Hi everybody, Have been sitting on the side lines, seeing how wonderful you are!
You cover so many things,& are great friends to each other, lovely to see, in this day & age!!
I have COPD,& neuropathy, have been at 4th stage, from 20 years ago, still alive & kicking, although on oxygen 24 hours now.
Reggie (Hubby) has got dementia, so between the 2 of us& some family, we toddle along!! Friends of which there were many, have now all disappeared since Reggie’s dementia is more apparent, he has Alzheimer’s & people seem to run from that! I do feel sad for him, he was such a generous man with time, & helped many a person with building on spare rooms etc,renewing laundries etc to much to mention.Im sure some must feel guilty, but maybe not!
Wishing you all a reasonable week ahead,& hope to chat a little more in the future, although I’m probably somewhat boring now,lol
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Welcome Yellow roses. Like Don I loved the phrase toddle along. Its that kind of spirit which holds us, and this group together. I am sorry that you found your friends disappear when your husbands dementia became more apparent, but its their loss, as they don't realise that dealing with the difficult stuff marks you more as a human being, and certainly more as a friend. Wishing you many years of toddling along
Hello and welcome, as soon as my friends found out I had COPD they seemed to slowly remove me from their lives. But at least I have one very good friend, we have been friends for over forty years, more like sisters. You and your husband have each other and we are all here for you both. Please don't forget to visit us as we will you. You both have a lovely week and take care of yourselves.🤗 Bernadette xx.
Nice to hear from you, bright even though you have the usual problems that life dishes out. Shame about people's reaction to Dementia, they do not realise what they are missing.
Hi there Yellow_roses ,nice to see you out of the "sidelines"and like our other member's have said,even with all your and husbands health issues,you've written such an upbeat post. Do promise you'll comeback again and join in whenever you have the time or inclination!! Enjoy your Sunday.
Welcome Yellow roses,you are not boring at all and i am pleased that you have toddled into our lives and i hope that we can be a good friend to you and your husband.Your description of Dementia and the way a lot of people deal with it is sadly all too true but i am pleased that you and Reggie along with family support get along ok.
Hello Yellow_roses so lovely to meet you. 😁 It is awful to read that many have forgotten (maybe) Reggie's kindness and generosity. I think people are afraid of dementia and they think often that the person concerned would not remember them anyway. I am sorry about that. There are many misconceptions about having dementia still even in this day and age.
I am however amazed that you have been at stage four for two decades! Well done an amazing feat to be sure. I am sending you and Reggie my very best wishes. Have a lovely Sunday.
I love your name Yellow_roses. Roses are my favourite flower. Yellow roses I think mean friendship and your friends who have left due to your hubby's dementia are missing the joy of you and your kind husbands friendship. We are glad to have your friendship here, thank you for dropping by. As Caspiana has said, you have done so well to go 20 years at stage 4. Hugs and best wishes from Oz for many more years together.
Ma y,many thanks for your lovely welcome,to many to thank seperately😘I am so glad to find you,what wonderful people.
My apologies for not answering sooner,I didint forget you,but took a bit of a setback with my breathing, couldn’t get it above 78.Anyway,long story cut short😊have had my 02 raised a notch,& can’t believe the difference,also,now have mask to wear,instead of the candles up my nose!!
Apparently so they told me,being a carbon monoxide retainer,it is better for me.Dont know why they didint do this before🤔
At least they kept me out of hospital,after being told,that even if I get the common cold,I will need IV abs.The things you learn along the way!!
They put quite a bit of help to me,for cooking,cleaning etc,boy I did need it,could not care for myself,let alone Reggie,anyway enough of that,just looking forward to my old self back,almost there!!
Do hope you are feeling reasonably well😘will look forward to chatting soon.
I'm sorry to know you had a setback but I'm glad things have improved with the O2, and with the help for you and your husband. I look forward to seeing you around and chatting with you soon too 😊
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