tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2036939980065534881.post1084697494445040276..comments2023-10-25T08:48:15.285-05:00Comments on Sentimental Pentimento: Agony and EcstasyPat Vivodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09411887608636024114noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2036939980065534881.post-60461799579497074382015-05-23T01:43:37.079-05:002015-05-23T01:43:37.079-05:00Thank you RM for your kind words about Darcy. My ...Thank you RM for your kind words about Darcy. My sympathies to you over losing your companion. I'm finding all sorts of things trigger thoughts. I'm still trying to shop for things that were important for her. But I guess 19 years of habit is not going away anytime soon. <br /><br />I've not heard of the book you mention. I'll look it up. <br />Best regards, PatPat Vivodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09411887608636024114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2036939980065534881.post-66614859515848047182015-05-20T12:50:06.521-05:002015-05-20T12:50:06.521-05:00Dear India,
Thank you so much for your kind words...Dear India, <br />Thank you so much for your kind words. I know you appreciate the fur babies in your life too. And have a lost a few. Always painful. <br /><br />As for my hands, you wouldn't believe looking at them today that last week they were raw. They look completely healthy now, but I know they can turn on me at any time. I've just about run out of my prescription so need to be prepared for next bout. My sister and my mom both had similar rashes, cracks and rough skin. Mom worked in a garment factory, my sis was a bookkeeper and later a cashier. Both of them saw their rashes clear up and go away after several years so I hold the happy thought that maybe this won't be a life long affliction as the dermatologist has warned. Neither my mom or sister ever dealt with feet like I have. Fingers healed, my tootsies have not -- yet. <br /><br />I have often wondered if the creeping crud (as my affectionate husband calls it) is related to my work. I do wear gloves throughout my process but I know that's not a complete protection. Gloves tear or spring a leak sometimes and expose me briefly. I wear gloves for any cleaning activity--even bathing. But of course I handle my dry fabric afterwards.<br /><br />I've tried many OTC ointments, creams, moisturizers. Have a prescription but can only use sporadically or it loses it's effectiveness. I should buy stock in the company that makes my bandages. I go through them pretty fast. <br /><br />I don't know the cause of my eczema--but I warn anyone who handles metal and rusty objects to protect hands with gloves always and of course to get a tetanus booster just in case you cut or scratch yourself. Since I'm also allergic to latex, I use latex free gloves and bandages.<br /><br />One curiosity though in regards to the rust--I often go weeks, sometimes months during winter without touching rust and the eczema never goes away--it just cycles on and off, usually related to my stress level as my recent bout was. Or at least I think it was. I'm great at self-diagnosing. <br /><br />OK--the pity party is over…back to work. ;-) <br />Pat Vivodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09411887608636024114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2036939980065534881.post-88917890093541816152015-05-17T01:32:03.708-05:002015-05-17T01:32:03.708-05:00Dear Pat
So sorry for the loss of your companion. ...Dear Pat<br />So sorry for the loss of your companion. A friend of nineteen years leaves a big hole. As to your hands...I wonder if that painful condition may be related to contact with rust and acids? Having no idea whether you work gloved or not, but having seen the state my own hands have fallen into in the past it would seem entirely possible. I wish you a speedy recovery!india flinthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01510066677833871579noreply@blogger.com