What's Up Friday
This is not attempt to usurp Vic's post but a place to post about our night and day. I thought and probably you guys too that Vic's post should remain a place for us to support her and this can be where we talk about our aches and pains and funnies and frustrations. So, talk away and, as Arnold says, I'll be back.
Ladies,
I am back. Yesterday evening I met with my ear doctor and he taught me how to use my new hearing aides. I am 50% deaf in each ear because of ear infections as a child; in fact, I've been deaf since about 9 or 10....we didn't really find out until after my mother died and my sister realized that I wasn't ignoring her but couldn't hear her. Anyway, hearing aides have changed so much over the last few years and the ones I got are computerized in such a way that they can blue tooth to my phone and they have memory such as if I am in an auditorium speaking and someone asks a question, if I don't hear the person, I tap the hearing aid gently and it will amply until Hear the person....so I go in before teaching, have someone stand at the back and talk and I set my hearing aide for the sound...it's so cool. Also, they don't take up the entire ear canal....the motor part or reciever is behind the ear and is so light weight I cannot even feel it....you cannot see it unless you move my ear around and they don't hurt or block air from getting in the ear....it's almost like being a hearing person...really. This morning, on my walk from the parking lot, I kept hearing things that I haven't heard for years and some of the things I didn't even know what the hell they were....tree frogs...crickets...birds...bees...I heard bees. Anyway, so far, I'm liking the new ears.
The rest of my day will be filled with preparing for my trip out west. I have assignments to post for those tutors who will be at work and one doctor's appointment for my allergy stuff and then one meeting with the deans and then I can leave to begin packing for my exit. I probably won't post much but when I can, I'll let you guys know the what's up....Vic, I'm thinking of you and the girls....
Ladies, speak up and let's get this show on the road.
Well, that's possible. I really thought I was going to have to go home. I spent 15 minutes on the pot there. So far, the rest of the night has been silent. I did read that diarrhea was a side effect, so I thought maybe that was it. But I had taken only one pill in the morning so geez, that was a quick side effect.
Good morning Jeannie and OFF-
I agree we can chat here and support Vickie through her post.
Jeannie I read your post about your new hearing aids with interest. My mother lives in a senior independent living facility so you know that there are many hearing aids and hearing aid issues. One of the issues with all hearing aids is cross talk and being about to filter out just the speaker. They are in the process at her facility of putting in induction loops that allow everyones hearing aids pick up conversations. I'm sure they are using wireless and bluetooth technology. Since my mother is visually impaired I tend to focus on those issues at her facility but this most recent visit I became aware of the hearing issues that are taking place in their large public rooms like the chapel, the dining room and the assembly hall. So much to learn about aging and so little time before I'll be there.
Today I will get away from this computer and pack something. If I do that I will not have as many panic attacks about moving my stuff.
My neighbor and I are going to a lavendar farm tomorrow for their open house. I love the smell of lavendar and I want to grow some lavendar in my garden in Texas so I'm going to learn about how to raise it. Plus its a getaway from the packing.
So with that my OFF friends, I will get off this computer until this evening. Thoughts going out to all of you.
Cindi
Hi Jeannie and my OFF family:
My mom really needs hearing aids but won't get them ... she can't hear most of us talking. At this point, I don't think they'd help her. She wouldn't get them when she was younger because she was stubborn and didn't want to admit she couldn't hear. And now she doesn't comprehend well, either.
I woke up with a headache and so I went back to sleep instead of going to the Y. Finally got up at 11:30 ... kind of headache free but as soon as I got out of bed I started getting it back. It's kind of cloudy out so I'm wondering if we're going to get more rain. It poured last night (we can hear the rain on the roof at work) but stopped before I left to go home.
I had a big anxiety attack at work. I had to read this story of a man arrested for attempted rape. The woman woke up to find the guy on top of her, pulling down her pants. Now this didn't happen to me, but the story of him on top of her and she was fighting him off, plus another woman came in and started hitting him to get him off her ... wow, it just freaked me out. I started breathing heavily and had problems getting through the story. I went to get into my Xanax ... damn child-proof caps and arthritic hands, I had problems opening the bottle ... I almost turned to our intern and asked her to open it for me, but finally I got it open and took my pill. Took several deep breaths and tried to relax to get through the story. Hard to read these things ... remind me of my attack, even though they're not the same.
Well, tonight I'm back to doing sports ... hoping no graphic attack stories in there. I need to get in the shower and get started on the day. Have a good day.
