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I read about that for sinus infections. Kind of gross but effective.
Liz 5'3" HW: 219 SW: 185 GW: 125 LW: 113 Desired maintenance range: 120-125 CW: 119ish
Agree with Claudia - steroids may be needed.
Liz 5'3" HW: 219 SW: 185 GW: 125 LW: 113 Desired maintenance range: 120-125 CW: 119ish
Good that you have the insurance. I haven't typically bought it but I did for the upcoming year and probably will continue to do so after what happened with SIL in Spain last year.
Liz 5'3" HW: 219 SW: 185 GW: 125 LW: 113 Desired maintenance range: 120-125 CW: 119ish
On BFF - her plane probably won't get in if there is a super bad ice storm, but if so can she take an Uber instead?
The only thing to do about your Mom at this point is to think positive. What will be will be. You will manage one way or another. Hard though to not know what the future is bringing.
Liz 5'3" HW: 219 SW: 185 GW: 125 LW: 113 Desired maintenance range: 120-125 CW: 119ish
I love the sound of tree frogs. Couldn't figure out what was singing the first time I heard them.
Sounds like someone has a good eye for space utilization in the studio. That's a great skill to have in-house.
Liz 5'3" HW: 219 SW: 185 GW: 125 LW: 113 Desired maintenance range: 120-125 CW: 119ish
Hospice is providing some in home care currently, but hopefully they can increase it, especially since they are unable to provide the respite care right now. Hoping there isn't ice for me to deal with tomorrow. Maybe BFF will have to hire a professional driver like Uber. Sadly the light rail doesn't come my way. It goes north to Minneapolis from the airport, but not south out to the suburbs. Public transit is not one of our strong attributes.
on 1/5/26 7:03 pm
My friend was listening to me whine and suggested a neti pot to rinse out my sinuses. So I got this from Walgreens along with distilled water you mix a salt solution into. https://shop.neilmed.com/products/sinugator-cordless-pulsati ng-nasal-wash-blue
It pulses the water into your sinuses and the washout is horrific and fantastic all at once. I'm a new fan for life. Good for sinus infections too it says. I feel like breathing is an option again!
DD so sorry to hear of your Mom's pain and difficulty. Can hospice help locate in home care? Blessings for your brother. And you don't need an ice storm. Good chance BFF's flight will change. Is there an airport shuttle? Sending good energy. ds
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on 1/5/26 4:10 pm
Good suggestion! My dad had a humidifier down in his room, so I set that up in the living room. I've been taking the "good" behind the pharmacy counter Sudafed and Mucinex, but it's an effort to breathe with all this gunk! Maybe the humidifier will loosen it. It's too bad the steam shower generator is broken, because that would be ideal. I need to get that fixed...
Claudia said if I'm not better tomorrow, she's going to make me call my doctor again.
I hope your mom stabilizes and they can get her pain under control. It would be a shame after all your careful planning and looking forward to it if your trip was derailed.
We bought insurance that provides good coverage for medical issues, but it does come with some trip cancellation reimbursement too. Some things can still be cancelled without penalty, like the air bnb, so I think there would be enough left to cover the non refundable stuff.
DB just texted there is no respite care available, so he and my SIL are spending the nights until there is.
