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I'm so sorry for your pain. The circle of life has some amazing highs, but also some amazing lows. It's a testament to your Grandmother that she is so loved. No problem sharing your feelings. All of us have lost people we love so there's a lot of experience in sympathy here. Please know that my thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.
Hi Dancing, I'm very sorry your grandmother is ill and I know it had to hurt you to have to drive away. 100 years old, what a blessing! I do hope she gets better.
Great choices in music for Dancing, UW. Hope it all gives her some kind of comfort. Everyone here has such a great way with words. The kind words of all of you here can make such a difference and help soothe a hurting heart.
DancingHeritik - We're here for you. If getting it off your chest 'here' helps - well that's good. God bless you grandmother. The life she must have lived and what she must have seen. My Grandmom lived into her late 90's and it always amazed me at how the world changed around her during her lifetime. From the advent of flight to landing a man on the moon, but what really mattered to her was family - the love she had for family was instilled in all of us. Sounds like she's surrounded by family and love too and she'd want you to take care of the grandkids, don't feel guilty.
Thank you all so much for your support. And, Uncle Willie, thanks for the music, especially "Remember When", "Carrying Your Love With Me", and "Coat of Many Colours".
My GM is being held overnight. They're running lots of tests. But, they seem to think that it's basically just old age.
Of course, what they mean by old age is actually lots of stuff that apparently happens as your body wears out: high blood pressure, high cholesterol (which runs in the family), a weakened heart, and emphysema. She was told about the emphysema originally about a year ago. The doctor said that it was caused by her body (including lungs) just getting old and worn out.
I'm hoping that they, at least, give her something to help her breathe better.
She's also always had an inner ear problem that causes her to get dizzy a lot. She never did learn to ride a bike as a child because of it. She's fallen a number of times just from that alone.
A couple of years ago, her bp shot up, and she passed out and hit her head. She was bedridden for weeks. After that, she finally agreed to use a walker so she would have something to hold onto and a place to sit at a moments notice whenever she suddenly gets dizzy.
Makes me wonder how old I really want to live to be if this is what old age is like. And, this is a woman who has always eaten very, very healthy and had virtually no bad habits!
She's been 'putting her life in order' for quite some time. I think the only thing she would like to still do is to help me finish getting the family history done and getting all the family photos identified. Some photos only she can identify. She's the oldest of her siblings. So, even they can't identify all the old pictures that she has. She has 150 years worth of family photos!
Yes, she definitely would. With my GM, the kids/grandkids/great-grandkids always come first!
My GM is being held overnight. They're running lots of tests. But, they seem to think that it's basically just old age.
Of course, what they mean by old age is actually lots of stuff that apparently happens as your body wears out: high blood pressure, high cholesterol (which runs in the family), a weakened heart, and emphysema. She was told about the emphysema originally about a year ago. The doctor said that it was caused by her body (including lungs) just getting old and worn out.
I'm hoping that they, at least, give her something to help her breathe better.
She's also always had an inner ear problem that causes her to get dizzy a lot. She never did learn to ride a bike as a child because of it. She's fallen a number of times just from that alone.
A couple of years ago, her bp shot up, and she passed out and hit her head. She was bedridden for weeks. After that, she finally agreed to use a walker so she would have something to hold onto and a place to sit at a moments notice whenever she suddenly gets dizzy.
Makes me wonder how old I really want to live to be if this is what old age is like. And, this is a woman who has always eaten very, very healthy and had virtually no bad habits!
She's been 'putting her life in order' for quite some time. I think the only thing she would like to still do is to help me finish getting the family history done and getting all the family photos identified. Some photos only she can identify. She's the oldest of her siblings. So, even they can't identify all the old pictures that she has. She has 150 years worth of family photos!
Yes, she definitely would. With my GM, the kids/grandkids/great-grandkids always come first!
That is great you are getting as much history as possible. I've been doing our family history and genealogy for the last twelve years. It has been very rewarding and I've found out lots of excitng things. I started a dna Project and I've really discovered a lot of new information. I was able to find my first ancestor that came to America in 1642 even though our family name has gone through some changes over the years.
I'm thinking a lot of us are just listening to the talking heads on TV and both sides are saying the edge is looking good for their guy. Could be a long night.
Wow, thats wonderful! I wish there was enough of us to start a DNA project for my family. I got into our family genealogy for awhile, but it just takes up SO much time and there were so many dead ends. I figured I'd get back to it when I retired, but I've been too busy trying to get retired! I'm hoping that when I do get back to it there may be more info at Ancestry.com that will prove to be breakthroughs for me. I'd given what info I had on Mike's side to a relative who has found some additional info. Then she started on her family and hit several jackpots! She even went to Italy last year and spent a month visiting relatives she never knew she had. My family is going to be a lot tougher since there's not many left. I always said if I hit the lottery I was going to hire somebody to research it. It is exciting to find out what influences got us to where we are.
The country is probably more divided now than ever and close to 50/50. It is much more of a divide among my friends, probably 80/20 against my choice. lol I will be glad when it is all over because I'm sick of the debate. I haven't lost any friends yet that I know of and hope that doesn't happen.
I started mine when I retired 12 years ago and all the info I had on my family was my great grandfather had walked from Tn to Tx when he was 12. It turned out to be true but it took about 12 years and a civil war in between. It was quite the exciting journey thru time for me. The DNA Project was the key for the time period prior to 1800. There probably is a project for your last name already but it would be a ydna project meaning it has to be a male that tests being as the ydna is passed from father to son. Familytree DNA is better than the Ancestry.com's DNA projects. Their Data Bank is much larger. I am in both groups projects. Ancestry.com is great though for getting info especially when you first start because they have a very good Census collection.
I'm getting that old nagging feeling for a (no I won't say it) - I'll vape my way through it.
Can a drug & alcohol mix work in a carto? I'm getting more ill by the minute.....Might be time to think about getting a passport!
A rarity, but I'm sipping a Kentucky bourbon laced coffee with a bit of French vanilla creamer and vaping my fanny off with some Janet's Heaven!
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