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Thanks again. You poets sure are sweet (when y'all ain't arguing about what is poetry, what does free verse mean, does haiku have to be 5-7-5 if it's written in English, etc.). 😀

GM, one nurse joked that he'd treat me in spite of my being from NJ. Our legend looms large!

Annie and I should start a comedy (?) duo called The Mean Moaning Mods. :eek:
 
Angeline said:
Thanks again. You poets sure are sweet (when y'all ain't arguing about what is poetry, what does free verse mean, does haiku have to be 5-7-5 if it's written in English, etc.). 😀

GM, one nurse joked that he'd treat me in spite of my being from NJ. Our legend looms large!

Annie and I should start a comedy (?) duo called The Mean Moaning Mods. :eek:
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Been more of a Whimpering Wimp!
 
Angeline said:
Thanks again. You poets sure are sweet (when y'all ain't arguing about what is poetry, what does free verse mean, does haiku have to be 5-7-5 if it's written in English, etc.). 😀

GM, one nurse joked that he'd treat me in spite of my being from NJ. Our legend looms large!

Annie and I should start a comedy (?) duo called The Mean Moaning Mods. :eek:
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oh good Angie's home. :nana::nana::nana: Tea? Biscuit?
 
HarryHill said:
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oh good Angie's home. :nana::nana::nana: Tea? Biscuit?
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I'm really home today and so happy to be in my own bed again after so long!

Blueberry scone and Earl Grey tea? Thank you and Mrs. Buttery Hill for the love and support. ♥️
 
Angeline said:
I'm really home today and so happy to be in my own bed again after so long!
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Disease’s Gifts
Joy Ladin

For Peggy Munson

That you must accept
what you cannot prevent. That fear inverts
the meaning of success. That you can be fearless

when fear is all you have.
That fear is all you have.
That you aren’t alone in loneliness,

there’s a whole world here,
a pregnant, fascinating glimpse,
all stomach and hips,

of the life-creating love
you’re finally sick enough to feel.
That that glimpse can’t stop you from melting

into the futures you fear
you will and will not have.
That you have, you still have,

everything you need to live:
night, ice, plums, a lap and a laptop, a name, a parent,
whipped cream, gossip, steaming plates

of life and death.
That this is the end of the world.
That you will survive it.


Source: The Future Is Trying to Tell Us Something: New and Selected Poems (2017)​
You will survive this--night, ice, and plums, because, at least because, of your children who love you. And because, perhaps less certainly, of gossip. We all survive on gossip. Talk is our lives.

I am glad you are home. Make up stories about me. :rose:
 
Thanks again poets. I'm now waiting on a home ventilator, which is finally arriving tomorrow after much hissy-fitting (look Annie, a new gerund!) on my part. Getting proper health care in the USA sucks unless you happen to be wealthy. I am not and am becoming less so due to all the equipment, etc.

Tzara I love the poem you shared. I shall happily gossip about you, starting with your amazing ability to open cans and bottles. May it be true! :rose:
 
Yesterday my sister gave me a crossword to finish and I had to use a magnifying glass because I couldn't see the numbers. My eyesight is fading fast and to say I'm frightened is very much an under statement. Soon I won't be able to see enough t type in here, is there any way of making it bigger? I've fiddled with font sizes but that only seems to make it bigger after you've typed it.
 
Senna Jawa said:
There is a tremendous progress these days, do see a good (preferably an excellent) eye doctor.
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I have fast growing Cataracts and am on the waiting list, I have an assessment appointment for February. Then I go on another list for the operation. It's a waiting game and my eyes get worse daily and it's doubtful whether they will hold out that long :(
 
UnderYourSpell said:
Yesterday my sister gave me a crossword to finish and I had to use a magnifying glass because I couldn't see the numbers. My eyesight is fading fast and to say I'm frightened is very much an under statement. Soon I won't be able to see enough t type in here, is there any way of making it bigger? I've fiddled with font sizes but that only seems to make it bigger after you've typed it.
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Hi UYS, I don't know about your computer but mine has a change zoom size button in the lower right corner that goes up to 400% hope that helps. :rose:
 
UnderYourSpell said:
... Soon I won't be able to see enough t type in here, is there any way of making it bigger? I've fiddled with font sizes but that only seems to make it bigger after you've typed it.
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HarryHill said:
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Hi UYS, I don't know about your computer but mine has a change zoom size button in the lower right corner that goes up to 400% hope that helps. :rose:
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Also, you can customize your text size by holding the <ctrl> key and either scrolling your mouse as you keep it depressed or by tapping the plus ( + ) key to customize your size.

