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LET ME TELL YOU A LITTLE TALE

4/16/2014

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IF YOUR "PLAN A" DOESN'T WORK, THE ALPHABET HAS 25 MORE LETTTERS. STAY COOL.


Does anyone remember the old "MacGyver" TV. show where a man cleverly solved all kinds of dilemmas with simple items, ie:  a paperclip, a rubber band, possibly a shoelace?

Let me tell you a little "fictional" tale about  Old Geriatric MacGyver. Let's call him  "Ger" for short.

Ger became ill and his family had to place him in a very nice, safe environment where he could be taken care of 24 hours a day. One evening, Ger decided he knew what was best for himself and since he felt that he was so much younger than everyone else that lived in his nice, safe building, and he didn't feel like making friends with them, that he would just leave. He did not understand that once he left, he would be in danger of falling or getting lost or any of several other things.

Ger had a special strap on his ankle that would set off alarms if he tried to leave the building. So Ger took out his key ring and began to saw away at the strap with one of his keys.  He worked and worked and finally it gave way! He was free! Now it was time to escape. Ger looked up and down the hallway outside his room. He began to make his way to the big double doors with the special security alarms.  There was a few people who had been visiting someone in the building. As they were allowed to leave  through the special door, Ger mingled with the group and slipped out, too. He walked up the street to a gas station on the corner. He went in and asked the clerk if he would call for a cab. The cab arrived and took Ger way out in the country to where he had lived before.

One of Ger's children decided to give him a call and see how he was doing. How surprised she was when he said he was doing GREAT! because he had gotten back to his old home. Soon everyone knew that Ger had escaped from his safe house. After much ado involving the Head Nurse from the safe house, some of his children and a grandchild, he was finally convinced to return to the safe home.     The End


I hope you enjoyed this "fictional" story, but let this be a warning to all of you with loved ones in care centers. They are clever, crafty little buggers and may try the very same thing that Ger did. 

I am about to leave for "SECOND TO THE LAST CHEMO TREATMENT!!  Yaaaah! Would you be surprised to learn that the one thing I am dreading about today's session - is the fact that I have to eat frozen popsicles for about 10 minutes during one part, . This is to contract or constrict the pores/cells in my mouth so the medicine bypasses it. If my mouth wasn't cold, the medicine could enter pores in my mouth and cause sores to develop. For some reason, the thought of eating those sickeningly sweet things turns my stomach.  Whatever.

Anyhoo, got to go. 

                                                        GOD BLESS YOU ALL


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Jenna
4/16/2014 02:26:55 am

Still shaking my head at this one....I hope things settle down soon with "Ger." And YAHOOOOO on one more chemo down, one more to go!!!!! You've handled all this with such grace, ma. Really. Thank goodness for our sick sense of humor - I always found it came in handy during stressful times, but never realized how important it would become in facing this situation. Let's celebrate with new and healthy tah-tahs for everyone!! ;o)

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Tina
4/16/2014 03:39:29 am

Hmm, must have been the week for this. I have a friend who has a parent at a unsecured club. But a club. daughter called mom and said we need to go get Easter candy for the grand kids. Mom said, oh I already did. Her mom had walked to Target, bought $300.00 worth of Easter candies and basket stuff. Pushed cart back to the Club. Then pushed the cart back.

Glad Ger is safe and sound!

If they need to freeze your mouth, maybe next time they could just use straight ice.Then you wouldn't have any taste. Good luck.

Oh, some great news. Kalina made Prom Court. She was so excited. If you aren't doing anything and want to see a pretty girl. Grand March is April 26th at 4:00. Holly is doing her hair.

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Sandi Friedrich
4/16/2014 09:07:30 pm

Ah - so now I know where you got your spunkiness from! So glad to hear that he is safe - and that the weather wasn't freezing! You've got to give "Ger" credit for being so resourceful.. Isn't that what we loved about MacGyver?

You can see the light at the end of the tunnel now with your treatment. Just hang in there!

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Betty
4/16/2014 11:59:59 pm

Well, those old farmers certainly could be resourceful. At least he got a cab and didn't walk.

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