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Cathie G

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A year ago I suddenly started fainting. I went down 4 times in a week.

The first time I was in the shower. When I fell I hit the little bypass thingy that you pull up to make the water go up to the shower head.

After laying there a minute or two, I realized I hadn't rinsed my hair. The bright thing to do was stay down and just put my head under the faucet. At that moment, I was not bright. I stood up, rinsed my hair, and promptly passed out again, hitting the same pullup thing at the same spot on my arm.

A week later I went down and crunched my head on the floor tile and sprained my ankle.

Spent 2 days in the hospital. The reason was that unexplicably my blood pressure was suddenly MUCH lower than ever before. Went from 40 mg daily to 5 mg of my BP med. Been fine since.
I worry about that too. I'm on bp medicine. If I get better mine will be dropping too. I'm sorry but 74/ 50 makes me wonder if they know what they're talking about.
 

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Yep. Our old grill is the bonfire - we had an all day fire going yesterday. Technically, we’re not permitted “open fires” in residential neighboorhoods in the county. BUT, this is our BBQ grill so, we really are just getting ready to grill!

Hey....for those who enjoy fires....we had these “colored flame” packets that really were cool. Normally i don’t like hokey stuff, but these packets really added to our already mezmerizing fires.

https://www.lowes.com/pd/funky-colo...Reey0DynCuG6KUKZfGjX9bCqm2HCo_QUaAlhwEALw_wcB

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I remember when I was a grade schooler. My grandpa had something he put in the fireplace for colors. Thanks for the memory.
 

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Happy Wednesday everyone [emoji851]
I apologize for being a little MIA. My eyes have been acting up and causing bad headaches. [emoji853]
Today is a little better [emoji41]
It rained last night but caused a bad headache [emoji856] but thankfully headache is subsiding and I can tend to everyone.
Have a wonderful day Roommates [emoji8]View attachment 270069
Hope you feel better :)
 

Lyn W

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Happy Wednesday everyone [emoji851]
I apologize for being a little MIA. My eyes have been acting up and causing bad headaches. [emoji853]
Today is a little better [emoji41]
It rained last night but caused a bad headache [emoji856] but thankfully headache is subsiding and I can tend to everyone.
Have a wonderful day Roommates [emoji8]View attachment 270069
Hope you are feeling better Noel and that they will soon fix your eyes.
 

Lyn W

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A year ago I suddenly started fainting. I went down 4 times in a week.

The first time I was in the shower. When I fell I hit the little bypass thingy that you pull up to make the water go up to the shower head.

After laying there a minute or two, I realized I hadn't rinsed my hair. The bright thing to do was stay down and just put my head under the faucet. At that moment, I was not bright. I stood up, rinsed my hair, and promptly passed out again, hitting the same pullup thing at the same spot on my arm.

A week later I went down and crunched my head on the floor tile and sprained my ankle.

Spent 2 days in the hospital. The reason was that unexplicably my blood pressure was suddenly MUCH lower than ever before. Went from 40 mg daily to 5 mg of my BP med. Been fine since.
Gosh Karen you could have had a really bad head injury. Glad it wasn't anything too serious causing it.
I went through a phase of fainting like that when I was in my 20s, I didn't go to the doctor so never found out why but it was probably BP.
I once fainted when I was on a walk with the family - if it hadn't been for my nose I would have landed flat on my face!
They picked me up and leaned me on a gate but I fainted again and rattled down the 5 bars catching my chin!
I looked as if I'd had a few rounds in the boxing ring not a gentle walk.
 

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When we bought our house and I was remodeling the kitchen. I pulled the stove out and there were about 30 little balls and fuzzy toys. The first thing I thought the previous owner must of had ferrets.

Probably correct!!! Lol! They are characters! Very smart and always into crap!
 

Lyn W

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If he hasn't put it up yet check out the Canadian clothesline with pulleys. They work. You stand in one place and move the clothes line to you. You don't have to keep moving the basket of clothes you move the clothesline.
is that the same as a rotary clothes line?
shopping
 

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