health issues

I have decided to make a special paragraph or two regarding my experiences with some health issues.

I think too often we do not tell others about our health issues and what we have experienced...

The latest issue..... my husband has a bulging disk.... No one apparently knew how to treat...... waiting to see a specialist..... Joe inquired at work, spoke with a nurse.... she said from her knowledge, a medrol dose pack (prednisone) would help to shrink the swelling of the nerve in his back. Guess what ????? It helped..... Joe is still going to see the specalist, but until then, he seems to be feeling a whole lot better. Will keep you up to date regarding the bulging disk.

There are other issues I would like to discuss ...... perhaps our experiences can help someone else....

Bye for now.....Liz

ps. I got an e mail from someone today that has a great deal of knowledge in the banking business.... I am very disappointed that she will not be following my blog as I feel that it is the culmination of people from different backgrounds that can help us manage our lives in a more... shall I say informed manner....So, my heart is heavy that she will not be participating, but I wholeheartedly respect her choice....

Have a good night and until tomorrow..... Bye for now.... Liz

correction

Hello, Obviously I did not proof read my last post.... it is a Liz thing... I got so caught up in my frustration, that I just kept typing and did not take the time to re-read for any typos.... I apologize. I do know better... Of course, since I am the only person to post and read what I post ... I suppose it does not really matter.....

Goofy me, I thought others might follow my postings.... But... Rome wasn't built in a day, so I will just keep posting .....but from now on I most definitely will proof read my writings.....

Bye for now.... Liz

Eminent domain

I just HAVR to psot this...... Joe and I have been going to a restaurant called... LaVecchia in Reno since 1996.. it is a wonderful Italian restaurant...friendly, table linens, canles, great food and most of all a Wonderful staff...!!!!!! Great prices to boot!!

We just learned that the Reno city council and all their affiliates decided to widen the main road... Maona Road.. to 6 lanes.... now they are going to TAKE the property that this great restaurant sits.... just DO AWAY... with it....!! this man and his family have put their heart and souls into their dream.. serving great food with pride..... Now with NO warning, the local government can take away all they have worked so hard for ..... and for so many years..... in these econmonic times, they pay taxes, generate jobs .... etc . etc.. they have asked for nothing..... in return, they are told, sorry we need the property..... Where will they go? How will Alberto provide for his family???????? pay his mortgage, car payments and all other personal repsonibilites? What about his employees??????

WHAT HAS THE WORLD IN AMERICA COME TO??????????????? Joe and I keep thinking what if this had been the local government taking away our pharmacy?????? The mental stress must be unbearable for Alberto and his family and staff......!

If anyone in the Reno, minden, gardnerville, fallon, susanville, virginia city area are reading this, PLEASE PLEASE WRITE A LETTER TO THE City OF RENO COMMISSIONERS....

THINK IF THIS WAS YOU AND YOUR FAMILY BUSINESS..... WHAT A DISGRACE TO THE AMERICAN DREAM.... please e mail me or post your thoughts...

Bye for now... Liz

West coast friends

I would very remiss if I did not meniton the wonderful women I have met here on the west coast. I will name them again, not in a particular order...... Rita, Shirley and Marge..... Rita is a pharmacist that worked with my husband, Shirley is a woman I met while cruising and Marge is a relative of another colleague of my husbands. Rita came to my aid when my husband was critically ill, I called her a 6:45 am on Fathers Day 2008 and she was at the hospital in 15 minutes ... oh, she arrived with no shoes on...! That's a friend... She stayed with me for over 16 hours... I oh so appreciated her.... I hope she knows just how much! Shirley is my cruising friend and we just love to talk! Shirley is an expert cake decorator.... and she knows her stuff! Her knowledge has walked me patiently through my trials and tribulations as I went back to cake decorating class after 35 years.. Her patients has proven to be unimaginable ... especially when I call her in a panic! She always has the answers! She has a dog named Bobby, Shirley and I love dogs.... we talk about our boys all the time. Auntie Marge, well she is just a real character... I first met her when we took an oil painting class together... I think we laughed more that day over silly things..... Marge and I clicked.... we love wine, food and shopping... She lives in Fairfield, California very near Napa Valley....

