True! LOL! I never watch daytime TV but am up half the night mushing my brain watching nighttime mush!

TNP: Has to go and buy groceries today! I know I need a few things!:D

True: 2 Hour drive this morning to doctors office and then a 5 hour wait getting more labs done etc! 🙁 Not what I call a good journey!

TNP: Hate needles! I know I do! 🙁

Thank-you Ken!
Thank-you Cheryl!
Ken! I have a bunch of these Lillies!
I need to somehow get some strength to transplant them after they stop blooming. I guess a fall project for it’s way to hot now to be planting more flowers. I think we are going to have a hot one this year! Hugs
Linda H

😀 😀 😀 Thanks Jan for making me laugh! I bet they were in for a shocking treat! LOL! Too funny!
Linda H

True: Helping husband finish my food pantry! No vacation just work work! Yuk~

TNP: Is having company for Memorial Day Weekend~

Fase! Don’t recall that far back and not sure but might remember if I saw it again!

TNP: Is being taken out to dinner tomorrow for Mother’s DaY

False: Thinking about us going to Florida to see our grandbaby but not sure if I will be well enough to go. So it’s an if thing!

TNP: Is going to have a BBQ this weekend for Mother’s Day!

I just noticed the reference to NC. I have a friend in Sophia, NC that’s daughter was diagnosed with the Swine Flu yesterday! Just so you know!

True: And I am wireless instead of using Dial up and it still runs slow! Maybe I need a new computer huh? 😀

TNP: Is having a painful day! I know I am after getting 3 more teeth pulled this morning. Ouchie! 6 down and 4 to go! Can’t wait for these next two weeks to get here! 😀

True: Got them done a while ago but still decorating and doing it today!

TNP: Is planning on Christmas travel!

Sorry to hear this Stacey! Hope the next few start working for you. Will keep you in my prayers. Cyber hugs heading your way!

True: Been watching Rudolph ever since I was a child and still like watching it.

TNP: Likes Homemade Christmas Candies and Cookies

False! Not really! My grandma and mom made them alot in my younger days and I could not aquire the taste. I love coconut pie though! Yum yum!

TNP: Is getting snow tonight! Lots of snow!

It is possible! Just depends where youe friend got attacked the most! Hope your friend gets well again soon! Hugs
Linda H

True: Ohh yeah do I remember those days. Sure wished I had the energy now. Just one climb now and they will need a stretcher to bring me down! LOL!

TNP: Is in the mood to do some crafting! So I wonder what they are making?

True: I take two tablespoons every morning. It helps to lower high cholesterol and actually helps the kidneys. Started doing that a few months ago.

TNP: Is getting cold cold weather and snow!

True: And I indeed got it last night too. Actually didn’t want to wake up this morning

TNP: Is having their first cup of hot chocolate this morning!

True: This little group is more than awesome! They have become a wonderful family to get to know! I hope that someday I will be able to go to the Symposium and meet many in here! You all are great!

TNP: Is having fried chicken, mashed potatoes and gravy tonight for dinner! Anybody want to come join me? 😀

I Dream of Jeanie!

I want to walk the beach and pick up sea shells and smell the fresh air!
Nice warm breezy day!
it’s cold here this morning.

False: But I do watch the NFL!

TNP: Is going out shopping today! Me too! Grocery day

My daily delight today is waking up this morning feeling good! Yippee!

I saw this before and it is so true! Very sad story too! Thanks for sharing! Really enjoyed reading this!

I totally agree! Lets do our voting and get some good people in office here! I think Norb would make a good President! Kitt would make a good Vice President! Jan! Secretary of State, Allaug can replace Condaleeza Rice, Ken would make a good Senator… Jim, a Congressman. And the rest of us can become Congress leaders or Senators.

Me! I’ll through my Mayor out of town and take his place! Hey! I think we would all make a good team here! We seem to have more logic and see what is going on. 😀
We can have a voting contest!

Still running the AC in my area! Another hot day but supposed to get rain and cooler weather! Yeahhhhh!:D

Joe The Plummer!:D

True: So true! Ready to see winter weather now and a blazing fire!

TNP: Christmas is their favorite time of year!

