Random Irritations

In the ups and downs of life I too often forget how fortunate I am in so many ways, and that I have so much to be grateful for…much of which is down to my upbringing; my parents, and good luck through my working life…things of which had little to do with me or control over.

Today a sharp reminder of all of that when I got two pieces of difficult news…one of my three besties at the club had a heart attack this morning and has been admitted for surgery - so not a little scare it would seem. Just a couple or three years younger than me we share a lot about the stuff of life that I don’t share with others,

And this evening I discover that a very dear cousin of mine is very seriously ill with her cancer…she’s been battling it for a few years now…but looks like a bad turn has come to pass.

My prayers are with her and her family who I hold very close and dear; and for my bestie and his family…and with that I will include all those who are struggling with serious life issues…

I have so much to be grateful for…I do wish that I would remember that with gratitude at all times…not just the difficult ones.
 
SwingsitlikeHogan said:
In the ups and downs of life I too often forget how fortunate I am in so many ways, and that I have so much to be grateful for…much of which is down to my upbringing; my parents, and good luck through my working life…things of which had little to do with me or control over.

Today a sharp reminder of all of that when I got two pieces of difficult news…one of my three besties at the club had a heart attack this morning and has been admitted for surgery - so not a little scare it would seem. Just a couple or three years younger than me we share a lot about the stuff of life that I don’t share with others,

And this evening I discover that a very dear cousin of mine is very seriously ill with her cancer…she’s been battling it for a few years now…but looks like a bad turn has come to pass.

My prayers are with her and her family who I hold very close and dear; and for my bestie and his family…and with that I will include all those who are struggling with serious life issues…

I have so much to be grateful for…I do wish that I would remember that with gratitude at all times…not just the difficult ones.
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Sometimes SILH it’s just good to talk. Thoughts with you me man.
 
SwingsitlikeHogan said:
In the ups and downs of life I too often forget how fortunate I am in so many ways, and that I have so much to be grateful for…much of which is down to my upbringing; my parents, and good luck through my working life…things of which had little to do with me or control over.

Today a sharp reminder of all of that when I got two pieces of difficult news…one of my three besties at the club had a heart attack this morning and has been admitted for surgery - so not a little scare it would seem. Just a couple or three years younger than me we share a lot about the stuff of life that I don’t share with others,

And this evening I discover that a very dear cousin of mine is very seriously ill with her cancer…she’s been battling it for a few years now…but looks like a bad turn has come to pass.

My prayers are with her and her family who I hold very close and dear; and for my bestie and his family…and with that I will include all those who are struggling with serious life issues…

I have so much to be grateful for…I do wish that I would remember that with gratitude at all times…not just the difficult ones.
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Sorry to hear that SILH , as we get older we too often hear sad stories about our family and friends.
I agree with Tash, it's good to talk.
 
Golfmmad said:
Sorry to hear that SILH , as we get older we too often hear sad stories about our family and friends.
I agree with Tash, it's good to talk.
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I think one of the down sides of getting older is illnesses and ailments become more common. Medical science and improvements in treatments is probably a good reason for that. Me dad for instance apart from COPD, triple bypass, a bit of Leukaemia ( hie words) , arthritis, knackered knees, and now spondylosis. Is an example of this. I keep reminding my mum that if he had not been treated for Some of the above he would now be pushing up daisys and would not now have Dementia and Alzhiemers. ☹️
Bottom line our emotional crutch for ourselves and especially others seems to bend more and more each day. We just have to be there for one another.
 
SwingsitlikeHogan said:
In the ups and downs of life I too often forget how fortunate I am in so many ways, and that I have so much to be grateful for…much of which is down to my upbringing; my parents, and good luck through my working life…things of which had little to do with me or control over.

Today a sharp reminder of all of that when I got two pieces of difficult news…one of my three besties at the club had a heart attack this morning and has been admitted for surgery - so not a little scare it would seem. Just a couple or three years younger than me we share a lot about the stuff of life that I don’t share with others,

And this evening I discover that a very dear cousin of mine is very seriously ill with her cancer…she’s been battling it for a few years now…but looks like a bad turn has come to pass.

My prayers are with her and her family who I hold very close and dear; and for my bestie and his family…and with that I will include all those who are struggling with serious life issues…

I have so much to be grateful for…I do wish that I would remember that with gratitude at all times…not just the difficult ones.
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Each generation goes through the same cycles, some more painful than others. We enjoy seeing friend marry, have kids & g’kids. And as we grow older we lose g’parents, then parents then it’s our generation’s turn to fade away. It’s bloody painful at times but that’s life, or death…
 
KenL said:
Next you’ll be complaining that they say…
Erb for herb
Sawder for solder
Fries for chips
Chips for crisps etc…😜
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Unless they're served with battered fish and you're in Boston, in which case they are called chips.

It's shone pronounced "shown" and palm pronounced "PALm" that's irritated me lately in audiobooks.
 
Hobbit said:
Each generation goes through the same cycles, some more painful than others. We enjoy seeing friend marry, have kids & g’kids. And as we grow older we lose g’parents, then parents then it’s our generation’s turn to fade away. It’s bloody painful at times but that’s life, or death…
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On a more positive note, us oldies are fortunate in lots of ways.
We now have ,flu jabs, covid jabs, shingles and RSV jabs.
Something our forefathers never had,so we are being looked after and if we're lucky, live longer. 👍
 
Wife & daughter off to a gig, travelling via the recommended coach company - it’s been a shambles all day, this morning there weren’t enough spaces on a pre-booked coach and they had to get taxi’s. Post-show they couldn’t work out which bus went where, a couple of people took charge and had to sort it out.
 
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