Jane's Rainbow: for all needing support & comfort

Subject: RE: Jane's Rainbow: for all needing support & comfort
From: ChanteyLass
Date: 18 Feb 16 - 09:49 PM

Oh, Rap, she's got spirit, and it sounds like you do to! Have a wonderful time in the 50th state and a speedy, complete recovery for your wife.

Subject: RE: Jane's Rainbow: for all needing support & comfort
From: Janie
Date: 18 Feb 16 - 05:22 AM

Dang, Rap, enough is enough!

Will be holding you and Pat in my thoughts, including 'seeing' you relaxing on beautiful beaches by blue water with gentle breezes, away from the cold winds of Idaho.

Subject: RE: Jane's Rainbow: for all needing support & comfort
From: Sandra in Sydney
Date: 18 Feb 16 - 03:30 AM

sending good wishes to all

sandra

Subject: RE: Jane's Rainbow: for all needing support & comfort
From: Rapparee
Date: 17 Feb 16 - 06:23 PM

Her surgery is March 29. We will enjoy Hawai'i first.

Subject: RE: Jane's Rainbow: for all needing support & comfort
From: gnu
Date: 17 Feb 16 - 10:47 AM

I am also in favour of that and of you kids having a great time in Hawaii.

Subject: RE: Jane's Rainbow: for all needing support & comfort
From: maeve
Date: 17 Feb 16 - 10:10 AM

"about to become a four time survivor." I'm in favor of that.
Dang, Rap. Enjoy that trip, knowing we're here keeping watch. My husband says, "Life is a hoot, innit?" Warm regards to you both.
Maeve

Subject: RE: Jane's Rainbow: for all needing support & comfort
From: Rapparee
Date: 17 Feb 16 - 09:18 AM

Bloody wonderful.

Yesterday the doctor called to tell my wife, who is three times a cancer survivor¹, that she's about to become a four time survivor. High grade ductile carcinoma in situ.

She sees two doctors today. We will also be going to Hawai'i as planned -- she says she can worry about it having fun as well as any other way.





1. Thyroid at 17, breast, skin.

Subject: RE: Jane's Rainbow: for all needing support & comfort
From: ChanteyLass
Date: 15 Feb 16 - 08:30 PM

Bump (gently to the top)!

Subject: RE: Jane's Rainbow: for all needing support & comfort
From: open mike
Date: 14 Feb 16 - 06:05 PM

Dennis (and I ) say thank you....he says anywhere dolphins are jumping is alright with him...and he used to be a surfer and grew up near the ocean, so anything with Vitamin SEA is very healing to him!! just what the doctor ordered!!

Subject: RE: Jane's Rainbow: for all needing support & comfort
From: GUEST,Pete from seven stars link
Date: 14 Feb 16 - 05:46 PM

Thoughts and a prayer for open mic and rap and their loved ones. Tommy doing ok thanks . It is half term this week but hopefully back to school following week"

Subject: RE: Jane's Rainbow: for all needing support & comfort
From: frogprince
Date: 14 Feb 16 - 04:55 PM

open mike, would that some of were actually close neighbors, so we could each actually do a bit each to take some of the load off. Know that the crew will be keeping you in heart and mind.

                     Dean

Subject: RE: Jane's Rainbow: for all needing support & comfort
From: ChanteyLass
Date: 14 Feb 16 - 02:46 PM

Om, I'm sorry to read that your partner is struggling with his health, and care giving is a tough task, especially with so many animals to care for, too. I hope Janie's prescription helps.

Subject: RE: Jane's Rainbow: for all needing support & comfort
From: gnu
Date: 14 Feb 16 - 11:08 AM

om... hope things turn around... soon. Diito Janie on the breathing.

Subject: RE: Jane's Rainbow: for all needing support & comfort
From: Janie
Date: 14 Feb 16 - 09:11 AM

Welcome Aboard, om and partner.

I knew from facebook he had been ill with pneumonia but had no idea he was still so poorly or what that has meant for you.

There is a sunny spot here on the rear deck, sheltered from the wind. Why don't the two of you settle into these chairs we just brought up from below, relax, and watch the dolphins jump in the wake for a bit. Here are two warm lap robes to tuck around your legs.

Thinking of you and your wife, Rap. Hope the biopsy results are benign.

Tommy still on the mend?

Holding everyone in my thoughts and meditations.

And whatever is going on in our lives, don't forget to breathe deeply now and then.

