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91-Year Old Lady Who Called into Gary's D&C Show on Q2

SurferWife — Wed, 31 Jul 2019 20:43:33 GMT

Just made me tear up! Old folks just make me turn sappy. Gary said to her, "who wants to go to the store anyway", after she said she did all her shopping on QVC, and she replied, "well, I don't have anyone to take me". BRING ON THE TEARS FOR SURFERWIFE! It always makes me think of my mama when I hear a sweet little old lady call in. I just thought, "oh, if you were my mama I'd take you to the store!" I miss her so much.

Anyhoo, back to work.

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spiderw — Wed, 31 Jul 2019 20:54:04 GMT

I enjoy being out and about and I drive to and from stores often. It scares me to think of the day when I won't be able to drive because of my age and I will be stuck in the house unless someone takes me shopping. I guess for those who are in that situation on line shopping is a bonus, not only on the Q but for food and essentials.

There are also programs in my area which provide transportation for the elderly through kind people who volunteer their time.

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Kachina624 — Wed, 31 Jul 2019 21:05:43 GMT

There's always Uber to get you where you want to go. I retired and moved to NM because both my parents were legally blind from macular degeneration. Dad had just given up his driver's license when I moved. Mother gave hers up years before. No bus transportation here so they were totally dependent on me. I know exactly what that woman was talking about.

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godi — Wed, 31 Jul 2019 21:06:27 GMT

@SurferWife I would so take her to the store also. Poor dear. 🙏❤️❤️

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sunshine45 — Wed, 31 Jul 2019 21:07:54 GMT

my mom still drives and gets out, but she pretty much refuses to go into stores or malls to purchase her clothing. so much of her clothing comes from tv shopping, catalog shopping, and online shopping.

i do "force her: sometimes to come out with me, but only if it is a stand alone store or boutique that i know she likes. she usually picks up some things and i usually get a gift and a free lunch or dinner!

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texanbybirth — Wed, 31 Jul 2019 21:19:41 GMT

And a shout-out to Gary as to how he handles call-ins. He's the BEST!

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catter70 — Wed, 31 Jul 2019 21:28:39 GMT

My sister and I took my mother everywhere she needed or wanted to go after my dad passed. We did that for 20 years until she passed almost 5 years ago. It wasn't always easy as we both had to work full time. I must say, though, that when she got cancer, the cancer society helped with transportation to her treatments when they could as did my neighbor on occassion. Even the last boss I had was understanding and would let me work any hours I wanted so I could take off for treatments she needed.

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PamfromCT — Wed, 31 Jul 2019 21:46:28 GMT

@SurferWife, Like you, I miss my Mom so much. She and her cousin both had Macular disease, so I would pick up the two of them, as well as another distant relative who was almost 100, and take them out shopping, out to lunch, etc. In the warm weather I used to take them to a park for a picnic. They are all gone now, and how I miss the joy of those days. They all had a great sense of humor, and I learned so much from them.

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geezerette — Wed, 31 Jul 2019 22:04:01 GMT

Like many of you, I also took my mother out shopping and wherever else she wanted after she was widowed and as her health declined. She had always been independent and drove herself, so I know not being able to drive herself bothered her. I had to plan for an entire day, not because we went so many places, but because she stopped to talk to so many people. It was a special time and developed into a special bond between us. It was a sad day when she no longer felt up to leaving the house.

I do wonder how I would/will cope if/when I get to that point.

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NicksmomESQ — Wed, 31 Jul 2019 22:30:09 GMT

I would love to drive that sweet lady around.When my mom was alive I used to love driving her around.She would come stay with me for days or weeks & we would have a blast.My son was little then & we would make a real adventure out of it.

We’d have breakfast out then hit the stores.Stop for lunch & then continue on. We would get home just when DH was getting home from work.Mom would often say “let’s all go out to dinner,my treat”. We would always haggle as to who picked up the check!! Lol!!

I miss those days.We sure laughed a lot!!

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Marp — Wed, 31 Jul 2019 23:23:01 GMT

@Kachina624 wrote:
There's always Uber to get you where you want to go. I retired and moved to NM because both my parents were legally blind from macular degeneration. Dad had just given up his driver's license when I moved. Mother gave hers up years before. No bus transportation here so they were totally dependent on me. I know exactly what that woman was talking about.

My area has neither Uber nor bus transportation. No taxi service either.

