I try not to get upset about it anymore, but there are those days. The one I remember the most is when I was attending school at the University I wouldn't be all those people who could just simply take a book out during a break in and put their legs up on the couch and read willy-nilly. I have to have my book position in a book stand/or my Kindle set up properly in order to read. And of course this doesn't mean that I'm comfortable doing so. It's actually a chore for me to read, but I still enjoy it.
When I went through the effort of explaining how I was able to search through research books and how much longer it took me to do the simplest of tasks, like flipping 25 pages back to refresh my memory on something, the others just didn't understand. On Friday, April 17, 2015, Larry Willis <lwillis82...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hey, Lake Tahoe is where the Cartwright gang lived on Bonanza! It bordered > their ranch, the Ponderosa. They were always raving over its beauty. And > yes, I watched the original showings. It came on Sunday nights after Walt > Disney. Now it is on the western channel with Gunsmoke and the Big > Valley....and my favorite, the Rifleman! > > Larry Willis > Retired and proud of it > > > Begin forwarded message: > > *Resent-From:* quad-list@eskimo.com > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','quad-list@eskimo.com');> > *From:* linda...@comcast.net > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','linda...@comcast.net');> > *Date:* April 17, 2015 at 2:28:17 PM EDT > *To:* Gmail <bobbiehumphre...@gmail.com > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','bobbiehumphre...@gmail.com');>> > *Cc:* quad-list <quad-list@eskimo.com > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','quad-list@eskimo.com');>> > *Subject:* *Re: [QUAD-L] Showers* > > I try to stay positive most of the time, I feel lucky to have 4 > grandchildren born since my injury. I spend time with them & now watching > them grow into teenagers! > Lindaf > > ------------------------------ > *From: *"Gmail" <bobbiehumphre...@gmail.com > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','bobbiehumphre...@gmail.com');>> > *To: *"Joan Anglin" <poaj...@sbcglobal.net > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','poaj...@sbcglobal.net');>> > *Cc: *"Danny Hearn" <ddh...@sbcglobal.net > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','ddh...@sbcglobal.net');>>, "shirley bell" < > sbell...@cox.net <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','sbell...@cox.net');>>, > "Larry Willis" <lwillis82...@gmail.com > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','lwillis82...@gmail.com');>>, "< > quad-list@eskimo.com > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','quad-list@eskimo.com');>>" < > quad-list@eskimo.com > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','quad-list@eskimo.com');>> > *Sent: *Thursday, April 16, 2015 1:19:33 PM > *Subject: *Re: [QUAD-L] Showers > > Joan, when my sister and I drove cross country we stayed in Lake Tahoe for > few days on the north west end, WOW was it extraordinarily beautiful ... we > didn't want to leave. Bobbie > > Smile Everyday > > On Apr 16, 2015, at 11:54 AM, Joan Anglin <poaj...@sbcglobal.net > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','poaj...@sbcglobal.net');>> wrote: > > Thanks for sharing Bobbie > > I grew up in Reno Nevada, hunting, fishing. We have one of the most > beautiful lakes in the world nearby, Lake Tahoe and one of the most unique > lakes, salt water Pyramid lake with its own landlocked flock of pelicans, > places where you can stand on the pony express trail and imagine what it > was like, and mountains where as a child I believed no one else had ever > seen that particular view. > > When I returned from 10 years in Europe I wanted to return here so that my > children would have the same opportunity’s. I have never regretted it, > although I would’ve made much more money working for Purina in St. Louis. > J > > I can sit in my backyard and remember what it was like 26 years ago to > ride one of our horses through the mine tailings on the side of the > mountain right above me, laughing at my city slicker friends who were very > nervous riding a horse on an incline so steep that you could reach out and > touch the ground on the uphill side. Or sliding down the hillside with the > horses hind leg tucked under them and wondering who was enjoying it more, > me or the horses! > > Memories. > > Joan > > > > *From:* Gmail [mailto:bobbiehumphre...@gmail.com > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','bobbiehumphre...