How is the freezing weather affect you and how do you deal with it ?

How is the freezing weather affect you and how do you deal with it ? personally i have severe osteoarthritis and other chronic bone illness and when the weather is as its and getting worse , i am in such horrible/terrible pain that i cant sleep of do hardly anything, its so sad as i life alone and when i am poorly , i dont have anyone to help me or do anything for me, am i the only one in such situation ?

I all my life I was so extremely active and with such energy all always doing things for everyone,now a days just doing daily things as and in i can which not always possible for me to do due to all my pain.

2013-10-11T02:36:14Z

Thanks PMT,for your reply, but due to my chronic health condition, i am not able to do the things that you mentioned in you reply like, I can not walk, i am here wrapped in blankets as the house it is freezing and the little oil heating that i have, I can put the heating on as it will go within and hour or so and then unfortunately i will not be able to refill the (oil tank) as it will cost me well over 450 which i will never have that amount of cash and that its the minimum amount that they will deliver per house hold.

I am glad that over where you live it is not freezing cold like here, and that you are an able body and perhaps you might have the money that i do not have, wishing warm,happiness and a nice weekend.

2013-10-11T02:42:42Z

BAW,thanks for your reply too, but due to my medical conditions and none existent finances, unfortunately relocating its not and option( here in my country this its the start for the normal bad weather all year around and the norm,so it would not make any difference where in the country i would relocated if I could do so.

oh you are so lucky to have such warm and nice weather,we do not have that high here even in the summer

2013-10-11T11:38:12Z

Dear LYNN ,thanks very much for your kind reply,

I am disable living in rural area, not car, not family ,with multi health and debilitating chronic health problem, LIVING alone in an old house which its drafty,freezing cold, living on 80 a week, hardly, be able to buy food, toilet paper sometimes , let alone to heat the house or able to go swimming which will cost me 4 entry fee plust 10 each way to get a taxi as we dont have buses or trains in my area as for going walking ,hardly when i am not able to walk much as i used to love it and anyway we dont have path to walk on here as its rural , thanks again for you comment, and it nice to see that you are in the same terrible situation that i am as its horrible specially in winter.

Anonymous2013-10-11T03:19:42Z

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Sorry for your chill - I lived through and in some cold places and glad now to be moved to a tropical country where cold season is a pleasure as a relief from the heat - always something. But I do remember the knife like cold winds mixed with a near freezing rain driving frosty air into my neck...

some pepole would say they loved hte cold which I never could believe - unless you like trying to scrunch your neck into your lungs...

but all I can do is send you warm thoughts - -

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~cardmt~2013-10-11T14:40:49Z

I'm so sorry what you're going through. I'm on medication that compromises blood flow, so essentially I have very little circulation to my hands or feet and if it gets anywhere near about 70 degrees Fahrenheit or below, I'm freezing. I live in the Northeast USA so the temperature drops into the teens here. The only suggestion I did want to make to you was about oil heating. We also have oil heat, and at least here on the east coast, there are assistance programs for lower incomes. We use oil for both heat and hot water, so can go through the tanks fairly quickly. We've gotten some inexpensive space heaters that really help and actually make me too warm! I've gotten the kind with automatic shutoff if they get knocked over, with temperature controls and that have a surrounding case that does not get hot, though they still need a lot of caution (keeping away from any drapes, blankets, etc.) and I always just shut them off when I leave the room. But definitely I'd check and see if there is any heating assistance in your area.

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?2013-10-11T17:04:52Z

Sorry to hear this as I am in the same boat, but lucky to have my hubby and daughter is home some as she is in college. I curl up and moan and groan. It is about 17 degrees from freezing here and I am in a long nightgown with fleece pj's also.I have sheet, three fleece blankets, will add a quilt and a big afghan. I wear socks to bed .I ache like Holy Hell and fell like the tin man on wizard of oz. I can sympathize is all. Do you have an electric blanket? I am thinking about that next. I hate winter with a passion and only leave to see the doctor. I went Christmas shopping last year, but this one I dread the thought of going out and will tell the others to do it. I have had enough .I wish we could hibernate. Sorry I am no help, just a person who can relate! I get a good book or come on the computer and hunker down.

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Tigger2013-10-11T15:19:23Z

I adapt slowly as the days cool off in the fall I don't turn on the heat till necessary. I keep adding clothing, seems like there is never enough warm clothes. In the summer it can be as high as 100f and in the winter -20f. To cope, I do not go outside any more than absolutely necessary! Hopefully there will not be an ice storm to knock down the power lines and make us without power which is very disruptive since the power runs just about everything...

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docann2013-10-11T11:41:45Z

I take Glucosamine/Chondroitin pills, as I have the same problem. Always wear at least two layers of everything (including socks).Also, wear a cap or scarf on your head, as body heat escapes through the head. I also take potassium and magnesium supplements, as they relieve the pain. Keep yourself hydrated, and do some simple stretching exercises twice a day. Doing them to music will relax you, and it doesn't cost anything. If you don't have money to use the heat all of the time, then cover your windows with something heavy (even if it's hanging up blankets to cover them). make sure there aren't cracks around the door as well. Walk around in your house, agaIn to music. It will help your circulation and reduce the pain. Make some soups, using lots of onions and other vegetables. Those are good for your muscles. I'm sorry you're having a hard time. Do you live in a country where there is help for seniors who have problems paying for their heating in the winter. If so, look into applying for those benefits.

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