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Gender: Female
Ethnicity:
Caucasian
Caucasian
Religion:
Christian/Catholic
School:
Choffin School of Pratical Nursing
Choffin School of Pratical Nursing
Work:
4 years as a courier/printer in photofinishing plant......then worked with local hospital as an LPN in the newborn and pediatrics dept for 27 years.....i then switched because of harasement by management regarding my hearing aids to work 11 years in the laundry,a job i really truly enjoyed .i had to retire after 38 years seniority due to severe problems with asthma , knees and shoulders.
4 years as a courier/printer in photofinishing plant......then worked with local hospital as an LPN in the newborn and pediatrics dept for 27 years.....i then switched because of harasement by management regarding my hearing aids to work 11 years in the laundry,a job i really truly enjoyed .i had to retire after 38 years seniority due to severe problems with asthma , knees and shoulders.
Hometown(s):
have lived in ohio all my life
have lived in ohio all my life
Quote:
old age isn't for sissie's (bette davis) "and so it goes" (from outspoken broadcast journalist linda Ellerbee)whom i used to love to listen to.
old age isn't for sissie's (bette davis) "and so it goes" (from outspoken broadcast journalist linda Ellerbee)whom i used to love to listen to.
About Me
i am a 64 year old who wishes she could still be 30........i retired in june 05 because of knee,hip and shoulder,and asthma problems.i could no longer do my job.i had a stroke in 1997 but it has not kept me down and if you met me you would not know i had one.i keep active but cannot do the things i used to but that comes with aging..we all have adjustments in life and to me its just another stepping stone.i am now into fitness training at a local rehab center to help with many problems with arthritis and i also want to lose a few pounds and just be healthier..i fell 3 times in the last 3 years (two from winter ice,once helping a friend in texas) and it has affected my hips.it had taken me 10 years to be able to run a few steps after my stroke.i again lost that ability with the falls and now i want to go untill i can run those steps again.i have enjoyed a good clean life and that keeps me motivated to continue on with life.i am also experimenting with a a low fat,low salt,no trans fat,no hydrogenated ,no GM food diet and along with the fitness therapy i really do feel better..i can tolerate most things in life but i "dislike" liars,cheats and people who steal from others to get ahead.i am not deeply religious but i do believe in God and believe he will show us the right way provided we are wiling to listen.i value the friendship i have with my friend cindi from new orleans.if not for cindi and her great advice in my many frustrations with life,i would not be here. my friend lynn,is from virginia and we have been friends since the early 70's. i have met some really good friends in here that i hope i can continue with and a few of them are a great inspiration to me to keep on trudging through all of the frustrations in the new aarp..most of all i love my pet friends daisy 14 1/2 and rocky 8 whom i cherish.both were strays and give me all the love i could ever ask for.they help me greet the sunshine every day.never a day goes by that i don't thank them.!!
Interests:
i came from a sports oriented family but the only sport i was good at was bowling and i did well in that.i earned my 600 set pin and came in second in a city wide doubles tournament.thats as far as i got.lollllll i love doing my online newsletters"my honeygrams" which i have been doing for 4 years that started out as daily reminders for members of a stroke support group i belonged to.when i quit the chatroom they begged me to continue my newsletters.i have added friends and family to the mailing list and expanded it to 5-6 different types,a religious one,a hallmark maxine,a jokes,a tidbit one and a health one.occas i do one on my love for animals.before i had my stroke i was big into country line dancing and went 4-5 nights a week.i knew well over 200 line dances and maybe 50 couples dances.with my stroke i lost not only the ability to line dance but could not remember any of the dances when i was able to do them........i did crossword puzzles daily to regain lost memory but when i went back to work i still could not remember some co-workers names.......then i was encouraged by a neighbor in 2000 to buy a computer and the rest is history....soon after i joined aol's stroke support chatroom where i met my friend jean who taught me to do web pages and has helped me with computer issues and remains my friend...my life was forever changed..........your life only stops if you let it!!!My Photos (20)
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Comments (39)
jacobirose says:
hoping to enjoy the weekend for sure as i hope to be feeling well enough to go to my dads and to the store for my dog food...lollll they come 1st as you know..thanks for the snag........and keep loving that pooch..joan
Posted: May 17, 2008 12:15AM EDT
MRogers says:
Good Morning Joan,
I am very sorry to hear of your pain, hope you get that straightened out quickly, and make sure you rest too. I don't blame you one bit, for not feeling up to posting back, and don't worry about that. Just get yourself better, then you can do all the posting you wish. Take care my good friend, and I will stay in touch with you.......
Michael
I am very sorry to hear of your pain, hope you get that straightened out quickly, and make sure you rest too. I don't blame you one bit, for not feeling up to posting back, and don't worry about that. Just get yourself better, then you can do all the posting you wish. Take care my good friend, and I will stay in touch with you.......
Michael
Posted: May 16, 2008 11:50AM EDT
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