It has been a long road to recovery due to a fall and spinal injury. My friend reminded me to post the fact that I am home now so that people will know that. I have a long way to go yet, but thankfully after three and a half months in the hospital, I am now in my own environment.
My poor cat Gemma was angry with me and would not come near me, even though I had arranged for daily care for her.
Thankfully, now she is back to normal, lying on my bed, sitting with me on my chair and in general just being her own sweet self.
It is hard for me to sit for very long yet and I am on extremely heavy meds so I will make this short.
Thanks for those who kept checking in on the blog when I was gone.
I will try and post from time to time, but as I am not going out much, there won't be a lot to say.
Thanks for dropping in.
Tuesday, October 25, 2016
Thursday, June 9, 2016
Wednesday, June 8, 2016
I reactivated my CCAC file today
It will take a week or two for a case manager to come out for a visit to see if I can get into St. Joe's.
I am barely coping what with the pain, the meds and not being able to stand to cook anything or to do any housework.
I really think that the system is not working too well.
I am barely coping what with the pain, the meds and not being able to stand to cook anything or to do any housework.
I really think that the system is not working too well.
Monday, June 6, 2016
FOYAL CARTER
This name should be an honourable one but alas, it is not. I am a victim of a scam perpetrated by this so called human being. I met him on a Seniors Dating site on the internet. It is not the fault of the dating site but the fault of this individual.
He alone is responsible for his deeds.
I will tell you a little bit about what happened so that you can be warned yourself. We have to be fair, this type of scam could be done by a man or a woman. This person joined the dating site, as far as I have been told by him, about the same time I did. I was attracted to his picture as he wore a suit and tie and seemed to be put together well. He presented himself well in his profile, saying he was a sixty eight year old business man, still working on his side line business of buying and selling raw gold.
He also presented himself to be living in Orleans, Ontario which is part of the greater Ottawa area from what I understand. He also was a Roman Catholic Christian. That is an odd way to say it as well. Normally, people would say "I'm catholic". He used the name of God many times in his emails.
According to his profile, his education level was good as well. Thus, he met some of my criteria although I much prefer men who are not skinny.
We began to correspond via the site. I had only paid for one month and when things seemed to be going well, I told him I would be leaving the site. He suggested that we exchange email addresses which seemed a logical thing to do.
According to his many emails and his profile, his intention was marriage. This person seems to know how to push all the right buttons to attract a woman to him. I suggested we communicate by SKYPE but he ignored my two requests. Now I understand why. He did not wish to be seen in real life.
He kept putting off coming to see me and I understood that as it is about a five hour drive.
However, he did tell me he was going to Egypt to do his business dealings and after that he would come to my city to meet me and my children so that they will know that "he will take good care of me."
Here is a little bit more information on him. He was born in Paris, France of a French mother and an American father. They moved to the United States shortly after he was born. When he was 5 years old, his father died leaving both him and his mother alone in the States except for an French aunt and her American husband. The mother could not cope with living there and went back to France leaving the boy in the care of his maternal aunt. From what I understood, it was not a good relationship for the young boy. I did find it very strange that a mother would leave her child behind in a foreign country but he was able to explain that one as well. This person received all his education in the United States, which included getting a Masters Degree.
Another thing I noticed was that although he had many words available, he did not write as a well educated man. He finally gave me his cell phone number and one day I called him. The answering machine said "your friend will call you back". That in itself, was rather weird.
Any time I would question him about something, he would be able to give a reasonable answer or sometimes he would just ignore the question.
He even called me from the airport on his way to Egypt. I could hear the background noises of planes.
We communicated by email while he was there and then one day he emailed me to say he had been mugged and lost his money and his cards. Naturally I was concerned. He hesitantly asked me to send him some money and he would pay me back.His hotel bill was huge plus the driver's bill was a lot too.
I contacted my friend Mohamed who is from Egypt to get some advice. My friend did not hesitate to say that he thought it was a scam, He used to be with American Express and he found the hotel bill far too expensive for the length of time he spent there.
My friend was even going to send his son to help him navigate the legal system there.
