tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post3925944195143186659..comments2024-03-28T13:20:41.312-04:00Comments on Jungle Red Writers: Flexibility by Jenn McKinlayJungle Red Writershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16646429819267618412noreply@blogger.comBlogger44125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-33453649807117477322019-07-27T22:14:38.352-04:002019-07-27T22:14:38.352-04:00So true, Hank! I have been changed - a real priori...So true, Hank! I have been changed - a real priority adjustment - because it really was impossible to do anything and I realized everything could actually wait!Jenn McKinlayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13589365995413467367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-33789359873157191762019-07-27T22:12:01.396-04:002019-07-27T22:12:01.396-04:00Oh, good call on the pneumonia vaccine, Karen! Tha...Oh, good call on the pneumonia vaccine, Karen! That is a misery.Jenn McKinlayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13589365995413467367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-8250073140059845562019-07-27T22:08:52.212-04:002019-07-27T22:08:52.212-04:00Thank you, Judi! The improved vaccine is definitel...Thank you, Judi! The improved vaccine is definitely the way to go!Jenn McKinlayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13589365995413467367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-71730933921959533752019-07-27T22:03:46.850-04:002019-07-27T22:03:46.850-04:00Thank you, Amanda!Thank you, Amanda!Jenn McKinlayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13589365995413467367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-47956772255990776782019-07-27T22:02:37.899-04:002019-07-27T22:02:37.899-04:00Thank you! There is a life lesson in there about t...Thank you! There is a life lesson in there about the train. Jenn McKinlayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13589365995413467367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-56807308142762713512019-07-27T17:53:56.206-04:002019-07-27T17:53:56.206-04:00Sorry to hear about your health issues. I had the...Sorry to hear about your health issues. I had the old vaccine and will have to ask about the new one. <br />Although I need to have a plan, I've become pretty good at handling changes to it. I may have some mini-meltdowns before I come around. Now that I'm retired and live alone, no one hears me anyway. Sally from PAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03649707016754971847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-39466028839515362852019-07-27T16:45:31.150-04:002019-07-27T16:45:31.150-04:00Jenn, so very sorry to read this. I hear it's ...Jenn, so very sorry to read this. I hear it's terrible! And thinks for the reminder. Hope you are on the mend.I've had the old shot but think I need another and never did it. Must follow up. No I am not naturally flexible. I like to settle on a plan and don't do well with certain people who always find a way to suggest changes. But life had been teachin me we are not in control of anything.Serious cured health issues show up again. We lose people we love and ones we don't live forever. I've ended up in the hospital twice when I was supposed to be on trips. We have to learn to roll with the punches because there is no real choice about it. (I'm working on it) There is an old saying (in Yiddish it rhymes) "Man plans and God laughs."<br />Trisshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08058396345946250313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-16537474371455148842019-07-27T16:30:57.420-04:002019-07-27T16:30:57.420-04:00Jenn, I'm so sorry to hear that you've had...Jenn, I'm so sorry to hear that you've had shingles and had to miss your trip you were looking forward to. Learning to be more flexible is great, but getting there can, as you are evidence of, be a hard lesson. Apparently, I'm a very slow learner. I call this year "The Gut Punch Year." Friends' deaths and my own health issues have helped me recognize that the small stuff is indeed small, and there is the stuff that matters and you will know it. And, I've learned to more fully cherish the good things, small or large, like a bottle of Trader Joe's Chile Lime seasoning from a sweet Jungle Red.Kathy Reelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17004247271452356577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-39762596241678939882019-07-27T16:28:35.571-04:002019-07-27T16:28:35.571-04:00I could be wrong but suggest you double check. Bel...I could be wrong but suggest you double check. Believe that most people who had chicken pox ARE at advised to get shot!Trisshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08058396345946250313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-54841192279718106532019-07-27T15:37:16.437-04:002019-07-27T15:37:16.437-04:00I’m so sorry to hear you have shingles. I’ve had ...I’m so sorry to hear you have shingles. I’ve had the first shingrix shot and hope to get the second one next Friday. I like to think I’m flexible — and with small things I am. It’s the big things where I find I’m really not as flexible as I think I am. I have to say, I like the title The Gap Year better than the new title.