Comments on: When is it time to hang up your Shoes? http://www.grannymar.com/blog/2008/01/05/when-is-it-time-to-hang-up-your-shoes/ I am not a has-been. I am a will be. Life may not be the party we hoped for, but while we are here we might as well dance Fri, 10 Feb 2012 04:08:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Grannymar http://www.grannymar.com/blog/2008/01/05/when-is-it-time-to-hang-up-your-shoes/#comment-3381 Grannymar Mon, 07 Jan 2008 13:23:39 +0000 http://www.grannymar.com/blog/2008/01/05/when-is-it-time-to-hang-up-your-shoes/#comment-3381 Thank you Dorothy. Thank you Dorothy.

]]> By: Dorothy Stahlnecker http://www.grannymar.com/blog/2008/01/05/when-is-it-time-to-hang-up-your-shoes/#comment-3365 Dorothy Stahlnecker Sun, 06 Jan 2008 21:35:17 +0000 http://www.grannymar.com/blog/2008/01/05/when-is-it-time-to-hang-up-your-shoes/#comment-3365 I'm in full agreement and am heart warmed there are so many of us out here.. Great story and comments. Dorothy from grammology remember to call gram http://grammology.com I’m in full agreement and am heart warmed there are so many of us out here..

Great story and comments.

Dorothy from grammology
remember to call gram
http://grammology.com

]]> By: Grannymar http://www.grannymar.com/blog/2008/01/05/when-is-it-time-to-hang-up-your-shoes/#comment-3356 Grannymar Sun, 06 Jan 2008 17:50:14 +0000 http://www.grannymar.com/blog/2008/01/05/when-is-it-time-to-hang-up-your-shoes/#comment-3356 Thank you Wesley and welcome to my world. Thank you Wesley and welcome to my world.

]]> By: Wesley http://www.grannymar.com/blog/2008/01/05/when-is-it-time-to-hang-up-your-shoes/#comment-3355 Wesley Sun, 06 Jan 2008 17:30:03 +0000 http://www.grannymar.com/blog/2008/01/05/when-is-it-time-to-hang-up-your-shoes/#comment-3355 Extremely well said and couldn't agree more. Extremely well said and couldn’t agree more.

]]> By: steph http://www.grannymar.com/blog/2008/01/05/when-is-it-time-to-hang-up-your-shoes/#comment-3346 steph Sat, 05 Jan 2008 22:31:45 +0000 http://www.grannymar.com/blog/2008/01/05/when-is-it-time-to-hang-up-your-shoes/#comment-3346 Oh Grannymar! You poor thing, suffering like that in all this cold. I hope tomorrow is a better day all round and finds you singing your little heart out. I'll be listening! Incidentally, Lil's grit and determination sounds very like someone else I know...Mmm... I wonder who that could be ;-) Oh Grannymar! You poor thing, suffering like that in all this cold. I hope tomorrow is a better day all round and finds you singing your little heart out. I’ll be listening!

Incidentally, Lil’s grit and determination sounds very like someone else I know…Mmm… I wonder who that could be ;-)

]]> By: Grannymar http://www.grannymar.com/blog/2008/01/05/when-is-it-time-to-hang-up-your-shoes/#comment-3345 Grannymar Sat, 05 Jan 2008 21:28:08 +0000 http://www.grannymar.com/blog/2008/01/05/when-is-it-time-to-hang-up-your-shoes/#comment-3345 I remember a dear old friend who had a fall, staved her arm, cut her face and broke her nose. At the hospital the Doctors were looking at X-Rays and discussing whether at 75 it was worth putting her through the pain of reseting her nose. Lil overheard and said "It is my nose and if I want it reset then you reset it!" They did. A couple of weeks later she had a stroke and spent some time at the same hospital. Her speech started to come back after a couple of days and as I approached her room each day I could hear a voice speaking loudly. She was shouting out everything she could see eg. bed, blanket, cutrains, wall etc. She had great spirit and recovered. Lil picked up her life went on travelling about the globe etc until she reached 95. I remember a dear old friend who had a fall, staved her arm, cut her face and broke her nose. At the hospital the Doctors were looking at X-Rays and discussing whether at 75 it was worth putting her through the pain of reseting her nose. Lil overheard and said “It is my nose and if I want it reset then you reset it!” They did. A couple of weeks later she had a stroke and spent some time at the same hospital. Her speech started to come back after a couple of days and as I approached her room each day I could hear a voice speaking loudly. She was shouting out everything she could see eg. bed, blanket, cutrains, wall etc. She had great spirit and recovered. Lil picked up her life went on travelling about the globe etc until she reached 95.

