news on this thread. |
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Subject: RE: Jane's Rainbow: for all needing support & comfort From: maeve Date: 13 May 16 - 04:13 PM I'm in touch with Skarpi. |
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Subject: RE: Jane's Rainbow: for all needing support & comfort From: keberoxu Date: 13 May 16 - 04:10 PM Sorry, that BS thread is titled "what do u see in the sky" and the post is dated 14 April with the statement that Skarpi was ill and "grounded" at home. |
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Subject: RE: Jane's Rainbow: for all needing support & comfort From: keberoxu Date: 13 May 16 - 04:07 PM Skarpi was good enough to post, after exchanging contacts with Joe Offer, that he has moved to a different living space which is an improvement over wherever he was before. This is on a different BS thread, which it looks like Joe Offer and Skarpi revived. It also sounds as though he is still in the process of getting better. |
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Subject: RE: Jane's Rainbow: for all needing support & comfort From: Donuel Date: 13 May 16 - 12:29 PM Tiny Tim returned to school today on an auditing basis after a year being out. This is the best news as far as a new beginning goes. |
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Subject: RE: Jane's Rainbow: for all needing support & comfort From: Sandra in Sydney Date: 13 May 16 - 12:19 PM YAH! Rap |
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Subject: RE: Jane's Rainbow: for all needing support & comfort From: gnu Date: 13 May 16 - 06:30 AM Glad to hear it, Rap. Hope all goes well with the surgery. |
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