Older Folks and Vaping Back Porch - Part Seven

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Well my life is in the toilet. Between Ginny and my granddaughter they are making all the decisions. Anything I have to say is not important. I dont know what to do. They are deciding where we are going to live how we are going to make this move. It's like I never existed. I feel totally unimportant in any decision making. When I say what I think they just laugh at me. I don't know what to do anymore. I am just nobody now for some reason. They won't listen to me. I'm just here to provide the retirement money. Anything I say or do is not important. It is a terrible feeling. I've done pretty good up until now but it doesn't matter I don't know what to do. I just wish I'd die and be out of this. Idon't know what to do
Let them handle it. You keep saying you don't know what to do. It sounds like they have a handle on things. Relax, go with the flow & get well.

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Ok, fess up people - how have you cheated on your prep day for a colonoscopy?? Tomorrow is prep day and I think I'm going to try a dollop or two of milk for coffee and tea through out the day, lol.
Some of the prep kits offer to have a light breakfast in the morning nowadays.
I'm such a rebel, lol.
You will regret eating anything other than jello.

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I can't dispute what you feel, but I wonder how much of that is based on your own current physical, mental and emotional state. Opiod withdrawal will do strange and bad things.

Since time is critical, perhaps they're just wanting to get everything that side wrapped up quickly, so you BOTH can move to the west side where support is more readily available.
That is all excellent stuff, Legs! It will be so much easier on a daily basis & more security with so many so close to help out. We are all feeling the strain you are under. Nobe of this is easy, but once the decision is made & you start moving in that direction it will get better. We love you both!

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Him and his best friend, woobie named STEFAN. (pronounced Stef-on)

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    You will regret eating anything other than jello.

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    I cheated last year with italian ice that had mango fragments in it. They said No issues. I checked my powdered creamer and it doesn't have anything but soy and corn syrup. No dairy at all??? A teaspoon of soy powder come AM, wish me luck, lol.
    Just ordered some PEETS coffee from Amazin. Wifey just made cherry pie with double crust. I'll be livin the high life come Monday nite- post procedure!!
     

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    I just don't know what I am going to do. Ginny asks me why I am not happy more. I wish I was but I just don't feel like I have anything to be happy about. If there is light at the end of the tunnel I can't see it. I wish there was. How are you supposed to be when you are going to lose the one thing that is your life. I don't know. What am I supposed to do. I just don't know. Oh and now the one person who I was going to count on has a job offer and won't be here. So really it will be good to be closer to family. I was hoping she would find a way to be here but thats not going to happen now.
     
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    I just don't know what I am going to do. Ginny asks me why I am not happy more. I wish I was but I just don't feel like I have anything to be happy about. If there is light at the end of the tunnel I can't see it. I wish there was. How are you supposed to be when you are going to lose the one thing that is your life. I don't know. What am I supposed to do. I just don't know. Oh and now the one person who I was going to count on has a job offer and won't be here. So really it will be good to be closer to family. I was hoping she would find a way to be here but thats not going to happen now.

    Patrick, You know this move is the right thing to do so get busy doing what you can to get ready for that. That's what you're supposed to do. Ginny is still here, you're wasting what time you do have with her.
     

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    Ok, fess up people - how have you cheated on your prep day for a colonoscopy?? Tomorrow is prep day and I think I'm going to try a dollop or two of milk for coffee and tea through out the day, lol.
    Some of the prep kits offer to have a light breakfast in the morning nowadays.
    I'm such a rebel, lol.
    I'd be inclined to follow instructions to the letter. I've been "bit" too many times when I thought I knew better than the doctor. Frequently, the problem was caused by poor instructions; if they had explained WHY something was required, I might not have done something detrimental to my health or my (or my insurance's) pocketbook. For instance: who could imagine that using snus was a violation of the fasting requirement before anesthesia? Well, the tiny amount of sugar (there to keep the snus moist) is enough to keep your stomach acids active. In the event you vomit under anesthesia and inhale some of the vomitus, there is a very good chance that you will die (right there in a modern medical facility, surrounded by doctors).

    So - using snus IS a violation of the fasting requirement, as I found out when on the gurney, being wheeled into the operating room, I asked where I should deposit my used snus packet. (Commotion! Calamity! Cancellation!) If the reason for fasting had been explained, I might not have caused the waste of an entire session of the OR and it's entire staff.

    And BTW, you will be under partial anesthesia during your colonoscopy, so, putting food of any kind (even tiny amounts of milk) in your stomach is a VERY bad idea.
     

