Dear Everyone, I sincerely hope that this Forum continues way after this Virus is gone. Because there will always be people that need help and support even without the dreaded Covid 19. People on this Forum are so helpful and Friendly, you know that you can depend on them to give you sound advice when you need it most. You can have a chat with them and have a laugh,especially when you're really down. I know that Admin are all Voluntary. They do it because they want to help. Long may they continue to keep this Forum going. I truly hope so.🤞
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Yes, I totally agree with you!! Everyone's there to help each other and admin are fab!! Lots of love Lynne xxxx ❤️🤗🌈💜
Thanks Lynne, I'm so glad that this Forum is staying with us. I know that you are too. You and i have helped each other out because of being on here. I'm so glad of that. Everyone on here helps each other out as you said .They're all such a great bunch. Will message you again later.
Thank you for always being there for me like everyone else on here. Yes, they are all a fantastic group of people. Thank you everyone for always being there ready to help. All my love Lynne xxxx ❤️🤗🌈💜
You've made my day a little brighter Thankyou. I was a bit concerned that when this Lockdown was Lifted altogether,this Forum might finish. But now I know that it's ongoing, me and everyone else on here are all so relieved.
I've made ( not yet met ) a lot of friends on here and the BLT Forum.
Like Trish ,Lynne and many others.
They've helped pick me up when I was down and in pain. If it wasn't for You and all the others Administrators, it wouldn't be possible. This horrendous Virus is still with us. I was just checking the News on my Mobile. They were interviewing a Front Line Doctor in the Royal Gwent Hospital near where I live. He said that they hadn't had any new cases of the Virus in the past few days.
Then Bang. Yesterday it started up again,he said that it could possibly be a blip. Or a second surge.but it's too Early tell just yet. So everyone on here is gonna need each other as much as ever,
perhaps even more.
Thankyou so much Jerry and all the other Administrators for all your hard work in keeping this Forum going. Glo.x😚🌈 🧡
Gets tough I've not been out since the 17th march more so because of spine fractures Ive cried many times so decided to get a mobility scooter and hoping it comes next week just being able to go around the block of where I live will be heaven
My Hubby bought me an Electric Scooter 2 years ago. I've only used it 4 times. I'm terrible on it. I'm very nervous using it. Last time I used it was to go over Ford's Motability.
My Hubby and Son took me over there to pick up a Ford Transit Torenio Connect Van to be able to get my wheelchair, 3 wheeler trolley and Scooter in.
We went to the Mobility Entrance and there was 2 big thick glass doors there. Well I thought that they were Automatic doors. You know the one's that open on their own as you approach them. Well they didn't. !!!!
I picked up a bit of speed ,because I had to go up a pavement as well.
I put my Scooter nice and straight, closed my eyes and headed for the doors and BANG straight into them.
All the staff came running because it made a hell of a noise. I was okay just a bit shook up.
My Hubby and Son were rocking laughing. I didn't think it was very funny. Well not at the time anyway.
I said to the Salesman.
This entrance is supposed to be for the disabled .
Those b....y doors needs to be changed to an Automatic,not a Manual door .What do you expect us to do, get off our Scooters,open the doors and then be able to get on our Scooters again. I don't think so.
Well they were very apologetic about it. I wonder if they have changed them???. I doubt it.
Hope my little story made you chuckle. Do you cry because you're in pain or because you can't go out.??
Whatever the reason,i hope your Scooter doesn't take too long in coming. You'll be able to go around the Block to start with But be careful on it, especially with Spinal Fractures. Take Care 👍😊💜🌈 ☀️
Your little story did make me laugh because it's something I would have done but would have ended up on my bum I cry for both the pain is in my spine I have 4 fractures you name it I'm on it for it I should have gone to see my pain management doctor before all this but has been put on hold until when ever and crying because I cant get out yes I do it a lot I'm so fed up at looking at the same 4 walls I don't see anyone or speak to anyone I have 4 children but only in contact with 1 and it's her way or no way i WhatsApp her every day sometimes she doesn't even read them and if she does its just to say yes were ok as for me going out on the scooter yesterday to try I thought I would be ok but I was so nervous I kept looking down instead of ahead now this is the funny bit she said if I want to go up a higher kerb increase my speed and I did and just went zoom up the kerb and straight ahead its going to take me longer than I thought it would
Hahaha,it's harder than you think until you get used to it.