True: Ohh yes! Especially pumpkin pie and the smell of a turkey! Yum yum~

TNP: Is sick of seeing the elections!

The Monkeys

False: Been indoors trying to clean some today and do paperwork!
I hate doing paperwork too! I would never make a good school teacher! Everybody would get straight A’s and I would be rid of paper~ LOL!

TNP: Is having a bad work day!

True: Ohh yes! Freshly caught fish has a better taste to it! I loved Fried Flounder, fried Catfish and a good old Bass… taste awesome!

TNP: Like’s to hunt! Hunting season is here!

I have the Neurogenic Bladder and the Intestinal problems but no collasped stomach just yet! My lungs to have problems. But no stomach problems just yet! But I do keep GERD! Terrible Gerd!

Linda H Born in Frankfurt, Germany! Father was in the US Army for 22 1/2 years! My childhood days were interesting growing up!

Have been to: Italy, France, Spain, twice in Germany, Mexico, Canada.
Lived in Italy, France, Spain and Germany as an Army Brat. We took a vacation to Canada and Mexico.

US Travels: New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee, Kentucky, California and Florida.

Originally from North Carolina and now live in Rocky Mount, North Carolina.

True: The two companies merging together just might save the car industry in the US making us what we were years ago. If they do things wisely and build the right product. Making others having to compete with us. But they will have to work hard at it and bring the right type of car in the market at a fair market value. I don’t think many of us are interested in $30000.00 cars right now! GM and Chrysler can either make it or break it! But it’s up to them to put our work place back in America and making a car more afordable in today’s economy. Not thinking $30000.00 cars but more affordable ones.

TNP: Is seeing their grandchildren today!

Laurel & Hardy

False: Only snakes we have are copperheads! Water Moccasins!
No rattlesnakes in my neck of the woods!

TNP: Likes Deer Meat!

False: Putting up Christmas instead and skipped the fall season

TNP: Is having a cold weather day trying to stay warm!

The Jackie Gleason Show

Ed Sulivan Show

True: Ohh yes! I enjoy classic rock! But I am a music lover of all kinds. Having a husband that is a musician and writes music, I have learned to enjoy all kinds of music!

TNP: Is starting their Christmas Shopping!

The Red Skeleton Show!
Carol Burnette Show!

Now that picture has me laughing. I would have never thought doing something like that one! LOL! Gives me some ideas here for next Halloween. I think I’m going to have myself a Rum and Coke! Have not had one of them in years! Kind of have a craving for that! Hope everybody has a great day today! Nice and warm at my house so I am opening up some doors and windows and getting some fresh air!

This is interesting about the antibiotics. Even though I am not a GBS patient, I do have problems with Sulfa Drugs. So any antibiotic that has sulfa causes problems for some Lupus patients as well. The sulfa can trigger flares. Not all lupus patients have problems with this but there are many that do have problems getting flares taking the sulfa drugs. Sounds to be the case here also with GBS.

False but True: I decorated alright! But not for fall! I got my Christmas Decorations up! LOL

TNP: Is having cold weather! Still warm in my neck of the woods! 😀

True True True! I have a fireplace with glass doors that is an insert with a blower and on those cool or cold evenings me and my husband have that sucker going full blast. Very nice warm and toasty!

TNP: Loves Candy Apples

Wow! This is a fun experience for you! Wonderful news also! Congrats! So happy this happened for you! 😀
Linda H

I have not been in the Tavern all week and really don’t need anything harse on my throat right now. But a Icy slushy cold Strawberrry Daquiri sounds good! Yum yum! I’m kind of ready for some food though. Real food! Not soft mushy stuff! I want Rib’s and Baked Taters and with veggies! Filler me up please!

True! Wow Jan! How did you know! I love sleeping with my window open in the early spring and fall. The fresh air smells so good and hearing the crickets and other outdoor nature creatures are so relaxing. Summer and winter though no windows open. Too hot or too cold.

TNP: Like’s pumpkin pie!

Terry! Feel for you! Here in NC we get problems like this too and those trees are no fun sawing. Ken! beautiful photo! Totally beautiful! My husband is over at my mom’s today cutting bushes. She’s on 3 acres too!