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01402191180510435706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-87926473437319066762019-07-27T15:28:01.119-04:002019-07-27T15:28:01.119-04:00Frankly, I pretty totally NOT Flexible! I too need...Frankly, I pretty totally NOT Flexible! I too need to work on that! And my doctor says if you’ve had shingles or chicken pox, the vaccination won’t work. ��StephanieHobrockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05202391463399337601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-60676424869406749962019-07-27T15:15:13.842-04:002019-07-27T15:15:13.842-04:00LOL - so true! It’s all a balance!LOL - so true! It’s all a balance!Jenn McKinlayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13589365995413467367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-7495561428659268962019-07-27T15:14:35.666-04:002019-07-27T15:14:35.666-04:00I hope I get better as I get older instead of wors...I hope I get better as I get older instead of worse! I fear the latter.Jenn McKinlayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13589365995413467367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-49565433882033403382019-07-27T15:13:50.399-04:002019-07-27T15:13:50.399-04:00Thank you, Lucy! Thank you, Lucy! Jenn McKinlayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13589365995413467367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-70460526367058475942019-07-27T15:13:07.682-04:002019-07-27T15:13:07.682-04:00I am now on the list for the vaccine!I am now on the list for the vaccine!Jenn McKinlayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13589365995413467367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-49441108183043433202019-07-27T15:12:23.413-04:002019-07-27T15:12:23.413-04:00Problem solving is a skill! My inflexibility kicks...Problem solving is a skill! My inflexibility kicks in when I run out of work around!Jenn McKinlayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13589365995413467367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-86073504590984122662019-07-27T15:11:03.035-04:002019-07-27T15:11:03.035-04:00I need to embrace the reading time,Edith!I need to embrace the reading time,Edith!Jenn McKinlayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13589365995413467367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-23750806523186473552019-07-27T15:10:05.884-04:002019-07-27T15:10:05.884-04:00Thank you, Marla!Thank you, Marla!Jenn McKinlayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13589365995413467367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-76507554154910493282019-07-27T15:09:53.199-04:002019-07-27T15:09:53.199-04:00LOL. Exactly.LOL. Exactly.Jenn McKinlayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13589365995413467367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-86946972425833375832019-07-27T15:09:40.660-04:002019-07-27T15:09:40.660-04:00Thank you, Joan! Your support is much appreciated!...Thank you, Joan! Your support is much appreciated!Jenn McKinlayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13589365995413467367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-13201192271530667792019-07-27T13:22:29.105-04:002019-07-27T13:22:29.105-04:00I’m sorry you developed shingles! However, I am s...I’m sorry you developed shingles! However, I am surprised no one has mentioned anti-viral medication. It isn’t a cure but will shorten the duration and long-term pain from shingles.<br />I received them early in my course of shingles and it was very mild experience for me. I cleared very rapidly with the medication. It did not stop my work or running.<br />The new vaccine does not provide 100% protection.<br />Your new book sounds great!Susan Nelson-Holmdahlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17335059486795917272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-57272351172895163032019-07-27T12:42:00.127-04:002019-07-27T12:42:00.127-04:00Jenn, I am so sorry to hear about the Shingles. H...Jenn, I am so sorry to hear about the Shingles. Hope you get vaccinated and that you feel better soon! Reading your post reminded me that I need to ask my doctor about the Shingles vaccine. And The Gap Year sounds like a great title. It made me think of the Gap year between graduating from school and starting college. And I look forward to reading your novel set in Paris!<br /><br />How flexible am I? Over the years, I have learned that being flexible is less stressful. It also depends on the circumstances too.