]]> By: Betty http://www.grannymar.com/blog/2008/01/05/when-is-it-time-to-hang-up-your-shoes/#comment-3344 Betty Sat, 05 Jan 2008 21:15:44 +0000 http://www.grannymar.com/blog/2008/01/05/when-is-it-time-to-hang-up-your-shoes/#comment-3344 I feel the pain of watching a stroke victim (or one with some other affliction) struggle with his speech, but I think it is the pain of compassion. It's hard to watch because you tense up wanting to pull the words out of their mouths and there's always the fear that the effort will prove to be too much for that person. But, I don't think he or she should have to retire because of the problem. I feel the pain of watching a stroke victim (or one with some other affliction) struggle with his speech, but I think it is the pain of compassion. It’s hard to watch because you tense up wanting to pull the words out of their mouths and there’s always the fear that the effort will prove to be too much for that person. But, I don’t think he or she should have to retire because of the problem.

]]> By: Baino http://www.grannymar.com/blog/2008/01/05/when-is-it-time-to-hang-up-your-shoes/#comment-3343 Baino Sat, 05 Jan 2008 20:16:16 +0000 http://www.grannymar.com/blog/2008/01/05/when-is-it-time-to-hang-up-your-shoes/#comment-3343 We have sanitised disability by forcing it into the background. We just don't want to 'see' people with disabilities, chronic illness or recovered victims especially as TV presenters! We (and I'm not sure who 'we' are by the way) want white perfect smiles, handsome air-heads or pretty blondes and inane talking heads. I think of someone like Michael J Fox who is fighting the fight with Parkinson's. Once everyone's darling, he's rarely seen or heard these days. Perhaps it's his choice but I doubt it. I agree with the work thing too. Having been off work for five weeks, I'm ready to get back into it. Not because I love my job but I do miss the interaction with others. I'm sorry you've been a bit down Grannymar . . but you know where I am, happy to cheer you up whenever you're online! We have sanitised disability by forcing it into the background. We just don’t want to ’see’ people with disabilities, chronic illness or recovered victims especially as TV presenters! We (and I’m not sure who ‘we’ are by the way) want white perfect smiles, handsome air-heads or pretty blondes and inane talking heads. I think of someone like Michael J Fox who is fighting the fight with Parkinson’s. Once everyone’s darling, he’s rarely seen or heard these days. Perhaps it’s his choice but I doubt it.

I agree with the work thing too. Having been off work for five weeks, I’m ready to get back into it. Not because I love my job but I do miss the interaction with others. I’m sorry you’ve been a bit down Grannymar . . but you know where I am, happy to cheer you up whenever you’re online!

]]> By: Grannymar http://www.grannymar.com/blog/2008/01/05/when-is-it-time-to-hang-up-your-shoes/#comment-3338 Grannymar Sat, 05 Jan 2008 17:40:01 +0000 http://www.grannymar.com/blog/2008/01/05/when-is-it-time-to-hang-up-your-shoes/#comment-3338 Sorry folks I was away for a couple of hours and unable to reply to your comments. So far you all agree with me and I am pleased to see that. I wish I was able to work if only for the camaraderie but days like yesterday where the extreme cold had the effect of a heavy brick on my chest do not help. Heat turned up to 70°F and Salsa music to encourage me to keep moving had little effect. Thankfully today is a better day. Sorry folks I was away for a couple of hours and unable to reply to your comments. So far you all agree with me and I am pleased to see that.

I wish I was able to work if only for the camaraderie but days like yesterday where the extreme cold had the effect of a heavy brick on my chest do not help. Heat turned up to 70°F and Salsa music to encourage me to keep moving had little effect.

Thankfully today is a better day.

]]> By: Ian http://www.grannymar.com/blog/2008/01/05/when-is-it-time-to-hang-up-your-shoes/#comment-3337 Ian Sat, 05 Jan 2008 17:13:36 +0000 http://www.grannymar.com/blog/2008/01/05/when-is-it-time-to-hang-up-your-shoes/#comment-3337 Grannymar, Presumably, if living in Britain, Rhea would also suggest that the brilliant Patrick Moore should cease presenting 'The Sky at Night', the world's longest running television series, because he is incapacitated with arthritis, and why not get rid of all the other people who make us 'cringe' at the same time? Grannymar,

Presumably, if living in Britain, Rhea would also suggest that the brilliant Patrick Moore should cease presenting ‘The Sky at Night’, the world’s longest running television series, because he is incapacitated with arthritis, and why not get rid of all the other people who make us ‘cringe’ at the same time?

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