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Here are some thoughts:
Royals baseball
New Theatre & Restaurant (dinner and live show)
Country Club Plaza
Nelson-Atkins Art Museum
Crown Center
Hallmark Visitors Center (It's interesting and fun but small—very walkable if the husband was dropped at the door and you ladies drove the car to the parking garage)
Several of those ideas do entail walking, but at least most are air conditioned and could be done at a slow pace with rests.
ETA: The KC Streetcar is lots of fun and free. You could use it to see different parts of town—getting off or just riding.
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10 hours ago, popmom said:
I’m sorry she’s going through this.
I had an episode of SVT about 4 weeks out from having Omicron. I just saw a cardiologist to follow up. I’m wearing a monitor for a week to see if I need meds. ETA: I cannot say that my episode is related to COVID as I have experienced SVT in the past. But my aunt’s experience below seems definitely related—because of the timing and how prolonged her symptoms were.
I just learned today that my aunt (about 70) has struggled with an elevated heart rate since having COVID. I think she had Delta variant. Her heart rate was 120+ for a long time. I’ve heard of blood clots, but the SVT is not as well known. I guess because it’s not immediately life threatening.
Good news is that at least SVT can be treated if it continues to be a problem.
Thank you for sharing your experience and your aunt's. I have a 24yo nephew who was diagnosed with POTS at 19 years old. He is seen by doctors at John Hopkins. His case isn't responding to time and intervention (at-home IVs, salt pills beta blockers, exercise regimen, etc.) as they had hoped, and he has needed to use a wheel chair for several years now. So, our minds immediately went to POTS. (Also, there has been a huge increase in POTS cases post Covid infection.)
Thank you for the insight that there is hope this could be a less severe issue.
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27 minutes ago, Kassia said:
To find your posts, go to your profile and click on "see my activity."
I'm sorry about your dd but glad she's doing better now that she's on meds. That's scary that she ended up in the hospital. She must have felt miserable. 😞 Definitely sending good wishes to her.Thank you! I knew I had seen a history somewhere! It looks like I posted February 2 with updates on February 5 and 6. So, she is a couple months out from getting sick.
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Quite a ways back in this thread, I posted about our dd27 who is a professional ballerina. (BTW, is there a way to search for one's own posts?) She was down a couple weeks with Omicron (we assume, due to time frame) in spite of being vaxed and boosted (all Pfizer).
She continued having periods of rapid heartbeat after she was back on her feet (and working and dancing), and this week she ended up in the hospital for a couple days. She is resting at her home and doing better with a prescribed beta blocker. Her symptoms are looking a lot like POTS, triggered by Covid. Prayers and good wishes for K are appreciated.
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I am doing what a couple of other posters mentioned: my earnings go for things outside of our normal budget. Having said that, we are in pretty good shape, on paper, for retirement. When our youngest went to college, I started working 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. Monday through Thursday (with PTO and an extra week off at Christmas). This allowed me lots of flexibility when she was home for college breaks. (I would have been sad being at work all day on her vacations!) I applied 90% of my earnings toward her college degree and 10% to a local homeless shelter. Now I am saving for a few months for a family vacation to celebrate said daughter's graduation.
Now that she is graduating next month, and I won't have any kids home for long stretches, I am contemplating picking up another part-time job, or even going full time. I am a homebody at heart, but there are many remote options right now. My earnings could go toward all kinds of things: college girl's wedding expenses (next summer), $13,000 needed for new deck and patio (needs to be redone due to settling and damage), $7,000 for garage doors that are on their last legs, a repaved driveway, vacations, maxing IRAs ($14,000 per year), maxing HSA savings ($8,300 per year)... It's easy for me to spend that hypothetical money so many ways!
My plan for after homeschooling had been to volunteer and be involved with my parents, kids, and eventually grandchildren; however, my parents both passed away suddenly during my youngest child's high school years, two of my kids live out of state, we don't have grandchildren yet, and college girl has accepted a job an hour away and plans to be married next summer. So, I have several years that I have more freedom with my time than I have had since I was single.
I figure even if I only work three more years, that could result in earnings of anywhere between $40,000 for very part time to who knows? for full time. Wages in my area are pretty high right now, due to employee shortages. I saw an ad for a front desk receptionist position that required a high school diploma, and the duties were to answer the phone, transfer phone calls, log the calls and make faxes. It paid $38,700!