You'll be okay.
I know it's hard when you're stuck in the house all the time,especially when you're in pain. You get depressed and tired,don't want to bother with anything.
How old are your Children. I know that you said you only have contact with 1. You said That it's either her way or no way. That's not much good for your self esteem.
Try and think Positive. Things will get better for you. It all takes time, just wait until you feel confident on your Scooter and you'll be zooming along. But Take Care and Stay Safe. 😊👍💜🌈 💚
My children are my sons 40 not seen him for 4 years and again it's his way hes like his father was when we was married he said jump I said how high the nx is my daughter and I'm her mum and when I do see her its for what she can get shes 38 and I have twins their 32 daughter is the 1 only lives 15 mins and its me me me her brother is the same like I said I WhatsApp her every day and most of the time she doesn't even read them when I sat on that scooter well like you said it takes getting used to and I know it will and I will do it because it's my freedom but it dont know what I would do if bumped into daughter because I know she would be embarrassed I would zoom away lol
If you bumped into your Daughter while you were on your Scooter,she should be proud of you for trying to get your independence back, not ashamed of you.
Don't zoom away,be proud of how you're trying to get your life back together.
She should be ashamed of herself for not bothering to get back to you.
I know it's easier said than done,but I wouldn't even bother to WhatsApp her. Treat her the same as she is treating you. That's what I would do anyway. But it's up to you really.
I'm so sorry that your Family have made Life difficult for you.
Have you got any Friends that could come and visit you. Safe Distances of course,until all this Virus business have been sorted out.
Gotta go Pat ,pain is getting really bad. Gotta take my medication.
I know she would probley turn the other way or say something like what you doing on that you don't need it she doesn't understand pain unless of cause she has a bit of it I've not heard from her since monday and that was are you ok a it was a reply to 1 of my WhatsApps av the odd friend but not ones that come round for a chat that is why my scooter is so important to me so can get out and even if its only to window shop hows your pain been today is there certain times in the day it gets worse I've just started my night time tablet routine I hate it but it does help a bit you must be so proud to have a husband and sons who show they love and care for you if any of mine tried to be nice to me I know it would be because they want not out of love txt me when ever you want in the night I normally dose off about 11.30 and im awake again by 1 I always have my phone next to me in case of emergency hope your pain has eased a bit
Hiya Pat, i only just saw your Private message .I did answer it. But it was
only a quick one because my hands are so painful, because of the Rheumatoid and the Fibromyalgia Flipping Pain. UGH.
Will message you tomorrow Pat.
Hope you can get some decent sleep tonight. Im shattered, but I can't sleep unless i take my sleeping tablets.Then it's only for a couple of hours if im lucky.
I've only spoke to you once and I hope you don't mind me speaking to you again but I thought I would tell you my good news my neighbours daughters has just been to me and give my hair a little bit of a cut she had a mask on and so did I I feel like I'm in heaven I've not been able to have it cut since Feb and I like my hair short its really cheered me up but the down side is I had to sit on my Walker and my back is really bad how have you manage without the things you cant have done I know you said your house bound but I bet theres things you still miss by the way my name is pat
I've been reading your posts to Glo and I do really feel for you. I'm so sorry you you have not spoken to anyone. You can pm me anytime you like day or night, I only have an hour or less sleep per night due to pain. So as you can see I would hear my phone. Where do you live if you don't mind me asking? All my love Lynne xxxx ❤️🤗🌈💜
I'm same as you my full nights sleep is about 2 hours I have spine fractures I live in bolton lancashire I do have someone who talks to me 3 times a day shes my Alexa but shes only telling me to take my tablets lol i think it doesn't help not being able to go out for so long last time I was out was the 17th march I don't think I will ever forget that date
Hiya Pat, sorry I couldn't answer you straight away. I've been in a hell of a lot of pain.