@gmail.com');>] > *Sent:* Wednesday, April 15, 2015 5:58 PM > *To:* Danny Hearn > *Cc:* shirley bell; Larry Willis; quad-list@eskimo.com > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','quad-list@eskimo.com');> > *Subject:* Re: [QUAD-L] Showers > > > > Dan, I think you can relate to this incredible true story ... and few > others of you as well. > > > > I was 16, 1 year before my accident, camping in the adirondack mountains, > (specifically Saranac Lake) it was 1972. > > > > I woke up in my sleeping bag snuggled warm inside a half wood half canvas > cabin with no running water or electricity. It was just bearly starting to > get light out at 5:35am with my sister's and a friend still sleeping near > by. > > I pulled my legs out of the flannel bag and put my bare feet on the sandy > wooden floor to search for my sneakers. As I tip toed to the screen door, I > took my time to open it as to not wake anybody so I can have this precious > time to myself. > > It was just light enough that I needn't light the Lantrens to find my way > to the lake at the bottom of the sandy trail cut through wild blueberries > bushes. > > I finally came upon my destination, an old green wooden canoe that had > been pulled up upon the shore. I got in as quietly as possible and picked > up an oar without making a sound. > > My father had taught me how to "Indian paddle" many years ago, a technique > that was virtually silent. Once the paddle is in the water it never comes > out. With some clever turns of the oar I had mastered the technique. > > I'm now right where I want to be ... in the middle of the Placid lake with > fog hanging over the water not yet burned off. I just sat there, then > finally I start to hear one bird start to waken with a chirp here and > there. Then another bird returns his call. It's now getting brighter > and the fog is starting to burn off the calm water. > I laid back against the back of the canoe and watched my little part of > the world wake up. > > It was one of the most exhilarating experience I've lived. Many, many > times when I'm stressed, up set or angry, I can bring myself back to that > canoe ride. > > That very same day I put a lack on my back and did a day up up one of my > favorite Mountain peaks. > > As a matter fact I have a picture of a canoe hanging in front of my bed so > I can see it's the first thing I see when I wake up. > > > > I miss water skiing, snow skiing, cross country skiing swimming, sailing, > swimming, boating, camping, hiking. > > > > I have more stories if anybody is interested. > > Bobbie > > > > > Smile Everyday > > > On Apr 15, 2015, at 11:43 AM, Danny Hearn <ddh...@sbcglobal.net > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','ddh...@sbcglobal.net');>> wrote: > > I hear you all and can relate, Bobbie,Larry and Shirley-- I woke up like > you said today Larry.....Oh lord another feeling bad day but gotta get up > and make do....It don't help that my wife and only caregiver suffers from > awful migraine headaches for days at a time and is now had one again for 2 > straight days, wish I could help her at times but I can't. Yes Bobbie, > like you I sometimes think of things we used to do but can't now...like you > said, walking into a shower on your own when you want too, walking and > feeling the sand on a beach or the cool grass under your bare feet, I used > to get in a boat and go to out to far isolated places of beauty on a lake > to fish and enjoy nature, used to love long hikes deep into wooded > forests....I think of these things at times but then get back into present > reality and try to enjoy what simple things in life I still can, I guess we > all do. Dan H***** > > > > > > On Wednesday, April 15, 2015 10:21 AM, shirley bell <sbell...@cox.net > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','sbell...@cox.net');>> wrote: > > > > same here, sometimes it takes all I have not to scream at people who > complain about the stupidest stuff or feel so sad seeing friends and > strangers do things I can't. I seems to have gotten worse for me as all > these yrs have passed. I thought things got easier??? Oh well, we all seem > to struggle with it so at least we are not alone. I TRY everyday to keep > positive and look at what I have and not what I don't, which is allot. But > it is a challenge. hang in all of us. > > Best, > Shirley Bell > > ----- Original Message ----- > > *From:* Larry Willis > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','lwillis82...@gmail.com');> > > *To:* quad-list@eskimo.com > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','quad-list@eskimo.com');> > > *Sent:* Wednesday, April 15, 2015 7:04 AM > > *Subject:* Fwd: [QUAD-L] Showers > > > > Everyday. Every damn stinking crippled ass day. Soon as my eyes open in > the morning. Pardon my French. > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: *Gmail* <bobbiehumphre...@gmail.com > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','bobbiehumphre...@gmail.com');>> > Date: Tuesday, April 14, 2015 > Subject: [QUAD-L] Showers > To: quad-list@eskimo.com > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','quad-list@eskimo.com');> > > > I was watching a movie and the actor in the scene woke up, pushed the > covers off, sat up, put her feet on the floor, stood up and walked in to > the shower right after dropping off her PJ's. > It took about 1 minute. > I turned off the TV and tried to remember how that felt ... but I can't. > I couldn't stop crying. > I can't tell you how many times I've heard family or friends say > "I'm going to jump in the shower." > Or > "I got home, I was so dirty I had to jump in the shower." > > I know, I know I should be over feeling like this and it not make me cry > after ALL these years. > So I'm asking; > Does anybody else still get "up set" or "bothered" by what I described > above? > > Smile Everyday > > > > >
