I would love to have heard your explanation of what happened to you
and the reaction of the person who
asked!! I really wish our high school had been smaller and more
intimate. Janice
----- Original Message -----
From: Jan Hargrove
To: Janice ; tmic-list
Sent: Thursday, July 02, 2009 12:16 PM
Subject: Re: [TMIC] Class Reunions
Janice,
TM came to live at our house one year prior to my 40th reunion....a
girl in my sis's
class, whose brother was in my class, and my sis came for the
weekend.......they
went to all three day's events with me and when I tired they knew the
signs and
quietly took me home.
I still live in town where I went to high school so many of the local
kids knew I'd
been paralyzed so there wasn't too much explaining I had to do, course
I had my
'fore mentioned guard dogs who did lots of explaining, if I was
asked.......
Since that time I've joined the group of locals who did planning for
our 45th and 50th,
then after our 50th we started meeting at Hideaway Pizza, owned by
classmate, for
pizza and beer one Thursday each month. We even have members who live
300-500
miles from here that come for pizza........secret is: if you're not
there, you're fodder
for discussion!!
As we begin to 'lose' members, we are seated en masse at the services
then pro-
vide meals for the family and classmates.
I don't worry about being accepted........those who come and don't know
what's
with me just ask and I tell them enough that they're sorry they asked,
and then
they don't ask again and warn others not to ask......it works every
time..
I assume you realize that our class was +/- 150 members, so we've known
most
every classmate and that makes returning for reunion especial.....and
naturally
we look for signs of aging, weight issues, balding or gray,
etc....That's normal!
So I'm saying, Go!! Have Fun!! Don't sweat those who don't understand,
you know
you're okay and that's all that counts!!
!!!!!!! TIAD !!!!!!!!!! janh Stillwater, OK
--- On Wed, 7/1/09, Janice <[email protected]> wrote:
I have another question for you all that want to answer:
I will be having another class reunion shortly and graduating from
the hometown high school, I was usually one of about 15 that
helped to plan it. We had around 500 in our graduating class.
Anyway, I am debating whether or not to be a part of the
planning or even attending the reunion. This is the first reunion
since I got clobbered with TM. I still have to use a cane and
would maybe need my wheelchair. I was fairly well known and I am
afraid I would be answering questions all nite about TM. My question is:
Would you let TM keep you from attending a reunion? Be
honest. If you were faced with this decision this weekend,
what would you do?
Janice
