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A Request and a Little Fun

JackieP

Hello, people! I hope your week was a good one and soon the weekend will be here so cheer up!

Now on to business. I had a brain flash last night. That’s FLASH people….not fart….geesh. Anyway, back to my thoughts. Most of you have read on my blog about my mother. We have not always been friends like we are now. But, that’s in the past and now we seem to be pretty good friends. Must be the old age in both of us. ha!

Anyway, my mother is having her 86th birthday toward the end of the October. For a woman who has a lot of health problems that’s quite an accomplishment. The last ten or twelve years have not been easy on her. We lost my father to prostate cancer about 12 years ago. At one time before he died they were BOTH fighting cancer battles. My dad with his prostate cancer and my mother had colon cancer for the second time. She beat it again… my father wasn’t so lucky. His death was a major blow to her after more than 60 years of marriage.

Mom also had a pacemaker put in a few years ago. She is also on dialysis every other day as her kidneys no longer function. She’s one tough woman, the strongest woman I know. Throughout everything, she still manages to keep her sense of humor. Don’t get me wrong…she is still a woman you wouldn’t want to cross…but she has gotten more mellow with age. I love her a lot. I hope I get to her age with my mind still intact like hers and with a zest for living that she has.

JLPhillips 2013 (c)
MOM! JLPhillips 2013 (c)

 

The reason for this post…this year I would like to do something really special for  her birthday. Something that she can talk about for months at the hospital in the Dialysis unit to keep her nurses and doctors entertained with every other day. But, since I’m broke and can’t buy her favorite diamonds I’ve thought of something else. Something that will make her happy and glad to be alive. But, I need your help. Here’s my idea…

I would like to have all my friends, blogging buddies and anyone else who wants to join in the fun to send her a birthday card. It doesn’t have to be fancy or elaborate. It doesn’t even have to be a birthday card! Just a nice note saying hi, wishing her well and to show her people in the world do care about the elderly and strangers. She has also been told by her dialysis doctor that she needs to gain some weight. So she asked me to send her a few recipes. She still loves to cook and does quite often. So I would also like you all to include your favorite recipe for her. She loves collecting recipes and has most her life. She would be absolutely bowled over with this! 

I thought I would call it ‘Operation Birthday Card for Mom‘. So what do you say? Will you help me out? This is how I thought I could work it….

YOU send ME the card and recipe. It can be in a separate envelope that I will send to her.

At the end of the month, I will put all the cards and recipes in one big packet and send them to her all at once. I wish I could be there when she opens the package and sees all the love and care that complete strangers shower over her. She will be the envy of the town! 🙂 And believe me, the town is small and everyone knows everything that is going on.

Also, if you would please repost on WordPress, Facebook, Twitter and any place else you can think of! The more the better! I want her to be reading cards and recipes for weeks! She will so love this!

Quite a few of you already have my address, but if you don’t just say so and I will send it to you via email or Facebook message.

So come on! Help make an 86-year young woman happy! Please? Let’s make this a birthday she won’t forget! Especially if she receives cards from all over the world! And remember….good Karma is always a plus. 🙂

You guys rock! Thank you.

And remember to repost! 🙂

(PS….I forgot to tell you her name! It’s Neva Jean Roeder) Thank you Vanessa for reminding me that you all need her name! 🙂

36 thoughts on “A Request and a Little Fun”

  5. Yes! What a lovely idea, I’ll do it. I think I have your address, I’ll check, if not I’ll email you. What’s her name? Or how should we address the card for her – Jackie’s Mom?

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    1. Thank you Vanessa! What a great question! I forgot to put her name down! Duhhh…It’s Neva Jean Roeder. 🙂 I will put a postscript on the post. Most call her Neva or Jean, either or…

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  11. Hey there, we may not know each other but I followed your link from Nerdinthebrain’s post and would love to send your mom a card and a recipe! if you want you can email me your address at sddelisle@gmail.com
    I am a geriatric nurse when I am not being a full time mom or studying for my next career as a nursing home administrator and love your idea to shower your mom with recipes and cards 😊

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  15. I’m in, of course 😘 and I promise something special! Handmade…I mean computer made card and my best Swedish recipe. She needs to gain weight, right ?

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    1. She was told to gain weight, yes. 🙂 She’s eating all sorts of things she avoided before, like ice cream and donuts. ha!
      Thank you Tiny! She’ll love it whatever it is I’m sure. ❤

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  16. I can do this! Now that I’ve commented, you have my email in your “comments” section in your blogs admin. Email me the address & I’ve already got a super easy, healthy & yummy recipe!

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