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c2cjunkie
Supreme Member
Number of posts: 5941
Localisation: FL
Registration date: 2010-10-24
 | | Subject: Re: Birdlady's FFP Sun Jan 22 2012, 14:28 | |
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c2cjunkie
Supreme Member
Number of posts: 5941
Localisation: FL
Registration date: 2010-10-24
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c2cjunkie
Supreme Member
Number of posts: 5941
Localisation: FL
Registration date: 2010-10-24
| | Subject: Re: Birdlady's FFP Thu Jan 26 2012, 05:35 | |
|  Been thinking about ya . . . |
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fibrequeen
Supreme Member
Number of posts: 2297
Age: 55
Localisation: Hamburg, Pennsylvania
Registration date: 2010-10-09
| | Subject: Re: Birdlady's FFP Sat Jan 28 2012, 12:09 | |
| Wendy, I just got caught up on your journals and I sorry to hear about the cancer, I am thinking of you and hoping that all is well. take care  |
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birdlady
Moderator
Number of posts: 2778
Age: 56
Localisation: Illinois
Registration date: 2009-05-02
| | Subject: Re: Birdlady's FFP Sun Jan 29 2012, 09:41 | |
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fibrequeen
Supreme Member
Number of posts: 2297
Age: 55
Localisation: Hamburg, Pennsylvania
Registration date: 2010-10-09
| | Subject: Re: Birdlady's FFP Sun Jan 29 2012, 11:43 | |
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birdlady
Moderator
Number of posts: 2778
Age: 56
Localisation: Illinois
Registration date: 2009-05-02
| | Subject: Re: Birdlady's FFP Tue Jan 31 2012, 10:17 | |
|  Yes - Wendy-stein!  Finally get them removed tomorrow! I have now lost 10 pounds in one week! Let's see what this next week will yield! Then I will get back on FFP |
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c2cjunkie
Supreme Member
Number of posts: 5941
Localisation: FL
Registration date: 2010-10-24
| | Subject: Re: Birdlady's FFP Tue Jan 31 2012, 11:19 | |
| Sure is a hard way to lose weight. But glad it is over and you have insurance (I only say that cause I don't). One of the main reason I had to lose weight and learn to eat health. Keep up the  on your weight losses. This could be the beginning of a Great Year for ya.  |
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fibrequeen
Supreme Member
Number of posts: 2297
Age: 55
Localisation: Hamburg, Pennsylvania
Registration date: 2010-10-09
| | Subject: Re: Birdlady's FFP Tue Jan 31 2012, 16:04 | |
| they did such a pretty job on keeping everything even - glad you are doing better and losing weight too! |
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Kelli
Supreme Member
Number of posts: 558
Age: 51
Localisation: Alabama
Registration date: 2009-09-03
| | Subject: Re: Birdlady's FFP Wed Feb 01 2012, 12:09 | |
| So VERY thankful that you are on your way to being healthy and cancer free!
((gentle hugs)) |
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birdlady
Moderator
Number of posts: 2778
Age: 56
Localisation: Illinois
Registration date: 2009-05-02
| | Subject: Re: Birdlady's FFP Wed Feb 01 2012, 16:36 | |
| Deb -FL: Loosing 10 pounds was not hard, only because I was not hungry. It was hard to eat even the soft foods. My tongue is not working normally yet, still too swollen in the back of my throat, and hard to manipulate food in my mouth while eating. Try eating with your tongue in one spot - not easy to do. The only insurance I have is the Limit of Liability (0%) with Cook Co Hospital. I need to get back there soon and re-apply. It's a pain in the pa-tu-ty to go thru the system, but, considering the care. I cannot get Medicare because I am not 65 yet, nor do I have a youngster living with me at home (under 18 yrs). I tired getting Medicaid too, but I keep getting turned down. I am stuck between a rock and a hard place on that one. Illinois has a health program that I looked into to purchase. It would cost me $700/month with a $1500 deductable. ***GAG*** Yea, like I got that laying around! That would be a second mortgage payment for me! I guess we are better off waiting for the so-called free health care in 2014. (ggggrrrrr)
Deb-PA: yes the Dr's did a nice job of closing me up. Staples came out this morning. Now I can put shea butter on it to help heal it along.
