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MineralMan

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27. That is so true. I dread the telephone these days, especially

Thu Jul 30, 2015, 01:55 PM

Jul 2015

when it rings in the middle of the night. I talk to my parents every afternoon, because I still can. I'm in Minnesota; they're in California. I'm here because my wife's mother is 87. My two siblings live in the same town as my parents. It's always a balancing act.

I'm very, very fortunate to have both parents still living. On a recent doctor's visit, my father's cardiologist told my parents, who were both in his office, that they were the oldest couple he had ever had as patients. Fortunately, he also said that they're doing very well and have no life-threatening issues. That's good!

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Six decades? mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2015 #1

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K & R. You said it right young man! I agree. shraby Jul 2015 #4

Keeping hope alive is good! MineralMan Jul 2015 #13

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Thank you for all you've done and all you've still yet to do. MineralMan Jul 2015 #8

Milk those genes for all they're worth! DFW Jul 2015 #9

I will do my very best. MineralMan Jul 2015 #11

One of the best lines ever DFW Jul 2015 #14

Same procedure as last year, indeed. MineralMan Jul 2015 #18

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Great post. Basic LA Jul 2015 #10

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Just a kid! LOL! MineralMan Jul 2015 #16

You got it madokie Jul 2015 #17

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Very few 70 year olds have two living parents philosslayer Jul 2015 #25

That is so true. I dread the telephone these days, especially MineralMan Jul 2015 #27

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Thanks for your kind words! MineralMan Jul 2015 #28

Well, I'm sure you are still eighteen... Stellar Jul 2015 #29

LOL! Nicely put! MineralMan Jul 2015 #30