November is National Pulmonary Hypertension Awareness Month

Hey everyone, glad you could stop by for a while. I've been enjoying this cooler weather, sure makes it a lot easier to breathe...Ahhhhhhhhhh. Well November is National Pulmonary Hypertension month, that is officially. Every day of every month is PH month or day here on Poverty Hill, but I guess it is nice to have an Official month that we can claim. The best thing I can say about Pulmonary Hypertension is that it sux, big time. Pulmonary Hypertension is high pressure in your heart and lungs that causes your heart to enlarge, ain't no use in getting technical with it. It is a life threatening disease that changes your whole life. There is no known cure at this time, but through the hard work and dedication of the Pulmonary Hypertension Association and members and patients, there have been many treatments developed to help control the symptoms and slow the progression of this disease. Hopefully one day there will be a cure but all of us must continue to do our part in letting people out there know about this dreadful disease and continuing to support the individuals that have been affected by it. Give this link to people you know, let them read and find out about Pulmonary Hypertension: http://www.phassociation.org/ This place is packed full of information for people who want to know more about the disease, and for individuals who need support.
If you think that you might have pulmonary hypertension or know someone who may have it be sure to see a "PH Specialist", PH is often misdiagnosed even for years, don't wait until the symptoms are so bad that it threatens your life. I repeat, a "PH Specialist."
I'm sorry if I've came on a lil bold, but this is something that I feel strongly about and hope that others can become educated about this disease. Every day we fight the fight and continue to hope for a cure, if not for us, for the people that will contract the disease in the future.

Is it about over???

Hello Yall, glad ya could stop by. Well I don't know about yall but I'll be glad when this darned Presidential election is over. I've learned all kinds of stuff about these candidates for President but I still don't know what the heck they plan on doing for this country. LOL.... election coverage has turned into a glorified gossip column that those fancy storebought tabloids like the one where ya read about those two headed chickens and all, can't even compare with. It's all a he said, she said thing now, so what is either one of them gonna do to help this country thats in such a big mess, me n Plumber Joe wanna know!! And since when was someone making $250,000 dollars a year middle class. Hell thats a rich person, at least it is in my part of the country. If I made that kinda money, I'd strut around like the boss Rooster in the henhouse, Sheesh give me a break. I think these people are way outta reach with reality, they've been drawing those big salaries toooooooo long, they've forgotten what the average person makes in a year, and you can bet your sweet ass it isn't $250,000 a year, if it is, I'm goin back to work.
Anyway this has been the longest Presidential campaign that I can ever remember, seems like they've been campaigning for about 5 or 6 years, I'll be so glad when its over, its getting me where I don't even care whether I vote or not. I think everyone working at the polls needs to make sure they have a quarter in their pocket so voters can determine who they're gonna vote for by flipping the coin. This is the very reason that I hate politics. And to top it all off, it really doesn't matter who we vote for, the electoral college is gonna put who they want in anyway.
But me being the dedicated American I am, I will vote.
In the meantime, I think I'll go around my neck of the woods and find all they dirt on people around here and file it just in case I have anyone that wants to take my job as mayor of Poverty Hill, that way I'll be ready with the dirt slangin details. I guess thats bout enough of my political prowess, the real ruler of Poverty Hill is telling me she wants to use the computer, and folks that means I've been overruled.
Yall come when ya can, the doors always open to my friends.

