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Post by SpikesToy on Aug 17, 2004 4:06:54 GMT
I've read the books Az, and totally agree - woman are just as capable of cruelty as men, and sometimes I think they get away with it easier because society has trouble believing that the "gentler sex" could do such things. Granny is doing a lot better. Her heart is badly damaged now but at 92 it is amazing that she has remained as fit as she has. Once again, thanks for all the kind words, I really was going through a "blue" time.
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Post by azazel on Aug 18, 2004 0:18:40 GMT
Yes well we have many notorius cases like Hindly and Rosemary West in this country that proves females have a black side, but its not just those cases that get such media attention that go on theres even more that go untold.
Anyway onto other subjects glad your gran has perked up. Seems like one tough gal
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Post by Pixie on Aug 18, 2004 12:36:42 GMT
Hope your granny is feeling better !
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Post by SpikesToy on Aug 18, 2004 13:11:14 GMT
Thanks everyone. I haven't heard anymore so am assuming that Granny is still in hospital. That's the problem, we have to rely on the rellies telling us what is going on. Don't get me wrong, I know they have busy lives blah, blah, blah but I think they forget that we WANT to know the ins and outs of the situation. Sometimes it is so frustrating!
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Post by nightnurse on Aug 22, 2004 14:21:53 GMT
We had yet another scare with mum yesterday, the home called saying she'd collapsed and been taken to hospital, so we were getiing ready to drop everything and go up there...and yep, by the time she got to hospital she was ok They ran a few tests and pronounced her well enough to go back after a couple of hours ;D Rang today and she's up and eating well, they're putting it down to a TIA ( Transient Ischaemic Attack...basically a tiny stroke ) , but she's back to her usual self now.
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Post by Incogni2 on Aug 22, 2004 14:48:57 GMT
Just missed you on the board NN, but to you and glad to hear your Mum is better.
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Post by SpikesToy on Aug 23, 2004 3:40:10 GMT
Sorry to hear that you had such a scare NN. to you and your Mum. I'm glad she is feeling better. It is never easy getting those phone calls is it?
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Post by Pixie on Aug 23, 2004 9:45:07 GMT
NN - my grandmother had lots of TIAs, and boy did it scare us! So I can well imagine it... glad she's a bit better now.
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Post by PokerKitten on Aug 23, 2004 10:44:38 GMT
Hope everyone's 'mas and grandmas are improving In my family it is dad who has all the dramatic health scares, but I do tend to forget that my mother is 70 and expect her to still be like a 50 year old or something .
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Post by SpikesToy on Aug 23, 2004 11:40:44 GMT
I know exactly what you mean PK. My Dad's 71 and my Mum's 67. Mind you, I'm very lucky as my folks have very good health (touch wood) but sometimes I forget that they can't physically do the things that they once did.
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Post by marilyn on Aug 24, 2004 1:37:30 GMT
I hope all the moms and grandmas and dads are okay...lots of time it's the caretakers who end up sick themselves, from trying to care for the sickly partner.... We three sisters didn't realize how hard my dad was to care for until after my mom passed away and we had full care of him while he was hospitalized/convalescing....takes all three of us....no wonder my mom was so depressed and tired....sigh! We have a brother, too, but he's lived out of town for quite awhile, so we don't figure him into the care equation....
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Post by Pixie on Aug 24, 2004 8:36:06 GMT
As a general rule, I think men are (a) less good at caring for people, and (b) harder to care for than women as well - think of man with cold... you'd think they were about to kick the bucket or is that just my dad?
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Post by marilyn on Aug 25, 2004 1:24:39 GMT
Pix, I think you're def right about men...big lollypop babies!! Toy, if there's no way your Grandma's room can be changed, and I know that's usually not an option...I have an idea, which you may think is entirely idiotic, but that's okay...lol! Anyway, my daughter's old room is covered in glow in the dark stars and moons....they've been there for at least six years and they still glow so pretty when the light is out! I'm gonna have to take them off one day cos the walls need painting, but I think I'd put some back, cos it's really neat....so I thought maybe a family member could get a pack of glow stars and just put them on the wall and ceiling for her....and she'd be reminded of you..... ETA: EEk, I think I put this in the wrong thread....where did I see about your Gran missing the stars, Toy? Sorry!!
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Post by SpikesToy on Aug 25, 2004 11:23:38 GMT
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Post by azazel on Aug 25, 2004 23:02:14 GMT
Bit late but big NN glad your mums ok, but sure is stressfull all the same.
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Post by PokerKitten on Aug 30, 2004 11:36:39 GMT
How am I supposed to drink my pick-me-up cappuccino in the Blues Cafe without my cappuccino mug, huh?!
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Post by Ditto on Aug 30, 2004 19:41:49 GMT
What a fantastic idea. I love those stars. In fact I think I'll get some.
PK, order another one off the 'net. It'll arrive asap.
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Post by PokerKitten on Aug 30, 2004 23:29:12 GMT
The dead one was a present, it wouldn't be the same.
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Post by Pixie on Aug 31, 2004 17:39:05 GMT
Maybe you should wait a while and see what turns up in the post, PK I'm in a bit of a quandary as to what to do (if anything) about a friend of mine. He was recently dumped by his manipulating bitch of a girlfriend (who'd already been sleeping with another guy behind his back, and had lied to him about it). He was really really upset, because he loved her, and they'd been together several years. This weekend, he met a girl who used to be friends with me, until she did some extremely nasty things, and I stopped speaking to her (difficult, as we ended up living together for a year). He's rebounded onto her, all starry eyed, and she's, frankly, such a two-faced little bitca, that I'm really worried she'll end up hurting him, which could be REALLY bad, as he's just about to start having counselling for the previous relationship - because he hasn't been eating or sleeping properly, stuff like that. Of course, they might end up happily ever after, and if she makes him happy, then that's great, and I'll be really happy for them both. Problem is, if it doesn't. I told him before they got together it wasn't a good idea, and another mutual friend warned him to be careful of her. Thing is, do I say anything to him or not? If a friend knew that someone you were interested in had treated both exes and her best friend really badly, would you want them to tell you, or not? And if not... would you be annoyed if it all went horribly wrong, and then found out that your friend knew all along, and never said anything? Please advise... part of me thinks it's best to let him find out for himself, and hope for the best, but another part of me is being all protective, and I feel really edgy doing nothing (because she's eminently likely to lie to him about me, the mutual friend I mentioned, and anyone and anything else she can think of, and try to turn him against us all). And anyway, would he even listen?
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Post by PokerKitten on Aug 31, 2004 17:47:12 GMT
It's a toughie. But my opinion, FWIW, is that you already tried to warn him, as did someone else. I'm not sure you can do more, unless he comes to you with some concerns and then you can eloborate; or asks for your opinion of her.
As you say, she might have been frightful with others, but perhaps they'll turn out to be good together. Maybe not likely, but you just never know.
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