tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post5282890867346217585..comments2024-03-28T20:40:18.960-04:00Comments on The Misadventures of Widowhood: From Sleeplessness to Unselfish LoveMisadventures of Widowhoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-9228871025864415382016-06-22T08:21:10.053-04:002016-06-22T08:21:10.053-04:00Oh, assisted suicide is different? Yes, I guess it...Oh, assisted suicide is different? Yes, I guess it is. I cannot imagine red states going along with this. Jamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07551543776509110496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-28512920342582790962016-06-20T07:24:44.622-04:002016-06-20T07:24:44.622-04:00Drumming up business was exactly what it was about...Drumming up business was exactly what it was about and that's something...like a bait and switch.<br /><br />Sounds like all the states that offer the Death With Dignity pills are out west. I wonder if assisted suicide is defined differently where someone actually helps you with IV's like in the movie? I can't image red states (heavily right-to-life) not fighting against the idea no Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-7059554817738787072016-06-20T05:55:50.597-04:002016-06-20T05:55:50.597-04:00Sounds like the ‘corrective chiropractor’ lecturer...Sounds like the ‘corrective chiropractor’ lecturer was drumming up business. :) I had a friend whose husband was a chiropractor. Some people swear by them, but I've never been to one. <br /><br />I didn't realize so many states offered assisted suicide. I have heard something about people who are terminal moving to a state that offers it. There will be more. Things like this move long Bella Rumhttp://bellarum.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-59989042497104818682016-06-19T19:41:49.171-04:002016-06-19T19:41:49.171-04:00Dean, I doubt I will never go back to a chiropract...Dean, I doubt I will never go back to a chiropractor. When I voiced my concern over the blurry eyes I voiced my concerns about having strokes during neck treatments and she admitted that one of her clients did have one on the table but, she said, when that happens it only means a stroke was going to happen soon anyway and by having it on the table could probably save a person's life as Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-32397338769904379122016-06-19T17:56:39.035-04:002016-06-19T17:56:39.035-04:00Does your chiropractor know that neck cracking is ...Does your chiropractor know that neck cracking is 40% of the force of hanging and stops in time? Does your chiropractor know how stiff your vertebral arteries are? Not to throw too freezing water on your use.oc1deanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02302555382262295577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-68703150575057969852016-06-19T11:48:31.647-04:002016-06-19T11:48:31.647-04:00I'd feel silly going to a kids' movie with...I'd feel silly going to a kids' movie without some little kids with me. On TV, maybe, but going to the movies is expensive and I prefer films that make me think about them long after I leave the theater. Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-79325653380271338212016-06-19T11:25:01.835-04:002016-06-19T11:25:01.835-04:00Why not? Something light and not so emotionally d...Why not? Something light and not so emotionally draining. :-)Judyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03399435237919718544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-17917295356376332662016-06-18T23:28:28.692-04:002016-06-18T23:28:28.692-04:00I'm not a Downton Abbey fan so I don't get...I'm not a Downton Abbey fan so I don't get the reference to one of its characters. In this movie the actor played a nice guy father.<br /><br />You will not see me at a 'Finding Dory' movie. LOLMisadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-37194288639071015142016-06-18T23:09:12.020-04:002016-06-18T23:09:12.020-04:00I didn't know so many states have the Death Wi...I didn't know so many states have the Death With Dignity laws! I don't recall it ever being discussed here. The six months to live clause seems unrealistic when you think of how many diseases that last of years but leave people in so much pain and/or disabilities. <br /><br />You bring up something I wouldn't have though of...how our views do change with act.Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-24893595684413467992016-06-18T22:31:59.617-04:002016-06-18T22:31:59.617-04:00I see Mr. Carson is in the movie. I'd rather ...I see Mr. Carson is in the movie. I'd rather go see "Finding Dory". LOLJudyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03399435237919718544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-73504993350449735202016-06-18T21:36:22.755-04:002016-06-18T21:36:22.755-04:00After my next to the last treatment with a chiropr...After my next to the last treatment with a chiropractor, my eyes got blurry and that concerned the heck out of me. On my last appointment with her I asked about the blurriness and she said treatments can make eyesight better but she'd never heard of it making it worse. Google turned up people with my same experience. I'd never let anyone treat my neck again. I know people who swear by Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-78789622250810598792016-06-18T21:22:50.054-04:002016-06-18T21:22:50.054-04:00California, Oregon, Vermont, and Washington all ha...California, Oregon, Vermont, and Washington all have death with dignity laws. Many more are almost there. In Oregon, you have to have six months or less to live ... so that might rule out quads. Two physicians must sign off on that diagnosis. One will write a prescription guaranteed to do the job.