Guest guest Posted January 7, 2004 Report Share Posted January 7, 2004 Hug your lion for me, please! My dad as well use this expression :-) Ciao, la >Grazie la: > >That's about as far as I'm willing to go with my written Italian. > >Thanks for the sentiments. I'm relaxing at home and just spoke to my >dad who claims to feel great - like a lion! > >How I wish that were true but he gave me a good laugh anyway. > >Ciao (another Italian word I'll risk using in print..) > >Abby Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 7, 2004 Report Share Posted January 7, 2004 Hug your lion for me, please! My dad as well use this expression :-) Ciao, la >Grazie la: > >That's about as far as I'm willing to go with my written Italian. > >Thanks for the sentiments. I'm relaxing at home and just spoke to my >dad who claims to feel great - like a lion! > >How I wish that were true but he gave me a good laugh anyway. > >Ciao (another Italian word I'll risk using in print..) > >Abby Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 10, 2004 Report Share Posted January 10, 2004 la: Your posts are always so nice to read. I'm so glad for you that you found this site because it'll offer you a great deal of help for your dad when and if (and I pray that is a very, very long time away) you ever need it. I'm especially glad you found it for me because your messages are so positive and encouraging. I'm glad your father is a card whiz still. My own dad used to beat us at " Briscola " , " Scopa " and " Tre Sette " up until Christmas but my husband and he played a few days ago and he's now forgetting the value of the cards he puts down. My mother though, God bless her, still plays with him every night anyway. Your parents sound like they have the perfect living arrangements. That will keep your dad home for a long time even if his needs change. My own parents aren't so lucky. They still live in the home we grew up in so that it's now become hard for my father and for my mother (who has to almost carry him) to go up and down. I am sad but I can handle it. I think my sadness is nothing compared to my father's reality. If he can handle it, I certainly can. Today, I was lucky in a way because my 4 year old came down with a fever so, after my dad's cousin's funeral, I had to come home and so I didn't have to see my father so sick today. Of course, I'm consistently phoning to see how he is so I may as well be there I guess. I like the way you think. My floors are never shiny and they don't need to be. I hope you and Stephan are having a great weekend. Abby Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 14, 2004 Report Share Posted January 14, 2004 .. In my dad's eyes I saw a big question mark. I could > not answer, I could just be there with him and let him know that he's > not alone in this fight. > > > I hug you. > la Thanks for the hug la. I need all the loving I can get so even though it's coming from the other side of the world, it's very, very much appreciated. I no longer see a question mark in my dad's eyes but I used to and that was very sad. Now, I see just blankness or emptiness. I don't know which expression is worse.... Abby Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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