I Love Lucy

False: Seen this darn recliner so much these past few months and right now if I could have a bunch of activity and felt good. I would be going! 😀

TNP: Is doing yard work today!

The Wizard of Oz

True: I have a Hummingbird Feeder beside a Butterfly Bush and see two hummingbirds every morning. They are so cute!

TNP: Is seeing grandchildren this weekend!

True: Had that test to finish today at the hospital and got my first treatment. Better day today though but so tiring!

TNP: Is having movie night tonight with buttered pop corn!

Dark Shadows with Barnabas Collins!

My mom was addicted to that show! We would come home from school and could not wait to see what happened next! A good spooky soap opera. We all cried when they did away with that show!

True: All abandoned cats that we took in and adopted. 10 Cats all fixed so they won’t give me 60 cats! 😀

TNP: Is going to hospital this morning for testing.

Scooby Doo!

Happy Birthday Terry! Wishing you many more to come and hope your birthday was not one of feeling bad! Hugs

Happy Birthday Shirley! A little late here but hope your day was a special one! Hugs

True: Love homemade Pumpkin pie made from scratch. So much better that store bought. And I didn’t make it on a few postings but I do grow a few of my own pumpkin plants and have 5 pumpkins growing.

TNP: Eats alot of sweets!

The sharing with each other our knowledge is very learning indeed. I have learned so much in here and so many share with kindness! 😀

[I][/I]Do not know anybody there but hope that she is able to find a decent doctor that can take care of her soon! Wishing you very good luck! 😀

Nice photo! Wished I could catch some scenes in my area. Always when I see something, I have my camera in my house. Drats! 😀

Something my father used to do and I catch myself doing it to my grandchildren. Give them a candy bar and sit there watching them eating it. Then say poor Grandma would love to have a bite of that candy bar! “Don’t you want to give poor old grandma a bite?” They come over and decide to share it with you when you suddenly take a huge heaping bite out of the bar leaving just a small nub left! 😀 The expression on their faces! LOL!
The next visit.. they get wise and they will share a bite but will pinch off what they want you to have! 😀 😀

Wow Jan! That breakfast sounds good. I think I will take a Bacon, Egg and Cheese Sandwich and a cup of coffee this morning. Got a pretty bad hangover from my drinking binge over the weekend. 😀 Plus I have to go in for labs this morning. Yuk yuk! Needles needles and more needles. Hate those nasty needles.
Wishing you all a great day! I will be out most of the morning getting labs done. Want to stop buy a store and see if I can find Christmas wrapping paper. Yeah I know~ I’m an early bird! Might be too early!

The Wild Wild West!

True: While in my school days, I was a head cheerleader for 4 years. Took up Gymnastics, played Soccer and my favorite time of year was in the summertime where I enjoy swimming and water skiing. Now I can barely move a bone. 😀

TNP: Like Ice Cream

Gilligans Island

True: I don’t know how many times I have sat around looking in the clouds finding funny faces or people figures. All kinds of figures! I too remember going somewhere that had a paneling wall and would look into the wood to see what figure I would find.

TNP: Is going to have movie night tonight with buttered pop corn!

True: I love going into Ebay and have bid on many items. Addicted to that site! Highly addicted.

TNP: Is going out for dinner tonight!

Very muggy and humid this morning with rain. We were supposed to have gotten a cold front today dropping into the 70’s but it feels like 90 to me! Will be glad to see cooler weather! 😀

False: Rather have the ham and cheese with mustard, dill pickle, tomato and cheese on toast. And smashed flat!

TNP: Likes to carve pumpkins for Halloween!

True: Especially in the cold winter mornings. A nice cup of Hot Chocolate and that warm snuggly blanket warms the blood stream.

TNP: Likes a warm cozy winter fire in the fireplace!

Greensboro, NC

Bethel, NC

True: Actually did get the book and read it. Was very interesting book!

TNP: Is staying up late tonight

False: So sick of these elections and will be glad to see it over with. Everytime you turn around you see commercials of Obama and McCain. They are going to wear them out before they get to be president.

TNP: Is going mall shopping today!

