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Post by kj on May 18, 2016 15:23:43 GMT -5
I am a close fellow-shipping person with Katie and Dennis J when he has been able. Katie must fly to Baton Rouge, LA, to care for her 88 year old failing mother. They are putting Dennis in a VA - hospice/respite Care center in Vancouver, WA. until the end of the month, anyway.
Kathleen is a DAR Regent. She is a (temporary) voluntary Nurse Midwife. She is a former professor at TCMU, an RN with a Masters degree. She volunteers all over in this Castle Rock Community, and is part of our bell choir. Dennis could also be a member of SAR being a great (multiple) direct descendent of Col. Samuel Denny: a legendary Revolutionery war figure in the southern command. On his own he is a past three striper of the USCG and previous commander of the USCG Flotilla on the lower Columbia River, past ghost-writer to the USCG Commandant, Seattle Mountain Rescue member, 82 Airborne, 78 ranger Bttn, and numerous other ratings and services before becoming too disabled by previous medical problems to even walk.
They are obviously very much in love with each other although growing up in years. Now there is likely much grief ahead for Kathleen and Dennis also. She is a marvelous woman and I have been requested to make this post here, having added some that I know of them.
I am not reading here to check for responses. Any who cares to do so, can direct messages to Dennis, as Kathleen says he does read here when he is able to do so. She says he chooses not to be a member of any local church group and that he tells of having "just done what he could where he could." Although Kathleen is well known for her participation and membership in it. Dennis has often been asked (and done so) to teach Sunday school.
Thank you for allowing this intrusion.
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Post by howitis on May 18, 2016 20:06:09 GMT -5
Thankyou kj for the update and for caring enough to post. @dennisj if you read this many thoughts are with both you and Katie.
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Post by dmmichgood on May 18, 2016 20:40:59 GMT -5
I am a close fellow-shipping person with Katie and Dennis J when he has been able. Katie must fly to Baton Rouge, LA, to care for her 88 year old failing mother. They are putting Dennis in a VA - hospice/respite Care center in Vancouver, WA. until the end of the month, anyway. Kathleen is a DAR Regent. She is a (temporary) voluntary Nurse Midwife. She is a former professor at TCMU, an RN with a Masters degree. She volunteers all over in this Castle Rock Community, and is part of our bell choir. Dennis could also be a member of SAR being a great (multiple) direct descendent of Col. Samuel Denny: a legendary Revolutionery war figure in the southern command. On his own he is a past three striper of the USCG and previous commander of the USCG Flotilla on the lower Columbia River, past ghost-writer to the USCG Commandant, Seattle Mountain Rescue member, 82 Airborne, 78 ranger Bttn, and numerous other ratings and services before becoming too disabled by previous medical problems to even walk. They are obviously very much in love with each other although growing up in years. Now there is likely much grief ahead for Kathleen and Dennis also. She is a marvelous woman and I have been requested to make this post here, having added some that I know of them. I am not reading here to check for responses. Any who cares to do so, can direct messages to Dennis, as Kathleen says he does read here when he is able to do so. She says he chooses not to be a member of any local church group and that he tells of having "just done what he could where he could." Although Kathleen is well known for her participation and membership in it. Dennis has often been asked (and done so) to teach Sunday school. Thank you for allowing this intrusion. Thank you very much, kj , for your post about Dennis & Katie.
Please continue to help keep us updated on both about Dennis & Katie. Dennis, best wishes to you. And to you also, Katie.
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Post by Alan Vandermyden on May 19, 2016 21:41:15 GMT -5
Thank you, kj. Greetings and best wishes to Dennis and Katie, please.
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Post by Deleted on May 20, 2016 2:03:08 GMT -5
Thank you friends. I am indeed in a semi-hospital like setting located in Vancouver Washington tonight and Katie is thousands of miles away. "KJ" is Kathleen's sub-account ID here which to my knowledge has only been used once here before. I cannot remember the name of her friend from the Church group who have so openly and warmly welcomed me to worship corporately with them in the past.
There are no words to express what I owe my God in so many ways, especially for the presence He has brought of a "Katurah" (reference here to the wife of Abraham after Sarah's death) into my life, only days after praying asking Him to find someone like her for me, and doing it about a week after tearful begging. Yes, I know, some believe it had to have been some sort of a quirk coincidence, I simply know better.
Due to other combined circumstances at present, she has sold the chickens and other livestock, preparing for full time resumption of her "baby catching" profession, as she identifies it. What all lies ahead is like for everyone else beyond our knowledge. Amazing how things happen. When she applied through the VA social worker for my admittance here, she was told "no place was available. Then within a couple of hours that social worker called her back and said this place unexplainably "opened up."
