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By tookat on Feb 22, 2016 at 12:01 AM

lol...yes darling I did. I was just signing out of the computer to go to bed though

By violetD on Feb 21, 2016 at 11:52 PM

I'm not around much anymore, love, but I see you on my dash right now and want to say HI and LOVE YOU AND I WISH YOU CONTINUED HEALING! I hope you heard that...I shouted pretty loud! Take care Tookster!!

By violetD on Dec 19, 2014 at 12:58 PM

Well it's just not Christmas for me if I can't weird someone out!! :D I hope you are well sweet Tookster and lookin' forward to some seasonal jollies!! :D

By tookat on Dec 19, 2014 at 12:00 PM

Lol....that was a very strange card Violet..... A very Merry Holiday Season to you and yours.

By violetD on Dec 19, 2014 at 3:54 AM

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By tookat on Oct 30, 2014 at 3:44 PM

Thank you Violet. Just answering some posts....and grabbing a few faves at the same time.

By violetD on Oct 30, 2014 at 3:31 PM

I C U there!!! I'm only on for a few but I want to say how OSSUM it is to see yoo an I lub yoo and cyberhugs!! ((TOOKSTER)))

By tookat on Sep 12, 2014 at 5:35 PM

Just saw mjkitty moms post about putting on her socks. I took mine out and put hem on last night....AND turned on the heat.....and am struggling with myself right now to turn the thermostat warmer, even though I can throw a blanket over me. sigh, gonna be a long winter I fear.

By tookat on Sep 12, 2014 at 5:34 PM

can I blush now? ok....BLUSH that feels better, now i look like my bright red sheets. My attitude et al? Is because I figured out a while ago, you can either laugh...or you can cry....both do pretty much the same things, and affect the same places in the body.....so I would rather be upbeat. Believe me though....there have been enough rants and "oh woe is me's" over at fb for both websites.

By violetD on Sep 12, 2014 at 4:58 PM

Tookie you have now and always have had an amazing attitude!! With all you've been thru I think the world is fortunate you don't go round kickin' BUTT (!) Have an OSSUM day after your Birthday!!!

By tookat on Sep 12, 2014 at 2:53 PM

thanks violet. yup...i am 62 years young as of yesterday, but I don't mind if anyone missed it.

By violetD on Sep 12, 2014 at 7:44 AM

Tookie my love you had another Birthday?!?! Seems like you're having one every year now...i can't keep up!! ;) I'm sorry i missed it but i hope you had a wonderful dayfit for a Queen!!! :D

By tookat on Jun 3, 2014 at 2:33 AM

What I was told is that it is a type of staph infection that attacks the tissue under the skin.....hard to discover and not easy to clear up.....not like a bacterial infection like bronchitis that can be cleared up in a week or two. The first thing is to stop it spreading. I get sores from the Lupus all the time, but now, whenever I see one, I keep it pretty much covered with Bacitracin ointment.

By violetD on Jun 3, 2014 at 1:54 AM

Thanks so much my love!! I am so glad that particular nightmare is over for you!! What you have said is very encouraging because you fought the infection and won!! I was thinking Dad's feet should be all healed up by now but I guess a few weeks is nothing when you are dealing with something this serious. Thanks so much Tookie!! I love you BIG HUGE BUNCHES!!! (((TOOKSTER)))

By tookat on Jun 2, 2014 at 8:41 PM

I will send healing beams to him sweetie.....to strengthen him and give him more impetus toward getting well. I know it took a heck of a lot of help from friends for me to have the strength to fight enough to get well.

By tookat on Jun 2, 2014 at 8:39 PM

oh sweetie, I am sorry to hear your dad is going through that pain and discomfort. I can't say exactly what will happen with him, because my celulitis was not complicated by diabetes. After about two weeks, the hospital said I was well enough to be transferred to a rehab facility, BUT none of them would take me because they did not want a patient receiving IV antibiotics through a "pic line". What they did was to transfer me to the general nursing floor because they were certain I was out of danger. I don't think I was ever in the ICU.....but, honestly, I was so sick that I was delirious for a couple of days. His feet will keep looking incredibly ugly until after the infection is cleared up. Mine were still oozing but not as badly during the fourth week....and were still very swollen when I was transferred home (against medical orders) but no rehab places still wanted to take me, and I was pronounced well enough to be out of the hospital. So, they fixed me up with a rental hospital bed and in home nursing and PT. Hopefully your dad will get sent to a rehab when he is ready, but I know as a diabetic, they will watch him VERY carefully. You need to prepare yourself for the possibility he might eventually lose his feet....either this time if the infection does not subside......or if he does not take very good care of his feet, toes and legs....and watch his diet. (that comes btw from my healer Guides) Diabetics are often at risk for losing either their sight or their feet, possibly even legs. I don't know what his normal situation is.....but when he is well enough, going to an assisted care apartment or condo.....or being set up with regular PT and doctor's appointments.....AND a regular podiatry appointment...because as we get older, we don't always remember to take our medications, and for a diabetic, foot care, medication and proper diet are essential.

