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I am retired. I have 4 children, 7 grandchildren, 2 great granddaughters, and twins on the way next year. I was a grandma at thirty seven.
I now live with my friend Mo. We had a caravan until last year when we gave it up, and then tried camping. We will buy a inflatable tent next year, any thing for an easy life
I love reading, and visiting places of interest, the theatre & cinema. I am also interested in politics.
My last job was a activity coordinator with the the elderly mostly alzheimer's. I am hoping I never have to go into a home myself, so I am coming up with a new idea, which I am in the process of writing an article for the more adventitious senior citizens. -
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3rd Oct 2016marjorie commented on:
We will take care of ourselves thank youNo I am not very brave for saying I am a member of the Labour Party I am proud to be a member and have been for 40 years/ We have come through many problems in the past and we will do again. Regarding the number of people one would have to share a house with, it would have to be at least seven or eight people as the idea would be to take care of each other when someone is ill, so it would be shared among many more people. We also have to be ready for any deaths that will occur, as financially we would need enough income to carry on. Another thing would for each person to have their own solicitor.ViewDate:
1st Oct 2016marjorie commented on:
Do you take HRT?I and my friend have been taking HRT for more than 20 years after trying every natural method. I have patches and my friend take tablets. We always check our breasts for lumps, and have regular mammograms. Remember this though we don't drink nor smoke. I tried coming of HRT but hot flushes came back with vengence.ViewDate:
19th Sep 2016marjorie commented on:
BronchiectasisHi Elsie I have Bronchietasis. I have been doing Buteyko for many years, I think it has been a life saver. The only other thing I have got is Rheumatoid Athritus, having the two makes it more dangerous. I do know one thing though make sure you get enough sleep, because it helps your immune system.ViewDate:
13th Jul 2016marjorie commented on:
The future of the Labour party!What any Prime Minister does after he leaves Government is entirely up them. I disagreed with Tony Blair going to War in Iraq 100%, but you cannot take away the the Achievements that was carried out under his government. Which introduced the minimum wage for the first time Funding for every school pupil double by 2008 Introduced the winter fuel payments, which has not increased since this this government came to power. Free T.v Licences for the over 70's. Banned Fox Hunting. Free eye test for the over 60's. Free bus passes for the over 60's. Waiting times for operations halved. Free entry to National Museums and Galleries. Free nursery places for 3 and 4 years old. Low mortgage rates for the first time for some years. Devolved power to Scotland. Devolved Power to the Welsh Assembly assembly. Brought peace to Northern Ireland. Introduced Disability Rights Commission.. All workers to have the right to 4 weeks paid holiday. Introduced child tax credits. Scrapped section 28 and brought in civil partnerships. 85,000 more nurses 32,000 more doctors as the N.H.S was on its knees. Brought more than a million homes up to standard. I think they should have built more social housing. Cleanest rivers,beaches, drinking water and air since the Industrial revolution. Dads got 2 weeks paternity leave for the first time. A million pensioners lifted out of relative poverty. New Deal helped more than a million into work. Cut overall crime by 35%. I disagreed on many things which Labour did. one of my criticisms was bringing in the private sector to the N.H.S. as people were waiting for years for operations. Many of Labour supporters knew that if the Tories came to power they would have the chance to bring other private companies into the N.H.S which they are gradually doing now. It was the greedy bankers that finished the Labour Party out of government Gordon Brown had to prop the banks up with billions of pounds. What do I think of Labour now I agree with many of the things Jeremy Corbyn stands for. He says he wants to do things differently, that's okay if your opposite number does the same, but if they don't it makes one look weak. He has a soft voice Nicola Sturgeon the leader of the S.N.P said she was told by an Actor to get help in projecting her voice which she did. Margaret Thatcher did. Jeremy being a man wouldn't take that advice I expect. I think Labour should have left him there and I think he would have stood down before 5 years, as he was overheard saying 'who would want to be a Prime Minister' he is a really nice guy but that isn't enough to be a leader. Labour has some great experienced Members of Parliament 2 of the Party have come forward to challenge Jeremy, but the are not the best in the Party, perhaps they are biding their time.ViewDate:
18th May 2016marjorie commented on:
Retirement apartments - would you recommend them?I am 73 and I worked as a Activity co-coordinator in a Residential Home until I was in my sixties. My friends have worked in all kinds of homes including Nursing home's & flats. I had lots of fun with the residents, I took some home to have tea at my house. By the way we must say clients now not residents, I think clients sounds so impersonal. Sometimes my friends worked as agency carers and support workers, so they saw quite a lot during those years. Not everyone is cut out for this types of work. They may work by the rules, but many don't have that extra empathy that can make all the difference to someones life. If you do choose a flat you could land up living with others that live in the complex that you don't care to mix with, because they are not the sort of people you would have mix with in the past, so it could be lonely for you, but If you are good mixing with all sorts of people it could be the the right thing to do. I know of one couple who lives in a retirement home the wife loves it and joins in most things that are going on the communal lounge, the husband says it's like a prison. One must remember if living in a retirement flat and you need extra help at some point you must be in the position to pay for that help, or you will be means tested and then your local council will step in, and then if your health deteriorates even more, you may still land up living in a residential home, if they can find one for you. You would be in the same position as if you were living at home. My friends and I hope to do things differently, we were the teenagers of the 50's and 60's and we must do things differently, we have to think outside the box. We ourselves are good mixers and intend to set up a blog at first to get some reaction on choosing our own lives, where we can live and look after each with people with the same out look as ourselves . It is no good leaving it to the government, they are always short of money when it comes to the elderly. There is a great shortage of carers all over the country.there are a lot of carers that should not be carers. Most are in the position that its a job with the hours they want. I have four lovely children and I am sure they would do the very best for me. but I don't want them choosing my future. I love them dearly but I intend to choose the remaining life I got whether it be long or short. We will choose the type of people we want to live with and its not always our friends, although we maybe very fond of them. We could not live in anyone's own house as all our own homes are our castles , Lets put on our thinking caps and be the first generation to change senior citizens lives for the better. I -
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