<br /><br />DianaBibliophilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07764234701385787238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-9173498782311761702019-07-27T11:05:32.550-04:002019-07-27T11:05:32.550-04:00I'm cringing, shingles and skin cancer treatme...I'm cringing, shingles and skin cancer treatments. And I was feeling sorry for myself having my arm cut twice for a basal cell carcinoma. Do feel better soon. <br /><br />I'll have to ask my doctor about the shingles vaccine. It took my five years to agree to have the annual flu vaccination, which are actually required in my office, it doesn't matter if I don't see patients. I have nothing against vaccinations but we didn't get them as kids after my sister's long hospitalization when she was given part of her polio vaccination. Our old family doctor took one look at her, after she returned home, not walking correctly, and decided she had developed polio, or a version of it. He said, with the exception of the polio, we were strong healthy kids, we wouldn't need the mumps, measles, or chicken pox vaccines. He was also my grandparents MD and knew my grandfather's medical history and how he reacted to medications. So we got to stay home from school about once or twice a year, when I first started school. I'm the oldest, I got to bring everything home first. If course Mom didn't like having mumps as an adult and neither one of us enjoyed our third bout of measles, as adults, that my brother brought home from Navy boot camp. It hit everyone of our arthritic and pre-arthritic joints. But I'm going to ask about the shingles vaccine since there seems to be a long lag time before one can get vaccinated maybe I'll get my mind to accept notion of it. Should probably ask about pneumonia vaccine too, I'm not getting any younger. <br /><br />Flexible, me? Ha! Every person I know would also be laughing right now. We Dales are an obstinate clan or at least my dad's portion. or it could be the Cagles.... I am trying to be more accepting of change whether I like it or, but it ain't easy. Since I'd rather be safe when I travel, so I don't mind delays, especially when traveling by air. I always have water, a book and yarn and hook no matter how I travel, so I won't get bored, just like to know what's going on. Changes at work aren't easy but I need to stay employed, I'm not independently wealthy yet. No, I don't like change but I'm trying not to fight it so much. <br />Feel better soon Jean. Don't rush things. Deana Dalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09093854261937772980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-31150529285893351502019-07-27T10:53:40.633-04:002019-07-27T10:53:40.633-04:00OMG, Shingles (aka Revenge of the Chicken Pox)! I ...OMG, Shingles (aka Revenge of the Chicken Pox)! I can only imagine how painful that is. I hope you get well soon, Jenn. I think you do amazing job handling all the stuff in your life. Enjoy your well-deserved trip to Paris.Cathy Akers-Jordanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08291140883625021188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-55560367153730264062019-07-27T10:19:58.328-04:002019-07-27T10:19:58.328-04:00Jenn, I’m so sorry! Yikes! A few years ago I had t...Jenn, I’m so sorry! Yikes! A few years ago I had the original shingles vaccine, and when I was picking something up at the pharmacy last August I was asked if I wanted to get on the list for the new one. They didn’t expect to have it until winter and they didn’t think they would be getting enough for all the people who would want it.I agreed to be put on the list, and the first half wasn’t available until around February. I had the second part of it done in April or May, and now I’m all set.<br /><br /> About flexibility: I always end up being flexible in the end, but I start out kicking and screaming, figuratively, before I settle down and do what needs to be done. I kept June and July of this year free because I expected to be having knee replacement surgery in my deteriorating left knee. The knee pain is tolerable most days but I was told the knee continues to deteriorate. I’m doing okay with injections every few months, although they don’t help as much as they did in the beginning, My June and July ended up being free of surgery. Then I found out last week after a routine test that I need surgery on a total other body part, and it came as a complete and total surprise to me. I saw the surgeon two days ago and found out that it’s not an outpatient thing, it’s major surgery. I can expect to be in the hospital a few days. I’m still trying to wrap my brain around the information. The surgery will be in mid September, so I’ll have time to get used to the idea. This will be my first non-orthopedic surgery(I’ve had five, three in the past two years) and the prospect is a little bit daunting. But I don’t want to live with the results of not having the surgery. Maybe it’s part of growing older, but I’m not doing my usual figurative kicking and screaming! I need to stock up on all the new books out this summer written by Reds and Friends of Reds!<br /><br />DebRo Deb Romanohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01650858888197217258noreply@blogger.com