Sunday, November 8, 2020

The BIG TREE

     A number of our Blue Spruces have some type of Fungus. They are all dying. We had them through the years as our Christmas trees, and Pa would plant them in the yard. We recently had some tree guys come and give us estimates. WOW, one was way too high. One said he couldn't take on new customers, another wouldn't return my calls. So we settled on one who's estimate was pretty darn good. But I decided to only get the 2 cut down, for now. He wanted to get them down, while the weather was nice, and yard was dry.


Diane, me, in front of the tree that was in front of the house. 


To the right, is the tree in the side yard, from earlier this year. The last 2 rain, wind storms it lost a lot of the small branches, and looked bad when it was cut down.

This is one in the front.
Another view of the tree in the front.


He is half way up. He has a harness on.


two helpers

He had to climb up and chop off branches as he went up. Then started cutting sections off as he went back down. 




He only had one guy pulling it on this tree. The other guy was chipping the pieces of the other tree.

He had cut a wedge, Ma saved it, it is on the front porch. He had kicked it out.
Finally the last HUGE section came down against the Oak tree. BOOM!!




The tree in the side yard he had cut first. I think it was so he could get his big truck up closer, so he wouldn't have to carry these tree pieces very far.
I still have to go out and take a shot of the tree rings. 

They had a skinny rope in a bucket. He had a weight on the end. He had a Pipe with a weird thingy on the end, which turned out to be a Fancy Sling shot. He shot the end up into the tree, the weight carried it back down. First time, it wasn't on the other side of the tree. He did it again, and then tied a bigger stronger rope onto it. 2 guys were on the end of it, and pulled the tree at the right moment, when the cut was done.


Big truck he filled with the branches, that went through the chipper. Later the big pieces he didn't put through the chipper.

Below is the Sugar Maple tree. He had to cut some low branches off of it, for the truck to get up into the front.






The End

Monday, September 28, 2020

My Heart Aches: People are Dying.

 

My Heart Aches: People are Dying.
My Heart Aches: People want to argue;

My Heart Aches: People are calling other’s Names;

My Heart Aches: People are Dying.

My Heart Aches: People are swearing at each other;

My Heart Aches: People are having to tell each other to be kind to each other;

My Heart Aches: People are Dying.

My Heart Aches: People don’t believe the numbers;

My Heart Aches: People whine it is the wrong numbers;

My Heart Aches: People are Dying.

My Heart Aches: People don’t believe in the Scientific Research;

My Heart Aches: People don’t believe in the Medical Research;

My Heart Aches: People are Dying.

My Heart Aches: People think it is all FAKE;

My Heart Aches: People think all the dead, died of other illnesses;

My Heart Aches: People are Dying.

My Heart Aches: People whine they don’t want to wear a Mask;

My Heart Aches: People whine What about our trips;

My Heart Aches: People are Dying.

My Heart Aches: People are skewing history;

My Heart Aches: People are politicizing peaceful cartoons;

My Heart Aches: People are Dying.

My Heart Aches: People are Dying,
 

I had to get off of Facebook for a while.
People don't want to Believe the Facts. They want to run around and have FUN.
They don't want to believe Masks will help prevent the spread.
These Rallies are causing the local area numbers to SPIKE.
There was a local nursing home who had started adding patients with the Virus from their other Facilities. Well, an article about another nursing home mentioned IT had had a 11 deaths, and 30+ Covid19 cases. That never came out in some of the articles about them adding Cases. Families were upset when the numbers spiked, and called the local paper.




Monday, October 22, 2018

Laurel Burch Junglesongs 1


Here are better shots of the first Laurel Burch quilt I did, Jungle songs ! I won a Blue ribbon at the Local show. Judge liked my 5" border pieces, on the other one in flannel, they didn't. I guess, it was too thick. I like to add in Embroidery Designs in my quilts. 





Wednesday, February 3, 2016

February is National Heart Month

Feb 3  2016
February is National Heart Month. I like to say it is Heart Defect Awareness month, but we really only get one week.
I have 3 heart defects, 2 defective lungs, Hemi-vertebrae=Scoliosis, and some other issues. For more information on those go to my very first post, it is MY story.
I have a Patent Ductus Arteriosis, Hypoplasia left Pulmonary Artery and Vein. 

I have a PA and PV, but they are so small, even the dr says absent. Because of the PDA, i have High Pressure in the Heart and Lungs, this is Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension. My PAH, is a more severe form, and I was diagnosed at age 10, Eisenmenger Syndrome. This is because the PDA has Bi-Directional Shunting. (Good and Bad blood mix) This sends Un-oxygenated Blood to my legs and feet. So i tire easily. AND most of the time i have Periwinkle colored toes. This is why Periwinkle is the "Color" for PH.
I also have Pulmonary Hypertension because of the Restrictive Lung Disease. This is very Rare to have both heart and lung PH.
I am on Tracleer for the PH, it is $10,000 a month. I was started on it in 2010. I feel i have reached a Plateau, but Doc doesn't feel it is time for a secondary drug. He says, the other meds have not been tested with Eisenmenger patients. He wants me to let him know when i feel i am declining, and he will consider it.
SIGH!! How do you feel and know you are declining?
It is so relative?