All of the afore mentioned women are of differnt ages, but they too, like my Longfellow gals, have been an important part of my life...!

I did not want anyone to think that I would forget them.... and all they have done for me ....

I have found that women no matter where we live, have so very much in common....and it gives me hope and reassuance that we ALL are really very very much alike... we may look differnt, sound different, but we are all feeling the same things at one time or another. We need other women to talk to.... Without each other, I know we would be less fulfilled...!

So, I want to reach out to as many people as possible... It is vital to our very being that we talk about life and its ups and downs..!

PS.. I spoke with my friend Penny today, she had Girls weekend this past weekend... She told me how much fun the girls had including herself.... Penny and her friends get together twice a year just for a girls weekend... How I envy them....! Penny made me laugh out loud...

I will close for now, dinner will be on the table tonight by 9:30... Pharmacist work crazy hours... Thanks for reading and please write if you can.....

Bye for now... Liz

Why I wanted to blog

I really love my title... "Talk is Good with Liz" subtitle "Thoughts on Life and Living by Liz Yost".. It clearly explains exactly what I like to do... talk.... and my personal experiences on life and living.....

Before I begin writing I want to take this opportunity to express my sincere gratitude and appreciation to Julie... she set up my home page site.... Julie did ALL the work.... I drove her crazy asking all kinds of questions... she responded to my silly questions by saying that NO question is dumb or silly... Julie is a true professional and a great friend.... THANK YOU JULIE, GREAT JOB !!!

Since Joe (my husband) and I moved from Pennsylvania is 2003, it has been quite an adjustment, especially for me... We moved 3 times zones away from family and friends... My "network" of women that were such an important part of my life. What I found so amazing, is that even though we are 3651 miles away, ALL those women have remained my very best friends. They have encouraged me, supported me, counseled me, reassured me, made me cry and laugh!

I must name them.. not in any special order... but I owe them omage... from Longfellow Circle... Marie, Penny, Greta, Rosemary, Ann, Marlene and Louise! Of course my daughter Kimberly. I must also not forget to mention my daughters friends.... Julie, Amy, Lisbeth, Petrena and Jen. ! All of these women are just remarkable !

Louise especially said one day... that she and all her sisters thought that by the time they had reached this time in our lives, that they thought they had pretty much all the answers to what life brought to them... Louise immediatley said... That was "silly".. We do not have any more anwers to lifes' problems today, than we did 40 years ago! How right she was...

Now that I really have no other network of women to talk to about all kinds of issues, problems or just simple conversation.. I realized how important it is to have that Network of people.. It is time for me to get back into a network with all women... not losing those very special ones I mentioned a minute ago... I really believe we ALL have issues or circumstances that come our way and challenge us.... What do we do? How do we do it? How do we handle this without hurting anyones feelings? It is the conversation and feedback with ideas or suggestions that help each of us put in to perspective the best way to go forward.

So having said all of that, it is so crucial to me to interact with others... No matter what the topic, I need and want to talk to other women... perhaps we can share our problems, thoughts, fears or happiness and pass critical imformation along..

I think this post is longer than I wanted it to be, but feel it necessary for everyone to understand why I needed to blog... So, thanks to Julie my blog creator, my beautiful daughter Kimberly and to all my wonderful friends who have kept in touch and guided me... Hopefully together, We too can pass along lifes' vital necessities to others.

Bye for now.... Liz

WHY I WANT TO BLOG

I want to blog because here in Northern Nevada, which is a
beautiful, wide open range, it can be quite isolating... I love being
with people, talking, laughing, exchanging thoughts, ideas, recipes
and whatever experiences we are encountering. I think there is
nothing more important than socializing and interacting with others.
So, hopefully with this blog I will be reconnected to others who just
need and want to TALK to someone about anything.