Cate's Diary

Cate said:
Thanks, Liza. I have always had a half-hearted bag packed, but I think I'll make sure I maintain this bag from now on. My old Skechers are embarrassingly tatty, but oh so comfortable. If I could replace them with identical ones it would be perfect.
My laptop battery is about to die so I think I'll come back later.
I felt quite a bit better this morning & didn't wake up feeling like I was drowning. I think the new antibiotics & the steroids are kicking in!
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I'm going to try and work on my bag this weekend...
So good to hear you are feeling quite a bit better. Waking up with the feeling like you are drowning sounds so nightmarish.
 
Emilyrose said:
That's great news Cate! I hope you enjoy Open, I loved it.
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Thanks, Em. I picked it up again last night & read about another 100 pages. It's fascinating!
liza3 said:
I'm going to try and work on my bag this weekend...
So good to hear you are feeling quite a bit better. Waking up with the feeling like you are drowning sounds so nightmarish.
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If you pack an overnight bag you can always add and subtract. I won't take this one when we go away for a night or two & I will retrieve a couple of things when we do go away, but spare knickers and PJs that button through are good to have in there. I have a sign for the hospital staff regarding perfume & some change & a book & a day's worth of my meds. Recently I put my usual toilet bag in there too. I must pull everything out soon & have another look.
I still am coughing up horrible muck, but I managed to get through the night without sucking on cough lozenges. I haven't been sleeping well though. My head feels a bit clearer. Bugs are getting stronger & stronger.
 
Glad to hear you're breathing a little better. Good thinking about the scent allergy sign but sad that it's needed. I wish I could have a sensor outside my office that starts screaming and locks the door when someone tries to enter smelling like they fell into a cauldron of perfume, Obelix-style.
 
Thanks, Llama. I'm looking forward to shaking this cough. It hurts my back whenever I cough. I'm still wheezing like crazy. It keeps me awake.
I used to be my sister's canary & detect someone coming towards us with a strong fragrance on & would just glance at her & she would whip her mask on. Now I need a canary. One good thing that has come out of Covid is that no one looks twice at you wearing a mask in a store anymore. Plus, I found the N95 masks are better for me in that I can breathe with them on better than I could the charcoal masks my sister wears. She doesn't have Asthma.
 
A friend texted tonight that they have a chest infection that they can't seem to shake and I've read a number of accounts of that online. Definitely could be a post-Covid factor. I hope the hacking stops soon Cate. You'll be fine, just hang in there. Honey in tea, snoozes whenever you feel like it, reading as a distraction... keep going.
 
It's been three weeks since my cold and I still get coughing fits. I really hope your cough dies asap with the meds.
 
Emilyrose said:
A friend texted tonight that they have a chest infection that they can't seem to shake and I've read a number of accounts of that online. Definitely could be a post-Covid factor. I hope the hacking stops soon Cate. You'll be fine, just hang in there. Honey in tea, snoozes whenever you feel like it, reading as a distraction... keep going.
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Oh, Em. I have drunk so many hot honey & lemon drinks. For a week I didn't feel well enough to read & took lots of snoozes. I ensured I got a decent night's sleep last night & took double Phenergan. It worked. We need to pick a few things up in town & it's going to be chaos if we leave it until the end of the week. G will drive.
liza3 said:
That cough sounds so hard :( ...especially losing sleep with it and hurting your back with it.
Big hugs Cate :grouphug:
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Thanks, Liza. Knocking myself out last night was a good idea. I don't think I coughed much at all.
Llama said:
It's been three weeks since my cold and I still get coughing fits. I really hope your cough dies asap with the meds.
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So do I, Llama. I think the muck is starting to clear a bit, but it's still infected. Nasty bug!
 
Wow, so sorry you are having so much trouble shaking this. Glad you could knock yourself out and get a good sleep with no painful coughing! I heat up sake and add honey and lemon when I get one of those chest colds that make trying to breathe a struggle. It knocks me out and seems to help with congestion, too (but is fattening!). Glad you are reading a really engaging book are able to get lots of uninterrupted rest!! Hugs from me, too!!!
 
That's good you were able to get some sleep. That can make a good difference in healing for sure. Keep getting better Cate!:grouphug:

ps thanks for reminding me about having a go bag ready--i added some things yesterday and hope to add a few more in the coming week.
 
