Twiddlemthumbs's Blog Posts Tagged 'heart' (9)

Let's have a jolly sing song

Feeling low or some call it depression and I have that came overcome you in seconds told it is all a state of your mind how reassuring we seem to have little or no control on our emotions I suppose that is one drawback being human wonder if any other species get depression would imagine our closet cousins in the monkey World get depressed, I know when I am getting depressed I play songs from my teenage years like house of the rising son ferry cross the Mersey if I do not think of positive…

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Added by twiddlemthumbs on May 30, 2013 at 11:00am — 4 Comments

Grany Smith or Golden Delicious

Well Murray lost to Federa in the Wimbledon final well done Andy you did us all proud,the newspaper yesterday had a front page saying we are all praying for you Andy,a bit much God has more important things to do like seeing to the starving millions those caught up in wars the elderly infirm and disabled to be honest if World Governments got together povery famine could be gone tommorow but most of us humans would rather have more than less what a sad World,gripe over rained most of the day…

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Added by twiddlemthumbs on July 8, 2012 at 9:00pm — No Comments

A butterfly flaps it's wings and on the other side of the World and I feel the breeze gently on my face

Waking up with the sunshine bathing the bedroom through the half opened curtains fills your whole being with thoughts of memories long past when I was a child nan waking me up getting me dressed and taking me down stiars for breakfast with granpa who looked so stern but had a heart of gold takes me out of myself for those precious unforgettable moments one gets in life the memories that hold of the ills and wose of today love always conquers the smile on nans or grandads face the cuddle the… Continue

Added by twiddlemthumbs on July 11, 2011 at 9:30am — 1 Comment

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For 17 days we prayed and hoped the little food we all did share

Broher to brother asking God to to be merciful and listen to our prayers

On the 17 day we heard a noise like an angel the drill we saw

On that drill a message sent we are here all 33

From that moment on our hearts were filled with joy and love

God had heard our prayers from up above

Gods angels he did send to guard us and keep the devil at bay

He never forgets those who pray and…

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Added by twiddlemthumbs on October 14, 2010 at 7:50am — No Comments

Diabetes no badge of honour

Way back in 1996 I had gone to the doctors because I was under he weather mind you for as long as I can remember I had always felt under the weather,from my school days when I did not do PE because of my ear problems up till then, well let's say I became more mature in years ,or as my grand daughter asks me grandad are you old,when a 4 year old asks that you do really feel old,while in the doctors he said he wanted to test my blood sugars I said ok until he pricked my finger with as much…

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Added by twiddlemthumbs on October 6, 2010 at 8:30am — 2 Comments

Depression questionaire

You will have to forgime my spelling it has always held me back I was 15 before I could write my own name still got my mouth and that knows how to spell wanted to write since I can remember but the farthest or is it furthest I got was my blog tales of a black country lad on blogger, at least goog has a spell check about time tu got one as well not all of us can spell .

When I visited the diabetec nurse for my second checkup in 2 weeeks she asked me to sit down and fill in the…

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Added by twiddlemthumbs on June 23, 2010 at 8:00am — 1 Comment

Saturday and all that

Waking up to a blood sugar reading of 4.9 should make me feel great no biscuits no puddings just mt tea liver with onions and mashed potatoes all from the chilled counter in Asda total cost for meal £3 the wife had a pitza again from th Asda I hope someone from Asda is reading this send the freebies to my email address.

Do not have live very often but you get a craving for something and until it is satisfied there is no peace in your mind, my blood sugar rerading before going…

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Added by twiddlemthumbs on March 12, 2010 at 8:00am — No Comments

Day 5 on Victoza

To early to say but the new drug seems to be working I have cut my daily intake of insulin 160 units down to 100 and added 0.6 the lowest dose of victoza the daily bloating I use to get has gone my appetite which was like a hungry grizily bear has gone and I seem to be visually aware of what is going on around me.

The insulin was not clearly working and I had put on a fare bit of weight in fact trying to fasten my trousers was a…

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Added by twiddlemthumbs on February 10, 2010 at 9:30am — No Comments

18.19pm Burning up, body on full defence mode

Thanks for giving it to me

It came on so sudden started sneezing a lot within hoursI was to weak to climb the stairs to bed it was not until the wife came home from work that she managed to get me into bed, that was 2 days ago headaches joint ache tummy ache sweating sneeeeeeezing a lot and generally feeling like death warmed up.



Went to the doctors last friday to have thr dressing changed on my big toe, there were folks there sneezing there heads off so I guess I could… Continue

Added by twiddlemthumbs on November 19, 2009 at 10:00am — No Comments

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