My beloved child

Oh Annie I know it must be very hard to think of eating anything much at the moment, but please do try to look after yourself . Your friends need you here ! x

I didn't know there were gaviscon tablets, the liquid makes me sick. I have a stack of pillows . Thank you

annie I’m worried about your lack of nourishment. Just wish I’m could come and make you some soup. I don’t know what to suggest that might suit your digestion, suspect you are the expert, but please try to take as much nourishment as you can. Take care, trust your instincts, they are very sound. x

Try Zantac. Common name ranitidine. You can buy it over the counter.
We had Cum Rhonda at my husband’s funeral along with lifthigh the cross.
As we’d both been choir members the noise raised the rafters.

Oh! And Eternal Father strong to save.
I will be thinking of you and hope the singing raises your heart.

Yogurt is good - if it is live, which much of it is these days.

corngran, I am now drinking Ensure, vile, and a clinical diatician is calling next week. I think the eating disorder has caused my digestive system to even find yoghurt and Ensure too rich, but I will persevere.

Galen, beautiful hymns

annie I hope you get some sleep tonight and don't suffer any gastric problems. Praying for some peace for you and your family.

Jalima, being a pea brain I just bought natural yoghurt, it the same?

And so are yours. Do try the Zantac, I have the same problem and it stops it.
Otherwise as Pythagoras said “abstain from beans” ie give up politics, they’re enough to give anyone indigestion.

Meantime, my thoughts and prayers are with you my dear.

Oh, Annie, I'm so sorry and shocked. Holding you and your family in my heart.

Yes, I think so!

I think you have to read the label and if it says contains Lactobacillus acidophilus or bifidus or Lactobacillus bulgaricus and Streptococcus thermophilus (that sounds like a germ?) it is beneficial. I think most of them do these days and natural, without sugar, is better, obviously.

I think!!

Those drinks like Yakult could help too, not unpleasant to drink.

Ensure is not pleasant, my MIL had to have it to regain weight. But it does help.

What a complicated world it now is. I want my Mums cooking and her ticking off for not clearing my plate. My Dad would have bought me small tins of stout one every evening to 'help build you up' . My goal is to get to size ten.

Think I will buy vanilla Ensure, the GP prescribed 30 cartons of chocolate flavour , not eaten chocolate for years.

Thank you Elrel.

I just bought my ma in law some Meritene ,its a powder to make into a drink and its for people who dont eat properly.She 's been taking it for about 10 days and she thinks its helping with her lack of appetite .Maybe something like that could help you.Why not buy that stout for yourself if you feel it might help

Paddyann, think it was more a yearning for what use to be

Annie I have just read your post and my heart breaks for you I am so very very sorry for your loss, cannot begin to imagine how you are feeling, sending you lots of love, god bless .

Thank you Tallulah, at times I think someone will telephone and tell me it was all a mistake.

Eat if you can Annie your DD would not want you to become ill.
Ask your GP for something to help you sleep.

Lemon, I have medication for night , problem is I still wake several times but am rather doped next day.

Nearly all arrangements made, flowers ordered, her favourite flowers Lilies and roses to cover the top of the coffin. Cars organised, order of service for Cathedral, music for the crematorium,wish she hadn't chosen cremation.
Cars booked . Hotel rooms booked .
She is back in this town in Chapel of Rest so nearer to me.

Son in law has meeting with father M tonight , hope he will open up , son in law not father M .

Son in law and son in law who is no longer my son in law according to law but not to me - younger daughters first husband and the son I never had - have to clear my daughters house, I cannot go there. I was so surprised to learn she had my wedding gown there, I had forgotten it's exsistance . So very little for me to do now but Pray and remember .

Had letters today from The Mayor, Town Clerk and council staff. Did she not know how many cared for her

Must stop posting about this, unfair to all.

you keep on posting Mrs,its talking that gets us through the bad stuff.Talk/post as much and as often as you need to and there will always be someone who will answer you ,to help or just to commiserate with the awful situation you have found yourself in.Sometimes its easier to communicate with strangers ,they dont know us so they dont judge or expect us to do what THEY think is the "right thing" Dont think you have to be strong for everyone else ,grief is a sharing medium ,it eases when we get with all those who loved our lost sister.daughter/friend.I hope it eases a wee bit for you soon .xx

It's not unfair at all, Anniebach. The fact you feel able to tell us about the funeral plans after the shock and grief of your earlier posts is heartening.

We all realise you have a long road ahead but do keep posting even if it's just to tell us how you are.

Please, please Annie don’t feel you must stop posting to spare us your sadness. You’re in a dreadfully sad situation but people here do care, really care and would only worry about you more if you stop talking about it all. It’s a natural way of getting your head and heart around what’s happened. Any of us would need all the help we could get in your position and I’m sure no one would begrudge you that same support in these dark days. xx

Not unfair to any of us Annie. We are all here with you, and wishing we could take some of this burden of loss from you. Shout and scream as much as you want to us, and try to pass on our deep love and condolences to her children and their father, as well as her dear sister xx

Annie, please keep on posting if it is helping. It's not unfair to all here, and from all the lovely comments, we are all here for you, as much as we can be in the virtual world.
Hope you can get some sleep tonight. By the way, re your reflux, I don't know if it would help, but I did hear that raising the head of your bed, not piling up pillows, can be beneficial.