@RHughesPhD76721 I would have thought the same thing. With everything going on, it certainly was a blessing. Have a safe trip 🙏🏼
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Searching for Inner Peace
Paradise Katılım Temmuz 2015
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I still just couldn't believe it. I was not prepared I thought we were going to have to do some serious negotiating and if she would have insisted I'd be there I would have had to do it. I'm going to start drawing up a new contract with a clause that says if Robert needs me or has a tantrum I have to go. 😂
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Russell here. You guys are going to love this. First of all things are still the same with Robert. If anything changes Brenda or I will let you know.
I have a work order and a contract with a client of mine to begin rehabbing parts of her home on July 27th. I was supposed to leave this Friday to go to Michigan but with the circumstances as they are I leaving tomorrow. I'm not sure when I'm going to return to Vermont. I went to my client because she only lives about 10 miles away and I asked her if she would mind if I could delay the project by one week and wait until August the 3rd and I told her the circumstances but not all of it and I told her I would even do it at no charge. She is in her early seventies and she looked at me and very firmly said, "absolutely not. I will not hear of it. You will show up on August the 3rd and you will begin the work and whenever you finish it I will pay you. A contract is a contract but life is life. You do what you need to do and you tell that young man to feel better."
Isn't that wonderful? There's so much pessimism in the world and a sense of defeat and I could not keep the story to myself. I hope this will brighten your day. She did tell me I owed her a kiss on her cheek so I did bend over and give her a little kiss on her cheek. I don't know where she got the idea that my best friend is a young man. Haha
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ME: I'd do ANYTHING to feel even a little bit better.
MY DOCTOR: Limit gluten, sugar, dairy, & anything else that brings joy to your life.
ME: Oh... I meant ALMOST anything.
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@UpBeatSkeletor I love the sound of the ocean. Thanks for sharing 😊
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@HumorChronic On the bright side, to my knowledge, I am not actively dying.
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My posts are not for everyone, babe. You either have to be chronically ill, in a lot of pain, disabled, medically traumatized, held together by prescription medications, actively dying, or have spent three hours arguing with your insurance company to get my humor.
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Can you all see me?
Wave if you can!
Elon keeps throttling my account!
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Salt water reduces inflammation.
Sand pulls heat out of your body.
Sunlight reduces cortisol.
Ocean water is grounding.
This isn’t a vacation.
This is medicine.
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Russell here. I am slammed with messages and I'm trying to respond to them but I cannot tell you how overjoyed we are at the interest you are all having for Robert's book and I have to tell you that the love and prayers is amazing. Robert is officially out of surgery this could not have been what any of us expected it went for over 8 hours. My understanding is he is currently very sick in the recovery room because of the anesthesia but they are taking care of him. It's going to be a few hours before they take him upstairs. I will try to update you later tonight and please pardon me and Brenda if we cannot get back to the messages in a timely fashion. We love you all.
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Russell here. Update on Robert. Brenda and I are sorry for the delayed update but we believe you will understand why. Brenda did get news from a nurse about an hour ago and she was so confused that she called me and since then I put in an urgent call to Dr Jared who has been consulted. Here is what we know. Robert has a minimum of 3 to 4 more hours of surgery. It is now 10:45 a.m.. He has already been in there for a little over 3 hours. They have to use implants made of titanium because of the structural damage to the leg. What none of us considered is that they discovered more cancer and they are removing it and because of this they are extending the margins. It did not show up on the scans if I still understand Jared correctly because the inflammation was masking it. Jared assured me that this is not unusual when dealing with someone who had recent sarcoma surgery to begin with. I wish we had better news. We will update you when we can as we receive more information but I hope you will appreciate if we have a delay because we really want to get it right and whatever information we get from the hospital in Michigan I'm going to run it by Jared who they always consult with. Whatever you do and you know how I am do not make a comment with any medical suggestions or advice please. For those who might be new here for clarification sake Jared is a very good friend of Robert's and he is his first oncologist in Boston where Robert lived when he was diagnosed almost 6 years ago. He is consulted with every step of the way of Robert's living with cancer because he is also Jared's case study used to present to students who Jared teaches in oncology.
