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No longer on the river and, again, an empty nester. Back to living on Fleming Island and making some more friends!

Friday, November 8, 2013

My poor friend....

Poor Nancy W. is having a tough time with her new patio home purchased here on our property. The seller had to disclose any structural problems or defects with the home, but does not have to document the noisy neighbor next door. Oh my! She moved in on November 1st and has not had a good night's sleep since.

I was at Nancy's on Tuesday and she was dog tired. Not only is moving into one house exhausting, but she has to unpack at the old house to get things ready for the estate sale she is having. And now, she cannot get a decent night's sleep! It is making her cranky! The lady next door, sharing a wall, opens and closes her cabinet doors all night long. Nancy even went outside and peeked in the window to see what she was doing. Open, close, open, close...it seems she has obsessive compulsive disorder. 

Nancy bought her some rubber bumpers for the cabinet doors and took them to her, fearful of setting off a problem. The lady apologized but then it went on again all night. Her nerves are frayed from not sleeping and I suggested getting melatonin to help her sleep, which she said does not work for her under normal conditions. She is thinking of ear plugs, and has already gotten a white noise machine, which does little against the bang, bang, bang in the wee hours of the morning. She can't sleep during the day because that is when she needs to work to get things taken care of. I feel so badly for her as this move was her dream come true, and now, a nightmare.
              Nancy at the Tea Room

Her realtor, Pat A., told her the lady next door is quite ill, and Nancy reported seeing a band around her upper arm, as though she has a shunt in place. Also, has seen Hospice folks come and go which means the lady might not be long for this world. The neighbor's mom lives in the condos along the river and that might be the next person Nancy talks to about this. I could offer her a bed here if that would be a help to her...

This morning at breakfast it was all she could do to be civil, saying she feels like a witch with a capital B. The ladies go for a walk along River Road after breakfast so I hope the walk will help her to vent some of her frustration. Nancy said she feels sorry for any stones or rocks that get in her way! I hope she goes easy on the other ladies...