Defusing the Holiday Time Bomb
I wrote this to give to my doctor (to help others)38 total reviews
Comment from Pam (respa)
Nice image and presentation, Debi. You wrote a very good poem about your situation and the issues that arose and why. What did your doctor think receiving a poem? I think that was a great idea. I like your doctor's response, "Get in here, I mean now!"
Sometimes we learn our best lessons from something we shouldn't have done. I was probably in elementary school, and a classmate invited me to dinner. It was delicious, and I ate too much.
Needless to say, I didn't do that anymore!
I can understand it being a scary time. Hope things settle down, and you're better soon.!!
reply by the author on 30-Jan-2024
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Nice image and presentation, Debi. You wrote a very good poem about your situation and the issues that arose and why. What did your doctor think receiving a poem? I think that was a great idea. I like your doctor's response, "Get in here, I mean now!"
Sometimes we learn our best lessons from something we shouldn't have done. I was probably in elementary school, and a classmate invited me to dinner. It was delicious, and I ate too much.
Needless to say, I didn't do that anymore!
I can understand it being a scary time. Hope things settle down, and you're better soon.!!
Comment Written 30-Jan-2024
reply by the author on 30-Jan-2024
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Hi Pam, as much as I hate to admit it, actually this was a request for me. I did not go in that night. My doctor, Jackie is a good friend of my daughters and only lives a mile from us, so she had no trouble letting me know she wished I hadn't done this on my own.
I was scared what they might find and I panicked and started doing everything right, (except go in.) I got back on my kidney diet. Started drinking lots of water, no more ham, sodium at all, sweets.
So I wrote it and it is hanging on her wall already.
Thanks for your kind words, my very dear friend
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You are very welcome, Debi. So your doctor asked you to write it?
Comment from Dawn Munro
I HOPE THIS POEM IS NOT BIOLOGICAL, YET I MUST CONFESS -- THAT PICTURE YOU USED TO ADORN IT IS WHAT DREW ME IN... oops, did it again -- caps locked. (Lol! Sorry, I'm not shouting at you -- honestly.)
I love my food a little too much, probably and salt and sugar, yep! What's life without the savoury and sweetness to counteract? (Yikes -- see, no willpower...)
Excellent poem, Debi!
reply by the author on 30-Jan-2024
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I HOPE THIS POEM IS NOT BIOLOGICAL, YET I MUST CONFESS -- THAT PICTURE YOU USED TO ADORN IT IS WHAT DREW ME IN... oops, did it again -- caps locked. (Lol! Sorry, I'm not shouting at you -- honestly.)
I love my food a little too much, probably and salt and sugar, yep! What's life without the savoury and sweetness to counteract? (Yikes -- see, no willpower...)
Excellent poem, Debi!
Comment Written 30-Jan-2024
reply by the author on 30-Jan-2024
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Dawn, as much as I hate to admit it, actually this was a request for me. I did not go in that night. My doctor, Jackie is a good friend of my daughters and only lives a mile from us, so she had no trouble letting me know she wished I hadn't done this on my own.
I was scared what they might find and I panicked and started doing everything right, (except go in.) I got back on my kidney diet. Started drinking lots of water, no more ham, sodium at all, sweets.
So I wrote it and it is hanging on her wall already.
Thanks for your kind words, my very dear friend
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Debi!
Comment from Douglas Goff
My goodness, yes, Debi. The holiday weight gain was a blowout. I have actually hit the dirt hard after the New Year. I am already down 11 pounds.
Hope you are doing better and are able to get a handle on the health issues, my friend.
D
reply by the author on 30-Jan-2024
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My goodness, yes, Debi. The holiday weight gain was a blowout. I have actually hit the dirt hard after the New Year. I am already down 11 pounds.
Hope you are doing better and are able to get a handle on the health issues, my friend.
D
Comment Written 30-Jan-2024
reply by the author on 30-Jan-2024
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Douglas, as much as I hate to admit it my doc requested for me to write this. I did not go in that night. My doctor, Jackie is a good friend of my daughters and only lives a mile from us, so she had no trouble letting me know she wished I hadn't done this on my own.
