Hospital regulations
require a wheel chair for patients being discharged. However, while working as a student nurse, I found one elderly gentleman already dressed and sitting on the bed with a suitcase at his feet, who insisted he didn't need my help to leave the hospital.
After a chat about rules being rules, he reluctantly let me wheel him to the elevator.
On the way down I asked him if his wife was meeting him.
'I don't know,' he said. 'She's still upstairs in the bathroom changing out of her hospital gown.'
Thursday, February 24, 2011
Sunday, February 20, 2011
Walking Club 19 Feb
Feb 19 we took #20 bus to Richard/Hastings and walk up to Pender St and caught the No 5 downtown to Denman/Robson and we walked along Denman to English Bay where we saw the laughing maze. We walked along the sea wall to 2nd beach and then to lost lagoon and back to Denman /Robson.
3 of us continued to walked the Coal Harbor sea wall, back to the skytrain.
There were 6 ( Marilyn, Ken, Linda, Marisa, Susan, and new member Elsa.
Feb 26 we walked up the Drive from Britannia to skytrain and then we took the
skytrain to Lougheed Mall. There were 4 brave walkers on this cold snowy day
Marilyn, Ken, Susan, Julianna.
walks lead by Marilyn
The group went downtown to English Bay & walked around the lost lagoon.
3 of us continued to walked the Coal Harbor sea wall, back to the skytrain.
There were 6 ( Marilyn, Ken, Linda, Marisa, Susan, and new member Elsa.
Feb 26 we walked up the Drive from Britannia to skytrain and then we took the
skytrain to Lougheed Mall. There were 4 brave walkers on this cold snowy day
Marilyn, Ken, Susan, Julianna.
walks lead by Marilyn
The group went downtown to English Bay & walked around the lost lagoon.
Saturday, February 19, 2011
THIS IS HAPPENING RIGHT HERE IN OUR OWN COUNTRY, ;o)
THIS IS HAPPENING RIGHT HERE IN OUR OWN COUNTRY!
We Must Stop This Immediately !
Have you noticed that stairs are getting steeper.
Groceries are heavier.
And, everything is farther away.
Yesterday I walked to the corner and I was dumbfounded to discover how long our street had become!
And, you know, people are less considerate now, especially the young ones. They speak in whispers all the time! If you ask them to speak up they just keep repeating themselves, endlessly mouthing the same silent message until they're red in the face! What do they think I am, a lip reader?
I also think they are much younger than I was at the same age. On the other hand, people my own age are so mucholder than I am. I ran into an old friend the other day and she has aged so much that she didn't even recognize me.
I got to thinking about the poor dear while I was combing my hair this morning, and in doing so, I glanced at my own reflection. Well, REALLY NOW - even mirrors are not made the way they used to be!
Another thing, everyone drives sofast these days! You're risking life and limb if you happen to pull onto the freeway in front of them. All I can say is, their brakes must wear out awfully fast, the way I see them screech and swerve in my rear view mirror.
Clothing manufacturers are less civilized these days. Why else would they suddenly start labeling a size 10 or 12 dress as 18 or 20? Do they think no one notices? The people who make bathroom scales are pulling the same prank. Do they think I actually 'believe' the number I see on that dial? HA! I would never let myself weigh that much! Just who do these people think they're fooling?
I'd like to call up someone in authority to report what's going on -- but the telephone company is in on the conspiracy too: they've printed the phone books in such small type that no one could ever find a number in there!
All I can do is pass along this warning:
WE ARE UNDER ATTACK!
Unless something drastic happens, pretty soon everyone will have to suffer these awful indignities.
PS: I am sending this to you in a larger font size, because something has happened to my computer's fonts - they are smaller than they once were.
And, you know, people are less considerate now, especially the young ones. They speak in whispers all the time! If you ask them to speak up they just keep repeating themselves, endlessly mouthing the same silent message until they're red in the face! What do they think I am, a lip reader?I also think they are much younger than I was at the same age. On the other hand, people my own age are so mucholder than I am. I ran into an old friend the other day and she has aged so much that she didn't even recognize me.I got to thinking about the poor dear while I was combing my hair this morning, and in doing so, I glanced at my own reflection. Well, REALLY NOW - even mirrors are not made the way they used to be! Another thing, everyone drives sofast these days! You're risking life and limb if you happen to pull onto the freeway in front of them. All I can say is, their brakes must wear out awfully fast, the way I see them screech and swerve in my rear view mirror.Clothing manufacturers are less civilized these days. Why else would they suddenly start labeling a size 10 or 12 dress as 18 or 20? Do they think no one notices? The people who make bathroom scales are pulling the same prank. Do they think I actually 'believe' the number I see on that dial? HA! I would never let myself weigh that much! Just who do these people think they're fooling? I'd like to call up someone in authority to report what's going on -- but the telephone company is in on the conspiracy too: they've printed the phone books in such small type that no one could ever find a number in there!All I can do is pass along this warning:
WE ARE UNDER ATTACK!
Unless something drastic happens, pretty soon everyone will have to suffer these awful indignities.
PS: I am sending this to you in a larger font size, because something has happened to my computer's fonts - they are smaller than they once were.Sunday, February 13, 2011
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
Walking Club
Our walk on Feb 5, we walked from Britannia through Sstrathcona/Chinatown to Tinseltown International Market for the Chinese festival.
There was 5 persons. ( Marilyn, Ken, Virginia, Susan, Julianna)
There was 5 persons. ( Marilyn, Ken, Virginia, Susan, Julianna)
2011 is the Year of the Rabbit!
Every year Vancouver marks the Chinese New Year with celebrations around Chinatown, culminating in the annual Chinese New Year Parade, a cultural extravaganza that's one of the city's biggest and best annual parades.
Every year Vancouver marks the Chinese New Year with celebrations around Chinatown, culminating in the annual Chinese New Year Parade, a cultural extravaganza that's one of the city's biggest and best annual parades.
Organized by the Chinese Benevolent Association of Vancouver since 1979, the parade has grown into a must-see event in Vancouver, attracting over 50,000 spectators and 3,000 performers, including the largest assembly of lion dance teams in Canada.
With more than 50 lions, diverse multicultural dance troupes, the Vancouver Police Department Motorcycle Drill Team, marching bands and more, the Chinese New Year Parade is a celebration not to be missed.
Articulate,Ambitious, Controlled, Affectionate, Cooperative, Friendly & Overly sentimental
walk lead by Marilyn
With more than 50 lions, diverse multicultural dance troupes, the Vancouver Police Department Motorcycle Drill Team, marching bands and more, the Chinese New Year Parade is a celebration not to be missed.
Characteristics of people born in the year of the Rabbit:
Articulate,Ambitious, Controlled, Affectionate, Cooperative, Friendly & Overly sentimental Compatible With: Sheep, Boars
Avoid: Roosters
Good Career Choices: •Lawyer •Diplomat & •Actor
Famous Rabbits:
Michelangelo, Albert Einstein, Marie Curie
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