D a b b o
 

uR DAUGHTER IS such a cutie. OOOO I love to cuddle my grand grilz this age. So sweet, so energetic, so unpretencious & when they sleep like an angel.

My 3rd BOTOX Sept. Its already worn off, sigh. Does it decipate faster now & we get immune to it like meds? :eek:

I hope we don't build up tolerance- that would suck majorly.

About my daugter- htank you! :p she is sweet, and she knows it. She has me, my dad, my father in law, grandfather, and all 30-ish of my cousins wrapped around her little finger. She loves to give/get hugs, and it is sweet.

watched MOONLIGHTING with some girlfriends. Also worked on my annual spooky Halloween music mix :D

Cyn and others - on Botox:

My docs - about 4 now - have told me that the Botox works only 4 to 6 times, and then yes, your body builds up some kind of fight to it - remember it attacks us and yet some have the opinion that the attack itself helps our immune system to stop fighting ourselves and start fighting it - charging up and strengthen our immune system to identify the right things to attack. Sort of the bee shot theory.

But back to Botox relief - I've had 4 I think, and the last one was effective for only like three weeks when it all settled in and began it's magic. Remember it just stops the muscles from shaking. So a lot of those goose eggs disappear for awhile. How long? Depends on you. Safety? Still questionable, but me being one of the MOST allergic and sickly of TOSers, I have to say I like it. It works for me.

I am currently trying ground up SOMA (by a coffee grinder) then mixed with a non-irritating cream - any kind - and then work in by my home aide to my muscles seems to be a help. A little grainy. But my doc said "anything to bypass your stomach and liver right now - that's our goal." Because I never eat - skim milk or popcycles - which I know is so bad.

I try the ENsure drink. But I just can't make myself eat protein which is what I should be doing to fight it all...

I have become such a vegetarian nut, too - I hate animal cruelty of ANY kind, so I don't want to eat the mediterranean way I used to, with roasted chicken, lamb, and free range grass fed beef...just doesn't taste right and I feel so BAD eating it, thinking about the poor animal's actual death...

And of course right now they are advertising real fur in the magazines - ugh - but fake fur is getting so good - Rachel Zoe has a line and on QVC and HSN they have some great fake fur options. I love the new vests with a shirt and long dark jeans and ankle boots....aaahhh, the good days when I lived in something other than underwear and in bed.

God bless you all.

Hey, TShadow,

Yeah, you are still in a bad shape. I pray you get some relief and start turning around for the better. It can happen. Maybe not completely but it can improve.

Nutrition is so important to healing. come on now. You've got to eat better. I promise you eating what you're thinking is bad won't hurt you as much as not eating. You have to make some changes in your diet. You can do it. There's so many goooood things to eat that are good for you. allow youself some of those good things in life.

Depression is an appetite killer too. Could that be some of it?

I was raised on a farm, with a rather large family. We probably raised at least 60 percent of what we ate. We even gathered walnuts and had fruit trees. A way of life, so to say.

Meats were a big part of that. I know death to anything is cruel and final, but our animals had to best of care, even medical attention, food and living arrangements we could give them. We did have favorites that hurt if it came their time, but the need to feed our family surpassed that thought and the sad feelings. Plus the manure provided fertlizer for the crops. It's a cycle of life, a balance. Nothing went to waste. and the dogs and cats loved the bones...sorry but that's true too.

If you dont eat better, you will not be strong and cannot get strong. I know you won't flip over today and start eating everything in sight, but you should partake in some of the better food groups to help yourself.

Food supplements and vitamins may give you a boost too, but not like a hot plate of good food. I've seen it give a many a sick person amazing strength to get back up on their feet.

People get a lot of pleasure enjoying good food and good company.

It don't have to be meats. Peanut butter is a good substitute. I love peanut butter on wheat crackers and an icy can 7-Up, or a bottle pepsi with peanuts in the bottle. umm-umm good.

Praying you have better days ahead. :hug:

and I agree with the Botox scenario. Too much is not good. It is effective stuff.

There's just no substitute for good health, no quick fixes.

We're here for you, for support and encouragement. :grouphug:

today i was given notice
 

i was given 30 days notice at my job that i am no longer required. i applied for two jobs (both in calif) and then i cried with my dad. my dad at 89 wants to relocate as bad as he wants to pull out his toenails, yet he says he will follow me like a circus.:icon_cry:

for halloween season the wind was scary at 50 mph.

So sorry about that bad news. It is a bad time to find employment.

I guess looking around at options is a good idea. Check out any assistance you and your father may apply for and take advantage of that help. It's not good but it'll be ok.

So sorry tied!!! :( May I ask ifs the layoff economy or TOS related? :hug:

economy related
 

laid off because of the economy. even with tos i did the work of about 3 people, so i really don't think it was a factor.

today i took my dad to the car dealer where he got what is probably a death sentence for his car. i advised him to tow it in and he penny pinched and probably has a cracked block from driving it in hot and idling for 30 minutes in a bad traffic jam. we will know more after he pays for a new radiator and they can do a compression test. he threw a hissy fit when i tried to take him home, and it was 4pm and i had not eaten lunch yet. so i went home and ate a sandwich and went right back. in the interim he had found out he could get $0 as a trade in on his '07 with 16k miles on it. what a blow to him. all to avoid a $60 tow. i have 2 vehicles but he just does not fit in the small one and the pickup is too tall for him. so he is probably going to pay some exorbitant amount to fix his and/or buy a new car.