By violetD on Jun 2, 2014 at 10:34 AM

Hey there Tookster!!! Checkin' in to see how you are doing and to ask for some of your knowledge if you have time. My Dad has been battling cellulitis (from diabetes) in his feet, getting iv antibiotics for two weeks now. They are purple, black, red, green...very swollen and spongy feeling but the swelling is finally starting to come down a bit. I know you have struggled with this too and I'm just wondering what will happen, how long it will take to heal with antibiotics etc. ONLY if you have time and feel well enough to answer,K? I think about you ALL the time Sweetiepie... wondering how you're doing...hoping and praying you are getting healthier and stronger by the day!!! LOVE YA TOOKIE!!!

By tookat on Mar 29, 2014 at 2:13 PM

No worries Violet. I discovered that the new skin breaks very easily so I ordered more of the expensive medicated dressings and am keeping my legs in their wraps. I don't want to ever have cellulitis again.

By violetD on Mar 29, 2014 at 1:54 PM

TOOKIE!!! You must be careful Pussycat!!! cellulitis is nothing to play around with but I guess now you know that. If you ever feel weird at all...have someone get you to a doctor. I know it costs money and that can be a deterrent, but you and your health are worth it Tookie!! Somehow it will get paid for. Sometimes as we age and our veins get blown it gets harder to fight this stuff even with antibiotics so be careful okay? I sure am glad you're a tough woman but let's not test that out too often, K Tookster? I too am very grateful you survived! I sure love ya!! :D

By tookat on Mar 29, 2014 at 2:05 AM

I am doing OK right now, but I came pretty close to giving cheezland dismay on my part. I spent almost the entire month of February (23 days) in the hospital with Cellulitis and when my housemates found me, I was delirious from high fever and in acute kidney failure. I had a ride in an ambulance and didn't even feel well enough to check out if the EMS guys were cute. I didn't have health insurance so none of the rehab places would take me when the docs wanted to discharge me to one, but I talked them into letting me go home with orders for nursing and PT home care.....and the hospital financial affairs person helped me get insurance that I am still not convinced I can afford, but my compliance convinced them to see if they could help me with the huuuuge bill as a medical indigent. What I owe right now, is even scarier than what I owe from the post cancer radiation treatments and such......so I really hope they will work with me....and I hope I finally. Get approved for disability. They even had to give me a special IV line that brought the meds in deeper into the body. Not sure if it was in the heart or just near enough for the medications to take effect almost immediately.....but that was because I have been in the hospital so often that most of my veins are blown. I have been busy recovering, but also been damn grateful I survived.

By violetD on Mar 29, 2014 at 1:52 AM

You're welcome Sweetiepie! Yes it sure does make one take stock...life can be so fleeting. I hope you are happy and healthy Tookster!! You're a very special gem! :D

By tookat on Mar 29, 2014 at 1:47 AM

Thank you Violet for that wonderful lol. Chris's passing does make one take stock doesn't it?

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By tookat on Sep 21, 2013 at 2:09 AM

It has been more than five years since I lost Camille...and I at least have spent time with her in spirit, but there is still a hole there waiting to be filled by a new cat. I am just waiting for the time to be right.....but my guides will let me know. When it happens, I hope to have a kitten or two.

By violetD on Sep 20, 2013 at 7:59 PM

Aw Tookie thanks so much! Yes that was hard to go thru but I know Babe is no longer sick and he can see again and that gives me comfort. In time the hole will heal but in the meantime to have such wonderful friends to share it with is a huge blessing! Hugs backatcha Tookster! I pray you stay happy and healthy. :)

By tookat on Sep 19, 2013 at 8:10 PM

ohai hun....I was just on for one of my brief pop ins, and saw you lost a furkid. I am so sorry for your loss love. It is so hard to watch our loved ones cross over, even if we have the belief to sustain us, that we can still see and talk to them. Hugs to you.

By tookat on Jun 10, 2013 at 4:16 PM

I cannot take credit for the hard job of care taking them Violet. My sister and I rely on my parents housekeeper and two other women known to try parents who said they not only needed the jobs but would not mind taking on this burden of love for us. My health pretty much stays the same....I never know when I am going to tumble into a pain crisis and they happen more than once a week, so I cannot do much for them myself, much as it grieves me....but I did put in 6 years as almost the sole care giver though my sister came in from CA often...and had to increase her frequency to once a month after I could not be relied on anymore. We were able to find physicians to come in after it became clear that dad was not leaving the house for anything anymore...and my sister eventually brought in Hospice after interviewing several agencies. Thank heavens their housekeeper did this before with her MIL and really loves my folks. No amount of pay can replace genuine love, and from the start of Their decline, I prayed and manifested for the best possible solutions to come forward...and they have.

By violetD on Jun 10, 2013 at 12:37 PM

Aw Tookster...I just ed'd about your precious Dad and I'm so very sorry for such a huge loss in your life. I read you kept him home rather than go the hospital route and that is SO commendable considering the toll it can take on you. You are a wonderful Daughter, bless your heart! Still praying for your good health Tookie...how are you doin' with that? (((BIG HUGE HUGS'N'LUBS)))