The social worker told her to go buy a lottery ticket as the rarity of such happening was greater than winning a lottery!
Good night, now, suddenly very very tired again.
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Post by alistairhenderson on May 25, 2016 4:53:36 GMT -5
Thinking of you Dennis. Thank you for your kind thoughts by pm when I first got back on the board. I then moved off and have jumped back on again...I have calmed down now after some fun exchanges with our dear worker friend...I didn't mean anything malicious, I just enjoy using language playfully...I am redirecting that passion into sane posts now...love to you and Katie...I recently recovered from depression and anxiety that lasted for a period of years...so I probably went a bit psycho there for awhile...
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Post by Deleted on May 26, 2016 0:32:03 GMT -5
Thank you, sir Alistair.
Having once been a sincere naive worker who willingly chose to leave my country, family, and friends to carry what I believed to be the genuine gospel abroad: and now witnessing the scene this forum produces clearly reveals just how deceived many of us have been. It is very very sad to see the proof of what so many of us once thought to be so pure and true actually is/produces. It is what it is and there simply is no excuse for it to my mind.
This kind of behavior revealed here is not humor. To my understanding it is not satire, rather beyond understanding coming from those attempting to pass themselves off as true servants of God, no, the only true servants of God on the earth today. Pathetic and to be pitied. 'Nuff said.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 1, 2017 21:14:09 GMT -5
Hello, friends,
This is simply to bring anyone interested up to date on our lives. No report back yet from the national health lab in Atlanta on the nineteen biopsies taken and submitted nearly two weeks ago. Finally quit hemorrhaging internally this last week. Must rely upon dual crutches or wheel chair to get about. Katie is doing well, coping with the loss of her mum.
We have refinanced to pay for major remodeling. Much done, much left to do. Sure looking forward to a home on this view property custom designed for someone disabled. The master bedroom now has its own door out on its 20’x20’ deck, where there will be a “doggy play yard,” dog door from the master suite, hot tub, retractable awning.
The remodeled bathroom already has new shower, tile floor installed (seen in many ads) for disabled, The Zinsco electrical panel shorted out, nearly causing a catistrophic fire. It has been replaced with a state of art new panel. No insurance for the loss!
Bathroom Laundry drop to utility laundry room in the basement, huge walk-in closet in the master bedroom, new windows throughout the house, new stove insert with flue and caps on both upstairs and down fire place flues, remodeled kitchen with new appliances and walk-in pantry, new roof, gutters and screens on gutters. Then next week the firm is coming to give us a bid upon residing the exterior. New exterior doors, cork entry light fixtures, and incidentals.
When finished, THEN with any thing left to do so, we will finish the two bedroom with fireplace room guest daylight basement. Smile, never thought all this possible when Ylva died. Still, I must live to see it all come to pass, as I am the General Contractor with Katie’s help on this job.
Because of well documented VA Disability, the County froze property taxes a decade ago, else we could not even afford to remain here, without remodeling.
So, that is our current status with the remodeling project well over half completed. My MD’s upon hearing what we are accomplishing just shake their heads, unable to understand “how” as probably some of you readin this. On my bad days, neither do I.
With only Bri and Connie left as interested family, I kind of consider many of you here as extended family, thanks for being kind enough to read this.
Dennis J.
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Post by jwatt on Dec 1, 2017 22:41:41 GMT -5
Thinking of you Dennis
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Post by Deleted on Dec 2, 2017 6:50:27 GMT -5
Yes and with reference to the medical tests, let us hope that no news is good news. Dennis has gone through quite a lot of stress in recent times, and he has survived because he is an overcomer, God must be on his side. If God is for you, who can be against you Dennis? Well done thou good and faithful servant, don't give up, the best is yet to come. Keep trusting in the Almighty God and those helpful ones around you including your dogs.
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Post by snow on Dec 2, 2017 12:34:02 GMT -5
Thinking of you and Katie, Dennis. Wishing the very best for you both.
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Post by Gene on Dec 2, 2017 19:40:09 GMT -5
Hello, friends,
This is simply to bring anyone interested up to date on our lives. No report back yet from the national health lab in Atlanta on the nineteen biopsies taken and submitted nearly two weeks ago. Finally quit hemorrhaging internally this last week. Must rely upon dual crutches or wheel chair to get about. Katie is doing well, coping with the loss of her mum.
