Little Old Ladies

[K9karen]

Ya would have LOVED my mom. She was awesome, acted and looked 20 years younger, full of spunk and happiness (until dad died and she got sick). But she never stopped thinking of others. My bet is I'll be a cranky witch.

[Pam]

What a great thread! I agree with you totally. I work for an ophthalmologist who specializes in glaucoma and cataracts. As a result we have quite a large elderly clientele. I have grown to absolutely love so many of our elderly patients. We can learn so much by speaking with these people who have lived through so much and have the benefit of decades of experiences.

One of our favorite patients passed away a couple of years ago. We all went to his funeral because we felt we were almost "family" as unfortunately he and his wife had some eye problems and we saw them regularly. This particular couple also sent us postcards when they went on vacation too. Oh, and they had a little poodle named Mike, and the husband used to bring him to the office with them. Mike would sit on his shoulder.

[pitc9]

This thread is so touching it's given me LES..
My grandmother just turned 89 a few weeks ago and you'd never believe it!!!
She takes walks in the woods everyday (when the weather is nice)
She's VERY active with several senior citizen groups, plays cards every Wednesday with another group of friends, drives her younger friends around... etc. She's unbelievable!!!
3 years ago she had both knees replaced, so we keep telling her she's good for another 100,000 miles!!
I pray I'm half the woman she is when I'm her age.

[sirrahbed]

Lovely thoughts for a thread I enjoy the elderly as well. There is a nursing home near my house where I used to go with my church group. I listen to them and try to imagine just what they were like as children, teenagers, young adults and at my age. They almost always have interesting stories to tell.

I try to imagine what I will be like if I live to be a very old age. Of course, a cheerful and pleasant person is always nice to be around. I hope I can work towards that

Thanks for starting the thread - very nice.

[Blue_Frog]

LOL -- that reminds me of my Nana Shes going to be 85 this year, and still helps to run the womens club at the Legion, does the fancy cakes and baking, helps to organize the dart tournaments, buffets, and all kinds of other tasks.

She also goes out helping with the 'old people' by taking them food, and visits, and helping out a little -- and often these are people who are 10-15 years younger than she is ... i guess that really brings home the 'you're as old as you feel' saying *lol*

[Catty1]

My mom....I still can't think of her as almost 74!

She is slim, trim, looks after her appearance (involves blue jeans most of the time). She does long power walks about every day, and does workout classes at the Y.

She talked to me last Friday, and it was only then that I found out the name if her Friday class. It is a weight-training class, and is called Bar Bell Blast!!!!
I laughed...telling people my 73-year-old mom takes BAR BELL BLAST!

She is a great model for me, and is a hero - my sister lived with her when her (my sister's) MS got worse, and Mom was there for her when she went to long-term care, hospital stays...and Mom and her sister and I were all there when Darcia died last year.

But she moves forward and carries on, though she still grieves.

I don't know if I would call her cute...but feisty, yes, especially when her favourite hockey team loses! lol

[mike001]

I spent every day in the nursing home my mom was in before she passed away and I got to meet and learned to love all the other elderly folks. So today I still visit on a regular basis, even though many of the regulars have also passed away. But every one of these elderly ladies or gentlemen have some of the best stories to tell, their experiences and the way they tell it is just so awesome.

[sparks19]

LOL -- that reminds me of my Nana Shes going to be 85 this year, and still helps to run the womens club at the Legion, does the fancy cakes and baking, helps to organize the dart tournaments, buffets, and all kinds of other tasks.

She also goes out helping with the 'old people' by taking them food, and visits, and helping out a little -- and often these are people who are 10-15 years younger than she is ... i guess that really brings home the 'you're as old as you feel' saying *lol*

My grandmother is also 85. Now I can't say she is always bright and chipper LOL.... usually she is telling us that we are getting too fat or that we should take care of our father and clean for him and cook his dinner. My dad is 60 acts like he is 12 LOL but he certainly does not expect or want anyone to do his "chores" for him lol. BUT when she isn't on one of these tangents she can be quite funny.... especially when with my grandpa. He is about 89. Now HE is always happy and laughing and joking. I can't definately see where my dad got his personality from. They still live on their own in an apartment.... and do everything for themselves. I really hope I can be in half the health that they are.

My grandmother has to go in for hip replacement surgery in April which is scary for all of us to think about.... but if she is scared she sure doesn't let on. and if anyone can pull through that surgery it is definately her.

LOL I remember years ago when I worked at burger king. We had this lady that came in almost everyday to have lunch with her friend. This woman was in her 70's and she was a little sh!t disturber lol. Of course we all knew her and loved her... she was hilarious. she would come in and give our manager heck and tell him that he better be treating us employees right lol. and he would always get lippy back at her (just in fun of course) and she would always say to me "How do you put up with this guy... you should smack him." LOL it was always fun and games when she came in... she was a riot. Always giving poor Dave grief but he loved it lol. I eventually left Burger King and started working a new job. But a few years later I took a part time job there just for some extra cash on top of my full time job. That woman STILL came in and she still remembered me lol. She came up to the counter and I said "OH NO... after all these years I forgot your order" She just started saying "well that is no excuse... I didn't forget about you but you forget ALL about me... I see how it is around here. YOu find something better and move on and forget about all us little people. BUT just this once I will tell you my order." LOL she was so funny. hahaha

[BitsyNaceyDog]

My former boss's mom worked at the pet boarding facility until she was well into her 80's (I don't remember her exact age). It was the best job for her. She loved all of the customers- the people and their pets. She'd help walk some of the easy-to-walk dogs and she'd brush them and give them love and attention. She died last year at the age of 89.

There was a lady who'd come to the pet boarding facility and bring us all kinds of "goodies"- usually cookies or candy. Her closest family lived a few hours away, so she kind of adopted us as her family. She lived on her own until less than a year ago- she's 90! She now lives with her son (the one who lived about 3 hours away). She uses the computer to email her friends and family- I usually get an email from her everyday. She's the sweetest lady and I miss seeing her.