Good afternoon (here), troops!/Maz and listers

[Guest guest]

While while I appreciate the compliments my post seems to have generated; it

was

not intended to be about ME as such. It was about what happens when one is

forced into retirement by a condition one could not have anticipated, along

with

" all the rest of it, " and finds that one ultimately does have time to

interact with

others, to do web searches, to learn. I wrote the post after someone on an

entirely

different list had suggested " how nice it was that I had the time to do all

this re

search, " and I thought--sure would be nice were it not for all that I posted.

I appre

ciate the time, which many will never have, but I paid for it dearly and just

had one

of those " I am a little tired of everyone assuming that because of my age,

nothing

medical or even cf-wise has ever been a biggie with me! " attacks and ran with

it.

I hope not to have offended anyone. I think that each of us and each of our

kids will

have accounts like this, and should we, our our kids, find that this " time "

is forced

upon life, it should be understood intrinsicly that none of us signed up for

diability

in line, on a " voluntary " basis. None of us requested this, much as we may

enjoy

(and I do, greatly) those who become our friends on line, and what we are

rather

forced to learn to survive and for our children to survive. I did, however,

find that

rather than just twiddle the thumbs which now move, that I would peer into

the'net

and see what I could see--and it was and is wonderful, amazing and personally

re

warding. Thank you all for being there with me. There is not a day that

passes that

I do not think of every parent, every child with cf and hope my best for the

best for

the parents and the children. I hope for a future, as I have been given one,

which I

also did not " volunteer " for, but am so grateful for. We all know the

alternative!

Love to all at cfparents,

n

[Guest guest]

Thank you for sharing some of your life's story with us. You have

experienced so much. I wish that I could meet you. You are such a

valuable part of this group. You can relate to both the parents and

the pwcf on this list. Those of us wocf can never really know what

our loved ones wcf are going through. You help us to understand.

Thanks for being you and being here!

Gale

> While while I appreciate the compliments my post seems to have

generated; it

> was

> not intended to be about ME as such. It was about what happens

when one is

> forced into retirement by a condition one could not have

anticipated, along

> with

> " all the rest of it, " and finds that one ultimately does have time

to

> interact with

> others, to do web searches, to learn. I wrote the post after

someone on an

> entirely

> different list had suggested " how nice it was that I had the time

to do all

> this re

> search, " and I thought--sure would be nice were it not for all that

I posted.

> I appre

> ciate the time, which many will never have, but I paid for it

dearly and just

> had one

> of those " I am a little tired of everyone assuming that because of

my age,

> nothing

> medical or even cf-wise has ever been a biggie with me! " attacks

and ran with

> it.

> I hope not to have offended anyone. I think that each of us and

each of our

> kids will

> have accounts like this, and should we, our our kids, find that

this " time "

> is forced

> upon life, it should be understood intrinsicly that none of us

signed up for

> diability

> in line, on a " voluntary " basis. None of us requested this, much

as we may

> enjoy

> (and I do, greatly) those who become our friends on line, and what

we are

> rather

> forced to learn to survive and for our children to survive. I did,

however,

> find that

> rather than just twiddle the thumbs which now move, that I would

peer into

> the'net

> and see what I could see--and it was and is wonderful, amazing and

personally

> re

> warding. Thank you all for being there with me. There is not a

day that

> passes that

> I do not think of every parent, every child with cf and hope my

best for the

> best for

> the parents and the children. I hope for a future, as I have been

given one,

> which I

> also did not " volunteer " for, but am so grateful for. We all know

the

> alternative!

> Love to all at cfparents,

> n

[Guest guest]

Thank you for sharing some of your life's story with us. You have

experienced so much. I wish that I could meet you. You are such a

valuable part of this group. You can relate to both the parents and

the pwcf on this list. Those of us wocf can never really know what

our loved ones wcf are going through. You help us to understand.

Thanks for being you and being here!

Gale

> While while I appreciate the compliments my post seems to have

generated; it

> was

> not intended to be about ME as such. It was about what happens

when one is

> forced into retirement by a condition one could not have

anticipated, along

> with

> " all the rest of it, " and finds that one ultimately does have time

to

> interact with

> others, to do web searches, to learn. I wrote the post after

someone on an

> entirely

> different list had suggested " how nice it was that I had the time

to do all

> this re

> search, " and I thought--sure would be nice were it not for all that

I posted.

> I appre

> ciate the time, which many will never have, but I paid for it

dearly and just

> had one

> of those " I am a little tired of everyone assuming that because of

my age,

> nothing

> medical or even cf-wise has ever been a biggie with me! " attacks

and ran with

> it.

> I hope not to have offended anyone. I think that each of us and

each of our

> kids will

> have accounts like this, and should we, our our kids, find that

this " time "

> is forced

> upon life, it should be understood intrinsicly that none of us

signed up for

> diability

> in line, on a " voluntary " basis. None of us requested this, much

as we may

> enjoy

> (and I do, greatly) those who become our friends on line, and what

we are

> rather

> forced to learn to survive and for our children to survive. I did,

however,

> find that

> rather than just twiddle the thumbs which now move, that I would

peer into

> the'net

> and see what I could see--and it was and is wonderful, amazing and

personally

> re

> warding. Thank you all for being there with me. There is not a

day that

> passes that

> I do not think of every parent, every child with cf and hope my

best for the

> best for

> the parents and the children. I hope for a future, as I have been

given one,

> which I

> also did not " volunteer " for, but am so grateful for. We all know

the

> alternative!

> Love to all at cfparents,

> n

[Guest guest]

Thank you for sharing some of your life's story with us. You have

experienced so much. I wish that I could meet you. You are such a

valuable part of this group. You can relate to both the parents and

the pwcf on this list. Those of us wocf can never really know what

our loved ones wcf are going through. You help us to understand.

Thanks for being you and being here!

Gale

> While while I appreciate the compliments my post seems to have

generated; it

> was

> not intended to be about ME as such. It was about what happens

when one is

> forced into retirement by a condition one could not have

anticipated, along

> with

> " all the rest of it, " and finds that one ultimately does have time

to

> interact with

> others, to do web searches, to learn. I wrote the post after

someone on an

> entirely

> different list had suggested " how nice it was that I had the time

to do all

> this re

> search, " and I thought--sure would be nice were it not for all that

I posted.

> I appre

> ciate the time, which many will never have, but I paid for it

dearly and just

> had one

> of those " I am a little tired of everyone assuming that because of

my age,

> nothing

> medical or even cf-wise has ever been a biggie with me! " attacks

and ran with

> it.

> I hope not to have offended anyone. I think that each of us and

each of our

> kids will

> have accounts like this, and should we, our our kids, find that

this " time "

> is forced

> upon life, it should be understood intrinsicly that none of us

signed up for

> diability

> in line, on a " voluntary " basis. None of us requested this, much

as we may

> enjoy

> (and I do, greatly) those who become our friends on line, and what

we are

> rather

> forced to learn to survive and for our children to survive. I did,

however,

> find that

> rather than just twiddle the thumbs which now move, that I would

peer into

> the'net

> and see what I could see--and it was and is wonderful, amazing and

personally

> re

> warding. Thank you all for being there with me. There is not a

day that

> passes that

> I do not think of every parent, every child with cf and hope my

best for the

> best for

> the parents and the children. I hope for a future, as I have been

given one,

> which I

> also did not " volunteer " for, but am so grateful for. We all know

the

> alternative!

> Love to all at cfparents,

> n