Dan, Thank you for sharing your thoughts and memories of Pam with us.......it helps us and I'm sure it helps you, too!! Putting thoughts down keeps the memories alive, while you're helping us!!
I also saw the letter to Naomi from you, Great Job! and I know Naomi needed and appreciated your thoughts of her when you have such a heavy heart..... Keep posting........you won't be the only caretaker on board, and some of your thoughts and ideas hit it on the nail for different ones, at different times! My thoughts and prayers continue for you..... !!!!!!!!!!TIAD !!!!!!!!!!!!! janh --- On Tue, 6/16/09, montzma...@aol.com <montzma...@aol.com> wrote: I JUST WANTED YOU TO KNOW THERE WERE SOME GREAT LETTERS IN HERE TODAY AND I READ THEM OUT LOUD TO PAM. CALL ME NUTS BUT I DID! MAYBE SHE SAW THEM ALL ANY WAY. I WOULD LIKE TO THINK SO. PAM ALWAYS WANTED TO GO TO THE LACOMBE LA. CRAB FEST. SHE LOVED FRIED SOFT SHELL CRABS. I WAS WORRIED ABOUT GOING TO EVENTS LIKE THIS IF SHE WAS NOT UP TO HER USUAL STRENGTH. SOMETHIMES THERE WOULD BE A LONG WALK FOR PAM , SO WE WOULD USE THE WHEELCHAIR AND SHE HAD TO HOLD HER WALKER ON THE CHAIR WITH HER. I WAS WORRIED IF THESE EVENT WERE ON A GRASS FIELD AND AND WHEELCHAIR MIGHT GET STUCK. I ALSO WORRIED ABOUT RESTROOMS. PORTI POTTIES WOULD BE HARD TO GET INTO. I TOLD HER SEVERAL YEARS AGO I STARTED SEEING HANDICAPPED PORTI POTTIES. HOWEVER WE WOULD GO TO A CASINO RESTAURANT WHERE SHE WOULD GET COLD BECAUSE OF BLOOD THINNER.SHE ALWAYS BROUGHT A SWEATER OR JACKET.SOME OF THE CASINO'S HAD A SMALL LIP ON THE ENTRANCE. I ALMOST THREW HER OUT OF THE CHAIR A COUPLE OF TIMES. WHY THEY WERE NOT FLAT. SHE ALWAYS COMPLAINED ABOUT THE RUGS AT THE ENTRANCE TO MANY BLDGS WHEN SHE HAD A CANE OR WALKER. BIG TRIP HAZARD FOR HER. ONE TIME WERE WERE CROSSING THE RAMP FROM ONE SIDE OF THE STREET TO THE HOSPITAL. WHEELCHAIR, WALKER MARDI GRAS HAT ON AND BEADS ETC PURSE. WE WERE LOADED DOWN, CAN'T REMEMBER HOW SHE REALLY FELT OR WHY WE WERE THERE. HER DOCTOR TURNED THE CORNER AND SAID WE LOOKED LIKE A MARDI GRAS FLOAT COMING DOWN THE RAMP. (LOL) I KNEW HE WAS JOKING BUT I DID GET A LIL MAD. I ALSO NOTICED MANY LITTLE THINGS ABOUT NOT BEING EASY FOR HANDICAPPED PEOPLE. I GO TO JOBS TODAY AND SAY HOW DOES A HANDICAPPED PERSON HANDLE THIS BLDG. I AM NOT IN THAT DEPT. HEY BUT I ASK QUESTIONS WHEN I NEED TO POINT THINGS OUT. ADA IS HANDLE BY THE FIRE CHIEF DEPT. GOD BLESS YOU ALL DAN---------AS PAM WOULD WANT TIAD. BOY I MISS THIS LADY!!!!!!!! An Excellent Credit Score is 750. See Yours in Just 2 Easy Steps! An Excellent Credit Score is 750. See Yours in Just 2 Easy Steps!