Undermining Seniors .

Friends, relatives and therapist seem to be slowly taking away my self confidence to do things on my own.  They are always warning me to 'be careful'!  Can't have you falling and ending up in the hospital with a broken hip!  I know I pop up from a chair too quickly and tend to spin toward the direction I want to go.  It is SO habit forming.  Please though, don't keep reminding me of the consequences.  I already know them.  Believe me, I do.  I do try to think ahead before moving.  But after 80 years everything seems so automatic.   Thinking before I 'get up and go' takes some practice.  I behave better when you're not  here.  I seem to fall into the 'helpless' mode when you are.  I drive my car with care.  Driving more than five miles from home seems to put panic in everyone's heart.  That is turn, makes me an edgy driver.  So.  Everyone calm down.  Let me be the deciding factor.  I think the mind is still in good working order.  And remember, many years ago I did drive my beloved Yugo to New Brunswick and back!.......................marge

I can't stop itching!

I will find out in the next two weeks how the treatments went.  I feel fine except for the all over itching which seems to be a mystery to all.  The oncologist are only experts in their special field.  Made an appointment with a Dermatologist as soon as I could.  Up two nights in a row scratching!  As a daughter says.  Simple Mom.  Just don't scratch!  She has no reaction to itch making bugs, allergies etc.or she's the most mind over matter person I know!  It's so tempting to go get a glass of wine but I won't, I don't think anyway.  Here's hoping this too shall pass, the sooner the better.................................marge

The world will change.

I am filled with pride at the Royal Wedding.  We hopefully now know that being 'Caucasian' isn't the ultimate goal in life.'  All the 'White Supremacist'  I hope will have learned something about being human.  I loved seeing the Mother of the Bride, she was glowing, and justly so as any Mom would.........................marge

Memories

I've been trying to go to sleep for several hours now, to no avail.  Then a scene from a World War 2 movie popped into my head.  The star was Dana Andrews.  He was wearing a khaki shirt and trousers.  His hands were tied behind his back.  His fists tightly closed.  For a second, he opened a fist.  In the center was a Franklin Delano Roosevelt dime.  A shot rang out.  End of movie.....................marge

He has to be stopped.

I was going to talk about my infusion today (it went well) aside from me spilling coffee AND water.  Trump is half the problem, The Republicans in Congress and his non-functioning Cabinet must share in the blame.  Are they hypnotized or something?  Truly truly, how can they be so stupid?  Is he the Pied Piper?  Or leading the Lemmings going off of the cliff?  There is no humor at all in this.  Illuminating these people to the facts appears to be an impossible task.  How did they ever get elected in the first place?  We can't wait until the next election or we may well be doomed.  He's trying his best to do that.  Don't you think our good people deserve better?........................marge

Third Infusion week!

I am brandishing a huge purple area on my arm.  Poor nurses.  It took three tries to get the I.V. going.  I'm glad they didn't run out of veins.  I told the man in the chair next to mine he looked like Burgess Meredith.  Remember the penguin in the 'Bat Man' series?  He took it kindly but it mostly went over the heads of those nearby.  Went to Kroger after.  Ron works there.  He stopped my electric cart and called for the manager to get a tow truck.  I do have a tendency to knock down displays in the store.  Fortunately none of them were liquid.  I think Spring has sprung in Michigan today.  Onward and upward...................marge.........P.S.  Hello to the 'mail' Angels.