I use to have A WHOLE LOT of it,but recently it has all left me.

Maybe it’s the age.

Maybe it’s the way of the world today!

Maybe it’s my lack of ENERGY and getting things done.

Here I tried to find some JOY as I had to go to the chiropractor and get eyewear fitted.

What I wear has a way of people interacting with me.

The necklace is by CATHY SEXTON who has an INSTAGRAM account called CATIQUES.

I ABSOLUTELY LOVE WHAT SHE DOES AND OWN A FEW BITS AND BOBS!

Theodore in a full on YAWN.

Tigre sneaking around Theo…….this does BRING JOY!

As does this……………Betty and Theodore having a loving moment!

These MAGICAL CHRISTMAS TREE pins have ALWAYS brought me JOY over the years.

I have a FEW.

I use to collect them.

Artist LARRY VBRA.

This year I noticed I am missing a STONE from this piece!

That made me SAD.

But I found someone who may have a substitute gem!

TIGRE!

IN REPOSE POSITION on a footstool ;I seem to collect those as well.

THE ITALIAN coordinated withOUT HELP from me!Look at the CAR FOB on a TASSEL how well it matches his OUTFIT!I had to snap a photo.Which he agreed too which was ODD!

Which brings me to my health.Here we are in a hospital miles away from our home meeting my new cardiologist for the first time.It’s a WOMAN!She interned at THE CLEVELAND CLINIC and she is one of the HEART TRANSPLANT DOCTORS!

NO, I’m not getting a TRANSPLANT,but that was mentioned at the END OF HER PLAN!

GULP.

She spent an hour and a half with us.Used AI to record our visit so she did not have to spend time typing!I have to say the summary email via AI was OKAY not GREAT but I was thrilled to be looking at her without her attention thinking about typing what had been said!I am not convinced this AI is GOOD for humans, but this was my first introduction to it which means she carries TWO CELL PHONES!One for taping and one for other calls and messages.It’s ALL NEW and I get that.

THE PLAN IS THIS:

First off she thinks I’m dehydrated so I need to drink two to three liters of water a day!

I hate water.I know HATE is a STRONG WORD,but it makes me GAG!

Next she added ENTRESTO.Which I have been on before and had terrible side affects.

She will gradually up the other meds I am on as well.

She did say I should have been on the heart meds sooner than I was placed on them.Which by the way from THE STRESS TEST results the meds have none NOTHING FOR ME!Why it took a year and a half to figure that out makes me a WEE BIT UPSET!But here I go trying to play catch up and in three months time I will have the RIGHT HEART CATHETERIZATION and the STRESS TEST done again.

If this does not work I will have a device inserted under my collarbone.She called it my personal PARAMEDIC!I will have the CADILLAC version which is THREE wires NOT TWO!AT this point in the meeting I smiled and said, “I LIKE THE GOOD STUFF!”We will have to give THE PARAMEDIC a NAME so start THINKING ABOUT THAT DEAR READERS!After that comes a PACEMAKER and or a HEART TRANSPLANT which I do not have any desire to do at this stage of the game.

Now, I NEED YOUR INPUT HERE…………

WATER and what it makes us do………GO PEE!What pads are the best for that?I had some panty liners that worked really well and now I’m out of them so I need to buy MORE!I pee now when I stand up.When I COUGH OR LAUGH and WHEN I BLOW MY NOSE!

I can tell you that this is happening ALL DAY LONG.

I read somewhere when your organs start to fail so does the BLADDER……………..

I have been holding my INDEX finger too my thumb and my tongue on the roof of my mouth to get to the bathroom.IT DOES HELP!Remember, I learned that in BLADDER CLASS YEARS AGO?I did a BLOG POST ON THAT.

I FEEL IAM TOO YOUNG FOR ALL THIS (SWEAR WORD)!

THE EYE EPISODES ARE STILL COMING 75 SO FAR THIS YEAR!

EVEN WITH THE BOTOX INJECTIONS which we started in MAY 2024 IN MY HEAD AND SHOULDERS for MIGRAINES.

THE ATLAS SEEMS TO BE HOLDING IN PLACE AFTER MANY VISITS TO THE CERVICAL SPINE DOCTOR.WHICH HAS TAKEN AWAY A LOT OF THE LIGHT HEADEDNESS AND WONKINESS THAT I HAD BEEN EXPERIENCING FOR OVER TEN YEARS.

HOW CAN ONE PERSON HAVE SO MANY ISSUES?

IT’S LIKE SOMEONE HAS PUT A SPELL ON ME!

NO WONDER MY JOY BUCKET IS NOT FULL TO THE BRIM.

THIS IS MY VIEW WRAPPING PRESENTS FOR MY FAMILY. IT BRINGS ME A BIT OF JOY.

I WISH YOU ALL MEMORABLE HOLIDAYS AND WONDERFUL FOOD EATING!

I CANNOT WAIT TO GET A BOX OF SEE’S CHOCOLATES TO CONSUME.

FUNNY THING IS NOW WHEN I EAT CHOCOLATE I GET PIMPLES!

WHICH HAS NEVER EVER HAPPENED BEFORE!

As we age it’s like we go back in time!

This was just sent to me from days past in ITALY!What are we doing? Eating of course!

Funny how my view today wrapping looks a bit like Tuscany did in the 1990’s……………

Maybe there is truth in the saying, YOU CAN TAKE IT WITH YOU!

XXX

YOUR CONTESSA