Dennis

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Hi Dennis:

Well, when it rains it pours, dosen't it? That must

have been one frustrating day for you. You are lucky,

though, that you know how to fix these things

yourself, otherwise you would be paying big bucks for

the repairs! I hope that all gets better with you,

and that you are back on your trike pulling that

scooter again soon!

Kathe in CA

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>>>What else can go wrong???? go

wrong???? go wrong????

Ouch, Dennis, sorry

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The 'Bird was Starmist Blue, had a special racing engine built for race

qualifying at Daytona, and was a real pleasure to drive. Since it's only 2

seater, Betty straddled the shifter and Mom hugged the door, especially when

we went over the Rainbow Bridge, the tallest bridge in the south. She's

afraid of heights and water, so that was a bad combination to begin with. I

can't imagine what she might do if we had crossed Lake Ponchetrain (sp?),

north of New Orleans. It's 15 miles long and all water.

It's already hot here, but the humidity is the worst part. And we haven't

had any rain to speak of again this year, so it's going to be another

drought and forecasted to last for years longer. Sweetgum trees have taken

over one planting of blueberries and blackberries, so they are dying out

slowly. I still have a thick stand of blueberries on the hill in back that

are almost 15 feet tall in places and almost too thick to mow around. I have

more than 5 varieties that produce from May to September. Some berries are

about the size of a pencil eraser, but others are the size of your thumb,

and they all taste really good.

I have a few Dorman Red Raspberries left, but all the Ba-Ba's died. They

didn't have any flavor anyhow, so there's no real loss. It sure can be nice

to 'go out for breakfast', though.

Dennis

Re: [ ] DENNIS

Oh Dennis a 1957 T-Bird

when I was a kid and dating in the 60s that was the boss car of the times

and you had one....

Your cherished memory of your mom is worth everything though

and that she laughed is even more wonderful

It must be getting hot as blazes down there now

In the catskill mts of NY we hit almost 90 today

and humid about 80 percent

Blueberries oh my

I remember as a kid coming up this way in August that is when the

blueberries and huckleberries ripen and we go into the woods and pick them

with milk containers placed around out necks with cord...we came out of the

woods full of blue/huckle berries all over us and having a wonderful time

we also make jam and pies enough for the fall and winter

memories are good as long as we pick the good ones

smile my new friend you may not be farming in one sense but you are surely

developing something even more precious CHILDREN...

Bonnie Sue

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Dennis,

My heart and prayers go out to you. I wish I could help you, you mean so

much to this list.

> 3a. I've had a rough time again.

> Posted by: " betnden@... " betnden@... galaxiexl68

> Date: Wed Jul 26, 2006 1:08 pm (PDT)

>

> Sunday afternoon I was walking through my kitchen when a sudden pain in my

> right hip/back that almost folded my leg, but luckily I was able to catch

> myself and limp to my chair. It remained painful but I figured it would go

> away overnight as it usually does. Monday morning, I got my daughter to

take

> me to the ER since I probably wouldn't be able to see my doc for a long

> while. It was damage to my Sciatic nerve, I'm sure, since the pain has

been

> there for more than a year, and the one Pain Management " doc did nothing

for

> me.

>

> Anyhow, the ER doc didn't do more than give me a shot of morphine and sent

> me home. It did no good at all, and Tuesday, I went to see my Rheumy,

> thinking I might get a cortisone shot that might help. The start of the

> visit was off balance because they didn't have a " current " bone scan, so

the

> NP refused to do anything for me. I had to get a little threatening with

> her, hoping she would get Dr B to come in, but he was busy and couldn't

turn

> loose.Either I sufficiently threatened her or she got info by computer

from

> the hospital about my most recent bone scan because she came in with a

> syringe of steroids. She also set up a nerve test on my right leg that

> showed a problem with the " L5-S1 " joint, specifically Radiculopathy,

> whatever that is. I have to research it today. This morning, I got up to

go

> to the bathroom and limped the 7 feet and back. When I tried to lie down,

I

> had terrible pain in my back and right leg, so I fell onto the bed and

> couldn't find a position of relief. Betty was across the house and

couldn't

> hear me calling for her until about a half hour (or seemed like it) later.

> She ended up going to our daughter's house since her phone was not

working,

> and between them, got me at least stabilized. We tried every way we could

> think of, but it was still tortuous and I had tears in both eyes. It took

> about an hour to get enough meds down me and pulling me just the right

way,

> I was able to get off the bed and on my portable 'torture rack', better

> known as a stepladder that I would lean over to pull the spine back out.

> Now, I can take a couple of steps, but am relegated to her power chair for

> most movement.

>

> Monday morning when we tried to load the scooter on the carrier, a hinge

> broke, so we couldn't take it to the doc. Now I have fix that because I

> can't carry it or my scooter until then. The lift is mounted in Betty's

van,

> so I have to come up with another option. I'll see if DD can weld. We've

got

> to fix it because I've got an appointment with a spine specialist this

> Monday.

>

> I was talking with Betty on the phone about 30 minutes ago and just lost

my

> balance and fell. I should have been in the chair! I hope things get

> better...

> Dennis in Eastexas

> " You can't always fix it with money "