http://workingwithchronicillness.com/2009/05/lessons-from-your-grandparents/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:24:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://workingwithchronicillness.com/2009/05/lessons-from-your-grandparents/comment-page-1/#comment-18133 Rosalind Tue, 19 May 2009 12:53:23 +0000 http://workingwithchronicillness.com/?p=810#comment-18133 How cool that that part of the post resonates for you. I was writing it for my age group late 50-early 70's - about retirement. But as a much younger person (which I was at some point :) ), you see the similarities first hand! Thanks for sharing, Leslie. How cool that that part of the post resonates for you. I was writing it for my age group late 50-early 70′s – about retirement. But as a much younger person (which I was at some point ), you see the similarities first hand! Thanks for sharing, Leslie.

]]> http://workingwithchronicillness.com/2009/05/lessons-from-your-grandparents/comment-page-1/#comment-18120 Leslie Rott Mon, 18 May 2009 22:53:56 +0000 http://workingwithchronicillness.com/?p=810#comment-18120 Rosalind, I completely relate to this. My 80-year-old grandmother seems to be the only one who really understands how I feel sometimes. Even though she has arthritis from old age, she calls me a lot and asks if this or that hurts, and sure enough, we're both in pain in the same places. I've struggled with what to make of this relationship, but after reading your post, I feel really lucky that I've been able to become even closer to my grandma than I otherwise would be. It's a connection, that for better or for worse, only she and I share. Thanks for giving me a new perspective on this! Rosalind, I completely relate to this. My 80-year-old grandmother seems to be the only one who really understands how I feel sometimes. Even though she has arthritis from old age, she calls me a lot and asks if this or that hurts, and sure enough, we’re both in pain in the same places. I’ve struggled with what to make of this relationship, but after reading your post, I feel really lucky that I’ve been able to become even closer to my grandma than I otherwise would be. It’s a connection, that for better or for worse, only she and I share. Thanks for giving me a new perspective on this!

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