i'm glad to see things have turned around here.
dys,,,,happy belated birthday and hang in there.
diane,,,let the boy have his smokes back already.
Any news on the test yet?
As for smoking--you can noodge Dys until you're blue in the face. But if doesn't wanna stop, he ain't gonna. It's got to be his decision.
truth
Well, if you're right, Roberta, I recommend that the ass-kicking squad kick dear Dys' ass anyway. Not for fun but as an expression of tough love. He's too valuable, for Diane and for all of us who have come to value him so much. I do believe that individually we own our lives and have the right to suicide. But in this case, it is obvious that Dys is far from suicidal; indeed, he has a zest for life apparent in all of his posts. And the love that Diane has (and many of us have developed) for him now means that while he is the principle stock holder in his life, he is not its sole owner. We all owe something to those who love us.
Glad to hear Dys is feeling better...please add my regards....did he get that special sponge bath yet?
I smoked from 10 to 40 and was a heavy smoker. I finally quit successfully when I was ready but not before, even though I knew I should.
I now try to get squinney to quit occasionally but ya know, the more you push someone about it the more aggravated they get.
Just love him as you're doing that's the best medicine. that and the special sponge bath. :wink:
Roberta, Most of us know you are right; to quit smoking, it has to come from within the individual. Some things are harder than others, and I put smoking just below eating at the top of the pyramid. Doesn't mean we must give up on somebody's bad habits if we love them and give them our moral support. We must continue to try. We have several friends with alcoholic children. They've been to more than a couple of recovery programs costing thousands of dollars, but they keep trying. If you love somebody, all you can do is keep trying. Giving up is not an option.
truth
I don't want to be a hypocrite. I admit that I had tried to quit, unsucessfully, during the last five years of my smoking career (corn cub pipe and cheap cigars) of 27 years. But suddenly one day for VERY mysterious reasons (which I do not understand) I quit--relatively easily. That was twenty three years ago. Once in a while, for about fifteen years, I missed a smoke after eating, and was tempted to mooch a cigarette at a party. But now I am SO glad I quit. I now have a slight tendency for bronchitis and know that if I were still smoking I would be in serious trouble. Our Dyslexia has even more reason to quit. THAT'S why I'm taking such a hard line approach to his deadly habit.
Oh how I love to take deep breaths without coughing.
truth
C.I., you put it so elegantly: "Giving up is not an option."
Incidentally, I would like to thank Mikey for directing me here.
BBB talked to Dys and Diane
I just got off the phone with Bob and Diane. Bob's voice sounds strong and more coherent than usual. :wink: He was not able to have the tests today to determine the extent of damage. An equipment failure in the hospital was at fault. I told Diane Bob has that effect on equipment. He won't be able to have the tests until the equipment replacement arrives, probably on Monday.
Diane said Bob was feeling stronger every day. The nurses think he is wonderful. If only they could talk to A2Kers to learn the real truth about Bob, how shocked they would be.
Diane said she is feeling more confident about Bob's progress and beginning to relax just a little. I asked her if she has anyone near by to help her out and she said she has a close cousin about two hours away. They talk regularly and that is a help to her.
Diane and I were really silly, crying together on the phone over that skinny red-haired cowboy. We just couldn't help ourselves. Bob and Diane are astonished at the response from A2Kers. They had no idea they were so well-liked. I told Diane that it was wonderful that they learned it now rather than too late. Diane hooked up the printer to her computer and is printing out the A2Kers postings for Bob to read in his hospital room. He is at once astonished and amused and sends his love and appreciation.
We discussed a couple of other things of concern but decided not to act on them at this time. I felt better at having a chance to hear their voices.
BBB
Thanks for the update, BBB! Silly people, how could they not know how well-loved they are....?
"The nurses think he is wonderful. If only they could talk to A2Kers to learn the real truth about Bob, how shocked they would be."
heeheheheheeheheheehehehheehehhhhhhhaw.
How true. How true.
Of so many of us......
What? What would anyone say that would make the nurses change their minds?
ahhhhhhh, nice update BBB!
Thank you.
Where to start?
Where to start? Well, the leather leggings would be a good topic. I bet the nurses have never seen medical stockings that fancy.
Then the nurses might want to ask Bob what he was running away from while living all over the world and why is he finally hiding out in Denver?
Then the leggings.
Then the hat.
Then leggings.
Then the long red hair.
Then the leggings.
Then his beautiful mind.
Then the leggings.
Then his beautiful lover.
Then the leggings.
Then his strange friends that call themselves A2Kers.
Then the leggings.
BBB, Thanks for the update. It's encouraging that Bob is showing positive recovery. Tell him to continue whatever he's doing; it's working very well!
Did Dys happen to mention if he received the hamburgers? Or the coke?
...and Then the length's he'll go to to make his birthday memorable. Those two will have something to talk about for the next 40 years.
Gus
Gosh, Gus, I don't know. We were so emotional over the silly medical news that I forgot to ask him about the important stuff. But they are reading these posts so I'm sure Diane will ask him and report back to us.
BBB
BBB, is Diane taking care of herself?