Subject: RE: Jane's Rainbow: for all needing support & comfort
From: open mike
Date: 14 Feb 16 - 12:34 AM

nice to see that Jeneve Rose Mitchell has made it to mudcat...we will hear more from this gal!!

I fine myself at my wit's end.....life has taken a turn since this fall when my partner got pneumonia (the new-not-the-old-monia) in November. He was mis-diagnosed twice by the clinic he had been going to, and after crawling into the emergency room, was declared "at death's door" and admitted to the hospital. He was released to home after a short stay, but ever since then he has been struggling with lung problems and complications including congestive heart failure, edema, cellulitis, and massive infections. the holidays were basically non-existant including thanksgiving, christmas, new years, and we have been in and out of hospitals, clinics, doctors, tests, pharmacies...on and on for months and months.

We hear more and more news accounts from some musicians in their 60's who have passed away recently from "complications from pneumonia" and are aware of the severity of the situation. He will be 66 next week.

I have been trying to hold down the fort...doing my jobs as well as his including feeding dogs, cats, birds and horses, mucking stalls, hauling hay, keeping the wood stove going, as well as keeping food on the table. To top it off, on our way home from one of our last trips to doctors in town (about an hour away) he was driving and feel asleep at the wheel. I was able to startle him awake and get the wheels turned back onto the road, but we came dangerously close to going over the edge near a steep drop off and it was very frightening. Now i insist on being the designated driver for all appointments, etc.

Poor guy, it is the only time he gets out any more and having been a professional driver ("big truck")for over a million miles, driving was one thing he felt confident about. Anyway, I am feeling quite overwhelmed and am having a hard time budgeting time to allow for all the tasks that need to be accomplished....laundry, bandageing, chauffering and zoo keeper duties have me in a whirl.

glad to have this group to find a sympathetic ear and shoulder to cry on. now i understand and appreciate what my mom went thru as a caregiver for 15 years with my invalid father (paralized from a stroke and not able to speak or walk much)....at one point she lost all her hair from stress!

I am trying to remain strong and brave but starting to crumble around the edges! thanks for all good wishes....

Subject: RE: Jane's Rainbow: for all needing support & comfort
From: GUEST,Guest from Sanity
Date: 13 Feb 16 - 05:58 PM

listen to the....last line, "and find some comfort here."

GfS

Subject: RE: Jane's Rainbow: for all needing support & comfort
From: ChanteyLass
Date: 12 Feb 16 - 11:13 PM

Let us know about the biopsy. In the meantime, happy birthday, Rap!

Subject: RE: Jane's Rainbow: for all needing support & comfort
From: Rapparee
Date: 11 Feb 16 - 08:54 PM

So, I pull into the drive, step out of the car admiring the new columns and all the work on the house that was completed today (four new exterior doors, a handrail on the basement steps, stuff long delayed because of things happening).

My mobile phone goes off. It's my wife. My pants are ready to be picked up at the sewing shop and, oh yeah, I'm have a biopsy and they're giving me valium so I'll need a ride home. She'd gone in for a followup on her mammogram.

I get the pants and I leave scorch marks in the air driving to the hospital.

We'll get the results of the biopsy Monday.

And I was getting ready for Hawai'i. And it's my birthday.

Subject: RE: Jane's Rainbow: for all needing support & comfort
From: Nigel Paterson
Date: 11 Feb 16 - 07:41 AM

Dean, appreciate the humour & I can assure you, NOT taken the wrong way. There hasn't been much to laugh about over the last month or two.
                                                                               With Love,
                                                                                              Nigel xxxxx

Subject: RE: Jane's Rainbow: for all needing support & comfort
From: ChanteyLass
Date: 10 Feb 16 - 10:16 PM

Janie, I think you are wise to use the walker for ice and snow. I still use my cane under (on top of?) the same conditions.

Nigel, sigh of relief here.

Peter, please let us know when Tommy is well enough to return to school.

Subject: RE: Jane's Rainbow: for all needing support & comfort
From: frogprince
Date: 10 Feb 16 - 03:47 PM

Good words to hear from the crew. Nigel, folks here probably tend to believe in "different strokes for different folks", but we're glad you didn't take that the wrong way.

Subject: RE: Jane's Rainbow: for all needing support & comfort
From: GUEST,Peter from seven stars link
Date: 10 Feb 16 - 01:06 PM

I'll second that.....tommy doing ok but we kept him off school as a precaution.      Blessings.          Pete.

