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It is the curse of the super responsible, this thinking you have to do it all, and all by yourself.
When Grandpa was 12, he became "the man of the house," and went out and got a job delivering newspapers, plus would get summer jobs and after school jobs, and did so all the way through medical school so he could take care of his mother, aunt, and sisters.
He built the largest medical practice of his specialty in NOLA by working hard and was and is on boards of a medical nature as well as others; yes, at almost age 90, he's still working hard to improve how medicine is practiced and make sure doctors in the area are trained well.
Grandma is on hospice care at home, and she continues to decline, she's on oxygen now and takes nothing in except the meds she is given, she seems to be in less pain.
Grandpa has a huge board event for the medical school which is very important to him this evening, but he was conflicted about going because he feels responsible for taking care of Grandma and doesn't feel like he should have to ask for help, it's his responsibility alone.
Once my Sweetie and i clean Ms. SE's house today, i will go down there and relieve him of duty for the evening so he can go to his event, we keep reminding him we can be responsible, too, he raised us right.
Linking up with Denise at Girlie On The Edge Blog, where she hosts Six Sentence Stories, and the cue is Curse.
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While Good Fences Around the World seems to have gone the way of the dodo bird, i still enjoy looking for and posting interesting fences, so i will!
Seasonal fences continue.
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It's Angel Sammy's Poetry Day! This week's image and my poem:
Oh, yes, I am a biker chick
We love the open road,
Just him and me, wild and free,
we've dropped our worry load!
Oh, yes, I am a biker chick,
I’ll proudly wear the name,
this motorcycle mama
is riding on to fame!
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Angel Brian's Family of Brian's Home - Forever hosts the Thankful Thursday Blog Hop. It's time to share something for which i am thankful.
Today i am thankful the hospice nurse called and told me Grandpa has a meeting tonight he should not miss (he's the chairman of a board) but he was conflicted about leaving Grandma, so i am going to go to NOLA and be in the room with her the whole time he is gone and he won't have to worry.
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Today is:
Cayenne Festival -- French Guiana (celebration of the capital city)
Conflict Resolution Day -- Association for Conflict Resolution
Day of Homage for the late King Father -- Cambodia (Norodom Sihanouk)
Dine with TV Dinners on the Floor Night -- probably started by someone who wanted to see how many websites would be crazy enough to even list this
Feast of the Three Noble Ladies -- Ancient Egyptian Calendar (female pharoahs; date approximate)
Fete Nationale de l'Evacuation -- Tunisia (Evacuation Day, celebrates the day all foreign military finally and fully left)
Get Smart About Credit Day -- sponsored by the American Bankers Association
Get to Know Your Customers Day -- third Thursday of every quarter
Global Handwashing Day -- International (scrub up! prevent the spread of germs)
Guangzhou Autumn Trade Fair -- Guangzhou, China (through Nov. 15)
Ides of October -- Ancient Roman Calendar; also on this date
Harvest Festival of Mars
Ludi Capitolini (games in honor of Jupiter)
Winter's Day
International Credit Union Day -- World Council of Credit Unions
Mahakiki -- Hawai'ian New Year Season (a four-month season where warfare is forbidden and many ceremonies take place; begins around the time of the first sighting of the Pleiades in the Northern Hemisphere)
Mertz of All Possible Mertzes -- internet generated and on the day "I Love Lucy" premiered; i guess Fred and Ethel were the definition of what a Mertz should be!
National Cake Decorating Day -- again, because every website gives a different date
National Cheese Curd Day
National Chicken Cacciatore Day
National Grouch Day -- sponsored by Alan Miller, chairman of the board of NAG (National Association of Grouches)
National Latino AIDS Awareness Day -- US
National Mushroom Day
National Roast Pheasant Day
National Tree Planting Day -- Sri Lanka
Newspaper Week -- Japan
Poetry Day -- birth anniversary of the Roman poet Virgil
Preaching of the Lion Sermon -- St. Katharine Cree Church, London, England (Sermon dating back to the 1640's in commemoration of a gift for the poor made by Sir John Gayer, who was delivered from a lion while in Turkey)
Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day -- Canada; NSW, Australia; UK; US
Rectification Day -- Burkina Faso
Rainbow Pickling Day -- Fairy Calendar
Sewing Lovers' Day -- internet generated, as those who love to sew deserve a day to celebrate
St. Teresa of Avila's Day (Founder of the Reformation of the Discalces[Barefoot] Carmelites; Patron of lace makers/workers, people in need of grace, people in religious orders, people ridiculed for their piety, sick people; Amos, Canada; Berzano di Tortona, Italy; Pozega, Croatia; Spain; against bodily ills, headaches, sickness, the death of parents)
Teacher's Day -- Brazil
White Cane Safety Day -- US (celebrating the achievements of the blind/visually impaired, and recognizing the white cane as the symbol of their independence)
Wishbones for Pets begins -- US program asking professional pet sitters to gather pet supplies and donations for homeless pets through Thanksgiving
World Rural Women's Day/International Day of Rural Women -- UN; related observance
Mother's Day -- Malawi
Birthdays Today:
Paige Davis, 1969
Sarah Ferguson, 1959
Emeril Lagasse,1959
Tanya Roberts, 1955
Tito Jackson, 1953
Richard Carpenter, 1946
Victor Banerjee, 1946
Jim Palmer, 1945
Penny Marshall, 1942
Linda Lavin, 1937
Lee Iacocca, 1924
Mario Puzo, 1920
Arthur Schlesinger, Jr., 1917
John Kenneth Galbraith, 1908
Marty Mann, 1904
P.G. Wodehouse, 1881