I was scared what they might find and I panicked and started doing everything right, (except go in.) I got back on my kidney diet. Started drinking lots of water, no more ham, sodium at all, sweets.
So I wrote it and it is hanging on her wall already.
Thanks for your kind words, my very dear friend
Comment from Lisasview
Thank you for sharing you personal story with all of us. It breaks my heart to know that you suffered and perhaps are still suffering.
Glad you are off all that "junk"
It makes a world of difference.
Hugs to you,
Lisa
reply by the author on 31-Jan-2024
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Thank you for sharing you personal story with all of us. It breaks my heart to know that you suffered and perhaps are still suffering.
Glad you are off all that "junk"
It makes a world of difference.
Hugs to you,
Lisa
Comment Written 30-Jan-2024
reply by the author on 31-Jan-2024
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Lisa, as much as I hate to admit it my doc requested for me to write this. I did not go in that night. My doctor, Jackie is a good friend of my daughters and only lives a mile from us, so she had no trouble letting me know she wished I hadn't done this on my own.
I was scared what they might find and I panicked and started doing everything right, (except go in.) I got back on my kidney diet. Started drinking lots of water, no more ham, sodium at all, sweets.
So I wrote it and it is hanging on her wall already.
Thanks for your kind words, my very dear friend
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How wonderful that your great poem is hanging on your wall...I am smiling thinking about it.
Lisa
Comment from Gypsy Blue Rose
Hello, Debi,
A wonderful poem about a subject we all need to hear, specially people our age.
I eat good food but love sweets. It's hard to quit.
It's hard to deal with the holidays.... it's very stressful. Great message!
Love,
Marival
reply by the author on 30-Jan-2024
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Hello, Debi,
A wonderful poem about a subject we all need to hear, specially people our age.
I eat good food but love sweets. It's hard to quit.
It's hard to deal with the holidays.... it's very stressful. Great message!
Love,
Marival
Comment Written 30-Jan-2024
reply by the author on 30-Jan-2024
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Thanks so much Gypsy, actually this was kind of a punishment for me. I did not go in that night. I was scared what they might find and I panicked and started doing everything right, got back on my kidney diet. Started drinking lots of water, no more ham, sodium at all, sweets, all boring but still alive that way. So I wrote it and it is hanging on the wall in her office. Her name is Jackie and she is a real good friend of my daughter and she only lives a mile away. But as my dr she was not happy with me. Thanks for your kind words, my very dear friend
Comment from Pearl Edwards
My husband loved licorice and would often get a packet with loved gifts, e.g. Christmas. He had major heart issues, and after a bout of licorice, same thing, swollen feet, straight into hospital. That was the end of his licorice gifts. I h ope it all settles down for you soon Debi, when you have other issues, little things become big things, as you know. Look after yourself,
valda
reply by the author on 29-Jan-2024
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My husband loved licorice and would often get a packet with loved gifts, e.g. Christmas. He had major heart issues, and after a bout of licorice, same thing, swollen feet, straight into hospital. That was the end of his licorice gifts. I h ope it all settles down for you soon Debi, when you have other issues, little things become big things, as you know. Look after yourself,
valda
Comment Written 29-Jan-2024
reply by the author on 29-Jan-2024
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Hello there Valda, thanks so very much for your lovely comments. Wow, I guess I have heard of licorice doing that. I hope he was ok when it was all said and done. I should have never gone off my kidney diet and it did come to bite me in the butt. Now to pay the piper! LOL.
Thanks for your lovely review and comments, my dear friend. Love, Debi
Comment from Brenda Strauser
I enjoyed reading your poem. On holidays, we always wat too.much, then try and lose it later. Nice rhyming scheme and the picture had great color of the food. Great job
reply by the author on 30-Jan-2024
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I enjoyed reading your poem. On holidays, we always wat too.much, then try and lose it later. Nice rhyming scheme and the picture had great color of the food. Great job
Comment Written 29-Jan-2024
reply by the author on 30-Jan-2024
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Hi Brenda. I thank you so very much for such lovely comments for my health scare poem I wrote for my doctor. She was going to frame it and hang it on her office wall.