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    I'd be inclined to follow instructions to the letter. I've been "bit" too many times when I thought I knew better than the doctor. Frequently, the problem was caused by poor instructions; if they had explained WHY something was required, I might not have done something detrimental to my health or my (or my insurance's) pocketbook. For instance: who could imagine that using snus was a violation of the fasting requirement before anesthesia? Well, the tiny amount of sugar (there to keep the snus moist) is enough to keep your stomach acids active. In the event you vomit under anesthesia and inhale some of the vomitus, there is a very good chance that you will die (right there in a modern medical facility, surrounded by doctors).

    So - using snus IS a violation of the fasting requirement, as I found out when on the gurney, being wheeled into the operating room, I asked where I should deposit my used snus packet. (Commotion! Calamity! Cancellation!) If the reason for fasting had been explained, I might not have caused the waste of an entire session of the OR and it's entire staff.

    And BTW, you will be under partial anesthesia during your colonoscopy, so, putting food of any kind (even tiny amounts of milk) in your stomach is a VERY bad idea.
    Its amazing how different prep instructions are, doctor to doctor and prep to prep. They are at least willing to allow a light breakfast nowadays. Their was a gastrointestinal doctor that cheated that I was reading yesterday, lol. He ended up cleaner than I was last year.
    I also read about the new camera pill. That's not easier, got to be super clean for that.
    Well, I'm not cheating so far. Gonna be a long day...
     

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    You know I am really having problems with what Gin wants me to do. I have gone along with everything to make her happy but it is starting to get kinda bad. She wants to sell the house and move to the other side, thats fine but now she wants to spend the equity. I want to make her happy but if we start doing things she wants to do I will end up with nothing left. I don't even know how to handle this. I could live for 5 more years who knows. I just don't know how to approach this without pissing her off and being accused of standing in the way. I just want to make the last time for her enjoyable with out making mine really bad with nothing left. Her and my GDaughter have already decided I am totally against anything they come up with and I am not. How do you say no to a dying person that you love, but I also don't want to ruin what I have left to do it. I'd br pennyless looking for a cheaper apartment. I don't know what to do about this without becoming the oger in this. I just want her time to be happy. She wants to sell out get an apartment and buy whatever.I don't know hw to handle this without becoming the terrible person they are saying I am. And also a cut in income of 1/3
     
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    Buy whatever? Spend the equity on the house on other things? What things could she want and use? You need to invest the equity in a handicapped-accessible house over there. It can be small, and you don't want to deal with upstairs, downstairs any more. You might have some money left over.

    But you also get a nice-size monthly check, don't you?

    Like I said, if it gets too bad, you can get a lawyer. This kind of stuff should not be discussed here. Even a good real estate agent could help you with these problems.
     

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    Buy whatever? Spend the equity on the house on other things? What things could she want and use? You need to invest the equity in a handicapped-accessible house over there. It can be small, and you don't want to deal with upstairs, downstairs any more. You might have some money left over.

    But you also get a nice-size monthly check, don't you?

    Like I said, if it gets too bad, you can get a lawyer. This kind of stuff should not be discussed here. Even a good real estate agent could help you with these problems.
    I understand this shouldn't be discussed here but you guys are my only friends anymore. I really don't know who else to ask. Like I say I have no one else left.
    When we decided to move I wanted it to be a positive thing but now it seems to me to be the opposite.Now Alyssa found an apartment online that starts at $2k but its "Really Nice" and I believe that. But I don't feel something that is going to leave us at nearly broke after bills we should be looking at things are a little more affordable. That is nearly 1/2 our income and we don't need something that nice. I didn't used to be so budget conscious but I didn't want to move over there and spend our last penny on living. I may be way off base with this, it is more expensive there but damnit, I didn't want to be broke the whole month either. The kid who is 29 comes home with this property and Ginny is ready to jump right on it. This is going to cause a split or worse. Maybe I'm being cheap I think sensible like what are we going to do for enjoyment or anything else when we are broke all the time. I also didn't want to get tied up to a 6 month lease and find out we can't afford it but it's too late, not have any of our equity left. I will still be here to pick up the remains.
     

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    That is nearly 1/2 our income and we don't need something that nice.

    I so wanted to rate that post 'optimistic', 'heart' or something else, but they just don't work. 'I'm mad as heck' might have worked, but you know. . . . Actually, I'm mad at how they're treating you. They're not disagreeing; they're excluding you, and I can't think of anything that could be worse, at least right now.

    And once again, I offer no solutions or advice. Still, you're in my thoughts.

    Roger
     
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