flyinglentris
Disabled and Retired Veteran
mjd
I too, came from a dysfunctional family. Parents were divorced and my mom took care of six of us without much help, no alimony, no nothing from a drunkard father. I never got beat, but went through the poverty of that situation.
In my lifetime, I did my best to be independent and able to fend my own way - until age and physical geriatric degeneration and service related disabilities caught up with me. It came a time when things got the better of me and to no fault of my own got knocked down the ladder and suddenly, was forced to seek help. I was quite surprised to find that there were many, many people out there who were doing their best as a matter of personal responsibility to help other people out as part of their lifestyles. They were a godsend to me at the time.
I am of the type, where if I saw somebody needing immediate help, I always would, but generally did not volunteer on a daily basis to do things to help other people. For me to help this old guy is something that my spirit could not avoid.
I have in my time, saved lives, not because it was my profession to do so, but because I found myself in situations where the action on my part was necessary, sometimes, involving saving my own life from a perilous situation, as well. I don't go out looking for situations like that, but I have in my active life time found numerous occasions where, if I had not done something with instant response or thoughtful reaction, people would have perished. It is also not the first time that I have picked a fallen person up off the ground. A common cause for people falling is dehydration on hot days. Then, it is essential to get water to them and if possible, salt. It happens frequently to older people and by some odd chance, I have been at hand to help in such situations, more than a few times.
Have I ever had my own life saved by someone else? Yes. At least once by someone whose business was not to go about assisting other people that way and possibly another time, by medical professionals.
I have had a very active and action oriented life and today, I get out far less.
I too, came from a dysfunctional family. Parents were divorced and my mom took care of six of us without much help, no alimony, no nothing from a drunkard father. I never got beat, but went through the poverty of that situation.
In my lifetime, I did my best to be independent and able to fend my own way - until age and physical geriatric degeneration and service related disabilities caught up with me. It came a time when things got the better of me and to no fault of my own got knocked down the ladder and suddenly, was forced to seek help. I was quite surprised to find that there were many, many people out there who were doing their best as a matter of personal responsibility to help other people out as part of their lifestyles. They were a godsend to me at the time.
I am of the type, where if I saw somebody needing immediate help, I always would, but generally did not volunteer on a daily basis to do things to help other people. For me to help this old guy is something that my spirit could not avoid.
I have in my time, saved lives, not because it was my profession to do so, but because I found myself in situations where the action on my part was necessary, sometimes, involving saving my own life from a perilous situation, as well. I don't go out looking for situations like that, but I have in my active life time found numerous occasions where, if I had not done something with instant response or thoughtful reaction, people would have perished. It is also not the first time that I have picked a fallen person up off the ground. A common cause for people falling is dehydration on hot days. Then, it is essential to get water to them and if possible, salt. It happens frequently to older people and by some odd chance, I have been at hand to help in such situations, more than a few times.
Have I ever had my own life saved by someone else? Yes. At least once by someone whose business was not to go about assisting other people that way and possibly another time, by medical professionals.
I have had a very active and action oriented life and today, I get out far less.
We'll be here when you're ready.
the general medical stance is that only medication can truly improve Asthma, but this has made clear that for me at least not consuming cows milk makes a big difference.
