How do you keep in touch with family? It is now the Christmas season, and if you’re like us, you are receiving Christmas cards and letters from friends and family. To me, that is one of the best parts of this particular season.
Unfortunately, this year’s batch of letters was not all good news. One of my good friends from college days is now a widower. Shortly after returning from a cruise to celebrate their 50th anniversary, she suddenly passed away. One of his photos hangs on the wall of the hotel where they were staying. Underneath the photo, a plaque dedicates the image in memory of Beth.
At least the aunt that has Alzheimer’s disease is able to live at home with her daughter. And while my cousin is working that aunt is able to go to a senior citizen center during the day. Facebook has really been great for keeping me in touch with my cousins. After I read about my aunt, I searched for the cousin with whom she is staying. I thought I found her. She did attend the same high school that I went to. At least that’s what I thought. Then I noticed… It was in Arkansas not in Michigan. Drat!
It is not always easy to keep in touch with family. But at least I’m trying.
Personal note
My hand is getting worse. So I’m using Dragon Naturally Speaking to dictate this post.
I think that is the only thing I like about FB–the ability to keep in touch with those far away or who are just too busy with everyday life to call. I like that we can message each other and keep up with all that is going on in one simple way. It’s good because you can communicate on your own time schedule too because nobody is home to call anymore!
Digital messaging sure is nice because you put it up there on your schedule and your “target” pulls it down on their schedule. FB provides an easy-to-use interface for posting, sending messages and displaying pictures. :m2:
We are definitely a tech. family. We all keep in touch via telephone, texting, facebook, etc….
My condolences to your friend. And I hope you’re hand feels better soon!!
Cheers to you on using Dragon Naturally Speaking! :yea:
That’s good that you do keep in touch.
If I treat my hand properly, it will get better. At least it has in the past. :surrender:
You’re way more tech savvy than I am, I’ve never even heard of the dragon interpreter. 🙂
Sorry to hear you hand is not better yet. And sorry to hear about your friend’s spouse too. 😥
As for family, I stay in touch with my aunts (and my one uncle, the others have passed). My cousins are another story, some I do, some I don’t. I did a Facebook search on the ones missing one time, but it didn’t turn out a thing. I haven’t seen some of them since we were children. Transportation is a great thing, but one of the ill effects is that it’s too easy to get up and go (my family is all over the United States) and you can easily lose touch with extended family.
Hope that hand shapes up soon. It does know you have holiday things to do, doesn’t it???
Thanks a lot friend. I’ve had trouble like this with my hand before. If I don’t abuse it, it will get better. At least it has in the past. 🙂
Connections are important. Connections are instantly available to most people in the ether. And yet I have not yet attained an accommodation with the use of social media to communicate personal information. What is wrong with me? Oh, I know. It the words of the old cartoon, “Born forty years too soon.” :ha:
Or in the words of Popeye the sailor man, “I yam what I yam.” My excuse is that people don’t need to know when I get up and when I go to bed. And they certainly don’t need to know about any of my other habits. 8)
I have little family to keep in touch with. Nevertheless, FB allows me to keep track of my third cousin once removed (or whatever she is), Jean. Also my SIL that I really like does FB, and she calls once in a while. Youngest son seems determined not to communicate. Glad you have ways to keep track of some of these connections. They seem to become more important as we age, yes?
Yes indeed. Despite all of the communication channels open to us these days, it is very easy to become isolated. It seems to me that that is an outcome not to be desired in any way. :surrender: