MADDOG
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Hi Gang My mom just can't have thanksgiving dinner this year.She is to old and feble.
My sister is having it,but invited her kids friends babies ect. allso.
I just can't be around that many people in a small house,due to the lyme destroying my natural killer cells ,allmost Zero now.
Two many people to much of a chance of the flu,colds and strep.
I gave my sister a copy of under our skin,she never watched it refused to watch it.
They do not belive me and don't care.
She never calls me If I died she wouldent even miss me.
Last time i called her she couldent get off the phone fast enough.
Ok the problem is i have to tell mom in the morning i wont be there.
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Carol in PA
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I'm sorry that you won't be with your family on the holiday.
When you talk to your mom, tell her that your immune system is shot, you can't be exposed to so many people.
Will they be able to bring a plate of food over? That's what my husband does for me. In my case, my days and nights are reversed, plus the fatigue is too great. I can't get myself ready, then sit in a chair for hours.
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just don
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seems like once a week my grandkids come home wiyh something.
Have learned the hard way to let Mucinex be my friend.
If I take it early it shortcuts the process of being sick.
nothing else works for me,,,this really seems to...otherwise I am sick for a week with a cold,,then have pneumonia for 3 more.
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MADDOG, sorry to hear this news. If we were closer you could come to our house, but we are having pizza tomorrow, (see "change of plans'topic I'm getting ready to post).
I hope you can find some joy in your day anyway, take care.
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MADDOG
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Hi Gang I am fixing my own dinner, I got 3 drum sticks, sweet potatoes, cranberry sauce, a pie crust mix and cherry pie filling and miracle whip , heinz turkey gravy in a jar, mashed potatoes already fixed , and dinner rolls in a tube.
And olives with pits in them.
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Dogsandcats
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YUMMY! It is hard when people don't understand and don't want to understand. It is also hard to miss seeing aging parents.
I am proud of you for planning your T-day spread. No pumpkin pie?
Take care
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Dogsandcats
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"a pie crust mix and cherry pie filling and miracle whip"
sorry I missed the "dessert" Miracle whip?
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Honestly, I didn't care about chronic lyme until I got it either. My family loves me, but thinks I have like a flu or something that'll pass after it's ran it's course. It's frustrating I know. I'm missing Thanksgiving too..u guys really aren't eating all that sugar are you? Posts: 147 | From youngstown | Registered: Oct 2011
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Carol in PA
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Miracle Whip?
Maybe he means Cool Whip.
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just don
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can your mom take a big plate or two of lrft overs home.
And YOU happen to stop by early tommorrow eve and help her polish them off?? JUST you and her???
Sounds like a tough decision for you,,,sorry for the need,,,but the right one none the less.
I am going to screw around and see if I get "choked". (inside joke) trying to get my old beater car ready for winter
Later invited to my kids mother and her husbands house.
good news is my kids are there,,,its always a nice time and her husband is a great guy. He even has a garage,,,wink, wink
I agree it is sad you cant go to fam gathering,,,what is the most fun thing you can do tommorrow?? AND just DO IT!!!
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Fixing your own yummy food is a great idea. Enjoy.
and stay as healthy as you can.
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MADDOG
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Ha to funny,Yup I ment to say cool whip!!
HE HE HE HE !!!
Mom and I always get together in December,go Christmas shoping, and make oyster stew.
Wow pizza is my favorite food!!fahitas are good also.
I got to try to roll out the crust without a rolling pin.
I am about to put the sweet potatoes in the oven.
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Dogsandcats
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whew, I was really getting grossed over the miracle whip pie!!!
I better watch myself, I will probably mix the two when making a pie today....
I hope your day is better than you expected....
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I miss our parent too. Holidays stink. I also have ALS and am getting weaker. I try to stay upbeat for my son's sake but how do you stay happy when you're dying?
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I got to try to roll out the crust without a rolling pin.
- hey MADDOG.. you can buy them pre-made. The above sounds like an impossible task. How did it turn out?
My NK count has always been low but I rarely catch ANYTHING.
we ate at the college where my husband works
I swear to you we had a GREAT dinner and paid $6 for the TWO of us. Wish you could have come over, MADDOG!!
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just don
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I know you have a rolling pin.
All else fails get out that round Miracle Whip jar.
or any other round bottle or jar,
,,lay on side,,
,roll back and forth with hand
,,presto magico,a rolling pin,,,works every time
you can even use one of those tall brown bottles if you wish
when your done rolling take cap off and drink it!!!
two birds with one stone!!
I am officially choked up now, stayed out there in the dark and finished it.
OR put under tire on car,,,drive over it,,,road pizza!!! Me thinks first idea is better
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MADDOG
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Yep you were real close Don. I had a wine flask with change in it.
I dumped out the change washed the flask ,and rolled out the crust with it.
Lymetoo The taste was great however it wasant a very pretty pie crust.
When i get a cold or flu it is a month at least ridding myself of it.
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OH NO! Sorry I missed this thread earlier!
Bet it is/was a good supper! You are so skilled at so many things, cooking shouldn't be too hard for you at all. And if I remember right, you are a good cook already?
Hope it was a good one Maddog.
PS. I'd have come by but you are serving olives. Me no like olives. ESPECIALLY on my pizza! HA!
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I cried myself to sleep last night because it's the first time I didn't have my family visit or see them or even get a happy thanksgiving. I have had a two week bought with flagyl and it's really worn on me. With the help of my husband and 5 kids we had a very nice dinner followed by a great ut vs a&m game. So I was very greatful for that. It's just not the same. My parents also treat me like I got a flu. I hardly hear from them at all. Have only talked to my dad once since being diagnosed in July. My parents live 8 miles away. It's like I've disappointed them. I now see I'm. It alone in this situation. Now on a lighter note I'm cracking up over the whole miracle whip pie crust discussion. On a not so lighter note is not the 5 lbs I've gained but the 10. Ha!
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Sorry amodernjune, that is tough especially when they live so close. Have you tried to have them watch Under Our Skin?
It doesn't always work.
I am happy for you that had hubby n kids for a fun memory.
Lyme changes so many things. I keep trying to see thru the dark clouds and find the light of God in all this.
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i am so sorry for all of you. i now exactly how it feels.
i spent thanksgiving with people i did not want to be around. but next year, no way.
i live with this every day. it really wears you down doesn't it? i'm glad some of you had family and some support.
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I feel for you all. Every year I feel lonely because it is just my husband, myself, our two kids, and my brother. All of our extended family has fallen apart.
This year, my oldest son joined the Army and my brother committed suicide. I've cried and cried the week before Thanksgiving.
Through it, I managed to do some cooking, which is something I haven't been able to do in years. I called my nephew and his girlfriend and they happily agreed to come over. A friend from Oklahoma unexpectedly showed up a couple days before Thanksgiving.
It turned out we had a wonderful day. I love my nephew so much, I practically raised him. He is now 25. He was full of stories of when he and my boys were little, many I would never have remembered, that were absolutely hysterical. He has an incredible memory! His girlfriend is usually shy but she was cheerful and chatty. Our friend (who we met here on Lymenet!) made some wonderful stuffing, and was just great to have around.
I managed to not think about my brother. I pushed him out of my mind, and our Thanksgiving together last year when he was so sad and depressed. It was the only way to get through the day. I missed my son and worried about him all day as he had been put into an "Adopt a Soldier" program and sent home with a local family, and he was extremely nervous about it. I didn't get to speak to him until 10 pm, but he had had a GREAT day and it was a wonderful thing to hear all about it!
I am very thankful for the wonderful day we had, and that we actually had family here after all. I really have none left, but I must remember I DO have my dear nephew, and he is lost too with our family strife. I have to try harder to stay close to him despite my illness. He needs more positivity around him and less of the negative stuff that he still gets exposed to. He's a great kid, and we were so happy to have him with us! He's going to spend Christmas with us too.
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Tracy- I had to smile when I read this...
"I missed my son and worried about him all day as he had been put into an "Adopt a Soldier" program and sent home with a local family, and he was extremely nervous about it. I didn't get to speak to him until 10 pm, but he had had a GREAT day and it was a wonderful thing to hear all about it!"
On Thanksgiving and other holidays, our home was always filled with Midshipmen.
My dad would drive over to the Naval Academy early in the morning and pick up as many guys as he could get in his car and bring them to the house so they wouldn't feel so alone. They were always a lot of fun to have around when I was little and really seemed to enjoy themselves.
But....
They were even more fun when the 3 of us girls finally hit our teenage years.
Then oooouuuuu laaaaa laaaaaa....
Forget the turkey! Those boys in uniform looked mighty pretty sitting at our supper table.
Nice to know your son was able to have some fun. I smile.
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Enjoyed reading your posts TC and Tracy. I wondered how you did on Turkey day.
Since coming down sick, I have only had one meal that was lyme friendly. The person who brought it over for me moved out of the area
This year, the Elk's club brought a meal over but I did not hear the door. They sat it outside the door.
I also did not hear the phone msg letting me know it was outside the door.
So, by the time I found it, it was too late to eat. Only thing I could have eaten was the turkey.
Teh pumpkin pie, rolls, were not lyme friendly.
Yesterday, a neighbor brought over what amounted to about 2 tablespoons of squash.
it was more work having to answer the door and change containers so she could have her conatainer back than it was worth.
My brain wouldnt' talk to my arms so I asked her to put teh container in the fridge.
She mentioned that I had a well stocked refrigerator. I was confused.
later when I was doing better I looked in the frig. A small cartoon of goat's milk, 4 hard boiled eggs that the caregiver had done last Wednesday, a zip lock bag of fresh spinach that I had picked up over a week ago.
That was it. The rest was bottles in the side of the frig...you know jars of salad dressing, and other stuff that stick around long term.
Then, another neighbor said she would bring me turkey dinner over. She didnt' make it on T Day.
But, she did come yesterday. She brought me slices of cheese and crackers.
I can't do that stuff either although I use to really enjoy cheese and crackers. Now, it makes my health worse unless it is GF crackers.
She said her company ate all of her food and this was all she had left.
I answered the door on my feet when she came. It was too much.
I had to turn down the plate and go lay back down.
The getting up to answer the door and talk or listen is just too much.
My brain was not talking to my arms again so wouldnt' even had been able to take the plate if I wanted to.
And then I would have eaten later and paid for it later health wise...so good it wasn't even in the house.
Nice to have the people think of me. But, so frustrating to not be well enough to appreciate what they are trying to do.
Another lady was going to bring me a plate of food from the potluck that happens here at the apartments every year.
I don't know what happens. But, each year someone tells me they are going to bring me a plate and then I never hear from them.
I doubt there would be much that I could eat from the potluck either.
I did tell her I could most likely only do the turkey. Can't do breads, sugar, etc.
Just glad turkey day is over. Too hard on the health.
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