Hugz and Handshakes

TW

What's Happened

Hello again everyone, greetings from Poverty Hill. Mannnnnnn the weather has been great here for the past couple of weeks, cool nights, mild days, and I'm lovin it. I can breathe almost like a regular person, well at least I thought I could until I decided to go for a walk in the woods and was reminded by my huffin and puffin that I'm not normal anymore. Oh well, I'll work with what I got.
Miss Judi and I was sitting around talking about Halloween coming up soon. Halloween just isn't the same as it used to be when I was growing up. It was one of those fun holidays for us kids, where we could dress up and load up on the goodies from around the neighborhood. Mom would put all kind of face paint on us and dress us up like all kinds of stuff, she enjoyed it as much as we did I think. Some of the kids even got those fancy store bought costumes which made them the envy of the neighborhood.......laffin. I always looked forward to seeing the lil kids come around dressed up hollerin "Trick or Treat." Seems like it was like that until I'd say 10 years ago. Now if we get 4 or 5 kids it's a lot. I know kids are still kids and they still love candy.....so whats happened? I heard someone say Halloween is a sadistic holiday where everyone that participates is some sort of Pagan.......BullShit..........how many 4,5,6,7 or 8 years olds have yall seen worshiping some sort of pagan or devil worshiping. That's about the dumbest dayum thing I've ever heard of.......give me a break. I never even thought about such a thing when I was getting dressed up as a hobo to get me some of those goodies, and kids now don't either, Lordy. Just let the kids have fun!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Keep em safe, but let em have fun. I'm beginning to wonder if it's not the generation of Mom's and Dad's that too lazy to take em out. Going to MacDonalds for Halloween just isn't the same thing..!!!!!!!!!!! My Grandkids are gonna dress up, I can bet ya that, I want them to look back and have memories of costumes and candy and having fun going from house to house saying "Trick or Treat.", with eyes big in anticipation of what kinds of treats they will get.
Anyway that's my view on Halloween for what its worth.....laffin.
Well I guess I've rambled enuff for now, I need to get my butt in gear, gotta get those pumpkins ready for the Grandkids to carve and paint. See yall again soon, stop by if ya get a chance, the doors always open to my friends.

Hugss and Handshakes

TW

Feelin Good

Hallelujah, the cool weather is here, I can breathe. I don't have to be a couch potato any more. Lordy this summer bout took it all outta me, I've never had such a hard time breathing in my life. I've bout let my mayoral duties get behind, I guess I need to get out and start visitin the neighbors. Yep I'm definitely in a better mood, I want to get out and do things, see people, just do something! anything. Hell if it wasn't too late I'd run for President, laffin, seems like I'm just as qualified. No I'm not goin to get started on politics, I hate politics, thats why our country is in such a mess now, all these dayum politicians that undoubtedly have no idea how to manage and run a country. Sheeshhhhhhh.......Here on Poverty Hill we're broke, but we ain't no broker than we ever were.......LOL. I'm thinking about calling my barn a Bank and see if they won't give me some of that bail out money they seem to be so freely tossing around. I have no idea who the next President is gonna be but all I can say is that he's gotta helluva mess to deal with when he takes office. There ain't enuff money in the world to make me want that job. One thing for sure is that if he straightens it out and gets our country back on the right track, I'll sure as hell vote for him on the next election. Guess we'll just have to wait and see.
Other than all that not much has been going on here on Poverty Hill, Miss Judi still rules the roost with an iron fist, I do mostly what I'm told, and thangs just keep on chuggin along, all the family is doing great, the cats not pregnant, deer season is coming, I can breathe, Judi hasn't beat me, did I mention deer season is coming, life is good!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Well I guess I better get outta here, I got chores to tend to that I've been putting off all summer and now that I'm in such a chipper mood and feeling good I'm gonna take advantage of it. Like always, yall come when ya can, our doors are always open to our friends.

Huggz and Handshakes

TW

Checkin In

Well Howdy Yall, been a while since I did any bloggin, so I'm a lil rusty. Thangs have been pretty hectic on the hilltop in the past few months but I'm sure they'll get on back to the exciting thangs that usually happen around here on Poverty Hill.
Not much to tell though right now, Me n Miss Judi has just been running the roads and piddlin. My buddys donkey, Maggie got sick with the pneumonia and we had to doctor her up, we had a few new calfs born. We haven't been around to collect up the eggs from the hens so we got more chickens than ivory has soap. Other than that ain't really any new happenings around here. I'm sho glad that its turning cooler here though, I can actually get out and stir around without passing out from the heat. I'm not really a cold weather person but this past summer has bout turned me into one, lordy this was the hottest summer we've had in a long long time.
Oh yeah, one new thing, the doctor gave me a fancy machine that I have to wear when I sleep, I look like one of those martians from outer space with it on. Other than that I've been doing good, except for the sadness that I have of losing some good friends at the PHA. They were fighters and will be missed.
I know I'm rambling sure nuff now, so I'm gonna get off here so I can get back to my chores. Yall have a good week and if ya around Poverty Hill drop by and give me n Judi a holler. Our doors are always open to our friends and family.

Hugz n Handshakes

Terry (TW)