Modern technology is grand. Got my first telephone headset with built-in speed dial in 1986.
First number programmed in was for my Mom. Twenty years ago, when I moved from Ohio to SoCal, took that phone with me with Mom's number still programmed in it. For those 20 years, once a week would punch in "*9", the phone would ring, and then the "Hello" from my mother's voice could be heard. She would always comment that I sounded like I was just outside her window rather than the 2,500+ miles it actually was. If I failed to call on time, could expect to find a voice mail from Mom, when I got home, just "checking in" to see if I was "All-Right" since she hadn't heard from me. She had a serious accident in 01/2007 and had to move to a nursing home, a move she reluctantly accepted. Her phone went with her, including the same number she has had for more than 40+ years. "*9" was still alive and well. Our weekly telephone visits continued, but with increasing difficulty as her hearing diminished. On 04/21/2008, Mom turned 103. and it's as if she had summoned the energy to strike one last hash mark on the wall of life and then said, "I'm done". I was fortunate enough to get back to Ohio to be with her this past week end when she cashed in her hand and peacefully retired "*9". You had a good run Ma, you left it all on that playing field we call "Life". Somehow, there will be another way to stay in touch. Lew _______________________________________________ Liveaboard mailing list [email protected] To adjust your membership settings over the web http://www.liveaboardnow.org/mailman/listinfo/liveaboard To subscribe send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] The archives are at http://www.liveaboardnow.org/pipermail/liveaboard/ To search the archives http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] The Mailman Users Guide can be found here http://www.gnu.org/software/mailman/mailman-member/index.html
