@indigo They aren't actually sure what she has. It seems to be some form of Parkinson's on steroids. She's only 62. It's heartbreaking. She went on hospice a few weeks ago but is holding on.
@feorlen I was keeping it for a long time because it was the number my grandmother had. But she's been gone for 5 years now. And, my excuse has been that it works when there's no power—and what if there's an emergency? But, it's a silly waste of money for that. Cell service is fine in my neighborhood. If there was a catastrophic cell failure, having a land line wouldn't keep me connected to anyone I know since I'm the only one who still has a land line. Sigh. :-)
// @indigo
@indigo :-( I'm so sorry.
I've been visiting a friend who's in a similar stage. She's got considerable strength in her right arm and okay movement but that's about it. Her mental faculties are still there but she can barely talk. I take her a smoothie once a week and we "visit" for about an hour. She loves the smoothies so I'm happy to do it but it's so sad.
@joeo10 Thanks. He was in a lot of pain a couple hours after it happened and they were pretty convinced he'd broken something but no sign of a break in the x-rays so no cast. Just a brace. Hopefully, he'll let it heal properly. (That's very unlikely.)
// @indigo
@feorlen I don't answer my land line for that reason. I really need to get rid of it! I do answer my cell phone, though, unless it's an obvious spammer.
// @indigo
@indigo Yep! How are things? My father fell and severely sprained his wrist yesterday. He and my mom have my sister's dogs for a week. This should prove frustrating for everyone!
From the SoVeryBritish twitter account (if I didn't know better, I'd think @indigo had submitted this to them):
"You've got a missed call"
I know, I was staring at my phone as I was missing it