Guest guest Posted October 26, 2006 Report Share Posted October 26, 2006 Interesting, too, that my husband's father's name was Holger Christensen. Never heard of it anywhere else. As far as we know, he did not have a middle name. I don't know what the relationship to HCA was, but I do remember my husband telling me this when we first started going together. Now, of course, he doesn't remember anything, and both parents and several older siblings are deceased, so probably can't find this out. What town in Denmark did you grandfather come from? --- LadySmilingAtU2@... wrote: > june, > our heritage is almost identical. my grandmother > came over from sweden her name was selma Hagman, > she came thru ellis island. also my grandfather > came from denmark, his Holger Casper Andersen. he > was a sailor and came over on a tall ship. he too > had to go thru ellis. my mom is from heinola > finland, which was captured by the russians in WWII. > she too came across on ellis sponsored by her > brother who came over years earlier. > my grandmother too was a saver and grandpa the dane > was the spender. > nana as we called her bought all teh kids stock > shares as gifts for investments and grandpa gave us > kids cash to blow. it was funny , they both paid > the bills, and then had her money and his money. > but as they aged they started competeing with who > gave us more, lol > we have had genealogy done on the swedish side of > hte family . but not the danish side. as i > understand it, the relations to Hans Christian would > honor his heritage by naming a boy child preferably > or a girl child with the initails of HC my grandpa > was the oldest boy in his famiy and he was Holger > Casper. > small world isnt it. > oh me i am more dane then swede, but the finns are > worse. when it comes to their way or the highway > lol hugs. sharon > ---- June Christensen > wrote: > Mine isn't, but my husband's is. He also told me > when > we first started going together that he was related > to > Hans Christian Andersen. We have never done any > geneology research on his family. My twin sister is > married to his brother, and she has tried to > research > some of it, as she is the geneologist in the family. > > She wasn't able to come up with much without going > to > Denmark and Sweden. His father was a full Dane, > emigrated to the US from Thisted, Denmark. His > mother > was full Swedish; her parents emigrated from Sweden. > > So, he is half and half. All their names are on the > wall of immigrants on Ellis Island. When I went to > NYC this spring with my daughters, we were able to > find all of them. > > One time someone told me Swedes are tight with their > ey and Danes aren't and asked what he was. I said > that when I wanted something, he was a Swede; when > he > wanted something, he was a Dane!! If, on rare > occasions he went shopping when I needed a new > outfit, > I would ask what he liked the best, and he always > asked what each one cost. He always liked the > cheapest one best. Swede coming out there. Been a > joke for a long time. Now, he doesn't know his > nationality or parents' and brothers' and sisters' > names at all. He doesn't know me now, either. > > --- LadySmilingAtU2@... wrote: > > > june > > thanks for the input but aarp as expensive as it > is, > > honors most of my medications, i take 12 different > > medications not including antibiotics and extra > pain > > medicition and ohter meds that i take once a week > or > > month and many werent recognized by other plans, > at > > least not last year, but since it is time to > change > > i will check again, thanks for the suggestion, it > > helps to vent to others and have suggestions > hugs, > > sharon > > > > ps , i just noticed christiansen is EN my > maiden > > name is Andersen EN danish, i have been told > > that my 4th or 5th great uncle was Hans Christian > > Andersen, is your heritage danish???? > > ---- June Christensen > > wrote: > > Sharon: I think you need to change your Medicare > D > > provider. Some have better deals that you are > > getting. Human, if they offer it in Florida, has > a > > no-deductible plan and also one that you never hit > > the > > > > doughnut hole. " However, you do pay more for it; > in > > Kansas it's about $54 a month, but if you take > that > > many medicines, it would be worth it. I don't > know > > what the Medicaid rules are with it, though. I am > > on > > the Humana $15 a month plan, no deductible, and > the > > only med I pay much of anything for is my > Synthroid. > > > > I don't take many meds, and the others are pretty > > cheap, so don't pay anything for them. > > > > --- LadySmilingAtU2@... wrote: > > > > > Courage, > > > it seems as a whole our society no matter what > > > country has become complacent from trying to > deny > > > the holocaust to if they arent personally > effected > > > by lbd, parkinsons, cancer, that it doesnt > matter, > > > it is so sad. i didnt see the show but have > seen > > > rush as dad watched him regulary for a long > time. > > > dad didnt necessarily agree with rush but woudl > > yell > > > and scream at the tv, like it was rush sorta > > funny > > > looking back. heheheeh, > > > > > > another thing is how our country damns our > elderly > > > and handicapped. Medicare part D is a joke. i > > was > > > better off without it and stay on medicaid, but > i > > > had no choice i had to take it as i was eliglibe > > or > > > i would love my medicaid anyway, i dont qualify > > for > > > normal medicaid as i own my house and cars, > thank > > > you daddy, and becuase of that i have to spend > > down > > > for medicines most of my 1001 soc sec check, my > > > share of cost, or spend down is $889 a month > > before > > > medicaid will kick in, sad isnt it. if i make > all > > > my spend down plus more in one location ie > > medicines > > > i dont have to pay anything but if i cant do it > in > > > one bill i have to pay for it unitl i make it, > so > > i > > > dont schedule appts until after my mediicnes > come > > > due as i do make it in one shot with my meds. > > > well going on, my medicines average $1000 a > month > > > not including antibiotics if i need them. well > > our > > > wonderful part medicare part d has an initial > $250 > > > deductible well my morphine makes that even as a > > > generic. then i pay my copay of the $1000 which > > > comes close to 400$ a month. which i pay now. > > and > > > of course 400 doesnt make the medicaid spend > down > > so > > > that is my expense. well after medicaid pays i > > > think it is $2600 of their share of hte > medicines > > i > > > fall in teh 'donut hole' where i stay until i > pay > > > out $3600 * about* out of pocket expenses. well > > this > > > does quailfy me for medicaid and i end out not > > > having to spend out until i make the $3600 taht > > > medicare wants. well this month i made that > 3600$ > > > max and now quailfy for catastrophy which sounds > > > great but wait. I topped out at my $3600 > spending > > > only $792 on medicaid so guess what i have to > pay > > > out the entire $792 before i can get the > > > catastrophy category. well donnie hasnt worked > > much > > > htis summer, less than 2 weeks out of the > summer > === message truncated === __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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