If you are using a Windows IOS platform, you can access "accessibility" through your display settings and searching "accessibility". A number of options will pop up that you can explore to make reading and working a whole lot easier
 
UnderYourSpell said:
I have fast growing Cataracts and am on the waiting list, I have an assessment appointment for February. Then I go on another list for the operation. It's a waiting game and my eyes get worse daily and it's doubtful whether they will hold out that long :(
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Sigh such is the curse of sexy blue eyes.

Good luck with the waiting game. Once the wait is over the operation is "routine" and improvement was more or less immediate in my mother's case.
 
champagne1982 said:
Also, you can customize your text size by holding the <ctrl> key and either scrolling your mouse as you keep it depressed or by tapping the plus ( + ) key to customize your size.

If you are using a Windows IOS platform, you can access "accessibility" through your display settings and searching "accessibility". A number of options will pop up that you can explore to make reading and working a whole lot easier
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Unfortunately none of those affect the message box in this forum :(

Piscator said:
Sigh such is the curse of sexy blue eyes.



Good luck with the waiting game. Once the wait is over the operation is "routine" and improvement was more or less immediate in my mother's case.
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Yes so I've heard, just hope I can wait.

Senna Jawa said:
Hi UYS, if it's not a secret, what country are you talking about? (The US? EU? The UK?).
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I'm in England.
 
UnderYourSpell said:
I'm in England.
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UYS, if you like, I can write to a specialist--my friend--from Sweden (he works also in Norway). I may find if he can see you within a short time (without me or him knowing your identity at this stage; and later too, it'll be between the doctor and you only, I still don't need to know anything).

If you say yes, and he can arrange your visit, I'll write to you how you can contact him. Then it'll be up to you.
 
Senna Jawa said:
UYS, if you like, I can write to a specialist--my friend--from Sweden (he works also in Norway). I may find if he can see you within a short time (without me or him knowing your identity at this stage; and later too, it'll be between the doctor and you only, I still don't need to know anything).

If you say yes, and he can arrange your visit, I'll write to you how you can contact him. Then it'll be up to you.
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If he works in Norway and Sweden there's no way I could get to him, I don't even own a passport anymore as I'm not well enough in other ways to travel not even far in my own country. Just getting to medical appointments in a wheelchair is a chore unto itself and that's without enquiring if other countries allow me to travel with morphine. I do thank you for your kind offer though.
 
Angeline said:
Thanks again poets. I'm now waiting on a home ventilator, which is finally arriving tomorrow after much hissy-fitting (look Annie, a new gerund!) on my part. Getting proper health care in the USA sucks unless you happen to be wealthy. I am not and am becoming less so due to all the equipment, etc.

Tzara I love the poem you shared. I shall happily gossip about you, starting with your amazing ability to open cans and bottles. May it be true! :rose:
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May you ever be comfortable, poet chick. I know a couple of cute Canadians in case you are open to options.
 
UnderYourSpell said:
I have fast growing Cataracts and am on the waiting list, I have an assessment appointment for February. Then I go on another list for the operation. It's a waiting game and my eyes get worse daily and it's doubtful whether they will hold out that long :(
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If it is something you can use, it might be worth knowing that CBD is legal in UK these days. It is not as documented as I'd like it to be, but it might slow it down a bit.
 
MistressLyda said:
If it is something you can use, it might be worth knowing that CBD is legal in UK these days. It is not as documented as I'd like it to be, but it might slow it down a bit.
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As I understand it currently CBD oil in the UK can only have a maximum THC content of 0.2%.which is next to useless and I haven't seen it as a prevention of cataracts.
 
UnderYourSpell said:
As I understand it currently CBD oil in the UK can only have a maximum THC content of 0.2%.which is next to useless and I haven't seen it as a prevention of cataracts.
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Ah, I might be remembering wrong yeah. I thought it was CBD that reduced cataracts, not THC. A damn shame :(
 
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