I’m taking it easy today …
… although “taking it easy” is a relative thing.
I’m still sick, for example. But my temperature without any Tylenol at all has now reached 99.1. That’s not so bad. However, I’m still feeling pretty crummy.
I was going to post a lengthy essay or two on this and that, but simply couldn’t muster the energy. And so I decided to put compulsivity aside for a moment and just post this note.
This has been a strange and difficult time.
Have a good rest.
All that needs to be cleared up will be neither increased nor be reduced by your absence. It will still be there.
Any other relatives of your ex that could assist?
Just rest. Your body and soul both need it.
Gringo:
They’re all out west except two. But they both have full-time jobs and young children. One plans to come up for a day or two. But realistically, I will need to hire professionals.
Rest and plenty of fluids is the best.
I hope you can find some trustworthy professionals. That is what has worked well for me.
“. . .a strange and difficult time.”
You do understatement with grace, Neo. But we all appreciate the cost you pay. And thank you.
Professionals if they’re Professionals. We all.trod that path.
“And so I decided to put compulsivity aside for a moment”
That’s a good thought, for everybody.
Rest and feel better.
You deserve a rest after all you’ve been through and I hope you feel better soon.
Temperatures in the 99’s are not “officially” considered a fever but whenever mine gets up there I feel like crap.
I will need to hire professionals
I’m contemplating hiring a professional to clean up my stuff before someone else needs to worry about it.
I think there is nothing strange about not feeling well enough to work.
I think we have all been there. It is part of the human condition.
“I’m taking it easy today …”
** I VOTE ‘AYE’! **
Be good to yourself, my friend.
M J R
A Temp of 99.1 is not febrile aka feverish. But FBF: Feel Better Fast!
As to mortal remains (not the flesh!), take great care and do not hurry. I do not understand, from your posts, what your relationship with your ex is/was, how you have rights to his personal effects, etc..
I hope you start feeling better soon. Please don’t over exert yourself.
Sending cyber hugs Neo. Wish we lived nearby so I could bring you some chicken soup.
FWIW I find I have less resilience at 74 than at 30 or even 60.
I make allowances for it.
Praying for renewal of strength in these hard times you have been in and in your grief.
The flu’s aches, weakness, & exhaustion don’t need a “fever” to be debilitating.
Especially when one’s immune system is weaker than normal, from weeks of immense stress.
Prayers for your recovery, and an ever strengthening immune system, Neo!
I don’t know if supplements are your thing, but I believe these help:
D3, zinc, B complex, C, magnesium, … … Plus others. I won’t bore you.
Hugs & more prayers!
Marlene: Your faith in your suplements is what sustains you. By themselves, they do nothing. Faith is a srtrong positive.
Cicero, an interesting comment.
I’m not saying those pills cure a virus.
But I think certain vitamins, minerals, & supplements improve one’s immune system.
Never a bad thing.
And sometimes, especially good.
Get well soon.
Neo get well soon…
Here in Israel we are following the attempted hijack/crash of the Fly Dubai plane full of Israelis…. the flurry of reportage should be descending on American media outlets in the coming hours.
Apparently one of the Arab pilots attempted to nosedive the plane, and was stopped by the copilot and Israelis who broke into the cockpit.
Among the cellphone clips that have been released – the most telling and poignant moment is when someone tries to film the cockpit after the incident, and the heroic copilot begs the Israelis not to photograph his face…. he is afraid of what his own people will do to him.
He Is Afraid Of What His Own People With Do To Him.
Play 1st video window on this page- mix of English and Hebrew:
https://www.ynet.co.il/news/article/bjvyr8ccfg#autoplay
According to this piece the co-pilot stabbed the captain:
Flydubai Flight to Israel Makes Emergency Landing After Co-Pilot Stabs Captain, Jet Plunges Thousands of Feet – Fighter Jets Scrambled Over Potential Hijacking
An Israel-bound Flydubai flight on Wednesday made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia after plunging thousands of feet and sparking concerns of a hijacking incident from passengers.
Passengers and Israeli officials revealed that a bloody cockpit altercation resulted in a co-pilot stabbing the captain. Israeli officials are currently investigating whether it was an attempted “terror attack,” Fox News reports. Israeli fighter jets were scrambled to the area over the potential hijacking.
The cabin crew reportedly entered the cockpit and took control of the plane.
