Hello Everyone,sorry I haven't been part of the group over the last few weeks. I haven't been too good of late. I had a very bad cold - I would have said I had the 'flu but I have had the 'flu injection. Then when I started to feel better my brother & I moved some furniture (to stop Mum & Dad from trying to move it). This resulted in me pulling muscles in my chest, back and stuffing up my left shoulder. Apart from the physical problems I have been battling anxiety bordering on depression. I am starting to feel better but it is a daily fight.
I haven't been doing much in regards to exercise due to just not being up to it both physically and mentally. I hope to start doing some in the next few days. I no longer have a fitbit, and I am keeping to my resolve not to get one unless the old community forums are reinstated, so by the looks of things I won't be getting another one.
My Dad's breathing problems got a bit worse and he now has oxygen, he doesn't use it all the time just when he exerts himself or starts coughing. Mum recovered well from her fall and went for her quarterly maintenance programme (due to being on chemo last year), everything is going well. My brother Roy still hasn't heard about the outstanding money his former employer owes him so he has zero money coming in at the moment. I have been helping him with writing resumes, letters and applying for jobs online, so far nothing. I think this is what is fueling my anxiety. It is bad enough when I am doing things for myself but when I am doing things for others I start to think am I doing the right thing, is it good enough. I haven't applied for a job (apart from promotions) since 1990, so I am really out of the loop. The anxiety was causing me to second guess myself but I think I am starting to get over this especially as Roy is going to government job service (even though he isn't on the dole) and they will look over his resume and look into courses or even help him in looking for work, so I feel some pressure is taken from me. My brother is a typical "tradie" (tradesman) he could do his job well, but due to technology his job is now virtually non existent. Writing resumes etc is not what he is good at.
Even our dog Daisie has been under the weather and has had to go to the vets a couple of times in the last two weeks - she had an ear infection and a patch of broken skin on her elbow. I have to give her ear drops in each ear once a day and put cream on her elbow twice a day. As soon as she sees me put the glove on she goes running.
I will try to keep in touch more often. I have been reading your posts and next time I will respond to them, I just don't like this layout and find it hard to find things.