And I might as well tell you you will see another post at 12:00 noon and we hope you see it and repost it but it will not be about what is happening today. We have strict orders in our lives threatened by Robert that at 12:00 noon we must do a post about his book that comes out on Wednesday as you know we all need to help promote it since now he is not able to. And if he is threatening our lives I believe that we all know that even in his present condition he would still do it! Thank you.❤️
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Robert here. Do you remember the time you started a new job a few years ago and on your fourth day you came down with covid and you had to quarantine telling yourself that you would be fired and what in the world would you do to pay your rent? Do you remember when you were the mother of the bride it was time for you and your husband to leave the house to head to the church and then the car didn't start and you were a bundle of nerves with your heart pounding and racing and the day was absolutely ruined in your head whereas in truth the ceremony was delayed and yes there was some grumbling amongst the guests. Do you remember when you had to study for that exam to maintain your grade point average but you didn't pass and you did not attain the necessary average to remain in the sports program and you were kicked off the team and you knew right then and there that happiness would never be the same? Do you remember the cruise you planned for your silver anniversary for you and your wife and then three days before you were supposed to embark on the Holland ship the hurricane season was in full swing and you ended up staying in a hotel while it rained for days and you sailed into a state of depression at the loss economically and always wondering what could have been? Do you remember what you told yourself when your spouse died? Do you remember how you believed you couldn't carry on?
Whatever the specific was then is not a blockage at this moment in terms of moving forward yet it was then through imagination. What is important is to recognize that if we are overwhelmed today that we have been on this road before and our determination to get through this lies in the fact that we have successfully conquered past problematic upheavals in our lives where we felt nothing would be the same and we could barely go on. And now the mother of the bride has three lovely grandchildren whom she could not live without. The student who didn't pass the exam now plays AAA baseball for the Durham Bulls. You own a house but were afraid at one time of being evicted for non-payment of rent. You spent a week in a hotel with inclement weather but received a travel credit notification two weeks later allowing you to go on a 7-Day Cruise instead of the original five day itinerary. In the midst of depression we all too often falsely conclude that we would never be happy again, or successful, or productive. We would never function again, we would never eat again joyfully, we would never be able to smell the wonderful scent of roses without being devastated through reminder of a casket spray. The bride would never forgive you. The boss would never trust you. The professor would always doubt you. And every one of these life crippling (oh wait that's a little dramatic let's change that to challenging) moments is now in the past and since then you have lived. You have lived. You have lived. Whatever is happening today will eventually lose its significance though it swirls like a hamster on a wheel this very day anxious with your mind going in circles to nowhere. 6 months from now you won't even remember today. Not in the same way. You will say my God how did I get through that. And the joy in that statement is the words “I got through that!” Be good to yourself today.
(This is born out of my mental preparation for surgery tomorrow morning. I dread it more than ever but I am hopeful). ❤️
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You can grieve:
• The hugs you never got.
• The birthdays no one cared about.
• The comfort you had to learn to live. without.
• The innocence you lost too early
This kind of grief isn’t dramatic.
It’s deeply human.
It’s mourning the life you should have had.
I’m sorry
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We’re going to the beach 😊🌊⛱️☀️
My daughter brought a friend so it’s gonna be 6+ hours in a car with two 18 year olds and an excited 9 year old 😅😬
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@ThePOTSPostman That is the harsh reality. However, there are those rare few who never waver.
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When you’re chronically ill, saying “I can’t make it” enough times eventually turns into not being invited at all.
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My video fluoroscopy results are back. My swallowing function remains severely impaired with no clinical improvement. I remain at very high risk of aspiration which could result in severe aspiration pneumonia and be life-ending. Oral intake is no longer safe and cannot be compensated for by diet modification or swallowing strategies. 6 months of photobiomodulation has made no impact. That's the reality. Not the one I wanted, but the one I have. I can't change the report but I can choose how I respond to it. I'll accept what I can't change, keep fighting where I can, and carry on.
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Many rescues, shelters, and breeders have already decided that a human with a disability can't handle a high-drive or working breed dog like me... They see a wheelchair or a cane and simply say no. Sometimes they do the same thing to seniors. While not every person in their 70s is fit and highly active, some are. Most wheelchair users aren't as experienced with dogs and have ways to ensure our needs are met, but some , like mine are. Blanket policies that don't look at the individual are common and they are keeping some truly pawsome teams apart! 🐾
But check out this power wheelchair dog walk proof! I'm briskly trotting sidewalks and paths like a pro, then off-leash grass chaos — rolling, spinning, and bouncing with full zoomie energy!
We've been proving them wrong every day: I get all my high-drive needs met (zoomies included!), demo tricks in classes, tackle adventures together, and my human's power chair keeps right up, sometimes even leading the chase to the best smells.
High-drive Rottie? Handled with style!
It's time for more open minds out there. Disability doesn't mean "can't do dogs". It just means creative, determined, and extra-fun partnerships. The right team can handle anything!
Who's with me on this? Drop a 🐾 if you agree!
🦽🐶❤️
#ServiceDogLife #OpenMinds #ProveThemWrong
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Felt like a question popping night.
megan@writemeganwrite
🎶My whole heart will be yours forever This is a beautiful start to a lifelong love letter
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