It’s kind of scary not having the community from OD that has been there for many yrs. when people in my life just weren’t there. We laughed together, cried, prayed, mouthed off ranted, shared poetry, music, our craft to name a few things. Hopefully I will find some of them here and also make new friends as well. I’m Jilli, am 60 and live in Halifax, Nova Scotia Can.. Divorced, have two children, one of each, both grown and left the nest. I have two beautiful grandchildren from my daughter. I share a house with daughter and sil because when they had the first child I promised to help them bring her up and would live with them if I had my own space to help them save for a house. 6 yrs and another baby later we are still in the same place but I don’t mind, it’s roomier than a newer house would be and I have my own floor to enjoy, even my own fireplace! which I love having. Nothing calms me better than being mesmerized by watching the flames in a fire except the sound of the waves rolling onto the beach.
I like to read lots, listen to many types of music, knit, sew, other needlework, walk and aquacize. Love Game of Thrones and Downton Abbey but also like some science fiction and fantasy stuff too. A mixed bag for sure, always looking for something new but cherishing the old and adored as well.
My Mum just passed away in December and my Dad 7 yrs. ago. I have one sister who is not doing well at the moment, rarely gets out of bed or leaves the house. Sad really, I think she needs to grab life and live it but she is afraid to least those few she still has left sicken and die on her. ie her husband who is a fair bit older than her and her don ( who is her child) who is getting up there and developing health problems. I think she is trying to will herself to die before I do or her hubby does. I don’t think she can tolerate watching another of us wasting away or losing our mind. She is terrified of getting dementia as both parents suffered from Alz.She is 53 yrs old and convinced she already has it though her doctor tells her she doesn’t.
There are more things she is having problems with, chemicals in food, water, soil, gmos and alarmist theories. I don’t know what to do to help her and she won’t see a doc about it so until she does she is slowly killing herself.
Okay then, enough of that. I’m off to listen to some music and do some knitting, a hat and a sweater for the newest addition to the family. Hopefully I will meet some others soon.