AlanHo Posted April 26, 2011 Report Share Posted April 26, 2011 We got married two years ago - exactly 12 months after meeting on an internet forum. An unlikely start but a great result.Last Saturday we held a family party and one of my wife's grand daughters arrived with her boyfriend and announced that they had just got engaged.Later, whilst chatting with my step grand daughter, she asked me how much it costs to get married.I told her that I had no idea - I was still paying for it........... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andsome Posted April 26, 2011 Report Share Posted April 26, 2011 Not anywhere near as much as that lot on Friday is going to cost us all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-pops- Posted April 26, 2011 Report Share Posted April 26, 2011 Never seen the need to get married. We've been together for nearly fifty years with almost never a cross word.ALL of our contemporaries have divorced or separated, some more than once, in that time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andsome Posted April 26, 2011 Report Share Posted April 26, 2011 We got married in 1958. B) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanHo Posted April 26, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 26, 2011 We got married in 1958. B)I got married in 1960 - divorced 1983I got married in 1986 - wife died 2004I got married in 2009 - third time lucky................ :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doug Posted April 26, 2011 Report Share Posted April 26, 2011 You're determined to have a go Alan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanHo Posted April 26, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 26, 2011 You're determined to have a go Alan Are you ancient enough to remember Wilfred Pickles in "Have a Go"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gandalph Posted April 26, 2011 Report Share Posted April 26, 2011 I got married 1st June 1968 and still going strong. Although my wife died in ITU on 23rd January. She was it. It wont happen again for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gandalph Posted April 26, 2011 Report Share Posted April 26, 2011 Never seen the need to get married. We've been together for nearly fifty years with almost never a cross word.ALL of our contemporaries have divorced or separated, some more than once, in that time.Well done pops. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boris Posted April 26, 2011 Report Share Posted April 26, 2011 You're determined to have a go Alan Are you ancient enough to remember Wilfred Pickles in "Have a Go"?If he isn't ..... Mabel is :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andsome Posted April 27, 2011 Report Share Posted April 27, 2011 You're determined to have a go Alan Are you ancient enough to remember Wilfred Pickles in "Have a Go"?First question for half a crown.:lol: :lol: :lol: Have a go Joe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rong Posted April 27, 2011 Report Share Posted April 27, 2011 I got married 1st June 1968 and still going strong. Although my wife died in ITU on 23rd January. She was it. It wont happen again for me.Sorry about your loss Gandalph. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irene Posted April 27, 2011 Report Share Posted April 27, 2011 I got married 1st June 1968 and still going strong. Although my wife died in ITU on 23rd January. She was it. It wont happen again for me.So sorry to hear your sad news, Gandalph. :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andsome Posted April 27, 2011 Report Share Posted April 27, 2011 I got married 1st June 1968 and still going strong. Although my wife died in ITU on 23rd January. She was it. It wont happen again for me.I never knew. Sorry to hear about that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doug Posted April 27, 2011 Report Share Posted April 27, 2011 Our thoughts are with you old friend Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gandalph Posted April 27, 2011 Report Share Posted April 27, 2011 Thank you all for your kind thoughts.Angela had a Minor Stroke on Sunday January 8th so I phoned the ambulance straight out and they took her in. They let her out on the 10th and seemed fine, just a little tired. The following Sunday I went into the bedroom for her to take her 4 pm tablets and she was barely breathing and I couldn't rouse her so I called the ambulance in again and they took her straight in to the Borders General. My son and I followed straight through behind the ambulance and when we got to the Hospital they had brought her round and she was kept on oxygen overnight and didn't seem to bad on the Monday when we went to see her. It all went downhill on the Tuesday when we went to visit. Some plonker of a Nurse told her she had got to sit all day in the chair and she was very weary and tired so we put her into bed much to the distaste of the nurses, I told them where to get off as she had a really bad back and couldn't be sitting up all day. That was just the start of my troubles, which I wont go into at this time as there isn't enough Band-width. On the Thursday night when we went to visit we were intercepted and asked to go to the Family Room where we would be contacted by a Doctor. We both (my son and I) sat there for one and three quarter hours and still no Doctor so I went on the hunt. It was then we were told she had been moved to ITU. When we got up there she was well out of conciousness and hooked up to drips and you name it, she had it stuck in her somewhere. A Doctor mentioned her Kidneys had failed.On the Friday night no change. The Doctor said they were going to take her off the Aspirator on the Saturday and see if she could breath on her own. At this point I thought things were picking up a little. I also decided to phone my other Son Christopher in Ipswich. He drove up on the Saturday and stayed with my Brother and Sister-in-law at Washington for the night then came up to me on the Sunday. I warned him to prepare himself for a shock. When I went into the Hospital on the Saturday night they said they had tried to get her off the Aspirator but Angela was unable to breath on her own so they had to put her back on.Sunday, Christopher and I went in to see her and we were directed to the Family room to wait for another Doctor. I knew it wasn't going to be good news so asked Christopher to phone our other Son and get him straight in. We waited till Anthony arrived and then had a meeting with the Doctor and were told she had deteriorated badly over Saturday night ans Sunday morning. Her Kidneys had totally closed down and it would take a miracle to save her. Me and my lads had a discussion and we were all agreed that I should give the order to switch off the life support. And that my friends is the short of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andsome Posted April 28, 2011 Report Share Posted April 28, 2011 I just can't say how sorry I am. My deepest sympathies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bludgard Posted April 28, 2011 Report Share Posted April 28, 2011 She was it. It wont happen again for me.First and last for me as well, Gandalph.I've been with Nid for a little over 15 years. She truly is my muse and inspiration.I fear the worse if anything were to happen to her. I will most probably revert to the "beast"-mode that I was in before I met her.I do not look forward to a day without her. My sympathies, Brother. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanHo Posted April 28, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 28, 2011 I lost my wife just over 4 years ago and can empathise with your pain. My deepest and most sincere condolences. I have no doubt that it would be the wish of your late wife for you to treasure the fond memories of the past but look to the future. We are only on this planet once - and should make the most of it. I never expected to find happiness again - but it happened against all the odds. You just never know................ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gandalph Posted April 28, 2011 Report Share Posted April 28, 2011 Thank you one and all for your kind words and thoughts.When the Thunder and Lightning starts, you will all hear and see it down South of the Border. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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