It has become a tradition to write an update in december. So here we go:
I am walking again!
Not without pain, not without a limp, but I do.
Much to the surprise of the surgeon. You should have seen his face when I walked towards him when I went for a check up!!!
I want to thank all who gave support, one way or another. Without this positive input I wouldn't have been able to gain mobility.
I even went to England like before. With an extra stop when travelling, with a wheelchair here and there, a large tent and a small campingbed in it. I needed more stops and rests, but I managed to do my things for others, and that was most important.
Of course I am lecturing again. But I have the feeling I should have a proper contract and not a volunteer position.
I also should have had a proper diabetes doctor. The one I got was a real jerk. He was angry I went to the diabetes-nurse, when I needed her input. he told me off like I was still a puberty driven stupid girl, and of course I didn't accept that. When he made a mistake I confronted him, which didn't end in a thank-you, but in my question for another doctor. He had comments before on a socalled missed appointment, whch was not made because my husband died, but he didn't make an appointment for over 6 months. (!!).
Tomorrow will be the first appointment with a new doctor. Not looking forward to that.
A few months ago I also saw a former fellow student. He is professor now. At the heart-MRI they saw a bundle of vessels near my spine. He made an X-ray and we both were amazed by what we found. An MRI gave more information. A kind of spina bifida which can't be seen from the outside. Slipped disk, malformed disks, a disk with something in it that shouldn't be there, cysts and a lot of bundles of vessels (hemangiomas). He first told me surgery was on his list, but after talking with the department the result was the same as what I had decided for myself: no surgery. I have been walking with it all my life. With surgery one doesn't know what happens under and above the repair.
So it's no wonder I always had problems standing long, carrying a backpack and more of that sort of issues.
So with all these issues I have problems doing the chores in the house... but I try.
The kids have about the same issues as last year.
The girls still haven't been diagnosed.
The boys still deal with life their own way.
One of them has married. It was a nice and special day. Especially when I entered the castle and found out a former friend was leading the ceremony!!!!
His wife is very lovely.
During my extra time on the couch I have made some more 1:24 miniature houses.
My computer broke down, so a lot was lost. Taking me away from graphics.
I hope to spend more time on the sites the next year.
Wishing you a wonderful Christmas Time and a healthy and exciting 2026!!!!
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I have been away for so long!
This year has been a terrible year.
A lot of health problems with the girls. They both now have artificial feeding.
One of the boys lives in a protected environment and there were many troubles and problems to deal with. Not due to him, but due to bad leadership, horrible care, and lack of communication.
Then my husband died.
He suffered from dementia for a long time and we saw it coming. In fact we asked ourselves for a long time how long we would be able to cope. I didn't have a proper relationship for so many years. We stayed together for the children.
On top of it all my camera broke down. I loved to take photos wherever I went. So I felt very empty handed.
I was happy the university and the hospital asked me again to teach the medical students. Not only for year 1, but for all years.
After one of the lessons I walked down the stairs with a doctor I worked with... and fell from the last step...
Broke both my ankles. The left one was not a horrible problem. But the right one had so many breaks that from the first moment on it was made clear that I might never be able to walk again. So before surgery I made very clear that if they had to make the choice for a prothesis, I would be OK.
They managed to get a few plates in there with a lot of screws. I don't know if I'll be able to walk again. I am still not allowed to put weight on the ankle. The foot is double size.
I sleep on the couch, and my walks are to the toilet and back, on crutches.
It happened a week before going to England again to meet with the veterans. I am a psychologist and I take care of a group of veterans. They are my brothers. A few times a year I go camping with them, and they visit my country once a year.
So the accident hit me real hard.
I want to thank Alexandra for all she did for me this year.
The next days I will be updating my pages, mainly thanks to her.
Christmas this year is strange... I was in the middle of changing things, so the livingroom was and is a mess. The christmasstuff is in the attic, and of course I can't get there.
So we'll see....
I hope everyone will have a good christmas and a wonderful start of the new year.
Let's hope it will be a lot better than 2024.
A long long time ago I had a wonderful site with lots of pixel graphics "made with love" by dear friends.
Part of the graphics were bought at their sites, others were made by me (alias: Imbi).