We have refinanced to pay for major remodeling. Much done, much left to do. Sure looking forward to a home on this view property custom designed for someone disabled. The master bedroom now has its own door out on its 20’x20’ deck, where there will be a “doggy play yard,” dog door from the master suite, hot tub, retractable awning.
The remodeled bathroom already has new shower, tile floor installed (seen in many ads) for disabled, The Zinsco electrical panel shorted out, nearly causing a catistrophic fire. It has been replaced with a state of art new panel. No insurance for the loss!
Bathroom Laundry drop to utility laundry room in the basement, huge walk-in closet in the master bedroom, new windows throughout the house, new stove insert with flue and caps on both upstairs and down fire place flues, remodeled kitchen with new appliances and walk-in pantry, new roof, gutters and screens on gutters. Then next week the firm is coming to give us a bid upon residing the exterior. New exterior doors, cork entry light fixtures, and incidentals.
When finished, THEN with any thing left to do so, we will finish the two bedroom with fireplace room guest daylight basement. Smile, never thought all this possible when Ylva died. Still, I must live to see it all come to pass, as I am the General Contractor with Katie’s help on this job.
Because of well documented VA Disability, the County froze property taxes a decade ago, else we could not even afford to remain here, without remodeling.
So, that is our current status with the remodeling project well over half completed. My MD’s upon hearing what we are accomplishing just shake their heads, unable to understand “how” as probably some of you readin this. On my bad days, neither do I.
With only Bri and Connie left as interested family, I kind of consider many of you here as extended family, thanks for being kind enough to read this.
Dennis J. Dennis, it's good to know that someone like you, who has given so much to your country, and in declining health, are able to improve your life at this late stage by investing heavily in remodeling your home to meet the needs of your advancing age and debilitating health. Lets hope the new tax bill soon to be signed into law by dt continues to allow and encourage such investment by the less fortunate amongst us.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 2, 2017 20:06:03 GMT -5
Thank you, again, kind friends!
Gene, I, too, like you, would desire others could do the seemingly impossible to remain in their home until...?
Another desire I wish/want to come true is for people world wide to be able for more than just a life of slavery to an employer, that frequently results in being “sold” to an even worse situation than myself for any reason. If anyone cannot understand what I mean, then you have indeed been blessed in this life!
If only they taught self employment in the public school system. Being once totally disabled in life, facing it unemployable, I was forced to attempt to rely upon what I knew/had learned in life, until becoming partially forced to accept others charity even to pay property taxes, and that charity has been by many of you here and your kindnesses.
Thank you, each one. DJ
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Post by Deleted on Dec 12, 2017 17:25:14 GMT -5
Update: 19 polyps removed and tested are the type which easily become malignant, none of which are as yet, must be retested within a year.
Growing blinder by the day. Yesterday MD at VA said cataract surgery should be scheduled quickly so, with a sigh, told him “go ahead and do so.” Two surgeries. Right, then left. VA will cover even lens upgrade, thank you, fellow USA citizens. z
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Post by jwatt on Dec 12, 2017 18:43:45 GMT -5
Good to hear your polyps weren't cancerous so now to get through your eye surgeries so hope all that goes well for you to see again.
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Post by snow on Dec 13, 2017 14:42:41 GMT -5
Update: 19 polyps removed and tested are the type which easily become malignant, none of which are as yet, must be retested within a year.
Growing blinder by the day. Yesterday MD at VA said cataract surgery should be scheduled quickly so, with a sigh, told him “go ahead and do so.” Two surgeries. Right, then left. VA will cover even lens upgrade, thank you, fellow USA citizens. z That seems to be what it's like as we get older. Good news (and it is wonderful news that they aren't malignant) tempered by not as good news. My mom had cataract surgery and she loved how it helped her see again, and without the aid of glasses! So hopefully once the surgeries are done, you will see great and not have to wear glasses. I have always wished that I didn't have to wear glasses! All the best to you Dennis!
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Post by emy on Dec 13, 2017 22:37:11 GMT -5
I've had cataract surgery and it is wonderful!! Can see better than I ever have at a distance. No grabbing glasses first thing. BUT I can no longer read by holding my book up by my face, so I'm using readers because middle distance is not as good as far.
