Tuesday, September 8, 2009

YES, I AM

YES, I AM STILL ALIVE---THO SOMETIMES WISH I WERE NOT. PAIN REIGNS SUPREME IN MY LIFE NOW DAYS. IF IT ISN'T ONE THING IT IS ANOTHER. I KNOW A BETTER DAY IS COMING----I JUST HOPE IT COMES BEFORE I GO. REALLY ,I AM LUCKY THAT I FEEL PRETTY GOOD WHEN I AM SITTING DOWN AND NOT MOVING MUCH. I HAVE A GREAT HUSBAND WHO HELPS SO MUCH--IN FACT TOO MUCH. I NEED TO CONTRIBUTE MORE---AND STILL AM ABLE TO DO LAUNDRY, DISHES, COOK. WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO, BUT HAVE A STOOL AT EACH PLACE. IN FACT HAVE 5 OF THEM IN THIS HOUSE AT MY "WORK STATIONS". THE FUNNY THING IS WHEN I AM IN THE HOSPITAL I STILL HAVE THE FEELING THAT I COULD RUN CIRCLES AROUND SOME OF THOSE YOUNG NURSES!! HA HA--WHAT A JOKE!! I AM LUCKY TO GET FROM ONE CHAIR TO THE NEXT. WE DO GO FOR A RIDE ALMOST EVERY DAY AND GET SOME
'FAST" FOOD TO EAT OUT BY ONE OF OUR MANY LAKES. WE HAVE HAD SUCH A COLD SUMMER---IT IS JUST NOW WARMING UP---THAT WE DIDN'T SPEND MUCH TIME OUTSIDE ANYHOW. THE SONS AND GRANDSONS POP IN QUITE OFTEN , AND THAT IS NICE. GETTING A LITTLE ANXIOUS TO GET BACK TO TEXAS---AND I HAVE PROMISED TO GET IN THE POOL MORE -ONCE WOULD BE MORE THAN LAST WINTER. HOPEFULLY CAN GET IN EVERY DAY--I KNOW IT WILL HELP. UNTIL LATER---TAKE CARE ALL---I MISS YOU ALL BARB

3 comments:

Paula said...

Good to hear from you. I'm glad you are getting out everyday. I have a lot of health problems too but I can still sit and ride. I'm so thinkful for that and want to do it while I can. John sure has to be prodded though.

Marty said...

Hi Barb,
So nice to hear from you. I'm sorry to hear you have been in pain ... will pray for it to go away. I bet you're right ... some time in the pool might make you feel better.
Best,
Marty

MammawsDecorativeArt said...

So good to read a post from you. I am so sorry to hear that you're still in a lot of pain. I'm thankful you're still here.
An attitude of gratitude helps a lot of things. Hoping you can get lots of laughter too. That helps medically you know.