Subject: RE: Jane's Rainbow: for all needing support & comfort
From: gnu
Date: 10 Feb 16 - 07:07 AM

Pretty good news all around. Hope it continues.

Subject: RE: Jane's Rainbow: for all needing support & comfort
From: Sandra in Sydney
Date: 10 Feb 16 - 06:31 AM

YAH!!!!

not that I'm cheering a classical migraine, but it is a better option than the other & probably easier to deal with.


hugs from sandra

Subject: RE: Jane's Rainbow: for all needing support & comfort
From: Nigel Paterson
Date: 10 Feb 16 - 06:22 AM

Janie, TIA means exactly the same in the UK, the so-called 'mini-stroke'. However, I'm relieved to report that all my tests came back negative. I have suffered from 'Migraine with Aura' since my teens...the symptoms mimic a stroke. Google 'Migraine with Aura' or 'Classic Migraine' if you want further info.. Needless to say, I'm relieved...feeling less threatened.
         Very pleased to read that you've retired the wheelchair, Janie. Tangible, visual progress.
         I want to express my sincere thanks to those of you who've pm'd/emailed me regarding the TIA investigation. I printed off your words of comfort & encouragement & took them with me. The Doctor's consultation room was wonderfully 'crowded'... I felt greatly supported. Both Ann & I shed tears of relief before we made our way home.
       Sending love to our dear, dear Friends,
                                                                        Nigel & Ann xxxxx

Subject: RE: Jane's Rainbow: for all needing support & comfort
From: Janie
Date: 09 Feb 16 - 10:07 PM

What is the TIA clinic, Nigel. In the USA, a tia referres to 'mini-strokes" but I don't assume it means the same thing across the pond.

Hope Tommy is progressing. Hope Rap's 'sinister' side, in all quadrants are either functioning better or about to, post surgery.

Thinking of you Wendy, as you adjust to life without the long care giving of your mother.

And all the rest of you who I am not naming, sailing along with you, whether you are in safe harbor, sailing clear seas with a fair wind, or battling huge waves (and all in between.)

A little cheery note regarding moi. Have completely retired the wheelchair and only keeping the walker handy in case of ice and snow - figure 6 legs are much more fall-proof than three if there is real risk of slipping.

I think I can actually see the time when I will once again be Moving Lightly Through This World

Subject: RE: Jane's Rainbow: for all needing support & comfort
From: ChanteyLass
Date: 09 Feb 16 - 08:44 PM

Refresh!

Subject: RE: Jane's Rainbow: for all needing support & comfort
From: GUEST
Date: 07 Feb 16 - 09:51 PM

Ditto CL.

Subject: RE: Jane's Rainbow: for all needing support & comfort
From: ChanteyLass
Date: 07 Feb 16 - 08:34 PM

Pete, I'm glad Tommy's home and hope he continues to improve.

Nigel, best wishes!

Subject: RE: Jane's Rainbow: for all needing support & comfort
From: maeve
Date: 07 Feb 16 - 08:49 AM

Of course, Nigel. Information can give us tools. Think music as you wait.

Maeve

Subject: RE: Jane's Rainbow: for all needing support & comfort
From: Nigel Paterson
Date: 07 Feb 16 - 07:48 AM

Greetings to all from East London. I'm still officially on 'shore leave', so spare me a thought tomorrow, Monday, when I will be spending the day at the T.I.A. clinic (second time in two years). I will know the results by the end of the day...no tedious waiting. I'll post again when I am able.
                                     Much Love to You All,
                                                                        Nigel xxxxx

Subject: RE: Jane's Rainbow: for all needing support & comfort
From: Sandra in Sydney
Date: 06 Feb 16 - 07:11 PM

I'll second that

Subject: RE: Jane's Rainbow: for all needing support & comfort
From: maeve
Date: 06 Feb 16 - 06:38 PM

That's welcome news, Pete.

Subject: RE: Jane's Rainbow: for all needing support & comfort
From: GUEST,Pete from seven stars link
Date: 06 Feb 16 - 05:42 PM

Tommy has been allowed home now, though not fully recovered so we won't send him to School yet .......but as channtylass says '"up again".   Thanks.    Pete.

Subject: RE: Jane's Rainbow: for all needing support & comfort
From: ChanteyLass
Date: 06 Feb 16 - 02:26 PM

Up again!

Subject: RE: Jane's Rainbow: for all needing support & comfort
From: gnu
Date: 04 Feb 16 - 05:29 AM

Good guess, CL. Ditto that fer sure.