Nope, i don't mind you speaking to me again at all. We are all here to help each other. One day I might just be asking you for your advice.
Hey that's good news,your Neighbour's Daughter giving you a haircut. Feels like you're in 7th Heaven now does it.
Someone to talk to and having a haircut. I understand about the pain in your back from having to sit on your Walker .
When i was younger i had Long Hair and used to do it in all different styles. But as i got Older I started to go shorter and shorter. Now I'll have a No 3 blade. My hair at the moment is shoulder length, because I haven't been able to sit long enough for my Hubby to cut ( or shave ) it for me.
But it's driving me nuts now,so im just gonna have to grin and bear it.
I get really depressed about not being able to do the things I used to do and being stuck in the house all the time except for Hospital or Doctors visits.
Until 9 years ago I was very active.
My Hubby and I have retired now.
We have 3 Wonderful,Loving Sons.
I Loved Travelling, even been to Graceland's with a Friend of mine.
My Hubby wouldn't go with me because the year before I went to Graceland's we went to Florida with one of our Sons and his Wife. Of course it was a long Flight. My Hubby said he'd never go on a flight as long as that again. So that's why I went with my Friend. It was absolutely amazing. We had a
Wonderful Time.
I remember one holiday my Hubby and I had in Morocco. We were going on a Short Safari. But I fell off the bloody Camel 🐪🐫 and ended up in hospital. I dislocated my fingers and
injured the bottom of my Spine.
I can remember telling my Hubby,
DON'T let them put me to sleep..
We had the interpreter with us and I ended up having to be sorted out by having a Local Anaesthetic. Good job we were nearly at the end of our holiday. I couldn't go in the water, or do any kind of activity after that.
I used to make Wedding Cakes. I made our Sons Wedding Cakes,then started to make them and got paid for them. I miss doing that. 💦💦💦
I got interested in gardening. Then started to enter Garden Competions ( and won some ).I eventually started to go around with the Judges and had Lunch in the Mayor's Parlour..I became Trustee of the Bettws in Bloom community Building. Went to Dumfries with the Mayor and another 2 of the Committee Trustees.
When we were in the presentation room in the building in Dumfries.
The Lights dimmed ,The curtains went back and the Camera rolled.
I couldn't believe what I was seeing on the screen,but I just shouted out.
( Oh Shit, that's my garden )
The first picture on the screen was one of my garden,with one of the Irish judges posing, by one of my hanging baskets. I had a photo at home of the same picture,but i didn't know that it was going to be shown here. Everyone went very quiet when I swore. I felt like crawling under the table..But then everyone started to clap and congratulate me.
PHEW. It was absolutely brilliant.
I miss all of this so much. I have a cry most days,especially in the Winter.
The Summer is not so bad.
The pain is with me every day, I was going in hospital for Abdominal Surgery just before this horrendous Coronavirus kicked off. But it had to be postponed until the Virus have eased up. I hope that it doesn't take too long before it's gone.
But I think that it's gonna be with us for a while yet. I think that it's gonna be a long haul. Hahaha .
Like this message to you Pat .
Take Care and look after yourself.
