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Aria’s been keeping busy πŸ˜‹ and so have I πŸ€“.

On Thursday morning, Mum and I are leaving for Switzerland. She will be medically assisted. It took some organising but I couldn’t leave her behind.

I am getting too old for this guys πŸ˜ƒ I just want to go home and sleep.

Hope you are keeping well.

Love,

Fran xx

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sassy59 profile image
sassy59

Arias doing well, and you dear Fran? A bit stressed perhaps? πŸ™€

I hope you and mum have a good journey on Thursday and things turn out well.

I wish you rest and relaxation.....albeit eventually. Xxxx β€οΈπŸ’•πŸ‘πŸ’–πŸ˜˜

β€’ in reply tosassy59

Hello Carole πŸ±πŸ€—

I’ve passed the stressed stageπŸ˜‰

I am at the wiped out/espresso stage β˜•οΈ πŸ˜ƒ running around gathering documents, sending multiple emails, helping Mum with her last minute shopping and suitcase.

Yes Thursday can’t come soon enough and I can have a comfy nap 😴while the nurse takes over Mum!

Hope you are well xx

Fran

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sassy59β€’ in reply to

We’re doing fine thank you Fran. Thinking of you bouncing off the walls. Do take care, Thursday will soon be here. πŸ‘πŸ˜€

Love and good wishes. Xx 😘😻

β€’ in reply tosassy59

That’s great 😊

Things have been better once she agreed to go..she became more positive..although she said she had chest pains which worried me! I had to up my pred yesterday as the stress probably affected my cortisol levels, I felt dizzy, that worked.

Anyway we met the nurse last night and we are leaving by 9 am.

🀞🀞🀞 πŸ€—πŸŒΈπŸ’•

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sassy59β€’ in reply to

Thinking of you. Xx πŸ’‹πŸŒΊπŸŒΉπŸŒ·πŸ’πŸŒΈπŸŒΌπŸŒ»

Aria is such a beautiful name for an beautiful cat! Love it

I hope your journey goes really well x

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Thank you Hope 😊

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Hi Fran, love the photo, it's nice your mam is going with you. I'm fine thank you for asking. Have a good flight, take care.

😊 Bernadette xx

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Glad you are doing fine Bernadette xx

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skischool

Probably something that should have happened ages ago my happy friend,but Mums sense of independence and stubbornness delayed the inevitable.still means extra work and responsibility for you but hopefully the reduced travelling will make life a lot easier for you,about time you got that rest you deserve.

Love Ski's and Scruff's who says "that's definitely not Tuna" :) xx

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Hi My friend Skis 🎿

Tell spoilt Scruffynounette it’s catnip πŸ˜ƒ

Oh it’s not for good, she tells me she is determined to be back home in 3 weeks! I’ll let the doctor deal with that one! πŸ˜…

I don’t think she quite realises how low she got, which is a good thing. They’ll get some good Swiss food down her, she barely eats.

Then it will take at least three weeks to have shoes measured and fitted once her foot has healed.

And I need time to recover before the journey back! I have to go to Lyons for my biannual LAM checkup on the 7th and I am now planning her 91st surprise birthday on the 9th, her Paris 93 year old sister and daughter will be coming. My aunt just asked me to organise that yesterday so it will also be a time to rejoiceπŸ₯‚

Psg-Naples tonight, will have to listen on the radio πŸ“»

Talk to you soon xx

Fran

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HungryHufflepuff

Very glad your mum’s going with you. Will she live in your apartment or have her own accommodation? (Apologies if that’s none of my business) I hope the journey goes ok anyway and you get a good rest when eventually you get back.

Thanks for another great photo of Aria. I can’t tell if that’s a real fish but I’m guessing probably not!! If it is, she’s very restrained!

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Hi HHp

No she needs medical care, we are going straight to the nursing home and will take from there..

Thank you 😊

Aria looks restrained but don’t you believe, see those stretched paws 🐾!!

Love,

Fran xx

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HungryHufflepuffβ€’ in reply to

It's true, and she's not taking her eyes off that fish!

I hope you have a good journey with your mum today.

Great photo of Aria. Safe journey for you and your Mum take care. πŸ˜† 🌸 X Majt

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Thanks Majt x πŸ€πŸŒΌ

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2greys

Wanting to go home and sleep, is just getting tired, not getting too old. It will be a great relief for you knowing that your mother will be closer by, better than having to do international travel all the time, which is always exhausting.

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I like that kind down to earth comment, makes me feel better 2greys 😊

Hard to push yourself beyond your strength, shoulder on the feelings of others but it is part and parcel of life. Well I doubt Mum will be convinced to stay, hope the doctor is more convincing than I πŸ˜ƒ she is already counting the days!!

Love,

Fran x

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Spacecat1

Safe journey for you both.take care and look after each other.

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Thank you Liz 😊

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Hacienda

Hola Amiga, After all the globetrotting and worrying about your Mum, your bound to be feeling Tired and Exhausted, Last leg of the Journey on Thursday, get Mum home rested and then you can relax back into your own routine even though it be medical and as you are a Positive Girl, Yes , I said Chica, estar es Joven. You will be rested then my Dear Fran. Abrazos suave, besitos. Cuddles with the Beautiful Aria & Bea as soon as you can. xxxxx

β€’ in reply toHacienda

Hola Carolina

Como estas? Estoy demasiado cansada, espero llegar por la tarde y ir a la cama. No puedo mΓ‘s.

