tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post4171348637445827560..comments2024-03-28T08:18:57.280-05:00Comments on stuff from ellen's head: a break in the weather, Queen of the Night, Friday's appointmentellen abbotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00535475792150335186noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-72901004584549003152021-09-28T14:33:41.734-05:002021-09-28T14:33:41.734-05:00I can strongly relate to your concern re stroke an...I can strongly relate to your concern re stroke and health. It's not always easy to accept what medical expert tell us when our own feelings/fears and family experiences are always there like a shadow. I hope you feel ok and whatever the next step, it'll help you to stay as healthy as possible. You are a very active person, physically and mentally, that's such a bonus.<br />Those cereus blossoms are amazing. <br />Sabinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09015827501648296977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-56467059274812711632021-09-28T13:05:56.017-05:002021-09-28T13:05:56.017-05:00Those are fantastic photos of the cereus. So amazi...Those are fantastic photos of the cereus. So amazing. I'm glad you got rid of the old electronics!Steve Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-7270733933444487262021-09-27T16:30:25.976-05:002021-09-27T16:30:25.976-05:00Perhaps, deep in my fuzzy brain, I was trying to s...Perhaps, deep in my fuzzy brain, I was trying to say something comforting. I do understand....and I care.Magehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17333086721654817750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-53626378709606835922021-09-27T08:38:41.257-05:002021-09-27T08:38:41.257-05:00Love the blooming night flowers! So perfectly gorg...Love the blooming night flowers! So perfectly gorgeous! Feel better soon, I hope!Ellen D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03776803182673252265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-48776800054223683322021-09-26T18:28:40.579-05:002021-09-26T18:28:40.579-05:00EP...electrophysiologist, a cardiologist who speci...EP...electrophysiologist, a cardiologist who specializes in heart rhythms and their malfunctions. <br /><br />so glad you got to see the little critter.ellen abbotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00535475792150335186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-49296151831875611632021-09-26T18:20:49.781-05:002021-09-26T18:20:49.781-05:00I finally realized that I don't know what EP m...I finally realized that I don't know what EP means. It must be for a specialist. I know that GP is general practitioner, so it must be like that. I remember your Cereus from times past, and it's just as gorgeous now. As for frogs -- I've been moaning forever about the fact that I never get to see a frog. Well, today I saw one: brown, tiny, and almost invisible in the mud out at San Bernard, but there he was. It made my day.shoreacreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16284698314697628805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-74627816483167855332021-09-26T17:46:39.940-05:002021-09-26T17:46:39.940-05:00I have a friend with a night blooming cereus. So m...I have a friend with a night blooming cereus. So many blossoms. She has parties in her drive, for us to see them bloom.Joanne Noragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16601010208310707750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-86933072148958443272021-09-26T09:17:07.763-05:002021-09-26T09:17:07.763-05:00how amazing is this! the cereus and the frog toget...how amazing is this! the cereus and the frog together. thanks.ellen abbotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00535475792150335186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-62940544367872491092021-09-26T08:35:50.352-05:002021-09-26T08:35:50.352-05:00That cereus is surreal! Or should I say ethereal?...That cereus is surreal! Or should I say ethereal? It's interesting that you posted about frogs, as I also usually see lots of them and have not seen any until a day ago, when I saw two. It sounds like you are on top of this and under very good care. It's unusual these days to have a doctor who will take the time to listen and answer questions. Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12573143203599624833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-35197542256776365552021-09-25T18:33:41.283-05:002021-09-25T18:33:41.283-05:00Good to know you are taking good care of your hear...Good to know you are taking good care of your heart.<br /><br />Beautiful cereus and frog. Coincidence? The last time you mentioned the cereus I was again reminded of a poem I read in high school and was inspired to see if I could find a used copy of the small book of poems it was in. I found a copy and bought it.<br /><br />Here's the poem:<br /><br />... as she walked <br />in that strange garden<br /><br />she met a night-blooming Serious<br /><br />They talked together<br />for many nights<br /><br />When she had to go on<br />to the daylight world<br /><br />for company<br />she brought him<br />poppies<br />and a small green<br />tree frog<br /><br />Hillary Ayer Fowler (1966)amhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09212213177713917828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-65153898193596832702021-09-25T17:56:35.956-05:002021-09-25T17:56:35.956-05:00Yup, exactly what Linda Sue said.Yup, exactly what Linda Sue said.Allisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02475433199308666648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-58450701951041362562021-09-25T17:02:03.693-05:002021-09-25T17:02:03.693-05:00The photos of the night blossoms are stunning- so ...The photos of the night blossoms are stunning- so dramatic, so ARTY! WOW. Linda Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03070050388987072100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-76000264957216322072021-09-25T15:44:14.492-05:002021-09-25T15:44:14.492-05:00Those blooms are GORGEOUS! Wowza! I'm glad you...Those blooms are GORGEOUS! Wowza! I'm glad your doctor is on top