tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-178865360448684774.post8931458530438246443..comments2024-03-17T06:41:27.269-06:00Comments on McElmurray's Mountain Retreat!: Youthful Exuberance -VS- CCDUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-178865360448684774.post-60093176437280656432011-10-13T05:46:23.249-06:002011-10-13T05:46:23.249-06:00How true and thank you Paula.....How true and thank you Paula.....Brucehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00263413130171705126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-178865360448684774.post-81320839012620776952011-10-12T18:47:18.443-06:002011-10-12T18:47:18.443-06:00MEMORIES
"Not the least hard thing to bear w...MEMORIES<br /><br />"Not the least hard thing to bear when <br />they go from us, these quiet friends,<br />is that they carry away with them so<br />many years of our lives. Yet, if they<br />find warmth therein, who would <br />begrudge them those years that they<br />have so guarded?<br />And whatever they take,<br />be sure they have deserved."<br /><br />--- John Galsworthy ---Paula Jonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-178865360448684774.post-17546554234606519722011-09-27T08:40:15.249-06:002011-09-27T08:40:15.249-06:00Made me cry. Our Muffin passed away several years ...Made me cry. Our Muffin passed away several years ago now -- was in a condition similar to Gypsy, or maybe exactly the same condition. I expect to see her in heaven.Deirdrenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-178865360448684774.post-19310678985069128912011-09-13T18:43:34.567-06:002011-09-13T18:43:34.567-06:00Raylene: I was going to post a similar topic on nu...Raylene: I was going to post a similar topic on nursing homes but I will do it later. It was very similar to your story and our experience when my mom was in a home. It is so vital that you don't try to change folks who have those problems but just go along - especially if you want to enjoy yourself. Thanks for telling that story.Brucehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00263413130171705126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-178865360448684774.post-65944054998089648992011-09-13T18:40:50.186-06:002011-09-13T18:40:50.186-06:00So beautifully expressed!
Working as a RN in a ...So beautifully expressed! <br /> <br />Working as a RN in a gorgeous,over the top hospital in Pebble Beach California, I "went" to a wedding with a patient. She was old and had what I called "Old Timers Disease". Her room over looked a beautiful patio which pt's could access in wheel chair or even bed. As I cared for her, she was enjoying a "wedding" in the Rose Garden--one that my vision couldn't "envision". Enough of being on the outside looking in---I began to describe the beautiful hats I "saw" as well as the elegant "dresses". I am not sure who enjoyed that "wedding" more nor do I care--I had been around long enough to know I could not convince her there was no wedding and I had no personal need to "bring her back to reality" ...what a grand time we ladies had at that wedding....one of my favorite memories of what has been a grand experience nursing....the second oldest profession!!Raylenenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-178865360448684774.post-90000902393465201172011-09-13T18:35:22.489-06:002011-09-13T18:35:22.489-06:00Barbara: We had confidence that our pack would ac...Barbara: We had confidence that our pack would accept him. I knew our pack and I knew Echo. I didn't have any doubts and thought maybe an incident or two but they never surfaced. They sensed our willingness and we did it in two stages. Connie brought Echo by our camp site and they all got to meet successfully one at a time. Bozwell had his nose a little out of joint but was his old self when Connie left with Echo. The following Saturday I brought him back to the camper to stay. They had already met once, and the second time went okay in our small camper. They were all aloof for a while but Echo quickly won them over just like he did Carol and myself.. Two weeks later he and Bozwell are fast friends, and the girls have no problem with him. They all get along fine. The reason I wrote the post today was because they have no problem with his wanting to play and exuberance. It is us humans who don't understand it that well. He will outgrow this stage soon and we will then wish he were back pulling his antics again. <br />With Gypsy you are right when you say it is the part of pet parenting we don't like. There is just no way to prepare yourself for that horrible time. In fact I think all the past pets that have gone on ahead add to each one that follows and make it that much harder. You are never ready even though you may think you are.Brucehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00263413130171705126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-178865360448684774.post-56060688243509710002011-09-13T16:55:44.411-06:002011-09-13T16:55:44.411-06:00What a lovely story about your dogs Bruce. How di...What a lovely story about your dogs Bruce. How did you introduce Echo to the rest of your pack? I'm surprised that they accepted him especially that you have another male. I can see the "devil in his eye" in the picture that you posted of him. Your "oldster" breaks my heart because we all know that feeling when they are this age. It's the part of dog ownership that I dislike the most. Such big hearts taken from us all too soon!Barbara J. Galassohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06374747787599553697noreply@blogger.com