“There are many different accounts, but apparently the co-pilot stabbed the captain and collapsed onto the controls, shutting down the entire instrument panel. We began plunging downward for several minutes. Everyone on the plane was screaming, the overhead compartments opened, and the power went out. We were sure we were going to die. It was very scary,” a passenger told Fox.
Graphic images from on board the plane show a bloodied passenger who assisted cabin crew members and likely the stabbed pilot.
One passenger spoke to Fox News to describe the scene where there was “a lot of blood” from the stabbing.
Fox reported that the plane plunged roughly 17,000 feet in one minute.
Videos here: https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/09/watch-flydubai-flight-israel-makes-emergency-landing-after/
Hugs
Neo, take it easy and get better. I feel for what you are going through. I managed to get my sister moved into a nice assisted living facility in just ten days, and her husband died on the first day. With some family help we sorted through literally mountains of stuff to get her ready to move, and there’s much more left behind. Fortunately for me I’m back in NC and the California crew will have to deal with that.
Please take your time getting plenty of rest, Neo. Listen to your body. My husband and I just went through it. His started on Tuesday and by Thursday I had it. We are on the mend but both still “wonky”. We’re listening…Blessings!
On the Israel-bound Flydubai flight, is there any reporting on how and why the cabin doors were not strengthened to resist attempts to open them from the passenger compartment. I presume aircraft flying in American airspace have to have that capability to limit terrorists as passengers from gaining control of the plane?
Fortunate in this case that they were not that resistant, but still …
Ah, I see from a comment on the 9/30 open thread/post that the stabbed pilot was able to open the cockpit door.
R2L,
it was reported that the captain of the plane, an Indian national, who was attacked and repeatedly stabbed by his Omani co-pilot, was somehow in spite of his severe wounds able to reach the cockpit door and unlock it, whereupon one of the men outside the door trying, unsuccessfully, to get in was able to enter the cockpit, put the attacker in a chokehold and throw him out of the cockpit so that those behind him could restrain him.
[Speculation Alert] Since the first passenger to enter the cockpit stated that he saw the copilot was in the process of trying to wreck the plane’s control panel, it seems entirely possible that the attacker, having assumed he had stabbed the pilot sufficiently to neutralize him, had therefore focused his attention on sabotaging the plane’s flight instruments so as to cause the plane, still in a deep dive, to be entirely unflyable.
The pilot, thus left to die, but no longer being stabbed, apparently had enough strength and presence of mind to reach up to the TOP of the cockpit door, which is where the lock mechanism is, and unlock it. The first man to enter, as mentioned above, was able to manhandle the attacker out of the cockpit and then proceeded to pull the plane out of the dive, which some speculate caused the rudder to shear off. Some experts say that at this point it was a miracle that the wings weren’t totally compromised.
Very soon after, the two pilots, on-board as passengers, took over and were able to land successfully the rudderless craft.
No doubt, gaps in the story remain to be filled in and mistaken information will be corrected.
Cicero, did you mention having three boards recently? I’m guessing not in infectious disease. 😉
You might want to take some time and continue updating your information as to the effects of D3, C on immune function.
Marlene’s recommendations are excellent, and science, not faith, based.
Elderberry and chaga mushrooms also enhance immune function.
Per Grok: Vitamin C (ascorbic acid) supports multiple aspects of both innate and adaptive immune function. It acts primarily as a potent antioxidant and as a cofactor for enzymes involved in biosynthesis and gene regulation (including epigenetic effects via TET enzymes and others). Immune cells (especially leukocytes) actively accumulate vitamin C to high intracellular concentrations (often 10–100 times higher than plasma levels).
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5707683/
Vitamin D (primarily its active form, 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D or calcitriol) is a key immunomodulator that regulates both innate and adaptive immunity. Most immune cells express the vitamin D receptor (VDR) and can locally convert circulating 25-hydroxyvitamin D to the active form, allowing localized (intracrine/paracrine) effects independent of systemic calcium regulation.
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3738984/
Evidence for prevention or treatment of respiratory viral infections (colds, influenza, COVID-19, etc.) is strongest with regular daily or weekly supplementation (often 400–4,000 IU/day), particularly in people who are deficient at baseline. Large meta-analyses show modest risk reduction for acute respiratory infections with consistent dosing, not brief high doses.
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5310969/
Conclusions from above review article: Vitamin D supplementation was safe and it protected against acute respiratory tract infection overall. Patients who were very vitamin D deficient and those not receiving bolus doses experienced the most benefit.