We were going to test this fellow by sending him a small amount of money just for pocket money. I tried to send it by Western Union and did not succeed, and then I tried a bank transfer without success. I had his cousin's banking information but the bank needed an email address. He gave that to me but alas or in this case, it was well that my internet skills are not that great! I just had forgotten totally how to do it.
Thus, I was spared the loss of a little bit of money and I found out that this person is a crook and not who he pretends to be at all. I am thankful to my friend Mohamed for helping me out like that.
This person has since dropped me which is fine with me. I bet you that this man has a long history of taking women for a ride.
I called our city's fraud squad and reported him but since I had not lost any money, there was nothing they could do.
I also reported him to Seniors Dating site and to his AOL provider to alert them to what he is doing.
The police were great. They gave me many tips on how to avoid this situation again. It is a lesson learned, I was too trusting.
Here is a picture of him that he sent me. I now seriously doubt that it is his picture but he is using this for a profile picture.
It is my hope that if you read this blog, you will not be taken in by this con man. It was a good lesson for me and I am glad that I did not lose any money. The police said he could be anywhere in this world.
On that note, thanks for dropping by.
He alone is responsible for his deeds.
I will tell you a little bit about what happened so that you can be warned yourself. We have to be fair, this type of scam could be done by a man or a woman. This person joined the dating site, as far as I have been told by him, about the same time I did. I was attracted to his picture as he wore a suit and tie and seemed to be put together well. He presented himself well in his profile, saying he was a sixty eight year old business man, still working on his side line business of buying and selling raw gold.
He also presented himself to be living in Orleans, Ontario which is part of the greater Ottawa area from what I understand. He also was a Roman Catholic Christian. That is an odd way to say it as well. Normally, people would say "I'm catholic". He used the name of God many times in his emails.
According to his profile, his education level was good as well. Thus, he met some of my criteria although I much prefer men who are not skinny.
We began to correspond via the site. I had only paid for one month and when things seemed to be going well, I told him I would be leaving the site. He suggested that we exchange email addresses which seemed a logical thing to do.
According to his many emails and his profile, his intention was marriage. This person seems to know how to push all the right buttons to attract a woman to him. I suggested we communicate by SKYPE but he ignored my two requests. Now I understand why. He did not wish to be seen in real life.
He kept putting off coming to see me and I understood that as it is about a five hour drive.
However, he did tell me he was going to Egypt to do his business dealings and after that he would come to my city to meet me and my children so that they will know that "he will take good care of me."
Here is a little bit more information on him. He was born in Paris, France of a French mother and an American father. They moved to the United States shortly after he was born. When he was 5 years old, his father died leaving both him and his mother alone in the States except for an French aunt and her American husband. The mother could not cope with living there and went back to France leaving the boy in the care of his maternal aunt. From what I understood, it was not a good relationship for the young boy. I did find it very strange that a mother would leave her child behind in a foreign country but he was able to explain that one as well. This person received all his education in the United States, which included getting a Masters Degree.
Another thing I noticed was that although he had many words available, he did not write as a well educated man. He finally gave me his cell phone number and one day I called him. The answering machine said "your friend will call you back". That in itself, was rather weird.
Any time I would question him about something, he would be able to give a reasonable answer or sometimes he would just ignore the question.
He even called me from the airport on his way to Egypt. I could hear the background noises of planes.
We communicated by email while he was there and then one day he emailed me to say he had been mugged and lost his money and his cards. Naturally I was concerned. He hesitantly asked me to send him some money and he would pay me back.His hotel bill was huge plus the driver's bill was a lot too.
I contacted my friend Mohamed who is from Egypt to get some advice. My friend did not hesitate to say that he thought it was a scam, He used to be with American Express and he found the hotel bill far too expensive for the length of time he spent there.
My friend was even going to send his son to help him navigate the legal system there.
We were going to test this fellow by sending him a small amount of money just for pocket money. I tried to send it by Western Union and did not succeed, and then I tried a bank transfer without success. I had his cousin's banking information but the bank needed an email address. He gave that to me but alas or in this case, it was well that my internet skills are not that great! I just had forgotten totally how to do it.