<br /><br />And absolutely your view of "I couldn't possible live like that" The Awkward Widowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03729456066739275695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-8902959438261101262016-06-18T20:38:02.542-04:002016-06-18T20:38:02.542-04:00I went to a chiropractor for a bit and he was a ni...I went to a chiropractor for a bit and he was a nice enough guy but he said similar things about us mortal beings and it was emphasized with his tale of how fortunate he was because he grew up in a home of chiropractors and always understood good alignment. I felt that clearly my upbringing was wanting although, until that point, I had always considered myself very fortunate to have grown up Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-16884457188058822182016-06-18T15:38:05.003-04:002016-06-18T15:38:05.003-04:00I know your story well, don't I, and it's ...I know your story well, don't I, and it's people like you who were able to make it through the acceptance process, beat the depression and find meaning in life again that makes me believe access to assisted suicide should not be easy to obtain, if it does become legal more universally. I think the romantic in you will love the love story in this movie but the survivor in you might find Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-11468193622708880722016-06-18T14:50:29.703-04:002016-06-18T14:50:29.703-04:00Jean :
I will watch that movie with hubby when it...Jean :<br /><br />I will watch that movie with hubby when it comes on dvd. I am very conflicted about assisted suicide cause I know right after my stroke & in my paraplegic situation I would have prefered that, & in my despair thought about doing it too, only thing stopped me was my young son & thought of hubby remarrying & kido suffering in process lol stopped me from doing Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-53794802698362183732016-06-18T11:57:00.665-04:002016-06-18T11:57:00.665-04:00Finding the drugs in cabinets and refrigerators, t...Finding the drugs in cabinets and refrigerators, to me, seems like tragic accidents and intentional killings waiting to happen---and not necessarily to the person the drugs were prescribed to. Heck, paid caregivers and grandkids steal enough of drugs from houses to sell on the streets already! <br /><br />I like the Swiss method, if it's going to be legal you have to go to a clinic (not sure Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-53963417591218804412016-06-18T11:29:54.978-04:002016-06-18T11:29:54.978-04:00Sleep is not usually a problem for me and I seldom...Sleep is not usually a problem for me and I seldom remember my dreams once I wake up. Pretty clueless about dreams. Living in Oregon I am a big supporter of our assisted suicide law (Death with Dignity). I doubt I will ever use it but I certainly like knowing it's there if I should need that choice. I think it's been documented among all the records kept on this law that upon death they Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11586429675286969340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-60952782244319320172016-06-18T09:58:39.805-04:002016-06-18T09:58:39.805-04:00I'm a romantic at heart so I like to believe h...I'm a romantic at heart so I like to believe he loved he enough to let her go, not tie her down to a life that she might grow to hate over the long haul. Also I saw Patrick as giving the greatest clue when he said Will tried to hide his pain from Lou. I don't think he would have done that if he wasn't romantically interested in her. Quads often do that with people they love. There is Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-69977690703947277092016-06-18T09:28:00.080-04:002016-06-18T09:28:00.080-04:00No, it was the book I wrote about back on March 2,...No, it was the book I wrote about back on March 2, 2016 titled "Books on Cold Winter Days - One Plus One."<br /><br />Those are all good tips. Got any tips for dreams waking you up?Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-67101951040078374952016-06-18T06:24:28.464-04:002016-06-18T06:24:28.464-04:00Enjoyed reading your take on the movie and book. ...Enjoyed reading your take on the movie and book. Book club I'm in had this as a selection last month. One of the questions raised was whether or not the quad guy was romantically interested in his young caregiver. Some envisioned they would wed and be together happily ever after if he had chosen to live. My view was that while he cared about her, what he wanted for her was to realize whatjoaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09999395062839739698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990351249805345004.post-59192507295177230512016-06-18T02:54:51.403-04:002016-06-18T02:54:51.403-04:00My tip for good sleep: fresh air and gardening, es...My tip for good sleep: fresh air and gardening, especially weeding. Works like a charm each time.<br /><br />I thought you'd already seen the movie? I remember commenting on Jojo Moyes, the author (she's beautiful, in addition to being a writer). ~ LibbyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com