Edith Bolling Galt Wilson, 1872
John L. Sullivan, 1858
Friedrich Nietzsche, 1844
Publius Vergilius Maro / Virgil, 70BCE
Debuting/Premiering Today:
"The Untouchables"(TV), 1959
"I Love Lucy"(TV), 1951
"Abe Lincoln in Illinois"(Play), 1938
To Have and Have Not(Publication date), 1937
"La Mer/The Sea"(Debussy orchestral composition), 1905
Today in History:
Belisarius makes his formal entry into Carthage, having conquered it from the Vandals, 533
Commissioned by Catherine De Medici, the 1st ballet "Ballet Comique de la Reine," is staged in Paris, 1581
Asser Levy is granted a butcher's license for kosher meat in New Amsterdam, 1660
The Montgolfier brothers' hot air balloon marks the first human ascent, by Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier, (tethered balloon), 1783
George Washington takes the first formal presidential tour, of New England, 1789
Napoleon Bonaparte is exiled to the Island of St. Helena, 1815
Child labor law takes 12-year-olds out of the work force, 1874
Edison Electric Light Company is incorporated, 1878
Koln cathedral is completed, 633 years after it was begun, 1880
The German dirigible "Graf Zeppelin' lands in Lakehurst, NJ, 1928
LaGuardia Airport opens, 1939
Fortran, the first modern computer language, is shared with the coding community for the first time, 1946
The start of the 2500-year celebration of Iran, celebrating the birth of Persia, 1971
The Great Storm of 1987 hits France and England, 1987
Wayne Gretzky becomes the all-time leading points scorer in the NHL, 1989
Soviet Union leader Mikhail Gorbachev is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, 1990
The first supersonic land speed record is set by Andy Green in ThrustSSC (United Kingdom), exactly 50 years and 1 day after Chuck Yeager first broke the sound barrier in the Earth's atmosphere, 1997
The Cassini probe launches from Cape Canaveral on its way to Saturn, 1997
NASA's Galileo spacecraft passes within 112 miles of Jupiter's moon Io, 2001
China launches Shenzhou 5, its first manned space mission, 2003
The final breakthrough occurs on the east bore of the Gotthard Base Tunnel in the Swiss Alps, now the world's longest railway tunnel, 2010
Actress Alyssa Milano tweets "If you've been sexually harassed or assaulted write ‘me too’", prompting a flood of replies across Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter, 2017
The government of Thailand issues an emergency decree banning public gatherings amid the increase in pro-democracy protests and criticism of the king, 2020
Businessman Daniel Noboa, 35, becomes the youngest person ever elected President of Ecuador, 2023
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I am glad you help your grandfather even though he is super responsible and wants to do it all by himself.
ReplyDeleteAdorei a poesia da gaarota motociclista curtindo a liberdade ...
ReplyDeleteAproveito pra dizer que estou entrando em férias e estarei bem menos participativa ! beijos, tudo de bom,chica
Working from age 12 to age 90 is far too much. When will he ever get any time for himself?
ReplyDeleteSkeletons inside the fence! Poor people must have starved to death, lol. It's wonderful that Grandpa is moving forward with his medical knowledge. And that you are able to go down for this important event.
ReplyDeleteWhat a remarkable man Grandpa is and so dedicated to his family and his career. It is too bad medicine and the whole health system has gotten so bad and people like him are the ones who care and do what is best for patients not like most now who are ruled by big companies out for profits. Take care of Gramma, may she be comfortable in her final time.
ReplyDeleteNo, we don't have to do everything ourselves. I drove my dad and his wife and my husband two hours to the family reunion. When it was time to go, I was surprised that my dad consented to allowing me to drive home, too!
ReplyDeleteGrandpa is amazing and so are you. It's what family is all about. Those are really nice thankfuls. Thanks for joining Angel Brian's Thankful Thursday Blog Hop!
ReplyDeleteI'm so glad that Grandpa is moving forward, despite complications. However, he's working too much, and I'm glad you helped him. A great Six, Mimi! 👍
ReplyDeleteYou and Grandpa are wonderful people taking care of Grandma and others ~ Love and healing hugs to all ~ ^_^
ReplyDeleteps ~ fun poem too ~ ^_^
we'd expect nothing less (as that is the kind of person you are)
ReplyDeleteWhere's the fence?
ReplyDeleteNear the gate.
God bless.
Quan un és responsable li costa molt delegar en els altres, tot i així sembla que ho has aconseguit.
ReplyDeleteLa tanca està molt ben guardada per aquest personatges. ;-)
Petonets i força, Mimi.
Your Six just warmed my heart so much. Thank you for the smile.
ReplyDeleteHe definitely did raise you right. You are one of the most amazing people I know of. XO
ReplyDeleteLove the image and poem. Grandpa certainly does need to learn that others can step in and help and I am glad you are there and able to do that.
ReplyDeleteWow! Your Grandpa sounds amazing! So sorry to hear about your Grandma. That is so hard to watch when our loved ones are not well. You are such a good granddaughter for helping take care of her. <3
ReplyDeleteYour Grandpa is amazing. Bless him.
ReplyDeleteMarjorie and Toulouse
Well done, Grandpa - what a wonderful man!
ReplyDeleteFab fence, by the way.
It's good that you feel the same way and help your gramps out. Your family seems like mine in a way that nobody wants to ask for help and everyone feels like they are the ones responsible but everyone tries to help one another when in need. Am so sorry to hear about your grandma...
ReplyDeleteGrandpa seems to be an amazing person.
ReplyDeleteThe poem and picture are so cute!
Your Grandpa is truly an amazing man. Cute poem and picture.
ReplyDeleteLulu: "Grandpa and Grandma definitely did raise you right! We can tell, and not only from this!"
ReplyDeleteOOoh I LOVE the skeletons on the gate!!! What a laugh they are!!
ReplyDeleteMarjorie and Toulouse
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