When my computer crashed I lost it all, including my graphical program.
And as I had no internet access for a while, I also lost my site.
My activities went another way as I had lost too much from my web presence.
Now, after all those years, I thought it would be nice to have a winter-and-christmas quilt again.
With a very simple program I made a few quilt-squares and went on my way to find some to exchange.
I already knew a lot of sites had disappeared, but finally I found some sites.
This lead to the construction of this site.
So now I have a place again to put my graphics.
I don't think I will be making a lot myself, as I have a chromebook and can't install a program to use tubes.
(Any advice is welcome.) And I don't have much time either.
But it's a restart and we'll see where it leads to.
Feel welcome to look around, visit the sites where I found my graphics and take some gifts with you.
Send your banners if you want to.
This site is under construction.
I have made separate sites for the seasons and one for christmas.
I'll be moving graphics around from here to the seasonsites, and I will add more old graphics each day until I have seen all my old mails. (Those I kept).
Pity some people offered their graphics from their site. Those graphics I don't have.
Enjoy your new year!!
They managed to get a few plates in there with a lot of screws. I don't know if I'll be able to walk again. I am still not allowed to put weight on the ankle. The foot is double size.
I sleep on the couch, and my walks are to the toilet and back, on crutches.
It happened a week before going to England again to meet with the veterans. I am a psychologist and I take care of a group of veterans. They are my brothers. A few times a year I go camping with them, and they visit my country once a year.
So the accident hit me real hard.
I want to thank Alexandra for all she did for me this year.
The next days I will be updating my pages, mainly thanks to her.
Christmas this year is strange... I was in the middle of changing things, so the livingroom was and is a mess. The christmasstuff is in the attic, and of course I can't get there.
So we'll see....
I hope everyone will have a good christmas and a wonderful start of the new year.
Let's hope it will be a lot better than 2024.
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It's fun to see what is left from many many years ago.
And that some of our former community are still online and active.
On the other hand I feel sad that so many people can't be found anymore.
We had such a good time together, and shared good and bad.
I gratefully remember some former graphic-friends who died. I learned the fate of most during the time between, so itś not a real shock, but it makes me feel melancholic and missing them.
I am re-inventing the seasonsites. So please be patient and don't worry about the mess on the main site. It'll work out.
I was also able to reach a few pages of the wintersite. I am now putting them on their own, reachable place: Syl's Peek.
Enjoy... and come back, please!
And that some of our former community are still online and active.
On the other hand I feel sad that so many people can't be found anymore.
We had such a good time together, and shared good and bad.
I gratefully remember some former graphic-friends who died. I learned the fate of most during the time between, so itś not a real shock, but it makes me feel melancholic and missing them.
I am re-inventing the seasonsites. So please be patient and don't worry about the mess on the main site. It'll work out.
I was also able to reach a few pages of the wintersite. I am now putting them on their own, reachable place: Syl's Peek.
Enjoy... and come back, please!
Face by Emilie
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A long long time ago I had a wonderful site with lots of pixel graphics "made with love" by dear friends.
Part of the graphics were bought at their sites, others were made by me (alias: Imbi).
When my computer crashed I lost it all, including my graphical program.
And as I had no internet access for a while, I also lost my site.
My activities went another way as I had lost too much from my web presence.
Now, after all those years, I thought it would be nice to have a winter-and-christmas quilt again.
With a very simple program I made a few quilt-squares and went on my way to find some to exchange.
I already knew a lot of sites had disappeared, but finally I found some sites.
This lead to the construction of this site.
So now I have a place again to put my graphics.
I don't think I will be making a lot myself, as I have a chromebook and can't install a program to use tubes.
(Any advice is welcome.) And I don't have much time either.
But it's a restart and we'll see where it leads to.
Feel welcome to look around, visit the sites where I found my graphics and take some gifts with you.
Send your banners if you want to.
This site is under construction.
I have made separate sites for the seasons and one for christmas.
I'll be moving graphics around from here to the seasonsites, and I will add more old graphics each day until I have seen all my old mails. (Those I kept).
Pity some people offered their graphics from their site. Those graphics I don't have.
Enjoy your new year!!
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