Hillbillypat
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I'm not real sure how to do this but will give it a try. I'm a 74 year old lady and am just interested in making new friends to discuss everyday activities with.
Hi I'm Pat from Kentucky and would like to make some new friends to chat with.
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Ruth n Jersey
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- Northern New Jersey
Hi Pat and welcome from New Jersey.
Lara
Friend of the Arts
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- Mid-Atlantic Coast
Hi Pat,we couldn't be more excited for you to join us!
:happy::happy::happy:
:happy::happy::happy:
jujube
SF VIP
Welcome, Pat!
terry123
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- Location
- Houston, Tx.
Hi, Pat. Welcome. I am in Houston.
Hillbillypat
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Thank you everyone for the nice welcome!!! Jujube I love the saying you have at the bottom of your post.
Pappy
Living the Dream
:welcome: Pat....
Hillbillypat
New Member
Good morning.
I don’t know what the protocol is hereor what you like to chat about so I’m jumping in by telling you about my life in anut shell
I live alone with a pug dog namedLouie. He’s not a miniature pug but a largestandard 33 pound pug. He’s the laziest mostlaid back dog I’ve ever seen and doesn’t bother to get out of the chair or barkwhen anyone comes to the door which is something I really need for him to do. Also have a cat I named Hobo. He was a feral cat that hung around here fora year before he adopted us. He’s notthe type of cat that gets in your lap and purrs but instead pretty much justwants to be near you but left alone.
I have a 48 year old son named Davidwho has Jaci his girlfriend of 14 years now living with him. She has two grown sons, a grown daughter, and two grandchildren. I have a 15 year old granddaughter named Maddy who lives with her motherCindy. Both David and Maddy live in thiscounty but they live on the extreme western edge of the county and I live onthe extreme eastern edge so I don’t see them as often as I would like.
I went deaf when I was 50 and eachday I wake up in the silent world reminds me how blessed I am. I had cancer in 1970 when few people livedwith the disease. My son was just a yearold and chemo was still in the experimental stage. My cancer was treated with cobalt where theyopened you up, dropped in some cobalt radiation pellets, closed you back up,waited for the cobalt to cook you from the inside out, and then opened you backup and removed the pellets. Deafness isone of the side effects of cobalt poisoning and most people lost their hearingin just a few years but God was good to me and I slowly lost my hearing over aperiod of 22 years.
After my divorce from my husband in 1978I returned to KY when my son was 7 and I was able to hear during the years when Iraised him as a single parent. I neverremarried but have had a very happy and full life.
I was the Budget Manager for the KYDepartment of Agriculture for 27 years under 6 different elected Commissioners ofAgriculture. I served in that capacityas a hearing employee, hard of employee, and finally as a deaf employee and gotalong just fine as I’m a deaf total communicator which means I can speak, havethe ability to read lips, and know sign language. The only time I have a problem is when I'm in a group of people with conversations bouncing back and forth. I’m blessed to have a friend that interpretsthe sermons at church for me in sign language.
My life pretty much consists now ofgoing out with friends and volunteering at the nursing home for a few hourstwice a week. I call myself a “volunteerhugger” which is something the nursing home had never had before and isthrilled to now have one. All I do is gothrough all 4 wings of the nursing home giving all the patients a hug, kiss ontop of the head, pat on the back, words of encouragement, and I spend extratime with those patients that have no or very few visitors. That gives them the opportunity to havesomeone to talk to that is not one of the medical staff. I love doing this and feel this is one of mymissions in life because when the patients see me they get this big smile ontheir face, those that can hold out their arms for hugs, and all of their eyeslight up and twinkle like Christmas trees. It doesn’t cost me anything but a few minutes of my time and it seems tobring joy to the patients and that’s what’s important. The way I got into this is an interestingstory but I’ll save that for another time.
There you now know about me and Iwould love to know about you. I wouldenjoy chatting about what is going on in your lives, your interests, trials youare working your way through, things you would like to vent about, or justconversation in general.
Wishing you a marvelous Saturday andweekend.
Pat
I don’t know what the protocol is hereor what you like to chat about so I’m jumping in by telling you about my life in anut shell
I live alone with a pug dog namedLouie. He’s not a miniature pug but a largestandard 33 pound pug. He’s the laziest mostlaid back dog I’ve ever seen and doesn’t bother to get out of the chair or barkwhen anyone comes to the door which is something I really need for him to do. Also have a cat I named Hobo. He was a feral cat that hung around here fora year before he adopted us. He’s notthe type of cat that gets in your lap and purrs but instead pretty much justwants to be near you but left alone.