Subject: RE: Jane's Rainbow: for all needing support & comfort
From: ChanteyLass
Date: 03 Feb 16 - 10:34 PM

Pete, of course I have a prayer to spare. I'm guessing others here do, too. Best to Tommy, Becky, and of course you!

Subject: RE: Jane's Rainbow: for all needing support & comfort
From: GUEST,Pete from seven stars
Date: 03 Feb 16 - 06:15 PM

Tommy been in hospital again with an infection of uncertain cause. Today he was doing well but has high temperature again this evening. Becky has a bad cold as well but insists on being there more than me because I don't take in medical info well.   Prayer to spare ?   Thanks.......      Blessings.    Pete.

Subject: RE: Jane's Rainbow: for all needing support & comfort
From: gnu
Date: 03 Feb 16 - 05:59 PM

I really don't understand. Ya get yer eye done and the doc messes you up and ya gotta have the fly eye on fer a long time. Then, ya get yer finger shot with a painful injection. What is with Idaho medical care?

Subject: RE: Jane's Rainbow: for all needing support & comfort
From: ChanteyLass
Date: 02 Feb 16 - 08:06 PM

To Maeve's ouch, I'll add, "Ow, ow, ow!"

Subject: RE: Jane's Rainbow: for all needing support & comfort
From: maeve
Date: 02 Feb 16 - 11:52 AM

Rap- Ouch!!!

Maeve

Subject: RE: Jane's Rainbow: for all needing support & comfort
From: Rapparee
Date: 02 Feb 16 - 10:12 AM

An injection of cortisone directly into the tendon of my left ring finger yesterday was possibly the most painful thing I've ever experienced. It had better help.

Subject: RE: Jane's Rainbow: for all needing support & comfort
From: gnu
Date: 01 Feb 16 - 01:01 PM

Wassail all!

Subject: RE: Jane's Rainbow: for all needing support & comfort
From: Nigel Paterson
Date: 01 Feb 16 - 06:15 AM

I/we are honoured/honored indeed. 5,000 posts is testament to the many good people around the world who have given so generously of their time, wisdom, knowledge, experience & love of humankind. I like to think we have created & maintain something special...a thread that goes the extra mile...a thread that gives much, yet asks for little in return.
          Raising a glass (teacup!) to you all,
                                                                   Love, Hugs & Kisses,
                                                                                                    Nigel & Ann xxxxx

Subject: RE: Jane's Rainbow: for all needing support & comfort
From: gnu
Date: 30 Jan 16 - 12:05 PM

BTW... it would be more than 5k if Mudcat hadn't had that glitch where a lot of posts were lost.

Subject: RE: Jane's Rainbow: for all needing support & comfort
From: gnu
Date: 30 Jan 16 - 12:03 PM

5k!!!!!

Subject: RE: Jane's Rainbow: for all needing support & comfort
From: maeve
Date: 29 Jan 16 - 06:31 PM

Good words, Janie.

Post 5,000 in honor/honour of Nigel, Ann, and Jane.

Subject: RE: Jane's Rainbow: for all needing support & comfort
From: Janie
Date: 29 Jan 16 - 05:55 PM

Wishing you well, Rap, and just research the surgeon well who will be doing the hand surgery. All such surgeons are not created equal.

Annie had multiple surgeries for both carpal tunnel and trigger finger done (the result of a combination of years of fiddle and guitar playing, plus wind and kite surfing which also impact the hands and wrists.) On top of that, she was in a terrible car wreck soon after the first surgeries, and was impacted by the pressure on hands and arm stuff from using a walker. And she has made out just fine - though does still pamper the digits and is very picky about all things related to the neck on a stringed instrument. No surgery will completely erase the effects of years of wear and tear, eh?

Kinda a scary to think about you seeing even more clearly than you already do, if you get my drift.

Subject: RE: Jane's Rainbow: for all needing support & comfort
From: Rapparee
Date: 28 Jan 16 - 08:51 PM

Now the left hand, and in late April the left eye. When the left eye is done I can hope that I won't need glasses anymore. Right now I just want the hand hurt to stop and my finger to stop locking into place.

Subject: RE: Jane's Rainbow: for all needing support & comfort
From: ChanteyLass
Date: 28 Jan 16 - 08:44 PM

I'm glad about your eye but not about your finger! I hope that surgery goes well, too. And Hawaii sounds good. Can you take the Rainbow crew with you?