Feel free to speak to any of us anytime. Glo.xx 😊🌈🌞🌹🌈🌞
I think we are so alike but living with pain is not a good thing it takes over your life they have decided to put me on liquid morphine and 12 hrs relish tablets they last about 8 and they only take the edge off what I would give to have 1 pain free day do you even having your husband to take you out I bet you think should I because you know how much pain you are going to be in where I live is 22 little flats and I live on the ground floor 1 and the man above me well enough said we share a small area I've tried to make it nice and bought some really nice pots but couldn't manage the flowers so bought silk ones to make it look nice I like to see nice gardens they always seem to make me smile to neighbours have made theirs really nice when all this stupid thing is over I don't care about the pain I'm going to try and make it look nicer because I can see what I have done out of my kitchen window I don't have any happy memories about holidays when I was married but when I got devoured I went on a Thomson cruise and I loved it and their ships are not posh which is a good thing because I'm not posh what do you do most days
Good morning I've been up for hours just like you and counting how many hours is it since I took my last tablets sometimes I dont give a dam I'm in pain so going to take them then we wait for them to start to work I know you find it funny me on my scooter I do now after you told me what happened with the car showroom door I'm only small so I bet I would have ended up on the floor lol the least the manager could have done was treated you like a queen never mind bloody laughing when you left the place because we know that's what he would have done and I bet your pain well I bet it went threw the roof by the way did you get what you went for
Good Morning Pat, I'm sorry I had to finish my last message abruptly,i had to charge my phone up.
I've been up for hours as well,but my head and body are still asleep due to sleeping tablets. Im only small as well, I'm 4ft 11ins and weight
7st 7lb. I only weighed 6 st when I came home from hospital.
Yes I got what I wanted from Ford's, along with a few extra bruises. 🤗
We got a Ford Transit Tourinio Connect. It's a dark blue but when you look at it in different lighting there's a sort of sparkle in it.
It's really lovely,nice and big. We can get my wheelchair, 3 wheeler trolley and my electric Scooter in there and still have plenty of room.
No I'm not Posh, but I do like nice things What I have to say i just come out and say it. But without being offensive to anyone.
I spend the 1st few hours after getting up laying on the settee. Then I have a bath to try to loosen my leg muscles up. Even having a bath is painful. Then when the weather is nice my Hubby usually puts the Lounger out on the Patio for me under the Gazebo, in the Shade.
Then if i can, i try to have a go at putting my plants in the Pots.
My Hubby sometimes helps me down to the Greenhouse,because I've got a lot of young plug plants down there that has to be watered.
My Hubby tends to over water everything. He haven't got a clue about plants or gardening. But he does his best, Love Him.
I take a lot of tablets. I don't like it,but i have to because of so many numerous health problems
I'm glad you're not posh even if I tried to be I would fail well next week will soon be here and so will my scooter I wont tell you to much because I dont want you ending up in more pain because you was laughing so much
Hahaha,I've done it again. I touched the Reply Button before I had finished messageing you. 🤔
Im always doing it. 😉.
Yes i take a lot of medication.
Have already taken 12 tablets this morning. Ill be taking another 4 at 1pm , then another 6 at 5 pm.
Before I go to bed i take another 6 tablets. I also use an Anora when I get up in the morning, it helps me to breathe easier. I also use a Nebulizer and i use Ventolin. I use my Trinitrate Spray under my tongue when I get bad chest pains The Spray does help the chest pains,but it gives me a Mega headache.
I won't use Oramorphe because it doesn't help my pain. It just makes me feel so giddy and sick.
Yes Pat,PM messages are private.
Only you and the Person that you are talking to can see it, nobody else.
Gotta go now. I am so stiff.
Message me whenever you like,
especially when your Scooter arrives. Hahaha.
Just think. If we lived we could go out on our Scooters together.
How you feeling this morning or shouldnt I ask I woke up just before 1 but fell back to sleep I've just woke up all I can say is B pain B back B rain but most of all B life I cant believe how much I'm waiting for the scooters woman to phone me it better not be raning when it comes I will want to go in the carpark and give it a wizz
Hiya Pat, just took my medication, hope that they hurry up and kick in.
Im so sick of pain all the time,makes me so depressed. Im gonna be texting Lynne now shortly, see how she's feeling today. She haves a lot of pain as well as us.
I'll be glad when I can have my Surgery done. Hopefully some of the pain will be gone 🤞.I am a bit nervous about having it done,but i have to let them do it.
My Pain Management Doctor said that it should help me. Oh i hope so.