Gracias para todo xx

Fran πŸ€—πŸ˜˜

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Haciendaβ€’ in reply to

Estoy Bien Gracias Fran. Pasar buen Viaje Hoy, Y Tranquilo Carino con tu Mama. Buen Suenos mas tarde en tu Cama. Have a Good Peaceful Journey Today Fran, Relax & rest when you arrive with your Mum, Hope she is a lot Better and her Toe is less painful. Love & Hugs to you Both. Besos. xxxxxxx

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Yatzy

Hello Fran πŸš΅β€β™‚οΈ πŸŽ–

Yes, I bet you’re tired, my friend. 🌹But this plan sounds a sensible solution, and less exhausting in the long run....hopefully..... than sorting things from afar, dashing to the South of France increasingly often and then rushing back to run your own life.

I hope your Mum’s relocation goes well and you are both soon happily settled back in Switzerland.

Bon voyage, take care, and I hope the medical assist arrangements go to plan. 🀞 Lots of love xx Penny xx

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Yatzyβ€’ in reply toYatzy

Just read in one of your replies that this may be a temporary arrangement, Fran. Not so good then. If your Mum enjoys her Welcome to Switzerland birthday party enough, might she stay?? πŸ₯‚πŸΎπŸ°πŸ«πŸ’πŸŽ‰πŸŽ

Take care, my friend πŸ’•, you’ve got such a lot going on. I know you’re mentally very strong though, Fran, so hang in there πŸ‹πŸ»β€β™€οΈπŸ€ΊπŸ‡πŸΉπŸ§˜πŸ»β€β™€οΈπŸ€Ήβ€β™€οΈ Lots of love xx Penny xx

β€’ in reply toYatzy

I haven’t got a clue my dear Penny πŸ’• Time and doctors will tell ..

Love,

Fran xx

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Shancock

Theres nothing quite like ones own bed!

β€’ in reply toShancock

Too right!

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Annieosb

What a busy and interesting life you have Fran, safe journey!

Annie x

β€’ in reply toAnnieosb

Haha..you can put it that way, I would rather have a plain life, sitting in my garden with a book and a cup of tea πŸ˜ƒ Fran xx

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katieoxo60

Lovely picture of cat Fran. Have a save journey home with your mum tommorrow, it will be tiring for you both every best wish for a save journeyxx

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Thank you Kate 😊 xx

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Lyd12

Makes me feel tired just reading about all your comings and goings. You are a hero, but perhaps it takes your mind off yourself for a while? Sounds like you have inherited some good genes, your aunt is a good age. Best wishes Iris x

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Hello Iris🌸

I think I will tuck myself in bed and sleep for 24h when I get there!!πŸ˜ƒπŸ˜ƒ

No, it doesn’t take my mind off myself at all, I have felt worse, trying to fit in nebs, respiratory physiotherapy, while I’m running around looking for warm men socks I can cut, shoes that don’t fit in the end, filling in prescriptions, finding eatable food and drink for the journey, packing her things etc..

The nurse arrived last night and took over, it was magic!!

I will be able to enjoy my Sunday poems again πŸ˜‰

Love,

Fran

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Jackieshep57

Good Luck for the journey ahead. Good that you will get some rest while the nurse takes over. I am not surprised that you are worn out with all airbrushing around. Xx

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Thank you Jackie xx

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Lina-61

Have a safe journey hope everything goes well

Lina

β€’ in reply toLina-61

Thank you Lina 😊

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O2Trees

Good luck Fran - you sound on top of it even if in an exhausted way. Hope everything goes well for both of you. Stay well and safe X :)

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Thank you Jean. Hope you are feeling better these days πŸ€žπŸ’«

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O2Treesβ€’ in reply to

Yes, thanks Fran. I did put a note on my virus thread saying it had gone and I was better. Very thankful and think I have to credit the 3 x week azithromycin. You both take care x

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Dedalus

Good luck with everything Fran. Been very difficult and stressful for you lately, both with your own and your mum's health problems. Hope you're home soon and able to relax more (last lap thank goodness). Hugs and best wishes xx

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Thank you so much 😊

Not sure she will want to stay but we will see..

Wishing you well too xx

Fran

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Izb1

Hi Fran, you have done so well looking after your Mum, shows what a good daughter you are, once home you need to rest up as much as you can to re-charge those batteries. You dont realise just how stressful life is just organising everything for a 90 year old, and of course the worry. Im sure once home everything will be much better and you an relax a little. Aria looks so relaxed and being a cat, doesnt have a worry in the world ha!

Well my friend safe journey, let us know how Mum settles in Switzerland. Irene x

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Thank you Irene πŸŒΈπŸ€—

Yes I hope so but I have all those medical appointments to attend again, things I have put aside which need to be done, well one day at a time as they say!!

Calling every good wish πŸ˜ƒ

Aria is waiting to come back home, travelling around Italy with Bea is not her thing!! I talk to her on the phone and tell her we can have breakfast together when she comes home, yes she will be allowed to do floppsies on the table as long as she doesn’t dip her tail in my coffee so she purrs..

😻

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Yatzyβ€’ in reply to

Those will be the days 😻 β˜•οΈ πŸ₯‚ xx

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Susan1200

I am so happy for you Happylondon,I wish you and your Mom all the very best.

Will you be flying to Switzerland?

Take care .

Alles Gute 😁

Susan 🐘

β€’ in reply toSusan1200

Hello Susan,

No we can’t fly, Mum has chest pains and I have those lung cysts so we’ll drive, well the ambulance driver will.

Thank you 😊

Gut danke πŸ¦‹

Fran xx

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Kitten-kat23

I hope you both have a good trip. I know how you might feel.

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Thanks Kitten 🐱 xx

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Candyred

Hope all goes well x

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