darla

I keep remembering more & more instances. He would get like you. Shaking violently etc. Can’t post them all, but have to add that in the 60’s there was an amusement park called The Pike. In later years the Queen Mary was docked there. Anyway, back then it had one of the largest wooden roller coasters in the world. I did get Jim to go on it with me once. Eye’s closed. I on the other hand went on several times when we lived out there.

Know all about those wrinkles, too. Interesting side note. I never had wrinkles, but shortly after Jim died BAM, there they were. Stress related maybe? Like you, I’m sure it has nothing to do with the fact that I am 66 and counting.

I also wore contacts for many years before having my cataract surgery and that usually causes some wrinkling around the eyes, but it didn’t for me. I agree with the doctor that Jim’s untimely death had something to due with the aging almost over night. I was 60 at the time. Wonder if anyone else experienced something similar after a stressful situation?

Oh Lainy. What a wonderful story.

As for the fear of heights, I never had it, but do know, through Jim, how real it is. When they built the over head walk ways in Vegas to get from one side of the street to the other Jim would look straight ahead and walk right down the middle. We took a tram across the San Diego Zoo and when he realized how high up it went he would not go back. He walked and we met him on the other end. He wouldn’t even go up in the arch in St. Louis and that is all enclosed. Flying did not bother him, but like you, even the second floor of a mall terrified him. Especially Mall Of America that had see through glass blocks in the floor. It must be a terrible, but very real fear.

Love NYC, but wouldn’t want to live there. I went with some friends years back. Just the “girls”. It was one of a very few place Jim had no desire to visit. We had a blast!.

Love your stories Lainy and I like you am becoming an “old timer”. Memories

This is awesome news. Thanks for posting this Marion and also thanks to Andrea’s family for their continued support.

Thanks for posting this link Marion. I’m sure some of us, myself included are aware of this site, but I dropped the ball on this one by not thinking to post it here.

Thanks for sharing your good news Nancy. It is encouraging to others dealing with this disease to hear about long term survivors. So happy for you.

Hugs,
Darla

Thanks for the update o your sister and yes Sally stable is good.

Darla

Flattery Accepted. I don’t mind sharing. Although some days I feel like it should be one minute at a time. ‘night all