Wednesday 7 December 2022

December 7th

The week is rushing along as usual.

 I had a health check with someone from One Life Suffolk

ABOUT ONELIFE SUFFOLK

OneLife Suffolk

OneLife Suffolk is a partnership between Leeds Beckett University and MoreLife, commissioned by Suffolk County Council. Our head office is based in Ipswich and we have offices in Lowestoft and Bury St Edmunds with services that cover the county. 

 BP was sky high but it's always gone up and down at random. I ought to go and get it checked out at the doctors, especially as I  only have one kidney. Weight was Too Much - knew that, blood sugars OK, cholesterol a teeny bit high. Heart age 68 which is what I will be in April.  Oh well. I still reckon it will be cancer that sees me off in the end- there was so much of  it on both sides of the family.

The exercise class had been run by Spot Wellbeing

Welcome to SPOT Wellbeing

Community Interest Company

We are a team of Occupational Therapists and Physiotherapists working with adults over 50 in Suffolk to empower people to improve and maintain their mental and physical wellbeing. We promote healthy living and support people to prevent ill health.


 funded for 6 weeks  and is now being run by another community funded organisation, (Communities Together East Anglia)


Later Life Community

Engagement Manager

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(formerly BSEVC)

Aspire Together CIC   

 turns out they are going to "facilitate" the group for 12 weeks, provide refreshments but won't lead the exercise. So we followed some instructions on a piece of paper -read out by one of the "old Men". We all had to sign a disclaimer!

I really wonder why there are all these different groups, which overlap in places. Where does the funding come from and why not add all the funding together and join all the organisations together and save money on websites and printing.

 Mine is not to reason why!


I brought the Christmas tree box in from the garage, fitted it altogether and got it decorated with all the silver bits, which hadn't been out of the box for many years, then the green things and when that wasn't really enough I added red as well. Over the 40+ years of decorating a Christmas tree I've gathered all sort of dangling things, some are quite old now, several are home made but the majority have come from charity shops and Christmas Fayres. 

The photo is awful - it looks better in real life and in the dark! But it'll do. 


Back Tomorrow
Sue

29 comments:

  1. I got as far as getting a wee 3 ft (table top, to avoid kittens) pretend tree this week. Have yet to get it out of the box though. Yours looks nice and I hope it's made you feel Christmassy.

    Glad you got your health check and hope you can get your blood pressure back to normal. Cancer both sides of my family too . . . try not to think too hard about that.

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    1. My BP has always been up and down but seemed extra high this time

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  2. I think your Christmas tree is looking very pretty in your photo :)

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  3. I love family Christmas trees dangling with crazy eclectic ornaments collected down the years. They tell a REAL story. I can't be doing with "carefully curated matching baubles" - often bought in specially ("this year our theme is taupe and Rose gold...")

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    1. I've got things that are red, gold, silver, green and wood/natural but have had most forever. Must be the turn for the wood etc next year

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  4. Your Christmas tree looks lovely! Make getting your BP under control your New Year's Resolution. xx

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  5. Each tree is a personality...which may change from year to year...but at it's heart are memories and love...Merry Christmas Sue. x

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    1. Thank you. I'd love a real tree every year but not the mess!

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  6. It looks really nice and festive and loaded with personal things. That's what really matters, I think. xx

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  7. I have a similar problem with high bp. But and this is important, we are all still living ;) so don't worry too much. Your tree looks lovely, but take it at night with the lights on. Now I wonder how much electricity Xmas trees use?

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    1. I meant to take another night time photo but forgot - you'll have to imagine the lights!

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  8. I understand, but could be wrong, that exercise is good for BP. With gardening, cycling and swimming I'm surprised that your BP is cause for concern. Mine always used to be good, but is now high too and is under control with medication.

    Christmas trees should be green with lots of colourful ornaments to make them interesting. Both my husband and I are hopeless and don't have much patience decorating the tree, but we muddle through okay.

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    1. I'm lacking in patience for trimming the tree too - no artistic flair at all!

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  9. Your tree is lovely more than what I have done this year.
    Cathy

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    1. I've made a bit of an effort - but that's my lot

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  10. Looks like you set the tree up in a prime spot for all to see.

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    1. It's at the back of the house - so only I can see it - but that's OK

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  11. Your Christmas tree looks great. I'm still adding ornaments to my tree as well. I stand back and see another spot for an ornament. With boxes of ornaments to use, I can add as much as I like. Upon waking each morning, I turn on the Christmas tree lights...I love Christmas. Your community health programs sound very good. Knowing all the vital health numbers allows us to make small lifestyle adjustments and improve (after Christmas) if we choose.

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  12. I don't think your tree photo is awful. It's lovely (and I like it by the window.) Good luck with the BP and all that. It's always something, isn't it?

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  13. The tree looks very christmassy! No matching designer tree here either.Our tree has beautiful glass baubles lovely people have brought me back from their trips all over the world, mixed with children's hand made decorations,some over 40 years old, and now put together by my grandchildren. From some angles it does have a Dr Seuss like lean but I will not 'fix' it, just enjoy it. Merry Christmas from a cool, wet and windy southern Australia.

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  14. That tree picture looks fine to me! And yes to taking care of your health as long as you can, life's more fun when you feel well. I'm cracking up at the exercise classes following written instructions!

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  15. Please consider a keto or atkins way of eating you will be shocked at how your BP will come down as we were. From 160 to 120 0ver 90 now 80 or less. No exercise needed.

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  16. Perhaps like me, you suffer from 'white coat syndrome'. When I have an appointment coming up I take my BP twice a day for a week and they take the average. You can buy a machine for less than £15. My grandson came and got the tree down from the loft and his sister was going to come and trim it up, then she got COVID, so I've had a naked tree standing there for nearly a week! Yours looks lovely!

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  17. Your tree looks lovely and very festive, and much more decorated than mine at the moment.

    Hopefully your blood pressure will come down after a relaxing Christmas, well you can hope, I always do. Like Sally above I always have to do a week of readings before any BP check up to get a picture of what it actually is rather than what is shows itself to be at the surgery. It's high no matter what I do, and every single tablet they have ever tried me on gives me terrible side effects.

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  18. I love seeing everyone else's trees. Thank you. I think it looks quite nice!

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