of things - human bodies are such complicated things & don't feel the least bit scientific. The Bughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07509037206264761261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-64340548543888763372021-09-25T14:59:45.921-05:002021-09-25T14:59:45.921-05:00Such gorgeous blooms. Being backlit by that light ...Such gorgeous blooms. Being backlit by that light and having the black night all around makes them glow with an incredible beauty. Thanks for reading up on 'all that stuff' because I read your posts and thus I learn from you! I have a thyroid condition and am surprised that a-fib is connected to it. :/ Have to wonder if my dr. knows that. Just because they're a 'dr.' doesn't mean they know everything!CWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03419619484374738356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-53319189029501456582021-09-25T12:43:22.569-05:002021-09-25T12:43:22.569-05:00Those night-blooming flowers are so beautiful. I w...Those night-blooming flowers are so beautiful. I would so love to see a flower that blooms at night. <br />I hope all goes well with the medical stuff. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-78343317447066895452021-09-25T11:32:24.432-05:002021-09-25T11:32:24.432-05:00I'm not stupid. I read up on all this stuff.I'm not stupid. I read up on all this stuff. ellen abbotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00535475792150335186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-50893494950698866392021-09-25T11:32:14.659-05:002021-09-25T11:32:14.659-05:00I'm not stupid. I read up on all this stuff.I'm not stupid. I read up on all this stuff. ellen abbotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00535475792150335186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-36932481582158222322021-09-25T11:32:06.163-05:002021-09-25T11:32:06.163-05:00I'm not stupid. I read up on all this stuff.I'm not stupid. I read up on all this stuff. ellen abbotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00535475792150335186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-24575261016353349242021-09-25T11:24:15.153-05:002021-09-25T11:24:15.153-05:00Let me reiterate since no one seems to be understa...Let me reiterate since no one seems to be understanding...my EP does not take the threat of stroke casually or lightly. His father died of stroke and he is adamant about about no strokes happening on his watch. It's why I had to have the interior ultrasound before I had the previous ablation to make sure no clots were in my heart and why I will have to do that again before I have the other ablation before he goes in my heart to do the procedure. It's why he insists on me taking the very expensive eliquis because it's the best de-coagulent so that clots won't form. Also why he stresses quality of life.ellen abbotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00535475792150335186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-44129732172329288132021-09-25T11:24:05.548-05:002021-09-25T11:24:05.548-05:00Let me reiterate since no one seems to be understa...Let me reiterate since no one seems to be understanding...my EP does not take the threat of stroke casually or lightly. His father died of stroke and he is adamant about about no strokes happening on his watch. It's why I had to have the interior ultrasound before I had the previous ablation to make sure no clots were in my heart and why I will have to do that again before I have the other ablation before he goes in my heart to do the procedure. It's why he insists on me taking the very expensive eliquis because it's the best de-coagulent so that clots won't form. Also why he stresses quality of life.ellen abbotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00535475792150335186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-71348443338711320992021-09-25T11:23:55.210-05:002021-09-25T11:23:55.210-05:00Let me reiterate since no one seems to be understa...Let me reiterate since no one seems to be understanding...my EP does not take the threat of stroke casually or lightly. His father died of stroke and he is adamant about about no strokes happening on his watch. It's why I had to have the interior ultrasound before I had the previous ablation to make sure no clots were in my heart and why I will have to do that again before I have the other ablation before he goes in my heart to do the procedure. It's why he insists on me taking the very expensive eliquis because it's the best de-coagulent so that clots won't form. Also why he stresses quality of life.ellen abbotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00535475792150335186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-38911264348953509512021-09-25T11:19:23.443-05:002021-09-25T11:19:23.443-05:00Your nighttime cereus bloom is truly extraordinary...Your nighttime cereus bloom is truly extraordinary. A future sculpted piece for you? I'm a little bemused by your doctor's casualness about strokes. My husband's father did not die of his, but lived 30 more years paralyzed on one side and unable to speak or read. Cognitively, he was there more than he could express, which frustrated him no end. A stroke not being fatal shouldn't be the only consideration.<br />37paddingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12400464105403622384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-72084655141619593252021-09-25T10:50:51.690-05:002021-09-25T10:50:51.690-05:00The cereus truly is majestic.
Quite frankly, the ...The cereus truly is majestic. <br />Quite frankly, the threat of stroke is not nothing. They can be cruel, robbing the victim of both physical and mental abilities. I am not quite sure why your doctor would be so casual about them. Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-28929427621207102352021-09-25T10:41:09.285-05:002021-09-25T10:41:09.285-05:00And good morning to you. :)
I've had one of t...And good morning to you. :)<br />I've had one of those "didn't kill me" strokes, but it did take my long term memory. Short term too. Magehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17333086721654817750noreply@blogger.com