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Daysdee — Wed, 31 Jul 2019 23:32:01 GMT

My Mom drove until a few months before she passed, but only around town. She never even went to a mall that is really close (no freeway needed). I would pick her up and we would go out to lunch so often and also when my kids had no school or short days, we would take her with us to lunch. My DH and I would take her to dinner out of town, etc. I'm thinking of the day when I can't drive. I have to renew my license this year again and I only drive short distances. Traffic is horrible here. I'm good at online shopping so that will help me, but I do love sometime to get out and do some errands. Everytime I have a doctor or dentist appointment, I feel so grateful I can go on my own. Years ago I had some specialists out of town, but now all my doctors, lab, etc. are local. I would hate to bother my kids for everything. It's a worry. Never used Uber, etc., but sure I will someday.

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KailaS — Wed, 31 Jul 2019 23:43:58 GMT

@SurferWife

I missed the call but my 92 year old mother is legally blind (macular degeneration) and very hard of hearing. She has become afraid to go out.

But just a few days ago she called me about the BL wreath that was the TSV. She thought she could hear the details enough to ask about it and to have me order it for her. My sister and I try to meet all of her needs, and to let her stay in the home she shared with dad. I do buy her some clothing from QVC and other outfits from nearby stores. She still enjoys looking nice.

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SeaMaiden — Wed, 31 Jul 2019 23:57:53 GMT

@spiderw wrote:
I enjoy being out and about and I drive to and from stores often. It scares me to think of the day when I won't be able to drive because of my age and I will be stuck in the house unless someone takes me shopping. I guess for those who are in that situation on line shopping is a bonus, not only on the Q but for food and essentials.

There are also programs in my area which provide transportation for the elderly through kind people who volunteer their time.

@spiderw They will have self driving cars soon....best thing ever for the older boomer population who will be able to get out and about👍👍👍👏👎👎👎

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Lattelvr — Thu, 01 Aug 2019 00:23:14 GMT

@texanbybirth wrote:
And a shout-out to Gary as to how he handles call-ins. He's the BEST!

Love Gary!!!

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FlyersGirl — Thu, 01 Aug 2019 00:26:08 GMT

God bless her. I would take that lady shopping or anywhere she wanted to go.

When my Mom couldn't drive I took her everywhere. She LOVED to go to the QVC outlet store in Frazer. We shopped there at least twice a month then went to lunch. I loved to take her on day trips to Baltimore for crab cakes and up to NY to see a Broadway show. She passed 9 years ago and I still miss her every day.

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eddyandme — Thu, 01 Aug 2019 00:38:43 GMT

@Marp wrote:
@Kachina624 wrote:
There's always Uber to get you where you want to go. I retired and moved to NM because both my parents were legally blind from macular degeneration. Dad had just given up his driver's license when I moved. Mother gave hers up years before. No bus transportation here so they were totally dependent on me. I know exactly what that woman was talking about.
My area has neither Uber nor bus transportation. No taxi service either.

@Marp. around here, Central MA, the Senior Centers have volunteers to take people to/from medical appointments and/or, they have buses that will pick you up and take you places for a nominal fee; they also provide shopping trips to our mall and area grocery stores.

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1Snickers — Thu, 01 Aug 2019 01:08:26 GMT

When I had cataract surgery a friend took me and waited while I had it done. Several weeks later I had an appointment for the other eye and it happened to be a day when my son had to work and the two friends had another appointment.

I had planned on taking a taxi but the Drs office wouldn’t allow that and instead contacted a local organization that has volunteers to drive people.

My dog walker took me to the surgery. When it was over a kind lady had parked in front and drove me home. I thanked her profusely! She even asked if I needed her to stay awhile.

They don’t accept payment, only contributions. I contribute yearly!

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BARBIE100 — Fri, 02 Aug 2019 21:22:54 GMT

@SurferWife wrote:
Just made me tear up! Old folks just make me turn sappy. Gary said to her, "who wants to go to the store anyway", after she said she did all her shopping on QVC, and she replied, "well, I don't have anyone to take me". BRING ON THE TEARS FOR SURFERWIFE! It always makes me think of my mama when I hear a sweet little old lady call in. I just thought, "oh, if you were my mama I'd take you to the store!" I miss her so much.

Anyhoo, back to work.

Made me tear up also. Missing my mom too....

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ahoymate — Fri, 02 Aug 2019 23:56:44 GMT

@spider woman They will have self driving cars soon....best thing ever for the older boomer population who will be able to get out and about👍👍👍👏👎👎👎

Maybe. Older adults don't always feel safe doing things, by themselve (shopping etc.) or in using Uber, Lyft, driveless cars. Even younger people have safety issues using Uber/Lyft.

Maybe for a MD appointment driveless cars would be an option.