Love diane

#Cardiology, #CongenitalHeartDefects, #EisenmengerSyndrome, #NationalHeartAwarenessMonth, #Patent DuctusArteriosus, #Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
#1in100, #CHDAwareness,

Monday, February 2, 2015

National Heart Awareness Month, Or Heart Defect Awareness Month


February 2 2015
Hello, It is National Heart Awareness Month, Or Heart Defects Awareness Month as I like to put it.

Some Heart facts/information::  I read, and share into several Support Groups, articles on Heart Defects, and Pulmonary Hypertension, almost every day. Here are some of  those selections.

I have an Interest List "Heart" set up with over 300+ Groups, Hospital Systems, Organizations, Non-Profits, all heart related. These Facebook pages adds into my feeds, and takes forever to scroll through. I also have an abbreviated one, I use most of the time. (I need to downsize it, but can't choose between deleting Rare Diseases, or Genetics)
""Cardiac disease patients bare scars for Kelvingrove exhibition
Friday 30 January 2015
SURVIVORS of congenital cardiac disease are baring their scars in a photo exhibition to raise awareness of heart conditions.
The Scarred FOR Life project will see a number of photos by Herald photographer Kirsty Anderson go on display at the Kelvingrove Art Gallery & Museum in Glasgow for a month from February 13....
Ms Wilson, who had open heart surgery in her early 30s, said the exhibition was being organised to raise awareness of congenital heart disease, which affects one in 125 babies....""
http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/home-news/cardiac-disease-patients-bare-scars-for-kelvingrove-exhibition.117378619

The Pulmonary Hypertension Association has a number of Webinars if you have PAH-CHD.
http://www.phassociation.org/Classroom/Landing/Recordings

AHA Journals Include: Circulation, Cardiovascular Imaging, and others. But the AHA do mostly Non Congenital Heart Defect Research. In other words, it is mostly Coronary Heart Disease. The Journals come out, at least once a month.
http://circ.ahajournals.org/
Then there are articles I wish I could read, but need to sign in to.
Achievements in Congenital Heart Defect Surgery: A Prospective, 40 Year Study of 7038 Patients
http://circ.ahajournals.org/content/early/2014/12/23/CIRCULATIONAHA.114.012033

The American Thoracic Society puts out a Journal, Chest, which I try to read regularly.
http://www.atsjournals.org/toc/ajrccm/current
https://www.facebook.com/americanthoracic

Hospital systems post articles about Patient stories.
http://intheloop.mayoclinic.org/discussion/courtney-kidds-long-road-to-a-normal-life/?linkId=12067626

Also reading the feeds for these 2 medical sites, every day.
http://www.medscape.com/
http://www.medpagetoday.com/

and trying to decide on entering this contest? They said, you don't have to have had Open Heart Surgery, just Heart Defects.
https://www.facebook.com/MendedLittleHeartsNationalOrganization/app_515720611858523

Thank You love diane

#Cardiology, #Congenital Heart Defects, #Heart Defects, #PatentDuctusArteriosus, #NationalHeartAwarenessMonth,

Sunday, May 4, 2014

Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension #worldphday

My  other blog has some more information
http://dianehearthearts.wordpress.com/2014/05/04/pha-worldphday/?preview=true&preview_id=254&preview_nonce=2ca97d3df6
Scroll down to the beginning, for my story

Tomorrow, May 5 is World PH Day!! (PH= Pulmonary Hypertension)
here are some places to get additional information
@WorldPHDay,
http://respiratorydecade.blogspot.com/2014/05/world-pulmonary-hypertension-day-2014.html

http://www.phassociation.org/
Pulmonary Hypertension Association

http://www.phaonlineuniv.org/
http://www.phcentral.org/
Pulmonary Hypertension Association of Canada
http://www.phacanada.ca/index.php/en
Pulmonary Hypertension news
http://pulmonaryhypertensionnews.com/
Creating Awareness of PH in South Africa
http://www.phsa.co.za/runtime/popcontentrun.aspx?pageidref=2729
http://www.phaeurope.org/

Monday, April 28, 2014

National Superhero Day #ytcHero

National Superhero Day  #ytcHero
April 28 2014
 Love this quote, but there are several variations.
"The object of lifes journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting, Holy Sh**, What a Ride!!!" — Mavis Leyrer, Seattle
also
""Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of
arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to
skid in sideways, Champagne in one hand - strawberries in the
other, body thoroughly used up, totally worn out and screaming
'Holy sh** - What a Ride!'" — Mavis Leyrer (octogenarian)

“Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming “Wow! What a Ride!’”
It was said by the man — Hunter S. Thompson 1966
whichever??

“We've got some difficult days ahead. But it doesn't matter with me now. Because I've been to the mountaintop. And I don't mind. Like anybody, I would like to live a long life. Longevity has its place. But I'm not concerned about that now. I just want to do God's will.” ~Martin Luther King, Jr

My Superhero pose!!
A friend came to visit and took my for a ride on their bike. Had a Great time!!
Friends help make a difficult journey easier!!

love dek
#CongentialHeartDefects,#MultipleCongenitalAnomalies,