What do YOU want for Christmas???
#351915 - 11/10/09 12:36 PM
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Windchimes
Reged: 09/05/09
Posts: 581
Loc: Northern California
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All I want for Christmas is a case of low-fat, low-sodium chicken broth.
After my house payment is made, and my utilities are paid, there is absolutely no money left for food during the cold winter months!
All I want to do during this time is sleep. There is no heating system in this house, and I rely on my electric blanket to stay warm.
Poor me!... NOT so, as I have a roof over my head and and not sleeping under a bridge. However, I did work all of my life and paid my taxes. Too bad that life has come to this. I dread the winter days coming when the power goes out for long periods of time here. Such curtails the warm electric blanket, making peppermint tea, and getting to the bathroom except with a flashlight.
Arrrggg! 
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Why does your power go out for long periods of time?
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Northern California ? time to invest in a wood stove.
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 Courage doesn’t always roar. Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying, “I will try again tomorrow”. Mary Anne Radmacher
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It sounds like you're having a tough time. I'd be happy to send you a case of chicken broth to help you through. Add your email to your account page and I will contact you for your mailing address.
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Why are you having such a hard time? How can I help you?
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I am a senior and live on a fixed and limited income that only covers my mortgage payment and careful use of utilities. There is little money left for food. I do qualify for food bank assistance, though what they have on hand is not IBS safe and does nothing but flare my symptoms and render me bedridden. 
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Senior female, IBS-D, presently stable thanks to Heather & Staff
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I have a wood stove insert in my living area. However, the only access to this is from my deck. Last year I fell bringing in wood from the slippery deck and fractured my right knee, was in a crippling knee splint for 8 weeks. By the time I haul out ashes from the insert and start another fire, I have to resign myself to my bedroom downstairs and don't even get any personal benefit from the fire upstairs in the main living area.
Some people just don't understand how difficult it is for a senior woman living alone, physically and financially.
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Senior female, IBS-D, presently stable thanks to Heather & Staff
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I live in a rural area in the foothills of California. Trees fall on overbhead power lines (no underground lines here), and also auto accidents (wrecks) end up hitting power poles and knock the power out. This has nothing to do with problems with my house, just all of us in general thoughout the winter months. Even high winds knock old trees over into power lines. We just never know when this might happen.
I have flashlights (like everybody else around here), and I can also warm things on my propane barbecue even in rainy weather under my deck with myself bundled up in warm clothing when the electrical power is out.
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Senior female, IBS-D, presently stable thanks to Heather & Staff
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Hi Jennifer... You are so very kind and thoughtful. I can't even get this type of help from my church, given I am a divorced woman of 23 years. They only cater to widows.  Widows have their husband's higher social security, his pension, and her own pension if she worked. More often their homes are fully paid for, and certainly mine is not. I just don't get it! I've had to go it totally alone for so long, and now I've got IBS-D and not liking it at all. My meals need to be simple and uncomplicated. I find chicken broth soothing to my tummy with a few simple seasonings.
I give my permission here for Heather or her staff to give you (only) my email address. I would prefer not to post my email address in my profile, as I had a computer crash from a hacker through this site and picked up a Trojan. The cost of repairing my old computer was more than buying a new one, and on my credit card no less! I now am very cautious about protecting my computer as a result.
Thank you for thinking of me and being so kind. My Christmas prayer would be answered.
Many blessings to you!
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Senior female, IBS-D, presently stable thanks to Heather & Staff
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Windchimes, I am so fortunate in many ways, and it is my pleasure to help when I see someone who needs it.
Will you please email me with your home address?
Edited by frygurl (11/13/09 06:20 PM)
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We have a wood stove and I would never go without it.
I live in SW Ontario and our hydro only goes out once or twice a year but boy does the wood stove help.
Have you thought about getting a roommate?I might help to share the costs.
I would love to help you out too.
here is my email cgmcadams@hotmail.com.
Times are tough I know.Do you not have any family that could help you out?
I hope when it comes my turn,that I have someone there to help.
Christina
Oh and I want a hottub but I doubt THATS gonna happen. 
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IBS-D since 1999...mostly stable..i do cheat too.Bad me.
Edited by dragonfly (11/11/09 07:16 AM)
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Usually no more than two days, yet that is enough to cause physical problems of hypothermia. The utility company works as fast as they can in this rural area.
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Senior female, IBS-D, presently stable thanks to Heather & Staff
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First, I don't have a spare bedroom to rent out. Secondly, when I need the one bathroom in my home, I need it NOW. I really don't want to deal with unpaid rent and fair share of utilities anyway, nor would I want to smell someone else's cooking of things that gag me and having to deal with their friends coming in an out of my home. I know too many women who have had miserable and major problems with renting out a room in their homes. No thanks!
Best I live alone and deal with my own problems on a day to day basis. Some day the Lord will take me home to a better place.
My pastor doesn't even understand. He suggests that I put on Depends every Sunday morning and get myself to church. Yea right!... like I want to sit for an hour or more in a puddle of diarrhea and smell like an outhouse. I don't think so! 
I'd far rather stay home and drink chicken broth (yum!) with fresh ginger in it and listen to a Sunday sermon on my radio.
My three grown children live far away from me, and they don't understand that I can no longer dance to their tune nor cater to THEM at this time in my life. They have completely written me off and have no contact. Their life is about living in the fast lane with all of today's bells and whistles and latest technology, have high incomes to support their lifestyle. They have no idea what it is like to simply crave a simple bowl of chicken soup... they eat in high end restaurants all the time.
My purpose in life is that of an encourager and I work daily with an international prayer team that supports one another in all things through prayer.
God is good! 
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Senior female, IBS-D, presently stable thanks to Heather & Staff
Edited by Windchimes (11/11/09 12:54 PM)
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I would also like to add here that firewood (oak) that doesn't cause potential for chimney fires, burns hot, etc. costs about $400 a cord, that being about enough for 4-6 weeks only. One might as well forget burning wood in California, given wood harvesters also charge a delivery fee, and one has to pay a second person to take it up 13 deck stairs and stack it here to make it accessable to a senior woman living alone. Such is not at all economical for heat these days in California.
If you happen to life where you can get FREE firewood, have the strength and stamina to do whatever is needed to make it work for you, consider yourself very blessed.
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Senior female, IBS-D, presently stable thanks to Heather & Staff
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Jennifer... Strange! I sent it when you requested the info along with a brief note. I'll see if I still have that in my email Sent folder, and forward this to you. If I no longer have it, I'll do it over.
You might want to take a look in your spam folder or keep an eye on such today, as it may look like spam to filters. In fact, I think I'll simply put "Friday morning..." in the subject line.
Thank you.
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Senior female, IBS-D, presently stable thanks to Heather & Staff
Edited by Windchimes (11/13/09 08:44 AM)
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NOW I see what I did! I spelled the 'gurl' part 'girl'... I guess that's what happens when one is spending too much time in the bathroom and not paying enough attention on the computer.
Enjoy your weekend, take care and be blessed!
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