Okay, here's the deal. When did people become "that" instead of "who?" I hear this on the radio on the TV ( and shouldn't news reporters know better )? and unless my memory is wrong, have even read it in places. Why? How hard is it to remember that people require a "who"? And here's another--myself instead of me. My boss did this all this time and it drove me crazy. Are we so afraid to be in the spotlight that we have to say, "So-and-so and myself did such-and-so?"
Of course everyone knows that life is a constant change. We age, lose our job, or quit, or finally retire Ah, retirement - the Golden Years. Our children are raised, married, and on their own. Maybe we have grandchildren - and maybe, as in my case, you've been blessed with great grandchildren. You finally have time for yourself, to travel, to enjoy life. At least that's the plan. Sometimes life doesn't go as planned. Sometimes health issues arise and you have to set plans aside. Recently the doctor put my husband on oxygen at night. He has COPD - emphysema to be exact. Comes from years of smoking. He was doing pretty well, or so we thought. He's gone through three pulmonary doctors - they keep leaving the practice and moving on to better things I guess. The first two kept telling him the longer he could stay off oxygen the better. The first visit with the third doctor, he asked if hubby used oxygen at night. He seemed quite surprised when we said no. So he sched...
