tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post8473630792704866435..comments2024-03-29T01:47:48.560-04:00Comments on Jungle Red Writers: Reach Out and Touch SomeoneJungle Red Writershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16646429819267618412noreply@blogger.comBlogger43125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-89460740477153134082018-10-28T12:12:59.625-04:002018-10-28T12:12:59.625-04:00With social media and text capability on mobile ph...With social media and text capability on mobile phones, it is much easier for me to stay in touch with friends. Before that, I had to use the Relay service, which was exasperating at times. Sometimes I got tired of always being the person having to reach out to friends. Now I have good friends who make the effort to reach out to me. It's wonderful when you have friends who make the effort too.<br /><br />Diana Bibliophilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07764234701385787238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-69897034233023624052018-10-28T02:11:34.237-04:002018-10-28T02:11:34.237-04:00:-) That's the way I read it.:-) That's the way I read it.Maureen Harringtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03499876353651763590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-6220818580236536672018-10-27T21:56:24.822-04:002018-10-27T21:56:24.822-04:00I meant you're in my thoughts!I meant you're in my thoughts! Ingrid Thofthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04063912686011336076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-36055101841425221242018-10-27T21:55:27.847-04:002018-10-27T21:55:27.847-04:00Thank you, Ingrid.Thank you, Ingrid.Maureen Harringtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03499876353651763590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-47922666853437380452018-10-27T21:07:44.075-04:002018-10-27T21:07:44.075-04:00FuriousFuriousAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14187856103924954287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-89199313336851414012018-10-27T20:08:30.886-04:002018-10-27T20:08:30.886-04:00Of course you wouldn't want to go back there! ...Of course you wouldn't want to go back there! I hope that there are other resources in your community that will offer support. Your in my thoughts!Ingrid Thofthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04063912686011336076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-78770700053121062572018-10-27T19:21:25.397-04:002018-10-27T19:21:25.397-04:00Thank you, Ingrid. I need to find my normal all ov...Thank you, Ingrid. I need to find my normal all over again. It's a day-to-day reconstruction of a whole with only half of it. Strength, yes. And love... yes. It's been drained. I'm working hard at it. I was invited to join a support group but cannot accept their kindness, because they are sponsored by and meet at the hospice where he died. I cannot. Just cannot. I need to rediscover myself, now incomplete.Maureen Harringtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03499876353651763590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-19433437550112340662018-10-27T19:07:13.428-04:002018-10-27T19:07:13.428-04:00Reine, I am so sorry for your terrible loss. Havi...Reine, I am so sorry for your terrible loss. Having a loved one die is bad enough, but having it be due to an error is unfathomable and excruciating. I'm so sorry that you are having to deal with this nightmare. Know that your friends at Jungle Red are here to welcome you back with open arms! Sending you love and strength!Ingrid Thofthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04063912686011336076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-90548027909019059072018-10-27T19:05:09.802-04:002018-10-27T19:05:09.802-04:00Sally, you're amazing! We should all take a p...Sally, you're amazing! We should all take a page from your book!<br />Ingrid Thofthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04063912686011336076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-34540736710753641032018-10-27T18:44:32.428-04:002018-10-27T18:44:32.428-04:00Dear Jungle Reds and friends, I'm getting back...Dear Jungle Reds and friends, I'm getting back in touch with you. I have to say that these past several months, almost a year now, have been the worst of my life. Some of you know that my husband Steve died last February, but you may not know it was due to a medical diagnostic error by an ER doctor who was looking at seven-year-old records and in stead of treating him sent him to hospice to die. The horror of it has kept me secluded most of this time, except for the easy to negotiate Facebook where I can post my photos and pretend for brief periods of time that all is okay. I think now is a good time to return to as many of the daily things I have enjoyed most, and that would be reading and commenting here with JRW and company. Love you.Maureen Harringtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03499876353651763590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-13462317083113489422018-10-27T17:32:38.440-04:002018-10-27T17:32:38.440-04:00I text two people every day and am on Facebook eve...I text two people every day and am on Facebook every day. I do a weekly e-mail for several people and try to have lunch with some friends once a week and others once a month. Also I make cards and send notes to three shut ins a week and three a month. I do a lot of holiday cards with notes for people with whom I'm not in regular contact. It's harder to do phone calls because people are so busy. Sally from PAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03649707016754971847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-63329264397382433112018-10-27T16:04:46.830-04:002018-10-27T16:04:46.830-04:00So many great options. The blog is great for an ex...So many great options. The blog is great for an extended illness for sure. In this particular case we are mostly keeping Keith amused and Melinda supported as well as letting those of us in the medical professions add our two cents. Or is that tuppence? Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14187856103924954287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-88299508868843956882018-10-27T13:41:55.743-04:002018-10-27T13:41:55.743-04:00Julia, I agree completely! It may be the product o...Julia, I agree completely! It may be the product of sitting at a desk for so many years but whatever. If it's on a list, spreadsheet or a calendar the task/appointments owns me.Lyda McPhersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05211808700153787911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-43051888287446435462018-10-27T13:19:13.394-04:002018-10-27T13:19:13.394-04:00Back in 2012, my high school graduating class had ...Back in 2012, my high school graduating class had its 40th reunion in my hometown. I went and had the best time reconnecting with friends I'd grown up with. We had raised our children and were into grandchildren by now, and we finally had time for each other. There is a group of us who have kept in touch now, and when I visit my hometown, we all go out to dinner. I talk to a couple of friends on the phone every so often and keep up through FB with others. I have also been more in touch with other old friends, and it is such an important part of my life now. We share our joys and sorrows, and we genuinely love one another. Growing up in a small town, we all knew each others' families, and that connection is wonderful, with so many family members, especially parents, now gone. I'm planning a trip in December, and I've already been on the phone to one friend to start planning getting together. Of course, I spend time with family, too, when I visit, but these friendships sustain me in ways that enrich my life to the fullest. Kathy Reelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17004247271452356577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-27973749888665430392018-10-27T12:46:57.199-04:002018-10-27T12:46:57.199-04:00she lives in CA so scheduling that works in Easter...she lives in CA so scheduling that works in Eastern and Pacific time zones is crucial.Margaret S. Hamiltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07979191318652199350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-13010533677179345762018-10-27T12:26:58.465-04:002018-10-27T12:26:58.465-04:00I am terrible at keeping touch. Terrible. I always...I am terrible at keeping touch. Terrible. I always put off calling/writing/messaging until "a better time" which, of course, never comes. <br /><br />I've come to the conclusion I need to make a spreadsheet, load names and numbers on my calendar, and simply pre- schedule my social interactions. It's not romantic, but relying on my usual habits and instincts doesn't work.Juliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09553268569509053159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-65637595075900979632018-10-27T12:20:47.238-04:002018-10-27T12:20:47.238-04:00What I love most about connecting with old friends...What I love most about connecting with old friends is that the time in between vanishes within minutes - I love that.Jenn McKinlayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13589365995413467367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-56559928056367251152018-10-27T12:10:31.913-04:002018-10-27T12:10:31.913-04:00LOL, Hallie! It has taken some of us who were rai...LOL, Hallie! It has taken some of us who were raised with what are now called "home phones" (aka "phones") a little longer to catch onto the whole cell phone thing. A friend of mine has two small sons. When they were seven and five, the five-year-old asked the seven-year-old, "Henry, what's a home phone?" To which the seven-year-old replied, "It's like a regular phone except it stays at the house and you can't do anything on it except make calls." Clearly the concept of "phone" as we knew it is dead.Gigi Norwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00495357787099352860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-15907691393076923522018-10-27T11:51:21.136-04:002018-10-27T11:51:21.136-04:00A collage card?! That sounds amazing! How do you...A collage card?! That sounds amazing! How do you decide what to include on it, Amanda?Ingrid Thofthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04063912686011336076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-80184834439939196802018-10-27T11:50:17.894-04:002018-10-27T11:50:17.894-04:00Agreed, Hallie, and another modern communication t...Agreed, Hallie, and another modern communication tool, www.caringbridge.com was essential when a family member had major surgery. I kept people up-to-date without having to repeat the same information over and over.Ingrid Thofthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04063912686011336076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-55868560232241274992018-10-27T11:49:34.760-04:002018-10-27T11:49:34.760-04:00My husband resisted a cell phone until he had an a...My husband resisted a cell phone until he had an accident that grounded him briefly and had no way to reach any of us who were waiting for him to say where he was and when he'd be back. Much anguish and uncertainty. Now he carries it. Recently he keeps it turned on (News bulletin: I might want to reach HIM!) and to keep it charged.Hallie Ephronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04759439029582054503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-22784683482092385782018-10-27T11:48:04.582-04:002018-10-27T11:48:04.582-04:00That's another thing that amazes me; how far i...That's another thing that amazes me; how far in advance I need to schedule things. On the one hand, it seems crazy to have to put something in the calendar for fall of 2019, but if I don't, the time will disappear!Ingrid Thofthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04063912686011336076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-62485280702660554902018-10-27T11:46:42.874-04:002018-10-27T11:46:42.874-04:00I have scheduled calls with my BFF from college. ...I have scheduled calls with my BFF from college. Between the time change (she's on the east coast) and our busy lives, we would never catch one another in so scheduling the call insures that it happens.Ingrid Thofthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04063912686011336076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-42213511582322618952018-10-27T11:45:28.632-04:002018-10-27T11:45:28.632-04:00I'm impressed, too, Gigi. And yes, actually g...I'm impressed, too, Gigi. And yes, actually getting something via snail mail other than bills is a treat!Ingrid Thofthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04063912686011336076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-5366840830072425712018-10-27T11:44:27.569-04:002018-10-27T11:44:27.569-04:00I love the idea that you're calling another fr...I love the idea that you're calling another friend in honor of your friend who died. Life is so unpredictable.Ingrid Thofthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04063912686011336076noreply@blogger.com