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Regenbogen:
--- Quote from: Dina on February 14, 2023, 03:59:24 PM ---Hi!
Regen, I hope your father is at home by now.
Here temperature is more tolerable, thank God. Also, I can work from home today so I am enjoying it.
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Hi, Dina.
Sadly he ist still in hospital. We are thinking of transferring him to my hospital which has a very good palliative care unit. What medical care he needs right now, we can't provide at home. He sometimes gets better for a few days and then he gets worse again.
It is still cold here, though not as cold as last week (-10°C) but no snow.
Today is about -2°C with a tiny bit of rain, which means it may be slippery in some places and in the afternoon it will be sunny and +4°C.
I am on sick leave with purulent tonsillitis. Everything hurts. Even the parts far away from my throat, though it's been better since yesterday evening. The doctor gave me antibiotics yesterday. This means I am not allowed to visit my dad. So we wait until next week with the decision where to take him. I hope I'll be healthy again by then.
Book update:
I have finally finished reading "Dead Man's Hand". Now I am back at "Soul Music" by Pratchett. And waiting for the "Instinct" short stories in march: the Cerberus/Mouse story and there will be a story from the Mercy verse by Patricia Briggs (something about the cat which got adopted by a mysterious crippled werewolf with memory loss; in the last book his identity was revealed and he started to remember).
Later in the year (summer or autumn) there will be a new Mercy Thompson book I am looking forward to. And the next book by Jim's son will be out, which I also plan to read.
And I have the feeling that I will soon want to reread all the Lord John novels and short stories by Diana Gabaldon. He is an interesting and likable side character from her Outlander novels. So likable that he even got his own spin off series. I have reread this several times already, lol. He is a gay officer in the British army from a wealthy aristocratic family. The books are mostly about him solving riddles and crimes and in the process uncovering secrets and trying to avoid scandals.
Dina:
--- Quote from: Regenbogen on February 15, 2023, 08:37:20 AM ---Sadly he ist still in hospital. We are thinking of transferring him to my hospital which has a very good palliative care unit. What medical care he needs right now, we can't provide at home. He sometimes gets better for a few days and then he gets worse again.
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Sorry to hear that, Regen. But sometimes, there is only so much we can do. Transferring him to your hospital sounds like a very good idea, all things considered. And perhaps it will be easier for your mom too. I wish I could give you a long, tight hug in person, but please, accept my virtual one.
Now, about your tonsillitis, that sucks. Hopefully the antibiotics you are taking will control it soon. As you said you are better, it seems that it is working. Silver lining...you have time to read! Or do duolingo! Or watch TV, whatever you find more interesting right now.
I've got a few bad but expected news at my work (I think I already told you about how I am probably going to loose one of my jobs soon). As this is not a surprise, I am mostly resigned. I receive a formal communication, I have 10 days to present a reconsideration appeal. I am pretty sure this will be ineffective, but I will do it anyway because I have nothing to lose. And then I will focus in trying to renew my main job. Hopefully it will work.
The weather is being quite nice now but there is a fair chance of raining tomorrow. We will see. I am looking forward at the weekend though because it is XXL. Monday and Tuesday are Holidays for the carnaval (Mardi Gras, if it is clearer to you). And there is a chance that I stay at home on Friday unless we had a meeting or something. If that works, hubby and I have plans I will tell you about in a later entry for this bulletin ;D
Enough for now. Get well soon, Regen!
Dina:
Hello people!
I hope you are healthy again Regen, and wishing all the best to your dad.
We had a polar wave! Around 10 C in Feb 17! Incredible. But now we are having 27 again, a good temperature. I am on Holiday but I need to go to buy some things, so I need to go. But I wanted to say hello to the Weird :)
Regenbogen:
Hi everyone!
Mab is still sending frost and some snow. But there are already some spring flowers peeking out.
I need to wash my cat today. She is quite dirty and isn't capable of cleaning herself
properly any more.
Last week I tried to clean her in the bathtub, but as expected she was not amused, lol. But I managed to get her belly clean at least.
So I keep doing it with two bowls of water and washcloths. Sometimes she even lets me blow-dry her fur.
I am doing a reread of the Lord John books by Diana Gabaldon. IMHO he is the most interesting and fun side character of the Outlander series (the books, not the TV show). And sometimes parallel listening to Codex Alera.
Dina:
Hi Regen!
Here is hot again, but I do not think it will last too long.
About your cat, have you tried with a dry shampoo? It could be a good option. And most cats like to be rubbed with a towel or something as you have to do when you removed the shampoo. In any case, I hope the cat enjoys her bath, wet or not :)
I've been enjoying Last of Us. Never played the game, but the show is good (I have not seen the last episode yet). I am also looking forward to The Mandalorian season 3, which arrives tomorrow. Oh, I am also, slowly, watching the season 2 or the Hardy Boys. I think I only read one Hardy Boys book when I was a child, but I've read a couple of Nancy Drew ones and played several ND books, so I am familiar with the characters, as they are Nancy's friends. Not in the show though, no Nancy. Season 1 has been interesting in a nice way, but it has a supernatural twist I am not sure I like. It also starred Linda Thorson, and actress I know since "The Avengers" show and who also appeared in one interesting Star Trek TNG episode. I am just beginning with season 2, it appears like the supernatural twist of s1 carried on to s2, but I am interested so far. Two of the characters are now played by different actors, LOL.
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