Thus, I was spared the loss of a little bit of money and I found out that this person is a crook and not who he pretends to be at all. I am thankful to my friend Mohamed for helping me out like that.
This person has since dropped me which is fine with me. I bet you that this man has a long history of taking women for a ride.
I called our city's fraud squad and reported him but since I had not lost any money, there was nothing they could do.
I also reported him to Seniors Dating site and to his AOL provider to alert them to what he is doing.
The police were great. They gave me many tips on how to avoid this situation again. It is a lesson learned, I was too trusting.
Here is a picture of him that he sent me. I now seriously doubt that it is his picture but he is using this for a profile picture.
It is my hope that if you read this blog, you will not be taken in by this con man. It was a good lesson for me and I am glad that I did not lose any money. The police said he could be anywhere in this world.
On that note, thanks for dropping by.
Sunday, June 5, 2016
One week after the fall
Instead of feeling better, I am feeling worse. Even heavy drugs from the doctor are not helping the intense pain in my back. I cannot seem to keep anything down and I cannot seem to eat anything except a bananas. That stays down fortunately.
Sami, my dear pharmacist, came over with some gravol to help with the situation. What a good young man he is. He had called me to see how I was doing after the doctor's meds and I told him not well.
So many good people who are lending a hand. Jennifer and John, Cathy upstairs, Vince beside me, Pastor Dani, my dear friend Asma who wants me to stay with her for a month and she will help me. I cannot go as all my medical help is here now.
I appreciate every kind action. A soft tissue injury takes time and I guess time is what I have plenty of
I guess it is my time for learning more patience.
My wish for you, dear reader is good health. Cherish your good friends and the fact that God is an ever presence help in good times as well as bad times.
Sami, my dear pharmacist, came over with some gravol to help with the situation. What a good young man he is. He had called me to see how I was doing after the doctor's meds and I told him not well.
So many good people who are lending a hand. Jennifer and John, Cathy upstairs, Vince beside me, Pastor Dani, my dear friend Asma who wants me to stay with her for a month and she will help me. I cannot go as all my medical help is here now.
I appreciate every kind action. A soft tissue injury takes time and I guess time is what I have plenty of
I guess it is my time for learning more patience.
My wish for you, dear reader is good health. Cherish your good friends and the fact that God is an ever presence help in good times as well as bad times.
Tuesday, May 31, 2016
BEWARE OF A CON MAN
We'll call him Mr. Tinfoil. I now doubt that he used his real name but that name will do nicely.
Why do I say that? I met a con artist on a seniors dating site. Of course, I did not know he was a con artist but found out fortunately before it was too late.
This "person" was talking marriage and commitment and a future together. He claimed to be a Roman Catholic Christian. Talked about God and things that would interest me in a future mate.
We did have a lot in common.
This is written specifically to warn older women of a con artist. I found out about him today and am thankful that I have.
I met him through a Seniors Dating site and since I had only planned to stay for a month, I agree that we could use our emails instead of the dating site.
After a two month or thereabouts relationship via internet and personal emails and phone calls, he told me he was going to Egypt on business. He is supposedly 68 years of age, tall - 6 ft, neatly dressed and very thin and a business man. I will tell you the name he used - FOYAL CARTER and will show you the pictures he sent to another one of his victims.
He suggested that we correspond via email first and ask each other questions and find out how compatible we would be before he would come here to meet me and my family. I thought that was a good plan actually and we corresponded almost every day.
I grew fond of him as he certainly knew how to talk with a woman. I did notice though that although he said he was an educated man brought up in the States, his English was not too good. He had a lot of words but sometimes they were not written the correct way.
I suggested we talk on Skype several times as we only had pictures of each other. I prefer to look a person in the eyes and see who they are that way, rather than a picture only.
He never agreed to that, which should have warned me even further. He said he was new on the internet dating site. I found out that he met this other girl the same way and they started to correspond in March. We read each other some of the letters and man, this guy sure is not original, almost word for word. Probably filled in the blanks and sent it.
To make a very long story short, he said he was in Egypt and had run into trouble, being robbed and mugged and taken to the hospital. Naturally, I was concerned as he called me as well from there.
He owed the hotel where he was staying $7,000 American dollars and the taxi man who acted as his chauffeur $3,000 American.