I have a 48 year old son named Davidwho has Jaci his girlfriend of 14 years now living with him. She has two grown sons, a grown daughter, and two grandchildren. I have a 15 year old granddaughter named Maddy who lives with her motherCindy. Both David and Maddy live in thiscounty but they live on the extreme western edge of the county and I live onthe extreme eastern edge so I don’t see them as often as I would like.
I went deaf when I was 50 and eachday I wake up in the silent world reminds me how blessed I am. I had cancer in 1970 when few people livedwith the disease. My son was just a yearold and chemo was still in the experimental stage. My cancer was treated with cobalt where theyopened you up, dropped in some cobalt radiation pellets, closed you back up,waited for the cobalt to cook you from the inside out, and then opened you backup and removed the pellets. Deafness isone of the side effects of cobalt poisoning and most people lost their hearingin just a few years but God was good to me and I slowly lost my hearing over aperiod of 22 years.
After my divorce from my husband in 1978I returned to KY when my son was 7 and I was able to hear during the years when Iraised him as a single parent. I neverremarried but have had a very happy and full life.
I was the Budget Manager for the KYDepartment of Agriculture for 27 years under 6 different elected Commissioners ofAgriculture. I served in that capacityas a hearing employee, hard of employee, and finally as a deaf employee and gotalong just fine as I’m a deaf total communicator which means I can speak, havethe ability to read lips, and know sign language. The only time I have a problem is when I'm in a group of people with conversations bouncing back and forth. I’m blessed to have a friend that interpretsthe sermons at church for me in sign language.
My life pretty much consists now ofgoing out with friends and volunteering at the nursing home for a few hourstwice a week. I call myself a “volunteerhugger” which is something the nursing home had never had before and isthrilled to now have one. All I do is gothrough all 4 wings of the nursing home giving all the patients a hug, kiss ontop of the head, pat on the back, words of encouragement, and I spend extratime with those patients that have no or very few visitors. That gives them the opportunity to havesomeone to talk to that is not one of the medical staff. I love doing this and feel this is one of mymissions in life because when the patients see me they get this big smile ontheir face, those that can hold out their arms for hugs, and all of their eyeslight up and twinkle like Christmas trees. It doesn’t cost me anything but a few minutes of my time and it seems tobring joy to the patients and that’s what’s important. The way I got into this is an interestingstory but I’ll save that for another time.
There you now know about me and Iwould love to know about you. I wouldenjoy chatting about what is going on in your lives, your interests, trials youare working your way through, things you would like to vent about, or justconversation in general.
Wishing you a marvelous Saturday andweekend.
Pat
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Katybug
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- Charlotte, NC
Good morning Pat. We're glad you decided to join us.
Your post is warm and inspirational. You should be so
proud of yourself for accomplishing so much, and for the
smiles you bring to the patients by volunteering.
You will find out a lot about our members by reading old
posts, so jump right in. You will feel like one of the group
very shortly. It's a very friendly board and we are so glad
you are here and look forward to getting to know you.
Your post is warm and inspirational. You should be so
proud of yourself for accomplishing so much, and for the
smiles you bring to the patients by volunteering.
You will find out a lot about our members by reading old
posts, so jump right in. You will feel like one of the group
very shortly. It's a very friendly board and we are so glad
you are here and look forward to getting to know you.
Hillbillypat
New Member
Katy I haven't figured out how to maneuver around the current posts yet let alone go back and read the old posts. May have ask some of you for help from time to time. Pat
RadishRose
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- Connecticut, USA
Hi Pat! Nice to meet you.
Just click on "New Posts" and you will see everything that has been posted since your last visit! ��
Katybug
Senior Member
- Location
- Charlotte, NC
Ask away, Pat. We're all happy to help you.
Hillbillypat
New Member
Wishing one and all a wonderful Sunday filled with love and laughter and blessing upon blessing. Pat
helenbacque
Senior Member
- Location
- Central Florida
Welcome from sunny Florida
Hillbillypat
New Member
Hi Everyone. I'm still trying to figure out how this forum works. I received an email that I had a private message but don't know how to get it. Also received another email that people had been responding to my post. Believe me if it appears that I have snubbed any of you I have not. Guess I'm just a dumb ole hillbilly but this is the most complicated forum I've ever been too. Hillbilly Pat from Kentucky
Pat, there's a lot of information in this thread here, click on Private Messages at the top of the forum page to see yours. https://www.seniorforums.com/showthread.php/1531-Getting-To-Know-Senior-Forums There's more tips and information on the forum homepage, look in the section Forum Support and Suggestions.