Re: Hard News/OT to Chrissy

[Guest guest]

Chrissy,

If you read my earlier message to Kathleen I think it explains how we

think these orders came down. There's always that one person where

you work who has more authority and can pull the strings to make your

life miserable if they don't like you, right? I think you had someone

just like that when you were working at MUSC, remember?

Thanks for your support of the whole situation and your understanding

of what stage Austin has blossomed into. Since you've had to deal

with the same with Tommy not too long ago, I may be calling you for

advice....LOL!! I've already told Austin that he is the complete

opposite in behavior than his father was at this age. Oh....did I

ever have some horrible problems with when he was 13! It was an

entirely different scenario that he had to adjust to. That was the

year that I married Bob, and had gotten used to feeling that HE

was the head of the household and the one in charge. After living with

me all those years that I was divorced and raising the two children on

my own, he did not take well to having another authority figure in the

household. After rebelling for a year or two he settled down and

finally got it worked out, but it was a rough journey for a while.

Austin is just so different in that respect, and always has been,

thank heavens! I don't expect to have such a difficult time with him.

Even though I've raised both of them, their differences in attitude

and behavior are remarkable, and Austin's always been one who will

listen to me. It should be a good year for us.

Thank you, Chrissy, for thinking of us.

With love, hope and prayers,

Heidi

Heidi H. Griffeth

South Carolina Rep.

South Eastern Regional Rep.

PAI

Note: All comments or advice are based on personal experience or

opinion, and should not be substituted for consultation with a medical

professional.

[Guest guest]

There's always that one person where you work who has more

authority and can pull the strings to make your life miserable if they

don't like you, right? I think you had someone just like that when you

were working at MUSC, remember?

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How could I ever forget that miserable women. What a retched creature

she is. She actually told people that I got cp because I was an

alcoholic. Well I truly believe what goes around comes around and she

got hers! My co-workers definelty let her have it about how she had

treated me when I got sick. She was asked to leave because they had so

many complaints against her. Now she has no staff and basically does

inventory.

I know what a frightening time this must be for ya'll. I had read

where ya'll were talking about the internet communications, thats

great. I can just imagine how reassuring it will be to know that you

will be able to talk with often. Six isn't that long and he will

be back home by spring. I will keep him in my prayers that his stay

will be uneventfull and he will return home safe and sound. I hope

that the stress of all this does not cause you any undo pain. Youknow

only too well how stress can affect the pancreas.

Take care of yourself OK and let me know if there is anything I can do

to help out.

Love,

Chrissy

[Guest guest]

Chrissy,

Trying to keep my cool, but it's hard because some of the facts just don't make

sense. 's a " fly-boy " for sure, being AF and in the C-17's, he's not

combat trained, of course. Those aircraft just slide in there, off-load all

their

heavy cargo and then slide right out as fast as they can. Although he's been

all over Europe, the mid East, Japan, Asia, etc., it's always been fast and

quick

on a big heavily skinned aircraft into airports out of the direct line of fire.

So

tonight when he talked about wondering how he could transport his M-16

when he's on a commercial aircraft I really started to lose it.

And Kathleen's right, being in the Air Force is " Military Light " compared to the

Marines and Army. Each branch of the military service has distinct functions

to fullfil, and their troops are trained differently because of those different

functions, so other than the Survival School which they all have to attend

when they first begin, what they do while they're in is vastly different. He

spent his first year in service as a cop, and I'm glad for that now because he

learned some more elusive maneuvers in that field than he has since he got

into the C-17's. But he's still not had any experience in the type of work he's

going to be doing over there, and itsn't at all savvy about living and working

in

a combat zone, and that's what bothers me.

I'm trying hard not to think about it too much, cause if I do, that's when the

old

stomach starts churning and I can feel myself tensing up. Austin, Bob and I

are taking off on Tuesday morning for our summer vacation week, so I'm trying

to think only about that.....and the packing I still have to do!!!

Catch ya later!

love,

Heidi