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Re: [OM] OT: Age is NOT Just a Number

Subject: Re: [OM] OT: Age is NOT Just a Number
From: Rick Beckrich <rbeckrich@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 6 Mar 2016 08:39:36 -0500
Thanks Chris.

On Mar 6, 2016 1:43 AM, "ChrisB" <ftog@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Bad luck to her, Rick.  I hope that she manages to improve.
>
> Chris
>
> > On 5 Mar 16, at 18:08, Rick Beckrich <rbeckrich@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > Like Robert, I (at 84) recall what I was doing when Japan bombed Pearl
> > Harbor (Playing war against the Germans, complete with trenches and
> > foxholes in the morning, then "Killing" the hated Japs that afternoon.),
> > enlisted at 18,  served during and after the Korean thing, and worry
> > endlessly about my grand kids (both married this past summer) and their
> > offspring. I've also gotten a lesson in elder life as my bride of 53
years
> > fell and fractured her spine last fall and has been bed-ridden for
months.
> > X-rays show a complete healing, but the nerve damage continues to wrack
her
> > with pain, and limits her mobility to a few hours a day. The last month
as
> > she has improved, I've been able to sneak in a few hours of substitute
> > teaching a couple of times a week... mostly K and Grades 1 & 2. This is
> > what keeps me young at heart! 😇 (Schools are delighted that someone
will
> > fill these short absences.)
>
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