True: I must say my husband is good to me but sometimes we just don’t get that good guality time that we need together. His job and coming home tired and me being sick. It seems like we can’t have what we would really like. I would love to get well again and he take a vacation and we go to somewhere romantic. A romantic weekend!

TNP: Has many cats!

True: Actually started my Christmas shopping back in June and am almost done! When I get sick like I have been lately, I tend to get worried and start preparing for months of feeling bad and did not want to see myself in December having a hard time walking and fighting the crowds! 😀 So I have been buying one gift here and one gift there!

TNP: Loves eating popcorn!

False: No makeover’s in my town but alot of clean up in several areas because of Hanna!

TNP: Is watching football today and avoiding their weekend chores! I know my husband is! LOL!

Hersey PA

Wilmngton, NC

False: Been busy in the doctor’s office this week and have not seen much of outside nightness but have seen my den and computer many nights.

TNP: Is getting alot of rain today!

I stayed off this site for a couple of days due to us having to wait for our answer on Dr. Levin. I am so sorry to hear the news. Keep in mind that at least you know something now. I felt you were so worried lately that I knew something would happen soon. I was so concerned for you then and again now.

I keep telling myself that you can only take so much and that everyone is praying for you so it will be ok.

I am worried about the same thing for my husband for certain reasons and the waiting does just not help so I am at least happy for you that you now know.
I did know someone a long time ago that had her thyroid taken out and did fine so I am hoping the best for you.

I need to keep faith for all of us.
Hugs back
Joanf

Bear, Delaware

Dillon, SC

Oh Linda I just cannot believe this whole cidp thing. My husband does get tingling in fingers and that only started the last couple of months. Plus either hot or cold on arms. That is when I told the neuro it is spreading. Now he does not have anything on face. If you have a neuro where you are cannot he do something. I would call anyway and tell him he has to either do something for you now or you will have to go to er at Duke. It is terrible to feel so bad that you are desperate, but when Bill worke up at 2 in morning and said something not right I did not hestate and took him to a hospital not the one our neuro works at. His nurse said if I had gone to his he would have come into see him.
I told her (grinding my teeth) I did not know if he was going to die before I got him into a hospital and did not want to drive that far. This was an emergency.

Where do you live now.? Please do whatever you have to do. I wish I could do something for you.
Hugs to you
Joanf

Sounds to me that you have been quite busy as well. I know how hard it is to wait as we waited about 2 1/2 months to get into Cleveland Clinic and now he is not scheduleing new patients until April So try and be patient and in the meantime they can do other tests. After lumbar puncture they usually do biopsy of ankle but you might be different since it involves thyroid.

I will hope that things keep going forward. It is up and downs isn’t it.
Joanf

Winston Salem, NC
Raleigh, NC

Just saw that LindaH has an appointment today. Pray that from this appointment she will get the right treatments started immediately …

Gary

What wonderful pictures. I do not know how to do the pictures. Maybe some day I will learn, but then again I am the caretaker. Would be nice for a picture of both of us.
Anyway I love grandchildren and fortunately for me I am not the one sick however they are in Ohio and we are in Tennessee.\\

We have 5 of them. Our son has 2 boys-ages 2 and 5. Our daughter has one boy llyears old and 2 girls, one 7 and one 8. The last ones to visit was our son and daughter-in-law and the 2 year old kept saying “I’m in Tennessee.”He was so proud of himself saying Tennessee. He is so cute. Every one of them are special and although I no longer live close to them when they come it is just wonderful

Well off to Cleveland Clinic tomorrow for that long waited 2nd opinion.
Will check back when we get back home.

Love those grandbabies
Nana(Joanf)

Christchurch, New Zealand
Frankfort Germany

My DR. prescribed the Zostrix for me 12 or 15 years ago. It was 10 for a small tube then. The pharmastics told me about the Capzasin-HP, a generic Zostrix-HP, for about half the price of the Zostrix. I use about 1 tube a week here and get it at Wal-Mart. I think it is about 10 dollars for a small tube of it now. I have used both of these and can’t tell the difference between the two. It will set you on fire though when you get out in the sun with it on you. Well, the hot shower will do about the same as the sun. Well, gettin late folks and the ole Drummer had better start looking at the bed. Good Night …………………….