tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post7354604717105207709..comments2024-03-21T11:50:29.630-04:00Comments on Janie Junebug Righting & Editing: ZELDAJanie Junebughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-82854061224836749452012-12-20T10:30:03.970-05:002012-12-20T10:30:03.970-05:00More, I'm ready for more...and I feel for Zeld...More, I'm ready for more...and I feel for Zelda. Five children and only one visits...that's terrible.Stephanie Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08117481136259148223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-73099528698324305602012-12-16T14:57:00.556-05:002012-12-16T14:57:00.556-05:00It's usually the meanest, whiniest, nastiest p...It's usually the meanest, whiniest, nastiest people who are the most love-starved...old or young. I can hardly wait to hear more about you and Zelda.Ritahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02043285884495492598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-33834122499427259652012-12-14T16:02:19.352-05:002012-12-14T16:02:19.352-05:00BINGO! You figured it out in a nutshell. I have no...BINGO! You figured it out in a nutshell. I have no doubt that the compassion that went into your realization that the poor woman was lonely (not to mention in horrific pain) enabled you to take better care of her and the other patients in the home.Susan Flett Swiderskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09425315552148200073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-89090669225469610462012-12-14T15:37:49.246-05:002012-12-14T15:37:49.246-05:00Sometimes I didn't even know that a patient ha...Sometimes I didn't even know that a patient had family until I saw their names in an obituary. At least one of Zelda's daughters visited. Some people had no one but us -- the staff.Janie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-51708331753671607932012-12-14T14:45:12.886-05:002012-12-14T14:45:12.886-05:00I'm not going to lie Janie this one broke my h...I'm not going to lie Janie this one broke my heart a little. From the get go all I could think of was that she was lonely and probably scared. Of course I've been around many nursing homes, so I've seen these crotchety old people. Usually that is the case and reason they are so rancid. Not always, but usually. I couldn't work there it would make me angry at the families that never come visit.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-51842271935918445722012-12-14T13:43:30.097-05:002012-12-14T13:43:30.097-05:00I must wait for answers.I must wait for answers.Peaches Ledwidgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13406881743264774589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-88093524870349895452012-12-14T00:26:30.969-05:002012-12-14T00:26:30.969-05:00It's not a problem that could be solved to eve...It's not a problem that could be solved to everyone's satisfaction, but you'll learn in other stories that the situation improved a little bit.Janie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-43283790211661084192012-12-14T00:23:51.608-05:002012-12-14T00:23:51.608-05:00Yes, Zeldas abound, but even worse is that some of...Yes, Zeldas abound, but even worse is that some of them are unable to speak and must suffer in silence.Janie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-27807335588566322302012-12-13T22:12:51.047-05:002012-12-13T22:12:51.047-05:00Poor Zelda; I thought she was lonely when I first ...Poor Zelda; I thought she was lonely when I first started reading about her. I'm sure there are lots of Zeldas out there. I look forward to the continuation of her story.<br /><br />bettybettyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06323135450742337670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-17293214800705387272012-12-13T21:40:23.237-05:002012-12-13T21:40:23.237-05:00So how does one fix the loneliness and still tend ...So how does one fix the loneliness and still tend to the rest of the residents? It's quite the situation...Julihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10097214923216967086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-55670432368648640552012-12-13T20:03:28.104-05:002012-12-13T20:03:28.104-05:00She was a very sad lady.She was a very sad lady.Janie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-74943870874482594062012-12-13T20:02:48.451-05:002012-12-13T20:02:48.451-05:00Hmmmm . . . based on what you've written about...Hmmmm . . . based on what you've written about your mom, I think Zelda was a saint. I bet she never sent her son to the store to buy kotex.Janie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-85296882010092130832012-12-13T20:01:29.394-05:002012-12-13T20:01:29.394-05:00Understanding helps, but I should have loved her e...Understanding helps, but I should have loved her even before I understood her better.Janie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-49243282489210995602012-12-13T20:00:33.722-05:002012-12-13T20:00:33.722-05:00No. YOU would have visited her, no matter how awfu...No. YOU would have visited her, no matter how awful she was. You are a kind person.Janie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-51140357604697685712012-12-13T19:51:20.200-05:002012-12-13T19:51:20.200-05:00You are too a people person, Coffey. You just pret...You are too a people person, Coffey. You just pretend you aren't, when in reality you are filled with kindness and concern for others. And I'm not kidding or being sarcastic. Janie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-10871774201163884992012-12-13T19:50:08.469-05:002012-12-13T19:50:08.469-05:00I started to feel sorry for her after I figured he...I started to feel sorry for her after I figured her out. I should have felt sorry for her sooner because the poor woman was so uncomfortable. Her arthritis was horrible.Janie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-6882499349963968622012-12-13T19:48:52.154-05:002012-12-13T19:48:52.154-05:00Dee, You have to be one of the kindest people I...Dee, You have to be one of the kindest people I've ever met. I haven't even met you in person, but I know you.Janie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-77486413954871117812012-12-13T19:47:41.817-05:002012-12-13T19:47:41.817-05:00I don't know the answer to those questions exc...I don't know the answer to those questions except that her husband was dead. I'll provide more information about her son (also a pastor) when the story continues.Janie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-26966891691654334702012-12-13T19:46:21.414-05:002012-12-13T19:46:21.414-05:00She's gone to Heaven, Hilary.She's gone to Heaven, Hilary.Janie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-51519261638905840092012-12-13T18:53:17.329-05:002012-12-13T18:53:17.329-05:00Is this my mother-in-law?Is this my mother-in-law?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-28687968800793730862012-12-13T17:40:10.668-05:002012-12-13T17:40:10.668-05:00Poor Zelda! Sometimes it helps to understand why p...Poor Zelda! Sometimes it helps to understand why people act the way they do. Sherry Ellishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07844837212122243321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-7989865086740200282012-12-13T12:37:24.967-05:002012-12-13T12:37:24.967-05:00How about, "Zelda, how 'bout I put the pi...How about, "Zelda, how 'bout I put the pillow over your face? If you buz us one more time tonight, that is what I will do. Understand?" I'm not a people person.<br />Coffeypothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02944074653548750642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-38639156710693375952012-12-13T12:27:21.576-05:002012-12-13T12:27:21.576-05:00I feel sorry for Zelda!I feel sorry for Zelda!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-15163183005552831392012-12-13T11:36:51.860-05:002012-12-13T11:36:51.860-05:00Zelda reminds me of my mother, difficult and unple...Zelda reminds me of my mother, difficult and unpleasant. I can't wait to read the rest.stephen Hayeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17659054447637207734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-72256536241230657502012-12-13T11:22:51.655-05:002012-12-13T11:22:51.655-05:00What a frightening story. What a frightening story. Ingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02924736131382149056noreply@blogger.com