Re: Dreading Handshakes GOOD question!! ~ Ken!

[Guest guest]

How are you doing this week, my dear friend? Just wanted to share the

routine Chas & I have down. It's kinda like a football play! On Sunday

mornings at church, I have my hands full til we come to the middle 3

rows. Every Sunday, 3 of our elderly men sit right behind each other

on the end of those rows.(two of them watched me grow up, much less

Chassidy!) Chas gets her hugs in first, and then takes all my stuff.

Then my dear friends get up and hug me very carefully, while Chas

gets our stuff across the row to where we usually sit. It's sort of a

right veer-handoff thing, but she sure saves Mom's hands on those bad

days. Hope you are enjoying a beautiful spring day.

Hugs from Texas

Jane

> >>

> >> Hi...

> >>

> >> Just a question about handshakes. When I meet new people and

they

> >> shake my hand, I find it quite painful. I don't know what to

say to

> > people

> >> when they extend their hand. First impressions are lasting

ones, and I

> >> don't want to offend anyone. I don't know what to say.....and

don't

> > always

> >> want people to know I have RA.

> >>

> >> Do I shake hands and just deal with the pain.....or do I say

something

> >> and

> >> avoid it all?

> >>

> >> Anyone have a good one-liner???

> >>

> >>

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[Guest guest]

How are you doing this week, my dear friend? Just wanted to share the

routine Chas & I have down. It's kinda like a football play! On Sunday

mornings at church, I have my hands full til we come to the middle 3

rows. Every Sunday, 3 of our elderly men sit right behind each other

on the end of those rows.(two of them watched me grow up, much less

Chassidy!) Chas gets her hugs in first, and then takes all my stuff.

Then my dear friends get up and hug me very carefully, while Chas

gets our stuff across the row to where we usually sit. It's sort of a

right veer-handoff thing, but she sure saves Mom's hands on those bad

days. Hope you are enjoying a beautiful spring day.

Hugs from Texas

Jane

> >>

> >> Hi...

> >>

> >> Just a question about handshakes. When I meet new people and

they

> >> shake my hand, I find it quite painful. I don't know what to

say to

> > people

> >> when they extend their hand. First impressions are lasting

ones, and I

> >> don't want to offend anyone. I don't know what to say.....and

don't

> > always

> >> want people to know I have RA.

> >>

> >> Do I shake hands and just deal with the pain.....or do I say

something

> >> and

> >> avoid it all?

> >>

> >> Anyone have a good one-liner???

> >>

> >>

>

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