::Leader Board:: Ahnko Honu Takes The Lead Chapter 23!

Oh, and Gary, I totally get it.
Watching my dad smoke while he was on oxygen after having his left lung removed...
I was just - pissed, and just wondered why?
But it's his life.
 
salukulady said:
Have you looked into those Pods? They will move and store your stuff.

Mikes shopping for a job in the northwest. If he secures a job there I’ll send him ahead, pack up the house in those, sell our house and store our life away until we decide on where we want to buy.
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What does Mike do? Preferred areas?
 
Gary, I hope you have fabulous school year. Keep up the good work on your health.
Sorry to hear about your grandpa, and thanks for sharing.
 
Pueo said:
Yes, and likely only $18 for you, I had to get the middle tier to include the theater near my house.
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I wish I was more of a going out to the movies person. That’s an amazing deal.
 
Pere, it sounds like vagabond is in a good place right now. Well wishes for him to continue along this path of growth. Hopefully he’ll come around about his son before he misses out too much.
 
bbycrts said:
...and happy anniversary, Padre. That's a lot of work! Congratulations to the two of you for putting in the effort to make it this far - there are times when the love seems far away and marriage is a slog. It's easy to live up to the "for better" part of the vows - to make it through the "for worse" is an inspiration.
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mailman said:
We are currently testing the "in sickness and in health" part of our marriage vows. This whole thing has been as hard on her as it has on me, but she's still my rock. She is amazing....
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Hubby’s Unemployment is a terrible strain on my marriage currently. But I wouldn’t trade places with you Don. I can’t imagine what you and the missus must be going through. ((Hugs))
 
((Don)) Poho mojo for you to kick cancer’s butt. Glad you have Elaine to lean on. Good luck to you both on the move.
 
PereBourik said:
Bond, Vaga Bond Update:

I think I told you he is now a cable guy. In just a few months he went from trainee to trainer. Now he floats around small-town Midwest installing hookups. He has a company truck and is lodging on the company dime. His attitude is good, he sees a future and a way to leverage his present into an even better future. He's sending support to his son, but I don't think he's going to be a close parent, especially on the road. He's always been a rover. I'm glad he has a chance to live it. One day at a time.
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Positive news!!! Yay!
 
I had a client not show up. No worries. This one I get paid whether they’re here or not. I basically had a paid hour break. Yay!
 
We had dinner at Chris’s work Monday evening. His manager complimented us on having a hard working kid with a good attitude. Nice to hear.
 
gyosh said:
In a matter of 90 minutes or so I went from angry > sad > resigned.

Intellectually I get it. What he's thinking. But I don't understand why you wouldn't want dialysis. It isn't going to save his live or even prolong it significantly, but why, eventually suffer pain if you don't need to?
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My ex-husbands dad shot himself. He was in terrible pain. I was really pissed at him mainly because he had a whole crew of young grandchildren that were forced to deal with it, my daughter Wendy being one of them. I remained angry at Wendell (my daughter was named after him) as was most of his children. We all felt like it was a selfish move. I was talking with my Dad who had Known Wendell, they were close in age. Dad told me I really needed to let go of my anger. He said, “The old guy was tired of living. He was in pain and ready to go. It was his choice. Let him be.” That’s exactly what I needed to hear.

I think when someone is ready to go we need to respect that decision. I still don’t agree with the method he chose.

But maybe your grandpa just wants to let nature take its course.
 
tigersister said:
What does Mike do? Preferred areas?
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He does a lot of things but engineer describes him the best. He designs, builds, and maintains autoclaves. He can fix ANYTHING. He programs and writes manuals for PLC’s. He can do plumbing and electrical.

I’ve got his resume’ on a PDF and we are open to any job on the west coast.

He’s actually flying to PDX on Monday and driving to Grays Harbor to apply for 3 jobs up there that Sierra Pacific is advertising. You have to apply in person.
 
tigersister said:
I had a client not show up. No worries. This one I get paid whether they’re here or not. I basically had a paid hour break. Yay!
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Those are the best!

I took on a new weekly client today. An 18 year old with severe cerebral palsy. He’s non-verbal and can’t walk. Almost fetal. But I could tell I relaxed his tortured muscles some. It was wonderful to see him smile.
 
salukulady said:
My ex-husbands dad shot himself. He was in terrible pain. I was really pissed at him mainly because he had a whole crew of young grandchildren that were forced to deal with it, my daughter Wendy being one of them. I remained angry at Wendell (my daughter was named after him) as was most of his children. We all felt like it was a selfish move. I was talking with my Dad who had Known Wendell, they were close in age. Dad told me I really needed to let go of my anger. He said, “The old guy was tired of living. He was in pain and ready to go. It was his choice. Let him be.” That’s exactly what I needed to hear.

I think when someone is ready to go we need to respect that decision. I still don’t agree with the method he chose.

But maybe your grandpa just wants to let nature take its course.
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He does, and I get that. But why be in discomfort/pain if you don’t need to? Plus he’s going to get disoriented or worse and my grandmother is 90.

She looks really good though. I visited them for a little bit tonight. Last time I saw her was before we left for Hawaii and she looked tired and frail (she’s been out the last few times we visited; she goes to Indian casinos with her sisters :) )

I just don’t want him to go out in pain if he doesn’t need to.
 
tigersister said:
We had dinner at Chris’s work Monday evening. His manager complimented us on having a hard working kid with a good attitude. Nice to hear.
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That is the BEST compliment ever!

Each of my kids' have different levels of strength "on paper". But I have told all of them the thing I care about the most is how hard they work and how they treat other people.
 
Congrats on the anniversary Pere.

Gary I totally get you... I have seen it. My grandpa would take his diabetes medicine with ice cream. He just sort of gave up and I think it gave him a sense of control as to when he went. I think he was tired of feeling bad. But it does not make it any easier on us left behind.

Mailman... FEEL BETTER!
 
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