Sorry to hear about Maggie, Brian. I think that you have been a little on the
pessimistic side tho...
I say: "Keep nagging"
Best
Boris
On Wed, Jul 24, 2013 at 8:22 AM, Brian Swale <bj@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >A
quick note. >I am still reading the digest every day (usually between 11pm and
1am), but >I'm not commenting much. >
>Just for info, in case I go off-line for an extended period. >
>My partner Maggie had a heart attack on Saturday 13th, confirmed when >she had
>an appointment with her GP on Wednesday 17th. >It's been a while coming. For
>literally months she has been sitting around >"all" day, reading novels and
>smoking like a train. Little I could say >without it >being construed as
>nagging. >No damage done as far as can be ascertained; but it is a serious
>warning. >
>She is starting to panic a bit, and my responses have been along the line >of
>>"don't keep on doing the same and expect a different outcome", I 'have'
>>managed to get her to come for small walks with me, of an intensity she can
>>cope with ( such exercise is good for the endothelium of the arteries), I'm
>>trying to get her to eat healthier foods ( but she is a poor eater), and
>>reduce >smoking. But for a person who used to run marathons, her current
>>performance is miserable. She "is" starting to listen. >
>I'm not expecting miracles, and personally preparing for the worst.. >
>My son is coming across from London at the end of week 1 in Feb. 2014 to >get
>married, near Nelson (top of the South Island, I live in the centre of >the
>>bottom, South Island). It will be 2 days to drive up and 2 days back. >Since
>it >is unlikely that we two will ever get up there again, I have organised an
>>8 day >stay up there; the first 4 around the wedding and family, the rest for
>>rubber-necking and photography. And dog-walks. I'm hoping that having that
>>to look forward to will bring a bit more spark into Maggie's life. >
>OM stuff - split. have not done much photography of any kind over the last
>>month. Mostly digital, but did take some shots with the OM4Ti during the
>>last >week. >
>I have at least 6 functional OM / Olympus bodies incl OM2000, as well as >such
>as XA, XA4, Epic Stylus, 6x6. And a little Rollei (2). Without >counting, I
>>guess I have at least 20 Zuikos plus a few others that fit. And, due to a
>>brain >spasm, I did buy a Kiev 4 a few months ago (years ago I hankered after
>a >Contax). And a developing tank. I have a pack-rat mentality :-( >
>Brian Swale
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