Brothers

[sammons]

My brother flew home yesterday, made it safely home. I got to spend 27 days with him. He got my garage/ house projects done, important papers found. I can't explain the quality time we spent together. For 20yrs it was just my little brother and I.

What i didn't mention was that he was suppose to be here a month earlier. 2 days before he was to leave, he came upon a firey crash at night on a desolate highway. The gal was upside down and on fire. After a very difficult time getting her out, he drug her to safety just moments before the gas tank blew throwing gas all over. She is still in bad shape, but alive. The stress and smoke inhaullation caused my brother to have a heart attack, he got one stent and needs a few more. He post poned his others till he got back from helping me.

With me on a rapid decline and him facing more surgery, you never know if either of us will ever see the other again🤧 Ahh, the love of brothers, seems mighty lonely around here today

[sixball]

Your brother is a true hero! He steps up and savs lives. The doctors will get him in good shape. They can dose much with heart & circulation issues now. He will be back to see you. Brothers are the best.

For the last few months my younger son has been working of his older brother. They are both happier than they have been in years. They have always gotten along best when working together. My job was to keep them busy. 

[TFoch]

As Sixball said your brother is a hero.  I hope his health improves so the two of you can spend more time together.

[sammons]

Thanks Sixball/ Tom. Brother offered to take me in and tend to me, i'm seriously thinking about it today. Got tripped up with these new glasses and fell leaving store early today. Mis-jusged the door mat and flipped it up. Ok other than the goose egg and bleeding scrap where my glasses got me. Bent the crap outta them. Bet i have a big bruise/black eye tomorrow.🙄  It would be nice not having to drive  go out shopping anymore😁

Sixball, brother and i always got into an argument after 3 weeks together in the past. Usually over him not understanding what i said, and taking it the wrong way other than what i meant.

[Rattiac]

That's good you and your brother got to spend some time together.
Happy for you.
Today me, my dad and his brother are going to the lawyer to get my dad's things in order.  Probably the last time I get to see these 2 together. 

[sammons]

Sorry to hear about your dad Rattiac. Seems to come on quick.  Spend all the time you can with them.

[Rattiac]

With turkey day coming up,  I hope you all get to see your brother's again. 
Sammons how is the eye doing  ?  Hope it heals well.
Sunday I got my dad on hospice but he wants to stay in his house he says.  He had a fall bumped his arm going down. 
Yesterday hospice arrived with all the works.  I disassembled his bed and new hospital bed arrived.  Now there's more room and less things to trip over.  The sister thinks he should go into a facility,  I reminded her it's not her choice and I will do whatever he asks. He also asked for DNR if he's found unresponsive. I never really got along with her,  she's a bit crazy in the head. 🤪

While at the lawyers,  he said 5 vehicles or more would put us in probate. So since he can't ride his new 2024 harley trike,  he gifted it to his brother and said you are my spirit rider.  😪🥲
Pic of him a month ago riding his trike.
Happy holidays everyone.

[sammons]

Rattiac, glad your following your dads wishes. Hospice wanted my dad in a facility also, he said no. So he stayed right there in his own house. Keep him happy in his end times, it will get trying on you as time goes by. Hold in there for him.

Had some buddies over saturday night telling them of my possible move. They said try it first on a visit. To hard for me to travel back and forth. Yesterday i had a decent day and thought.... no way i'm giving up my stuff and house. Today, holy crap. All my muscles hurt so bad that i can hardly move. Yep, back to thinking a move ahead.🙄

Rattiac, thanks for asking. Side of my head still a bit sore, but the puddle has moved under my eye. Was driving me crazy because i could see the buldge when looking down. Its getting better and i never got a nasty black eye.

1st pic 30mins after it happened.
2nd pic was yesterday

[TFoch]

Rattiac Your Dad is lucky to have you following his wishes.  It's tough when hospice has to step in.

Sammons hope your eye is getting better.  Sorry your muscles are hurting so bad!

I wish you both the best and hope you can enjoy the holidays the best you can.
Thinking about you!

Tom

[sammons]

Thanks Tom. Eye will be just fine, and the muscles... it happens all the time. Usually lasts 3 days to a week.

[sixball]

Sammons, glad you are getting some relief and feeling some better. Getting old isn't much fun but is better than the alternative, I think.

Rattiac, Thanks for sticking up for your dad. He is making some tough choices. I'll stay here as long as I can but there is a lot of maintenance. My wife couldn't do it so I can't leave her here or have her care for me. I'm trying to get my sons & grandsons involved. We'll see how that goes. They will all be here for Thanksgiving.

TFoch., It is always a good thing to have friends shouting encouragement! It can brighten dark days.

[sammons]

Dang, i am disapearing. My toes then feet and then hands got that numb buzzing pins and needles thing going on. And my sinus has been given me fits. Called for Dr appointment, my friend/classmate/ Doc just got back from vacation and backed up, but he worked me in as last patient yesterday. Got on scale... damn i'm down to 104#🤯  That concerned me and him. I'm still eating like a horse, no apparent reason for weight loss. Good thing for being last patient, i was there for 1.5hrs. Ran a bunch of x-rays and drew a lot of blood for lab tests. X-rays all looked good, but blood eork won't be read till today. Got a follow up come thursday.

Got a couple perscriptions, one for sinus the other for nerve pain🤞

[sixball]

Sammons, Hope you get good news from the blood work. Glad you were able to get to a Doc so quickly. What is your normal weight? Is this a big loss?

[sammons]

Thanks Sixball. Yep, it helps when you have friends in the line of work you need. They work you in😁
I've weighed 135 lbs since Jr year of high school and up till 4yrs ago. 3 1/2 yrs ago i noticed i was down to 127. A year ago i was 116, so lost 12 lbs this past year, scared me. Sure hope it isn't the big C hiding somewhere😬

I don't know which drug is getting me more energy. I got Predisone for sinus and Gabapentain for nerve pain. The buzzing is backing off, my toes and fingers are warm again🙂

[sammons]

They called me in 30 mins early for today, oh crap... more lab stuff.🤔  Check in, i'm up 2lbs👍 blood pressure 128/78. Blood work all csme back good with exception of questionable thyroid level, so run that again to see, he said it can cause low energy. Also told me that i can eat anything i want👍

My energy level has been thru the roof last 4 days, got all kinds of stuff done😁  He said Predisone was a short time solution so he wants something more sustainable. He does want me to get a chesy xray later. Said he wants to see if any damage from years of paint and filler/primer dust has caused, yet my lungs sound clear and i can breath deep. Oxy saturation was 98.

Had dryer problems, belt slap.. thought belt was coming apart, so ordered belt pulley kit. Dang looked up year for whirlpool... 1984, the lint was so bad it kept hitting thermal motor shut down over 30 min run time. The belt noise was a dime that fell in a drum hole🙄  Had to call in back up help lastnight, couldn't get tensioner on. Man i got my arms tore up like i was in a fight with an alley cat😁

Think that would cause motor to overheat? Lol