pruman91
- Paducah, Ky
Good evening my friends.............................................Hope all is well with you and your's.......................It's been 37 days since my last post and a lot has happened that has derailed my path in life towards a happy medium ...........................Thank you to all here that read my nonsensical thoughts ....i mean that ..............i really really do..............
Good news is my mom and dad are doing well and Wednesday is my mom's birthday .......she will be 92 years young...........I will be getting her a dozen roses as that is her favorite flower.............Dad sounds better than in a long time and he has been greeting me on the phone with a robust and healthy 93 yrs old voice.......................................
The bad news is I had a close trusted friend pass away.......A black lady I met in the course of my terrible relationship with the crazy woman of a few years passed ...............My friend was a cousin to that woman and I knew her for over 7 years .....She became one of my closest friends ever , but more than that , she was a close and TRUSTED friend............No sexual tones at all in our friendship , just 2 friends talking 3-4 weekly , laughing and gossiping and enjoying our close relationship ...................She was found unresponsive a couple months ago and had to spend at least 3 weeks in the ICU here .....had to have a tracheotomy as her voice box had become damaged while she was unconscious.....................She then was transferred to a nursing home and was there for approximately 3-4 weeks before she passed on June 28......We had still spoken to each other a couple to 3 times a week and my last conversation with her was June 25th......In that convo she told me 3 times in the course of the 15 minute talk that she was gonna beat her illness and make it all the way back.............I had no reason to doubt her and i encouraged her at every chance I had ............Unfortunately , she succumbed to her illness and I miss her every day .....she was only 59 years old .......I still remember her telling me i was the brother she never had , and I told her she was the sister I never had.....
I will miss her every day for the rest of my life ......I had very few TRUSTED friends , you know , a friend that you love and feel close enough to talk about anything and open your soul to......She was there for me when I fell down the rabbit hole as other so-called friends turned their back on me..........
I hurt and will always remember her telling me what I needed to hear instead of telling me what I thought I needed to hear..........
My bestest bud has had some setbacks and has been to the ER 3 times in the last 2 weeks.............Low blood pressure and lightheadedness that caused some puking and then a lack of appetite........I talk to him every couple of days and he has not sounded good at all.....he is on my mind daily and i hope he can come back to a more stable condition .....we shall see.................
My own medical dilemma with the arthritis got to a point to where NOTHING helped control the pain and my pain level was at least a 7-8 as my left arm from the shoulder down to my fingernails hurt non stop............I finally decided to get a new doctor and after 20 + calls to offices to hear doctor not taking new patients to me not having a commercial ins. coverage as some would not take medicare unless you had a supplement ins coverage also.....
Finally I found a office that was taking new patients and after some preliminary research I called and luckily got an appointment the very next day.....Friday 07/15/22 at 8 am.........I could hardly get dressed without NL # 3 helping me but i arrived for my appt and only waiting 5 minutes I was ushered into an exam room and after the nurse taking my vitals ( BP was 134/81......yea ) the doctor came in .....A female doctor and she was very understanding and she stayed with me for over an HOUR...............Yes , an hour.........I feel very comfortable with her and she did a full body examination.....She gave me 5 prescriptions and the pain meds ( 2 different kinds ) worked wonders as after I got home @ 11 am and had a light lunch I took 3 of the scripts and within 2 hours the pain in my left arm had decreased by 90 %...................I haven't been sleeping well and the night time script was taken @ 10 pm and I turned the lights and TV off @ 11 pm ........I woke up at 6:30 am the next day with 7 1/2 hours of uninterrupted sleep , no pee parade at all......I felt groggy Saturday morning but refreshed .....Saturday was a continuation of feeling better and today I spent the day watching the British Open and feeling better than I have in a long time .....I see my new doctor on 07/29/22 at 8 am .........The one thing that she is worried about is upon her exam she noticed a swelling on my left clavicle and said she thought it was a swollen lymph node......She is wanting an ultrasound test and said they would call me this coming week to schedule it........
Life is a wonderous thing and more wonderful when you feel capable of getting out and enjoying it..........
To my lady friend who passed I am yelling your name in hopes of a connection with her wherever she is .......One can hope ..........I really really am.....
Nothing stays as it is......................life changes for the better or worse of all involved.........Hard to handle , but we must go on and try to enjoy the flowers and smell the essence of what this world can give us...........................
Please enjoy your life .........Please please please........................................
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