Could my luck be changing?

TDWoj

TDWoj

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Well, and here's something else that just came up this evening.

Anybody remember "Hee Haw" and that bad luck song?

"Gloom, despair, and agony, ah, me...
Deep dark depression, excessive misery...
If it weren't for bad luck, I'd have no luck at all...
Gloom, despair and agony, ah, me...."

I just talked to my father tonight. He went for his six months check-up of his urinary tract system and has been told he has prostate cancer and has to go for surgery some time soon (as soon as they finish repairing the hospital from the damage sustained from Hurricane Juan).

He's 89 years old. Who knows how the surgery is going to affect him.

I need to have money to be able to fly down there (he lives in Nova Scotia) at a moment's notice, should anything untoward happen (or to look after him if he does survive the surgery - his monthly pension is $4 a month too high for him to have home care without having to pay for it). There's no way I can move now, in addition to all of your (Serena's) excellent reasons.

-TD, even more bummed than before
 
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Serena

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I'm so sorry, TD; sorry about your father and sorry that you're going through a rough time right now. I'll say a prayer for your dad and for you to have the strength and courage you'll need. I hope it helps a little to know that you have friends here who are willing to listen anytime. - Serena.



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Serena

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Btw - I really DO remember that song from Hee-Haw and actually enjoyed the show. "I'm a picking', and I'm a grinnin'" Oops, I think our age is showing. How many of these young'ens do you think ever even heard of the show?
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TDWoj

TDWoj

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Thanks, Amos; thanks, Serena.

I really hope this year is over soon. I don't think I can take much more of this, this, I don't know, bad kharma, bad luck, bad vibes, or whatever one might call it.
 
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Sandie-Jo

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If it means anything at all, I think you've made the right decision for this time. I'll say a prayer for you and your Father, hope his health improves. I really believe that things will be better for you in the not too distant future.
 
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aikidonna

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Cheer up TD, you still have all of us here to lean on if you need to. A BIG HUG to you TD!!!:D

Amos, Hee-Haw was actually a very popular show back in it's day. I can remember watching it in the evenings, with my Mom and Sister. It was one of our favorites. Ok, I know that this dates me too.
Take care
Donna
 
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Serena

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Oh, Donna, I think Amos knows all about Hee-Haw. As a matter of fact, he probably remembers Grandpa Jones way before he ever got on Hee-Haw, don't you, Amos? :)


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Amos Stevens

Amos Stevens

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Actually I just never watched the show-so I don't know the characters-only remember seeing the commercials with the lady with the hat with the pricetag
 
TDWoj

TDWoj

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Staff member
That would be Minnie Pearl!

Thanks, all, for your kind words and thoughts and hugs. I really need them right now... I'm absolutely broken-hearted that I can't afford to take the new place (I would have had to buy all new furniture anyhow, to make sure everything matched and fit and to avoid making the place look cluttery like it does now with the hodge-podge of pieces that I've got, and that's completely out of the question at present).

Plus I have a few other issues that need dealing with that I'm dealing with poorly at present, and that's just adding to my frustration level.

Not even a kick-ass Steven Seagal movie will improve my mood - and that's telling you how bad things are.

-TD, mega-bummed
 
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Serena

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I know you're feeling a little down right now, TD; upset about the apartment and now worried about your father. I've been looking for something to cheer you up a little and came across this. I know words can't make things better, but they can help a little! I hope knowing we're thinking about you helps a little, too. - Serena.

TWO DAYS WE SHOULD NOT WORRY
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There are two days in every week
about which we should not worry,
two days which should be kept free
from fear and apprehension.

One of these days is Yesterday
with all its mistakes and cares,
its faults and blunders,
its aches and pains.

Yesterday has passed forever
beyond our control.
All the money in the world
cannot bring back Yesterday.

We cannot undo a single act
we performed;
We cannot erase a single word
we said.

Yesterday is gone forever.
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The other day we should not
worry about is Tomorrow
with all its possible adversities,
its burdens, its large promise,
and its poor performance;
Tomorrow is also beyond
our immediate control.

Tomorrow's sun will rise,
either in splendor or
behind a mask of clouds,
but it will rise.
Until it does,
we have no stake in Tomorrow,
for it is yet to be born.

This leaves only one day,
*TODAY*.
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Any person can fight the battle
of just one day.
It is when we add the burdens
of those two awful eternities
Yesterday and Tomorrow
that we break down.

It is not the experience of Today
that drives a person mad,
it is the remorse or bitterness
of something which happened Yesterday
and the dread of what Tomorrow may bring.

Let us, therefore, live but one day at a time.


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Serena

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Plus, check out my latest additions to the Humor Corner. Those should bring a little smile to your face! :)



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Lotussan

Lotussan

I Belong To Steven
Sorry you didn't get the place TD, but there will be another better one...
Very sorry too, if my reply is a little late...
I haven't been reading as deeply here as I normally do, so sometimes
I miss important things, I hope no-one takes that personally...
I am glad that we are all able to hang out here together, though...
It's a real source of support in some way...
Serena, that was a lovely poem!
You are such a kind soul...
 
TDWoj

TDWoj

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Staff member
Thanks, Lotus.

Well, I officially turned the place down today. I'm still at the top of the waiting list for a unit that size. It seems that it'll be easier to get into the co-op via the bachelor, and then go on the waiting list for a one-bedroom once I'm in, than to switch to the one-bedroom waiting list (there are at least five ahead of me there, and one-bedrooms don't come up all that often). One hopes attrition will shorten the one-bedroom list somewhat, otherwise I would get offered a one bedroom only if the other five ahead of me all said no (or otherwise fell off the list somehow).

However, I've given myself a couple of consolation prizes. I decided, after 14 years, it was time to get a new shower curtain and other new bits for the bathroom, which I did. And, in consideration of my aging bones, after the self-same 14 years, I finally decided to toss the futon and get myself a proper box spring and mattress (on layaway - it'll be spring before I take delivery on it, unless I get a big job soonish).

Now, to keep myself busy, I am going through my place with a fine-tooth comb, and giving the heave-ho to anything that I haven't accessed or used in six months or more.

This could get interesting.

-TD, declaring war on the clutter monster
 
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Baseball Lady

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Now, to keep myself busy, I am going through my place with a fine-tooth comb, and giving the heave-ho to anything that I haven't accessed or used in six months or more.

This could get interesting.

-TD, declaring war on the clutter monster[/QUOTE]

TD,

Step away from the trash can!! Put down the broom!! (these are dangerous weapons of mass destruction)

I'm sorry to hear about your dad. I'll definitely add him to my prayer list. It sounds like you made the right decision on the apartment. I have to agree with Serena, it didn't sound like the place for you (esp. the carpet). Just hang in there and the perfect place will come at the right time.

All you can do is to keep fighting the good fight. Eventually everything will get back to a more normal (less crazy!!) life. We are here for you. :yin:

BB Lady
 
TDWoj

TDWoj

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Thanks, BB and Jalu. I'm mostly worried that at his age they might decide to do nothing, or leave off the surgery for so long that nothing can be done. I'm also worried about the surgery because of his respiratory problems.

Of course, I can't do anything about it, he's there (Nova Scotia), I'm here, and that's that. We'll just have to wait and see, I guess.
 
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