Emilyrose said:
Best of luck with the trip to town Cate. That’s great that you didn’t cough all night and got a good sleep.
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Thanks, Em. I'm so glad we went to town as we got our things done & can avoid the Christmas chaos. I took it easy & G did any actual shopping.
Marsia said:
Wow, so sorry you are having so much trouble shaking this. Glad you could knock yourself out and get a good sleep with no painful coughing! I heat up sake and add honey and lemon when I get one of those chest colds that make trying to breathe a struggle. It knocks me out and seems to help with congestion, too (but is fattening!). Glad you are reading a really engaging book are able to get lots of uninterrupted rest!! Hugs from me, too!!!
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Thanks, M. I had another night without coughing & feel like I'm getting there. I have a honey & hot lemon drink every night, all year around, but have been chuffing them into me the last two weeks as one of the golfing women gave me lots of lovely lemons. Thanks for the hugs, M xoxo
liza3 said:
That's good you were able to get some sleep. That can make a good difference in healing for sure. Keep getting better Cate!:grouphug:

ps thanks for reminding me about having a go bag ready--i added some things yesterday and hope to add a few more in the coming week.
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Thank you, Liza. I had another good night's sleep & that sure helps. I can feel my lungs starting to clear now, so the meds have kicked in. I still have another day left so maybe I won't need any more.
Having a go bag ready is just a reassuring thought. If I was sick in the hospital I would still need some things, like my fragrance-free toiletries etc. I must have another look at it today. I don't think I have a hairbrush in there. I think having it packed would also take away a lot of stress from G if I had to go to the hospital. I might pack a pair of yoga pants that I never wear & a T-shirt as then I would have something to wear home & they could double as PJs.
I will tackle some small chores today around the house. R & C are coming up Christmas night for two nights. If I am 100% better by Christmas day G & I think we'll go & volunteer at an "orphans" lunch in our local town, just setting up for the lunch. I don't think we're seeing any of our GK's this year or D & T so it will be a bit weird. D said he would call in after work on Boxing Day to catch up with us & R & C, but they wouldn't come here with the kids Christmas night like they usually do as it's too much after having lunch with T's mother (which they do every year). I rarely see D any more. I haven't seen T since Christmas Day last year. Maybe we should try to start a new tradition. Christmas shouldn't be so stressful. I can be flexible. I miss seeing D. I understand they want to spend more time together in their new house.
I think G & I will have to organise ourselves to go take the kids out without involving D so that we see them more often.
 
Wonderful your starting to turn the corner. It sounds like the new medicine really helped! That's sad you won't get to spend the holidays with your grandkids. Maybe you could do something with them around New Years before they have to go back to school again? Glad you'll see R&C though! I think starting a new tradition sounds really good.
 
Thanks, Marsia. I'll have to make my own arrangements to see the kids I think. I miss them. I always feel that I have to go through D first before I do that as I don't think he wants us dealing with his ex at all, but we rarely see them. I would like to see him in person before Christmas. Where he has moved to makes it a bigger detour to come to our house on his way home from work. I shouldn't try to work it out now as I'm obviously not well still & I don't want to get my knickers in a twist.
I just took Archie for a 1.5 km walk & that really exhausted me. I haven't tackled much housework today, but I'm done. Time to get back into a book. Stanley Tucci's "Taste. My life Through Food". For someone who doesn't cook I still love reading books about cooking.
 
I hope you get to see the grandkids over Christmas, Cate. How did the lunch go with your son and his wife, or did that get cancelled when you were sick?
 
Thanks, Em. I couldn't go to lunch with D & T at their new place as I was sick. I just got a message back from our GD to say that her Dad is bringing them up here on Christmas Eve. I just messaged D & apparently, he & T are coming up here with her younger daughter & our 2 GKs for our new tradition of Christmas Eve dinner :ROFLMAO:. He said it was my idea last year as their day is too full on with lunch at T's Mum's on Christmas Day. It's a good idea. I obviously had forgotten I had made the suggestion & I didn't know it was happening. G & I will have to have a quick re-think about Christmas food. I feel much better about it all now even though it means R & C won't get here until Christmas night. It doesn't matter. D will call in to see them after work on Boxing Day. It will probably be less stressful this way.
I feel good about seeing them all for Christmas!
 
Yay for now traditions! Our family Christmas happens some time between the 23d and the 27th: the exact date doesn't matter. One of my sisters MILs insists they always come on December 25th and one of my BILs is involved with three different church choirs so if we weren't flexible we'd never get everyone together. And if I don't get time off between Christmas and New year's we do our gift exchange earlier in December when I can usually save a vacation day by including Conception of Mary.

I really hope you don't plan any volunteering over Christmas, regardless of how well you feel the day before. You're knocking this bug out with meds (which is sensible!) but that doesn't mean your body is done recovering. But I guess with the grandkids coming up there won't be time anyway.
 
Oh, Llama. I won’t be doing any volunteer work on Christmas Day. What was I thinking?
G has come home from golf sick! He’s moaning & groaning 😵‍💫
I told him the news re Christmas Eve & I have it planned. Dips, cheese, crackers, olives, BBQ’d prawns & steak, garlic bread, salads, fruit, chocolates….who cares if it’s not a traditional Christmas meal? Not me. I can organise this.
Next year- new tradition. I used to make plum puddings & G & I used to make cakes. We’ll do them early next year.
 
Oh no! I hope G and you will both be well enough to enjoy Christmas :grouphug:
 
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