Hope you're feeling a little brighter today than yesterday.
Gonna say Tara for now Pat. I'm gonna see if I can get hold of Lynne.
Sorry to but in but you did make me laugh 😂 I thought there's someone else as accident prone as me🤣, you know what I am like, Glo!!! And I know what you are like 🤣😂❤️🌈🤗💜xx
Hahaha,i know Lynne. We're both accident prone..I know that you had a laugh about me on my Scooter.
John and our Karl couldn't help me when I hit the door. They were both too busy crying laughing. HUH.
I just told Pat something else that happened to me when I was on holiday with John in Morocco.
Youll probably have a laugh about it.
I fell off a b....y Camel 🐪 and ended up in hospital for a day. Had Discolated Fingers and injured the bottom of my Spine. I kept saying to John ( Don't let them put me to sleep ).🛌But they sorted my fingers out with a Local Anaesthetic.
There's so many things that I could tell you about.
You know the big High rise hotel's that they have in America, where you can see the lifts from the outside of the building. Well i got stuck in one of them, when I was in Memphis with my Friend. I was on my own when it got stuck. Oh talk about Panic. I was practically hysterical by the time they got me out. Although it was only a few minutes. To me it was like eternity.
Then when we were in Turkey I was in the water and a huge wave came and took the top of my bikini. But as if that wasn't enough, another big wave came and took the bottom 👙as well. My bikini had ties at each side.
B.Thut I only tied them in a bow .I should have knotted them really.
There was a group of young Turks sat on the wall watching what was going on. I was screaming for John to come and get me. He eventually heard me and guessed what had happened. He came out in the water with a Towel to wrap around me. He
said ( Glo you've got nothing on. )
He thought that I'd only lost my top.
He didn't know until he got up to me that I was Naked. Hahaha. 😂😁🤣
He had a shock. I was Skinny Dipping, but not by choice. I was so embarrassed when I came out of the water. The Turkish Lads were just laughing and clapping. But I couldn't get away from there quick enough.
I was Naked under that towel which was soaking wet where John had to bring it out in the water for me..
Ill tell you one another day Lynne,about a motorbike.
Hope you can have a good night tonight Lynne and a real good day
I dont know if I'm doing something wrong are you getting my txt I hope so because I've been having a good old chin wag to you I tried to send 1 private but gave up
Hiya again Pat. Yes im getting your text messages okay.
I don't know how to set up the PM messages.
Lynne is the best one to ask how to do it. She sends me a PM and then I can answer her back. It's completely Private. This is a really good Forum and so is the BLT one. They have really helped me out and made things a little easier for me to cope with. It can do the same for you.
I am glad you didn't get hurt, but yessssss I am LOL. Thank you, we can't have too much joy.
Hi Gjkas, thanks so much for your appreciation of this community and it's very gratifying to hear that our members appreciate us. We are happy to do what we are doing, so long as you appreciate us doing it, so I'm sure we'll continue under one banner or another. Thanks again and have a great day! ☀️🌺🌈
I only say what I mean , I really mean that you are all so appreciated. All our Members feel the same as i do.
Thankyou all so much. Glo xx 🌞🌈 💜
I would like to say that I really appreciate what admin do and I mean every single one of you, we wouldn't have this community of kind , caring, compassionate and supportive people including all of you at admin too. I have made some wonderful friends on this and other forums too and you all mean the world to me. Thank you to each and every one of you. Right, I will shut up now as you all know I do tend to go off on a tangent!! Take care and stay safe everyone. Lots of love Lynne xxxx ❤️🤗🌈💜
Hi Marnie.Yes this is such a Valuable Forum, because we have so many Members with so many different health disabilities, We can help each other out much more than if we were all the same.
We can't advise people about medication because none of us are Medically Trained. But we can give people our own experiences of certain medications if they ask for it. Also it's nice just to know that there are lovely friendly people on here that are willing to give help and advice. People that we can talk to and even have a laugh with .
Nice to be able to share with people each other's experiences.
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