I melted when Lisa sent me this photo of her husband (and our new friend, Tim) and our sweet dog, Amber. Tim and his family adopted Amber when we decided to move to Thailand. We met this wonderful family when we were starting to shed some of our stuff before an auction that will be held next month.
Tim, Lisa, and their daughter, Serena, each found things they would like – happily falling in love with Amber in the process and providing a loving home for her. Amber won the lottery, gaining a new family, complete with kids, dogs, and a cat. I think this is a classic photo of bliss. I’m so happy for all of us.
My husband and I got our first pedicures ever yesterday. (yes on Sunday!) To say we’re delighted and feel quite pampered is a vast understatement. My husband looked astounded at how good his poor, diabetic feet looked and felt.
That’s the most important thing here. He wouldn’t allow me to photograph his feet, so you’ll have to make do with mine. I feel very decadent, having such well scrubbed, lotioned feet with well cut toenails, including the ones that have been trying to become ingrown, and my mauve colored toenails. 😌 We will see how long their good work lasts, and then plan to return for another pedicure.
I wrote a good review on their website yesterday. Brian says that a lot of small shops like this one struggle to make a good living, and I was particularly impressed by the great job the lady did on my husband’s feet, since I have tried to cut his toenails and had a very hard time, both cutting the nails and not hurting him. I hope the review helps them because they really deserve it.
This is our condo building. It’s called “Hillside 2”, and has 10 floors. We are in an air bnb on the 4th floor while we wait for our condo on the 5th floor to be available for us to move in. Our friends are on the 8th floor, and our son is on the 9th floor. We are all in good communication. Our massage place is on the lobby level, and there are two halves of a 7-11 on either side of the lobby level. One has more pharmaceuticals and the other more general supplies. There is a also a place we can wait in comfort while our son calls for a Grab to take us someplace.
We stopped for a coffee this morning at the end of our walk, right next to our building, called, “Yesterday.” My husband likes the cappuccinos they make while I’m becoming addicted to iced coffee. While we were there, Brian’s friend, Effie, came over to our table visit with her seven month old daughter, who is cute as a button, in a stroller. The baby held Brian’s finger, and smiled when my husband played with her toes. She captivated everyone. Plus, we got an invitation for dinner Wednesday evening! 😊
I think I go see the ear doctor tomorrow. Hopefully, he can help me get my hearing back.
I hope that your days are joyful.
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Beautiful 🐶pic. Nice leg pedicure pic. Beautiful your condo building pic. What have hearing problem.
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I’m glad you enjoyed the post, Raj. I lost much of my hearing when I left the hospital after my pacemaker was installed. I checked with my primary before we left. She couldn’t find anything wrong, and wanted to send me to an ear specialist. We were leaving, so we waited until we got to our new home. We are seeing an ear doctor again tomorrow, I think, to take him the results of the audiogram he ordered. Hopefully, he will be able to help me.
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Okay thanks Linda 🤠! Now you visit the ear doctor & get tritment . Don’t care less. God bless you 🙏!
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Thank you, Raj.😊
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My pleasure 😊
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Sweet feet (and toes), Linda! So glad your hubby did well getting the pedicure. And so glad you felt pampered. That’s aWEsOMe!
Oh, that pic of Amber in a wonderful home was definitely heartwarming!
Love that you have 7-11s in Thailand! Wow!
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Husband fell in the bathroom and had a stroke. He is recovering in the hospital after a procedure that cleared 2 arteries before the blood stoppage caused damage. We are heading back to the hospital in a minute
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Oh, noooo! I’m so sorry to hear this, Linda! I’m glad your husband is recovering, but what an ordeal to go through. ❤️🙏💙
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Good news mostly so far. He is still on machines, but knows we are here
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Machines to monitor everything? I am so glad you can be there with him!
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every time he opens his eyes, we both let him know we are there. The people in the ICU couldn’t be nicer, but it is scary having a problem like this, not speaking the language, and feeling helpless. It will be better when we can communicate.
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Even if we could speak the language, we would still probably feel helpless. I know I did when my husband had a stroke in 2022. He was in the hospital for 9 days when that happened, but they didn’t do surgery. So, I sure hope your husband recovers even quicker, Linda. Sometimes all we can do is trust and believe.
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Thanks so much, Sheila
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This is all so awesome! I’m so happy for you guys!
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We are heading back to the hospital to see my husband, who fell in the bathroom and had a stroke. Surgery to clear arteries successful.
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I’m glad his surgery went okay!
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Thanks so much, Sheila. He opened his eyes and squeezed my hand this morning. CT scan this morning good.
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Oh, good, Linda! I am believing he’s going to pull through this. This is a good sign.
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His blood pressure improved and the number of heartbeats per minute did, too. Signs are good. Hopefully they can pull the breathing tube tomorrow.
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Those are good signs of improvement!
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We won’t know what the stroke did until the pull the breathing tube and we can see him walk, etc., but signs are hopeful now.
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So true, Linda. Oh, and I have a lot of notes from Richard’s time in the hospital… like 1) get him walking as soon as possible (even with a walker), because of neuroplasticity—the brain will relearn like a sponge for the first 90 days; 2) because the brain wants to learn, do new things too, like troubleshooting things, new language learning (which you’re in the perfect place for that! And play new games, listen to new music, etc.
3) gently nudge him mentally out of any depression he might exhibit. ❤️🙏💙
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thanks, sheila
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Oh no!! I’m so sorry to hear that! Thankful you are with your son and that the surgery was successful! Keep us posted!🙏🏻
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Thank you . At the hospital now. Will try to do blog post in a bit.
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Don’t stress, we can wait. 🥰
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Thanks. I am about stressed out now, but thankfully news is good so far
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