Godspeed brother.
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Wow, sorry to hear about the setbacks. Sounds like you are doing all the right things given the circumstances. Stay strong, sending positive energy and good vibes your way. 
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it is.
thank you.
thank you
one step forward, 3 steps back.
depressing when you put your best efforts in 24/7 and simple things unravel everything you have worked on for months.
this disease sucks ass. i wish we had caught it earlier. the diagnosis came too damn late.
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You need to keep feeding her with fermented foods, as well as pre a pro biotics, all the antibiotics will have nuked her gut bacteria and why she keeps getting re infected.
Good luck it’s a hard cycle to break.
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we noticed.
thanks for the tips. we have been giving her pro-biotics for a long time. never tried pre tho.
will discuss it with the wife. thanks.
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it’s been a while since i have done any testing, but have done some recently.
Abuela is home from her extended hospital stay. we have (so far so good, knock on wood) kept the infections at bay, she is healthy for the most part. so the extract oil has been re-introduced at her night time feeding. here’s what we have been working on.
Strain Test Update:
I have been working with the last remnants of last year’s crop of OG @Shoreline 's GDP. tested the flower in the vape rig - worked perfectly as expected.
i also made some extract oil for her g-tube feedings. now the she is back out of the hospital and a bit more stable, we decided to give the oil a shot. this also worked perfectly. she slept great and woke up refreshed.
From My Perspective:
i have grown this a few times now. it is an easy grow. not picky. has good vigor (for GDP that’s an issue) and has a bit better production than i have seen from other versions of GDP. i am still looking for a shoreline GDP male to breed with AC GDP. still working through the pack, but have only had females (so far). there is no question i will be growing this again (and again until i find a suitable shoreline gdp male) with more than one purpose.
smoke was smooth, tastes sweet, berry/grape and a touch of fuel. very pleasant. the high is a nice deep head and body indica stone, with enough cerebral effect to keep your brain in higher function. does great with removal of aches and pains. brings on the munchies, so is great for patients with appetite issues. it also has that nice old school feature of lasting more than 30min. i get a good 3-4hrs off a half doob.
Coming Up Next:
i am not certain i am going to push testing at this point, though we have her home and stable, i have really only been running her “favorites list”
Day:
strawberry lemonade
super silver haze
blue dream
candyland
Afternoon:
GDP
OG Kush
Purple Kush
Gelat.OG
however, i did substitute blackberry kush in a few afternoons as the jar was out of storage and the seal was cracked (had been curing 9 months). seemed to work without issue. nothing remarkable as before, but certainly nothing negative.
hopefully things remain stable for abuela for a while. that would be nice.
til next time
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whelp… it’s been a long time since i have done any testing. abuela has declined a LOT this year. infection after infection. multiple invasive surgeries, multiple hospital stays, bad experiences in nursing/convalescent homes.
she rarely has the “spark” much anymore. we can get her to the point of being somewhat verbal again, but can either do yes or no questions/answers… anything more than that is usually unintelligible nonsense talk that makes no sense. she’s not really stringing coherent sentences together anymore.
it’s usually about 30min after smoking that she gets verbal again. otherwise, she doesn’t talk all that much anymore.
if we can get her to sleep ok, go to the bathroom IN the bathroom, not regurgitate her g-tube feedings into her lungs, and be cooperative with whatever therapies/therapist still come by (long story involving running fights with home health agencies, what they will cover and also medicare and what they will cover, but i’m sure you get the long and short of it… short being the keyword.) it’s been a good day. we don’t get many of those at all much less consecutive.
i still hold the feeling that i’m most likely NOT going to find the miracle strain… but i do think that it slows the process and assists with mood/pain/appetite/QOL all the same.
wife and i sat down and discussed revisiting testing new strains. we both kind of agree we have nothing to lose at this point. anything that can assist her and/or us is welcome.
i have a few jars from outdoor season that are nearing end of 2 week/1 month cure. will check these out and start testing again this coming weekend. will see what they can do and hope none of them throw adverse effects.
will keep y’all apprised as we go.
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will preface this report by saying that abuela isn’t in the best of health. but we decided to forge ahead with testing. she has infection, but the new infection specialist has a good plan and is putting in the work. so far, so good.
Strain Test Update:
I have been testing Barney’s Farm Acapulco Gold on Abuela for this last week. we have grown and tested this before. this was first identified as something that was working early on along with grandaddy purple. sadly, it was my first year growing and it didn’t come out all that great or have that big of a yield, so she blew through the stash pretty fast. i had one seed left, so put it outdoors this year.
this is a good daytime strain for abuela. keeps her mentally alert and seems to put her in a good or at the very least tranquil mood. this is one to hit her with before she has to do some exercises or physical therapies. she is in a good mood and relatively pain free so is more apt/willing to do the exercises.
From My Perspective:
this is an old school strain. pretty tame in todays cannabis landscape with 30%+ THC strains out there. the plant was easy to grow, but was a bug magnet outdoors. despite being ravaged, it produced some good smoke.
i can’t really describe the flavors besides “old school”. if you were around and smoking ganja in the 70’s and 80’s you know what i mean. some really fine mexican sensimilla. not that brick weed sh^t full of seed and seed oils. the flavors and smells of the fine mexican are unforgettable.
scent is similar. it smells good old school.
lol. i know this doesn’t help the younger OGs. it tastes and smells good. very pleasant.
it’s effects are a very heady/cerebral high, but it’s not racy/jittery. it’s actually somewhat tranquil/relaxing but doesn’t have the body high like an indica. i like it.
Coming Up Next:
for new daytime strain, the only sativa that is dried and cured ready is HSC Sour Diesel. i cracked a jar this morning and rolled a loose doob. it’s pretty strong. i think it needs a bit more cure for smoke, but it will go just fine in her vape machine. i can achieve both.
Til next time
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will preface this report by saying that abuela isn’t in the best of health. but we decided to forge ahead with testing. she has infection, but the new infection specialist has a good plan and is putting in the work. so far, so good.
Strain Test Update:
i have been testing Humboldt Seed Co PPD as abuela’s afternoon smoke this last week. this is a new one. plant was pleasingly vigorous, had excellent structure (didn’t suffer from the weak/snappy branches i have seen in most other HSC strains) produced some very pretty and wonderful smelling flowers. it’s only drawback IMO was that it was a bug magnet like GDP is. the bugs found this one right away outside. this one was the first to get hit. it was a shame as it had been a very pretty plant.
this seemed to have some great qualities for her afternoons and relaxation. she was also more flexible for her therapies (muscles warmed up quick).
the only drawback my wife noticed was that she would get a little flushed (red) and be/complain of being hot. she had the same reactions to purple kush and purple queen. but this reaction was not nearly as bad… but still worthy of note. my wife overall thought it was a good trait as when she is warm, she is flexible for her therapies. something to keep in mind.
From My Perspective:
i like this strain. it’s very nice. smells great, tastes great and has a great indica head and body high with a good cerebral kick. it smells floral/incense/sweet. tastes are similar. very pleasant.
will definitely grow again
Coming Up Next:
will be testing out Garden of Green’s Cali Bay Dream on abuela this coming week for an afternoon strain. big producer. amazing top colas. hope the smoke is as strong as the plant was.
Til next time
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