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Post by Gene on Dec 14, 2017 5:22:41 GMT -5
I've had cataract surgery and it is wonderful!! Can see better than I ever have at a distance. No grabbing glasses first thing. BUT I can no longer read by holding my book up by my face, so I'm using readers because middle distance is not as good as far. Good to hear it went well for you! It's kind of surprising they haven't yet figured out how to make an artificial lens that adjusts for distance and near vision. I suppose they're working on it. My distance vision is non-existent (fine with glasses) and that's been since I was 7 years old. But my near vision is like yours was -- I can see the most minute detail perfectly an inch from my nose. I'd hate to lose that!
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Post by snow on Dec 14, 2017 18:49:04 GMT -5
I've had cataract surgery and it is wonderful!! Can see better than I ever have at a distance. No grabbing glasses first thing. BUT I can no longer read by holding my book up by my face, so I'm using readers because middle distance is not as good as far. Good to hear it went well for you! It's kind of surprising they haven't yet figured out how to make an artificial lens that adjusts for distance and near vision. I suppose they're working on it. My distance vision is non-existent (fine with glasses) and that's been since I was 7 years old. But my near vision is like yours was -- I can see the most minute detail perfectly an inch from my nose. I'd hate to lose that! A lens that makes it possible to read and see long distance is not available yet as far as I know. When we use contacts that have both vision it's usually giving the dominant eye the distance and the other eye the close up. Some people find this works pretty good, but is a matter of retraining the brain to use the contacts in that way. It has to retrain to use one eye for distance and one for reading. Bottom line is that neither the reading or the distance are quite as good as they could be if you just wore contacts for distance. Both eyes the same. When I get contacts I get the distance ones as they are best and wear reading glasses for close work. But I prefer my glasses because I can do both. Also for that very tiny print I can still read it if I take my glasses off. Like you, I would hate to lose that. There is a new operation coming out soon that gives you distance and reading supposedly. I would love that to be true. I would like to be able to live without glasses for the last part of my life! This one is a new laser surgery that works for people who didn't qualify before. www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/new-eye-surgery-holds-promise-correcting-nearsightedness-n766836This is the one I'm talking about that I hope will be available at an affordable price. Sounds wonderful if it works. www.cbc.ca/news/technology/ocumetics-bionic-lens-could-give-you-vision-3x-better-than-20-20-1.3078257
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Post by snow on Dec 14, 2017 18:51:00 GMT -5
I've had cataract surgery and it is wonderful!! Can see better than I ever have at a distance. No grabbing glasses first thing. BUT I can no longer read by holding my book up by my face, so I'm using readers because middle distance is not as good as far. Mom had that problem with her's too. But she loved the distance. I would hate to lose the ability to take off my glasses and not be able to see the tiny print.
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Post by Gene on Dec 14, 2017 20:53:53 GMT -5
Good to hear it went well for you! It's kind of surprising they haven't yet figured out how to make an artificial lens that adjusts for distance and near vision. I suppose they're working on it. My distance vision is non-existent (fine with glasses) and that's been since I was 7 years old. But my near vision is like yours was -- I can see the most minute detail perfectly an inch from my nose. I'd hate to lose that! A lens that makes it possible to read and see long distance is not available yet as far as I know. When we use contacts that have both vision it's usually giving the dominant eye the distance and the other eye the close up. Some people find this works pretty good, but is a matter of retraining the brain to use the contacts in that way. It has to retrain to use one eye for distance and one for reading. Bottom line is that neither the reading or the distance are quite as good as they could be if you just wore contacts for distance. Both eyes the same. When I get contacts I get the distance ones as they are best and wear reading glasses for close work. But I prefer my glasses because I can do both. Also for that very tiny print I can still read it if I take my glasses off. Like you, I would hate to lose that. There is a new operation coming out soon that gives you distance and reading supposedly. I would love that to be true. I would like to be able to live without glasses for the last part of my life! This one is a new laser surgery that works for people who didn't qualify before. www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/new-eye-surgery-holds-promise-correcting-nearsightedness-n766836This is the one I'm talking about that I hope will be available at an affordable price. Sounds wonderful if it works. www.cbc.ca/news/technology/ocumetics-bionic-lens-could-give-you-vision-3x-better-than-20-20-1.3078257Looks hopeful. Glad someone is thinking about it!
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Post by Deleted on Dec 17, 2017 10:23:04 GMT -5
Good to hear your polyps weren't cancerous so now to get through your eye surgeries so hope all that goes well for you to see again. Yes, Dennis and I seems to be travelling down a similar road. I had to have polyps removed and tested with good results; I had to have cataract surgery on the right eye last year and booked to have it done on the left eye next year. My case is a little bit more worrying to me because of a history of Glaucoma (high pressure in the eyes) in the family and the possibility of complications in surgery.
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