New glasses, new tea

Hey there, it’s me, Kathy. So how was your week? Mine was a little on the boring side. Most things are the same. Everything I tried to make didn’t work out right.

I’m sure glad the snow didn’t stay. Not happy with the mud but you can’t have it all your way. I was asleep on the couch and I fell off it. I’m so tired I can’t keep my eyes open. When I try to sleep in, someone calls to tell me I have to be somewhere.

I had my eyes checked today. Yes, I need new glasses. But then, I will see again.

I’m still taking the antibiotics for my bladder. I looked in the mirror this week and I found new wrinkles. I think I’m up to six and it’s even time for my senna leaf tea. Oh happy day.

I went into our local tea shop, B&F Tea Company, owned by Fred Baines. I went in to get my daughter some chaga mushroom tea.

One of the benefits is that it is the strongest known antioxidant. Plants such as goji berries are not even close to chaga for its antioxidant value. One of the values is that chaga tea is a natural fighter against cancer because of its betulinic acid which prevents the development of cancer and kills cancer cells without hurting the healthy one. But with every good there comes the bad.

One of the bad side effects of chaga is that you cannot be on blood thinners, even aspirin or warfarin. It can cause your blood sugar levels to fall too low. Other side effects have not been found. You can buy the tea in loose powder or tea bags or chunks. I got my daughter the chunks. They look like an old piece of burnt tree.

My hands are so dried out that they are uncomfortable. I tried every hand cream around and I tried putting nail polish on my nails but they still break. The skin on the tips of my fingers is so rough everything you touch feels the same. I tried soaking them in Epsom salts but that doesn’t work. It works for my feet but not my hands. I have an appointment with the VON foot clinic to get them to help with my ingrown toenails. I hope they can fix them for me. I’m tired of being in such pain when I walk.

Does this ever happen to you - you are having bad pains but when you are asked to explain the pain, you can’t. By the time you try to tell the doctor how it feels, the pain is gone. If the doctor touches the spot, all you can say is oww so I think that is why doctors came up with the number system of rating the pain from one to 10 and 10 being the worse pain you even had. Well my cancer is a five and my toenails are a 10.

Do you believe the snow and how big the flakes are? When I was growing up we used to call this smelt snow because the smelts would be running. On the mainland they just call it snow.

My friend Geraldine in Glace Bay has pneumonia. I hope she’s feeling better. My friend Sherry across the street also has it but she said she’s getting better. It must be the weather. When you have pneumonia you have to make sure you walk around to get everything in your lungs moving. You don’t want that to settle . Thomas still has the awful cold. If I were there I’d give you a big hug. I know how much you like me hugging you.

Dad and Janet were over this weekend and helped me with the flea market. Dad isn’t feeling very good so keep your fingers crossed he gets better quickly.

Weight-wise, I stayed the same this week.

Thank you for the letters and gifts. I loved the hope angel. It’s very pretty.

Tip of the week: Be happy even if someone says something that hurts your feelings. Let it fly over your head and don’t take it in. It will only take up space and then it will turn into stress so just forget that you ever heard it. They may have just left their manners home that day. Just smile.

Have a good week folks. And yes, the mud is in everyone’s place.

“Do you believe the snow and how big the flakes are? When I was growing up we used to call this smelt snow because the smelts would be running. On the mainland they just call it snow.”