Hopefully she has done that already and that it helps someone else who was supposed to stay on a diet like I had for my kidneys, (Ooops!) so I hope it helps other too.
Thanks again, dear friend! Debi
Comment from nomi338
Awesome! You really are very talented. I have to tell you, the only reason I am still alive is that my body for some unknown reason is diabetes resistant. I love sweet and salty and even though I am a little bit overweight, It does not cause me as much trouble as it might in some other people.. I am totally blessed and fear the day that my blessings comr to an end.
reply by the author on 29-Jan-2024
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Awesome! You really are very talented. I have to tell you, the only reason I am still alive is that my body for some unknown reason is diabetes resistant. I love sweet and salty and even though I am a little bit overweight, It does not cause me as much trouble as it might in some other people.. I am totally blessed and fear the day that my blessings comr to an end.
Comment Written 29-Jan-2024
reply by the author on 29-Jan-2024
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Hey you, dear Nomi, thank you so very much for your kind comments and your generous six stars.
You know, I am thankfully diabetes free too, but I don't know how. There were six out of nine diabetics in our family.
So when I left my kidney diet and didn''t go back on it for the holidays, I am lucky that I did not end up with it, as they watch me close. But something worse happened and that is my already bad lupus joined my already bad kidneys and are now called lupus nephritis.
And that is why the BP went so high and I started to swell so badly. Looks like I will now pay the piper. So hopefully I will not be looking for a new kidney. Hey maybe I will look your way, my dear BBB ! LOL. Hugs! Debi
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Feel free to do so, unfortunately my kidneys are well on their way to being atrophied I'm afraid. Too many years of abuse.
Comment from Ulla
Well and so it should be. It's a warning to everyone. I'm lucky, because I've never liked sweets. My craving is fruit vegetables nuts and legumes which is cheap and a natural diet here where I live. I sure hope you will better soon, Debi. Ulla:)))
reply by the author on 29-Jan-2024
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Well and so it should be. It's a warning to everyone. I'm lucky, because I've never liked sweets. My craving is fruit vegetables nuts and legumes which is cheap and a natural diet here where I live. I sure hope you will better soon, Debi. Ulla:)))
Comment Written 29-Jan-2024
reply by the author on 29-Jan-2024
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Hey there dear Ulla, you are a very blessed woman to have stayed so healthy,
I thank you so very much for such lovely comments for my health scare poem I wrote for my doctor. She was going to frame it and hang it on her office wall.
Hopefully she has done that already and that it helps someone else who was supposed to stay on a diet like I had for my kidneys, cause now it is has caused more issues with my lupus and kidneys, so I hope it helps others before they do something so stupid.
Thanks again, dear friend! Debi
Comment from aryr
Wow!!! That's a lot of food, no wonder your Doctor wrote you a note, Debi. That was a lot of food, Debi, no wonder she wrote a note with a two hundred twelve over a hundred twenty six. Even your hubby comment on your weight. Do you have a death wish? Great job, well done and greatly enjoyed. Blessings n Hugs!!!
reply by the author on 29-Jan-2024
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Wow!!! That's a lot of food, no wonder your Doctor wrote you a note, Debi. That was a lot of food, Debi, no wonder she wrote a note with a two hundred twelve over a hundred twenty six. Even your hubby comment on your weight. Do you have a death wish? Great job, well done and greatly enjoyed. Blessings n Hugs!!!
Comment Written 29-Jan-2024
reply by the author on 29-Jan-2024
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Haha, Ali, you are so funny. It felt like a death wish that night. And no to that !
And I know you were kidding about the table of food, that that was just a picture I got off the internet to show how the parties are around the holidays.
Actually my main thing was that I didn't eat that much, but I ate the wrong foods like ham too many times and it put my already bad kidneys into shock..
And thanks for the fun review and comments, LOL, I am still laughing about death wish. Hahaha!
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You are so funny, Debi. You are very welcome.