What I am doing these days.
Mostly looking after Ken, but that doesn't mean he is bedridden! But he doesn't go out and about as much as he used to, and hasn't ridden his bikes for a couple of years. He still enjoys driving his orange ute, but most of the time I drive him to wherever he needs to go, mostly medical appointments. I have taken over the job of looking after the chooks and the aviary birds, but that is not a chore for me, as I love them as much as Ken does, and am happy to feed and water them every day.
I lost two dear friends last month. Helen and Denise died within a week of each other. Helen's death was an awful shock for everybody - she had an abdominal anyerism, something I'd never heard of, but subsequently found out there are no warning signs, and people don't usually survive.
I got to know my other friend Denise through Helen, as we shared a love of embroidered linens. Denise was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer about 12 years ago, but refused chemo or radiation treatment. She said all that does is destroy your immune system, and she needed her immune system healthy to see her through the next few years, which it did, much to the amazement of her doctors!
She carried on her usual life of shopping and meeting with friends up to about two years ago, when her health deteriorated to the point where she wasn't able to leave her home. So while her death came as no surprise, it was still very sad for her family and friends.
On a lighter note, my 14 year old car has developed a few rattles and hiccups that the mechanic can't seem to fix, so before I found myself stranded on the side of a road somewhere, I decided to look for a new car. I didn't actually want a brand new car, but the one I found is less than a year old, and was a demo model for a Holden dealer, so it has only done low mileage, and is in new condition. It is another Barina (my third) and I chose it because I have had my previous Barinas for over ten years, and they never let me down, so why change? I pick it up tomorrow. Ken said tonight "are you excited?" and I said "no, more nervous than excited. I am scared of driving it out of the car yard and getting a dent on it within five minutes, and have you yell at me!"
I lost two dear friends last month. Helen and Denise died within a week of each other. Helen's death was an awful shock for everybody - she had an abdominal anyerism, something I'd never heard of, but subsequently found out there are no warning signs, and people don't usually survive.
I got to know my other friend Denise through Helen, as we shared a love of embroidered linens. Denise was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer about 12 years ago, but refused chemo or radiation treatment. She said all that does is destroy your immune system, and she needed her immune system healthy to see her through the next few years, which it did, much to the amazement of her doctors!
She carried on her usual life of shopping and meeting with friends up to about two years ago, when her health deteriorated to the point where she wasn't able to leave her home. So while her death came as no surprise, it was still very sad for her family and friends.
On a lighter note, my 14 year old car has developed a few rattles and hiccups that the mechanic can't seem to fix, so before I found myself stranded on the side of a road somewhere, I decided to look for a new car. I didn't actually want a brand new car, but the one I found is less than a year old, and was a demo model for a Holden dealer, so it has only done low mileage, and is in new condition. It is another Barina (my third) and I chose it because I have had my previous Barinas for over ten years, and they never let me down, so why change? I pick it up tomorrow. Ken said tonight "are you excited?" and I said "no, more nervous than excited. I am scared of driving it out of the car yard and getting a dent on it within five minutes, and have you yell at me!"
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