Kelli: I'm not cancer free just yet. Still waiting the final pathology reports - but, all looks good!
Over all today, I felt better, a bit more energy (probably eating more food helps that). I will wait just a bit longer before I get back into FFP. Maybe start back at it on Monday. I just want to concentrate on getting better and stronger, so I can get back to work. |
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fibrequeen
Supreme Member
Number of posts: 2297
Age: 55
Localisation: Hamburg, Pennsylvania
Registration date: 2010-10-09
| | Subject: Re: Birdlady's FFP Wed Feb 01 2012, 18:05 | |
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birdlady
Moderator
Number of posts: 2778
Age: 56
Localisation: Illinois
Registration date: 2009-05-02
| | Subject: Re: Birdlady's FFP Thu Feb 02 2012, 09:53 | |
| Ya know... I got 5 birds under the age of 18 (in human life)! In bird life, that means three of them are 30 - 35 yrs, one is 7 yrs and the other is about 1.5 yrs.
Yes, I have 6 birds now.
Teaser (old man) is 21 yrs (or 105 in bird yrs)
Tidbit is 7 yrs (or 35 in bird yrs)
SnoBall & Bandit are 6 yrs (or 30 in bird yrs)
**New Additions:
Pretty Boy is 1.5 yr (or 7 in bird yrs)
Sunshine "Sunny" is 8 mos (or 1.5 in bird yrs)
Sunny is one of SnoBall's babies. She is such a sweetie!
I aquired Pretty Boy as a trade with one of the babies. He is a white faced male with possible birth defects. Especially his left leg and toes. A few of his toe nails look a bit twisted, has a problem keeping two toes in front an two in back on a perch. But, he does shuffle along the perch well. He has some difficulty climbing the cage sides and manipulating his little body. He is not the best at flying and his landing skills have yet to be honed. He lands (or crashes) ackwardly with his wings slightly spread out. He will even crash into walls and fall down. He is a very gentle bird, but still fearful of my hand. (His squak is worse that his bite )
Sometimes, I feel sorry for this little guy. A human emotion of pity.
Something birds know nothing about. I watch this little bundle of feathered-inspiration make his way from side of the cage to the other, to get to the feeder and water. If he tires or struggles along the way, he just stops, rests, then presses on. If he is hungry, he makes the journey to the food dish and then back to where he wants to hang out. I don't see him sitting on the perch and wasting away because it is hard to get to the feeder. He just relies on his instincts - I am hungry/thirsty - need to get to food, no matter what!
I slowly introduced Pretty Boy with the other birds after a visit from the vet and clean bill of health, the girls first, then the other two boys.
Right now, I have all 6 birds in one cage and all get along really well. The others do not pick on Pretty Boy, despite his handicap. In fact, I think he likes the girls! 
After having him for 4 months, he is looking healthier and starting to build more strength in his gimpy legs and toes. He climbs the cage better, walks on the grating better and enjoys the others company! Altho, we still gotta work on the flying and landing!
OK, enuf rambling... Got stuff to do today. My appetite is slowly increasing and my swollowing is getting easier. I do have some fluid and pressure in my right ear. Hope that the fluids dissapate by next week. |
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fibrequeen
Supreme Member
Number of posts: 2297
Age: 55
Localisation: Hamburg, Pennsylvania
Registration date: 2010-10-09
| | Subject: Re: Birdlady's FFP Thu Feb 02 2012, 13:54 | |
| they all sound so sweet - glad nobody is picking on Pretty Boy
glad to hear you are coming along - take care and get your strength back up. |
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birdlady
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Number of posts: 2778
Age: 56
Localisation: Illinois
Registration date: 2009-05-02
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today . . . thinking about ya