Another thought: there is seasonal work that might appeal to you. Around me, I have noticed that corn mazes hire for 2-3 months, just for Friday-Sunday, in the fall. (I think selling pumpkins and chatting with customers sounds fun.) And H&R Block hires full-time and part-time seasonal receptionists January through April. You could do something like that and just pop it all in an IRA to give your retirement savings a boost.
Wishing you all the best as you consider your options! I don't think there is a right answer, just an answer that is right for you.
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Dd27 has this. She lost much of one side and the back of her waist-length hair at age 13/14. She developed mild vitiligo at the same time. Her hair grew back in white in those areas. It kind of cycled with falling out/growing in for a couple years. It never recovered the volume it had. (Her hair was really thick and is now on the thin side.) She was a rock and kept on living her life, which is hard for any teen, but was particularly challenging as she is a ballerina, so looks are under the magnifying glass. Her hair has a cool, artsy look, which works well for a dancer; however, she sure got tired of strangers telling her that she shouldn't dye white streaks in her hair because she would wish it wasn't white when she was old. It was a good reminder to us all not to make assumptions.
BTW, we read that hair dye can further irritate a scalp and cause the issue to worsen, so she never dyed it. We tried natural herbs (not henna), but it just made it yellowish. Now, as an adult, when she needs it to look uniform for a performance, she applies foundation powder. It works nicely and washes out completely.
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The lack of training and the company's attitude toward customers are big strikes against them. Our son is a retail manager (not home improvement) and he has required online classes and in-person "training the trainer" type training. He writes training manuals for his staff and brings in other mangers for special team-building and training sessions. The goal is to train up employees to promotions—at his store or another store.
Also, his company is all about customer relationships and making connections. So, perhaps you could find another company culture that would be much better—whether that's now or when your youngest is a bit older.
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((TexasProud)) Thank you for sharing those photos. They eloquently illustrate those barren seasons of the soul...yet with a bloom of life. I am sorry this season of your life is so very difficult.
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I like Nike swim tanks and swim board shorts. I'm not seeing them on the Nike site, but I do see some on academy.com and dickssportinggoods.com. I like Land's End too, but some of their suits aren't very comfortable on me. I like a sporty look and the Nike set was really comfortable and no fuss when we went to the beach last summer.
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Oh, wow! That is big! Wishing you all the best for the next chapter of life, whatever the details look like!
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You can also buy deicer to spray on to soften the ice some before you scrape. There are even some DIY recipes online.
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6 hours ago, BlsdMama said:
He’s a good kid, he’s just always needed a lot of extra support… and I feel like we’re about to pitch him into the deep, wish him luck on swimming, and hope he can dog paddle. He wants to jump, wants to swim. I’m just worried once he’s in the water…. Ugh. Can’t undo.
But this kid has faced mountains academically. He’s worked his butt off. And I admit that I’m afraid the world is going to chew him up and spit him out. He’s so naive. He’s gullible.
But this kiddo? He is just not ready for life and I don’t know how to get there. He’s just SO the kid someone would take advantage of….
We also have a son (24yo) who deals with dyslexia, dyscalculia, memory and executive processing issues—as well as the sweet and gullible part. Have things been harder for him than for dd27 and dd22? Yes. But he is a successful store manager who takes online company courses and even writes and implements his own training materials for his staff! He is still not a good speller, but I agree with others that people (especially those with LDs, perhaps) learn better (and learn what they need) when they are motivated to learn because of a reason/interest.
His struggles have helped shape him into the person he is today. It is not the road I would have chosen for him (i.e., the struggles, including people taking advantage of him) but he continues to grow and thrive, and gain confidence, and he is loving his life.
Also, like you, we worked really hard on academics throughout his homeschool years. (I remember working on the memory word "the" when he was about 6 or 7 for at least a month. He would get it, but always forget by the next day.) He wanted to go to public high school and, although he liked the social aspect, I can tell you that our experience was that he learned more at home. They just couldn't tailor to his needs like I could, and the sheer amount of work was too much for a student with a slow processing speed. So, don't beat yourself up with wondering if pubic school would have helped him along further. It sounds like you have done an amazing job!