I talked to my friend Mohamed who also is from Egypt and he felt very uncomfortable about this fellow. He is a real good friend and cares for my welfare. As soon as I told him that this fellow was asking for help, red flags went up for him as it did for me.
I thought that I might send a few dollars - less than $200 just for pocket money until he could sort out his problems but happily I did not have the computer skills to do so. Mohamed was going to ask his son to go there and try and help him deal with the very different legal system there. My friend was going to call the hotel where the man said he was staying and ask for him as well.
Since I couldn't manage to send that money by the internet, I told "Mr.Tinfoil" that I couldn't do it so he sent his "cousin's" banking information which is right here in Ontario. Happily I sent her an email first and found out that Mr. Tinfoil had talked marriage with her and sent many letters and had bilked her out of thousands of dollars.
As you can imagine, this man is toast as far as both of us are concerned. We both have reported him to our local police fraud squads as well. I also have reported him to his AOL provider and to the Seniors Dating site.
His picture looked so kind and nice but probably that is not even him. He claimed to be a Roman Catholic Christian. I don't think he should mess with God myself - a big mistake.
My friend Mohamed has advised me to hang up on him, print off his emails asking for money and give them to the police which I will do.
Another lesson in life learned. I thank God to have learned it in such a short period of time without loss of money.
Ladies beware - that is all I can say. If it looks or sounds too good, it probably is.
I hope the police can trace him and get that lady's money back.
It will be a pleasure to hang up on him if he calls again and also to put him right out of my mind. I tried to paste the pictures of the other lady's con man but for some reason I cannot.
Perhaps tomorrow I will try again. He has used the same name for both of us but sent different pictures.
Thanks for dropping by.
An update
Well, I think I will trade me in for a new model. Might be the easiest thing to do.
I definitely understated the extent of the damage from the fall. I tend to do that.
To be precise, my knees are still swelling, my elbow is bleeding again and now a new pain has surfaced, just above my hip but in the back.
I guess when I fell I might have twisted something back there.
I will see my doctor on Friday and I am pretty sure she will ask for ex-rays which is a good plan.
Other than that, not being very mobile and not being able to get around, I am doing fine. I am reading, watching DVD's from the library and trying to do a little ironing of my summer clothing but cannot do much as I cannot stand for very long.I will have to take a taxi to get to the doctor's office on Friday.
I need a maid! All joking aside, I am afraid I will have to let my housework slide for a while. I do hate that though.
Pastor Dani dropped in yesterday. It was great to see her. She is such a good person. She offered her help for getting in some groceries when needed. We'll see - she normally comes by bike so that might be a little difficult.
Our Women's retreat is coming up near the end of June. I am in charge of the study section so I have to be there. Alternatively, if I cannot be, I can make the programme and the topic and send it to the group leader. I sure hope I can go.
Well enough of that, another day has started and each day will bring me closer to being healed. It just will take longer than I thought.
Thanks for dropping by.
I definitely understated the extent of the damage from the fall. I tend to do that.
To be precise, my knees are still swelling, my elbow is bleeding again and now a new pain has surfaced, just above my hip but in the back.
I guess when I fell I might have twisted something back there.
I will see my doctor on Friday and I am pretty sure she will ask for ex-rays which is a good plan.
Other than that, not being very mobile and not being able to get around, I am doing fine. I am reading, watching DVD's from the library and trying to do a little ironing of my summer clothing but cannot do much as I cannot stand for very long.I will have to take a taxi to get to the doctor's office on Friday.
I need a maid! All joking aside, I am afraid I will have to let my housework slide for a while. I do hate that though.
Pastor Dani dropped in yesterday. It was great to see her. She is such a good person. She offered her help for getting in some groceries when needed. We'll see - she normally comes by bike so that might be a little difficult.
Our Women's retreat is coming up near the end of June. I am in charge of the study section so I have to be there. Alternatively, if I cannot be, I can make the programme and the topic and send it to the group leader. I sure hope I can go.
Well enough of that, another day has started and each day will bring me closer to being healed. It just will take longer than I thought.
Thanks for dropping by.
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