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Thanks Buddy, and I hope your mom also had someone whose shoulders she could cry on when needed. I know I'm guilty of gunnysacking.
Dad has had a couple bad days, but now they are looking at his electrolytes, according to my step mom. They got potassium within normal ranges, now to get sodium back down. There was talk of a feeding tube, but in my talks with him, that never sounded like an option for him. He's been picking at the air, too. I worked three partial shifts this week, which helped me regain a little balance.
the solitaire wrote:
There sure is a lot of chatting going on when Curtis is around  I can hardly keep up with the thread in the little time I spend on a notebook and the many projects I am currently involved in, both profesionally and private.
Even though you informed us back some 10 pages, I want to wish you more of that strength you displayed so far Laura. That reminds me a lot of my mother, who had her hard knocks in life as well, and still keeps bouncing up with a smile and a couragious plan for a new future every time faith floored her.
First it was rheumatism, diagnosed at the age of 22. She was just enjoying success as a gymnast, but had to quit that after the diagnose. She took to swimming, but always kept that recreational rather then professional given that shortly after that, I was born.
After a short marriage to my dad followed a divorce and, as was the case back then, life in poverty as a woman living alone, with two children who lived at the fathers house. There wasn't much financial support, and without an education not many job oppertunities either.
After starting work at a furniture carpenter her mother, my grandmother was diagnosed with cancer. My mother moved in with her parents to support them, but after a few months my grandmother died and my mom was without a job because she spent most of the time treating my grandmother rather then at the carpenter job.
From there on followed a long succession of jobs, training and back problems that resulted in losing the job she trained for.
She met a new husband 5 years after the divorce, but did not marry him for the next 10. In those 10 years, she fought cancer, more back problems, started two companys but both did not survive long. She trained to be gymnastic trainer for people with disabilities and dance teacher, but had to give up both because of health problems. Then my stepfather died of cancer, and she had to sell the house because she could not pay for the upkeep.
At the age of 62, she started learning how to play the guitar and is in knitting and painting courses. She now illustrates childrens books, plays guitar at the local retirement home and got her first stage gig with the guitar a month ago.
3 years ago she also found her way back to the Church and has become a very active member in her comunity, helping out on many charity activities.
What I wanted to say is, you remind me of her. Never giving up, always finding a way forward in the willingness to help others find joyful things in their lives.
Please keep being that way. There are not many people who are that strong mentally, and this world needs people like you for inspiration.
I know Kristina really admires my mother and finds some strength in dealing with her own problems by seeing how my mom deals with hers.
I wanted to reply to other posts as well, but will start a new reply for those after I had breakfast ...Show more →
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Understand that I'm a bit of a snob when it comes to beer and I could go there and criticize the bottle I just finished after a five mile hike... but I won't. It is a very pleasant brew to sip while cooling down from a workout.
. Good to see your NATO ally meeting with Russia and Iran ??