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30 minutes ago, dirty ethel rackham said:
That was so exciting and inspiring to watch! It was cool to see the sportsmanship among all the competitors. But, I have to say, he reminds me an awful lot of Will Ferrell.
OK, I can see that! 😆
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Yay, mixed team snowboard cross!! I'm so happy that Baurmgartner medaled in his fourth Olympics! And, hooray, for amazing older athletes: 40 and 36 years—the oldest team competing in the event!
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7 hours ago, wintermom said:
Great performance! I like his 'Star Trek' costume, too. I enjoyed Keegan Messings's lumberjack top. Very Canadian. 😄
I liked both costumes too! I think it will be interesting to see if men's skating outfits begin to trend to a younger, cooler aesthetic like Chen's and Messings's.
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Nathan Chen: ROCKET MAN!!!
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I'm happy Shaun White qualified last night!
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So many great athletic feats already! How can athletes continue to go higher, faster, complete more rotations, etc.? They look like superheros! I am also one that loves the personal stories.
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Praying for your sister!
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12 hours ago, Kassia said:
I hope she feels better soon. It's so hard when they are far away - we worry so much and want to be there. Please keep updating.
Some good news! Blood ox is staying up today, and she is not losing her breath when she moves around.
I'm sorry she is the one of us who is getting slammed, as she is the elite athlete. She works 30 hours a week at the preschool and rehearses 20-30 hours a week with her ballet company. I think it is going to be a very difficult few weeks (hoping for just that time frame!) for her when she is able to go back. I hope I am wrong!
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On 2/2/2022 at 10:37 PM, iamonlyone said:
Anecdata: We are all fully vaxed and boosted, and our children live away from home in different states. Within the last 10 days:
Dd27 Covid positive, felt awful with all the symptoms—fever for about 3 days. At day 5 (today) she is required to return to her professional ballet company rehearsal and her preschool teaching job if she got a negative rapid test. (Yesterday she wasn't able to complete an easy yoga workout, so I don't know how that went!)
Dd22 sick for about 10 days, but only extreme congestion and fatigue. Loss of smell only on days 7-9.
Dh maybe Covid? What do you all think? He had all symptoms except GI and loss of taste/smell. He missed a week of work and is still not 100%. It seemed to him like a very different illness than he has ever had, and he was exposed in a couple settings. However, he had a negative rapid home test on the first day of strong symptoms (day 2), a negative PCR on day 2, and a negative drive-through rapid on day 5. How could he get all those negatives if he had Covid? Is that possible?
I'm glad that the tests say he didn't have it, but I'm also not looking forward to doing all the isolation (he stayed in our master bedroom/bathroom) and ventilation measures again if either one of us does test positive at some point!
Update: Dd27 is still testing positive. She is at day 9 and struggling some. Her oximeter reading drops to 85 when she stands (normal when seated). She says it's challenging taking a shower and difficult to prepare meals. A nurse told her to go to the doctor tomorrow if she is still getting the low readings so they can check for pneumonia. I am so sad that she is struggling so hard, in spite of doing all she could with vaccinations and masking, etc. I wish we could help her, but she lives 1,700 miles away. Prayers and good thoughts are much appreciated!
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Anecdata: We are all fully vaxed and boosted, and our children live away from home in different states. Within the last 10 days:
Dd27 Covid positive, felt awful with all the symptoms—fever for about 3 days. At day 5 (today) she is required to return to her professional ballet company rehearsal and her preschool teaching job if she got a negative rapid test. (Yesterday she wasn't able to complete an easy yoga workout, so I don't know how that went!)
Dd22 sick for about 10 days, but only extreme congestion and fatigue. Loss of smell only on days 7-9.
Dh maybe Covid? What do you all think? He had all symptoms except GI and loss of taste/smell. He missed a week of work and is still not 100%. It seemed to him like a very different illness than he has ever had, and he was exposed in a couple settings. However, he had a negative rapid home test on the first day of strong symptoms (day 2), a negative PCR on day 2, and a negative drive-through rapid on day 5. How could he get all those negatives if he had Covid? Is that possible?
I'm glad that the tests say he didn't have it, but I'm also not looking forward to doing all the isolation (he stayed in our master bedroom/bathroom) and ventilation measures again if either one of us does test positive at some point!
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