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  1. Hmm…I’m interested. Also wondering how to keep track.
  2. She's doing okay. She says the worst part is that everything tastes terrible. She says the silver lining is that she can read all day, guilt free. Fingers crossed it passes quickly.
  3. Thank you!!!! After conveying this info to my mom, she contacted her primary care doctor who gave her the green light to suspend her regular meds in order to take the Paxlovid. She started her course today.
  4. Thank you so much to all of you who are keeping us informed about Covid. I get better info here than anywhere else. My dad, a retired doctor, is constantly impressed with my knowledge and the studies I have been able to share with him because of you brilliant ladies. My 80 year old mom has Covid. She has a perscription for Paxlovid but doesn't want to take it because it doesn't do well with other medications she is taking. I visited with her for about five minutes a few days before her symptoms started, so crossing fingers that I don't have it and didn't give it to my kids. I cannot find Covid tests locally. I gave the last ones I had to my mom. I am isolating until the tests come in the mail and my kids have agreed to wear masks at school even though it will be embarrassing for them.
  5. I have never made peach salsa but I use heaps of celantro when I make mango or pineapple salsa, and I am assuming that the flavor combo is similarly delicious.
  6. I was doing intermittent fasting for a few years. In my case it was because I was pre-diabetic despite eating a very healthy diet. I didn't eat until noon every day and stopped eating around 6:00 in the evening. I did occasional 24 hour fasts. It didn't help with the prediabetes, and I didn't lose significant weight, so I stopped. My dh started intermittent fasting out of solidarity with me but has continued because he lost about 15 ponds, and it's a very easy way for him to keep the weight off. (I am finally out of the prediabetes range and have lost some weight having switched to a more plant based diet. I find my body likes the consistency of meals, even with lots of whole grains. I also started resistance training which may have also contributed to finally getting my blood sugar numbers down.) I hope you figure out what works for you.
  7. I am able to buy both of these from my local Humane Society. It is slightly less expensive than from my vet.
  8. I am so very sorry. Holding you and your family in my thoughts.
  9. May her memory be a blessing.
  10. Thinking of you both and hoping for a peaceful transition.
  11. I am so sorry your daughter is dealing with this. It is so hard. I had two TERRIBLE sleepers. They really never napped and they didn't sleep well at night either. The first few years were tough for me, and I tried everything. I read every book, tried every wives tale, changed my diet, swaddled, wore, changed the sleeping arrangements, rocked, hammocked, jiggled, drove, sang...I remember other moms saying how much better things were getting at three months, six months, a year, not my kids. In hindsight, I wish I had stopped trying to get them to sleep so much. I feel like I spent the first couple of years of their lives obsessing over this, and it would have been better if I just let go of the notion it was ever going to happen and let them be who they are. I have no good advice other than to say, it will get better one day, and any help you can give them in the meantime is great. (Also, both of my kids have learning differences, so perhaps this has something to do with it or perhaps it's just coincidence.)
  12. We just had hospice care for my FIL. I cannot sing their praises enough. Not only did they make the last few months (and especially the last few days) of my FIL's life comfortable, they really helped prepare my DH and sister in law for what was about to happen. My FIL's death experience was peaceful and comfortable because of hospice, and we are so very grateful to the compassionate, kind, and experienced people who do this very difficult work. I am so sorry about your mom and glad you get to be there with her <3.
  13. I use My Fitness Pal. The free version works fine for me. I can't remeber the name of the app @Corralenoused up above, but it looks amazing. I hope you can figure out what is causing your fingernails to break. I have to take an iron supplement because I am anemic due to ridiculously heavy periods. My Dr. was very encouraging of my WFPB choice despite my anemia and said I'd need to supplement with iron no matter what my diet. If you discover that it is an iron deficiency (I think brittle nails can be a symptom.), I highly recommend the Gaia Herbs Plant Force Liquid Iron. It is vegan and easy to digest.
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