Memories

Sometimes ( and certainly not often) Facebook delivers an interestingly little game to be played
This one came to me from a colleague from ITU which I answered
Somewhat intrigued and full of Its all about ME!!!
I posted the same question
And the answers, well really surprised me!
Peoples' memory of friendships suddenly seem so wonderfully fickle and odd.
Something that you had forgotten ( I didn't remember putting my mother's false teeth in Roland Robert's tea cup) was something they first recall about you when asked
How weird and how wonderful.
I have no recollection of the budgie incident, nor the cream cracker eating contest or the eating of fat rascals in the snow...and so the messages received have a certain poignancy to them

I was once washing a lady's face who was dying. 
This was when I was a student nurse working at the Royal Hallamshire Hospital in Sheffield
Her large extended family had left her exhausted but happy and I was preparing her for the next wave of visitors to arrive
Out of nowhere I asked how she would like to be remembered
And she smiled 
" fondly" she whispered " fondly" 













I Can only apologise for the under[pant thing


I have to say that my poor shoes were the subject of much ridicule on ITU
well the lesbian with the screwdriver conjures up some thoughts

I may have to explain Dale Card's message
as he was a patient on spinal injuries and I helped him (chemically)

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  1. Fondly, is a great answer

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    1. Only when it works out that way

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    2. It will for you...but hopefully not yet!

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  2. Oh memories.
    It’s always good to have them. They do tend to get hazy with time, though. The anecdote with the patient is very sweet.
    I despise Facebook with the strength of ten thousand suns.

    XoXo

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    1. Understood . I'm not a fan but I do it nevertheless

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  3. I love this about Facebook. It throws up such random things and they give us a laugh or a smile. I think we'd all like to be remembered fondly, in fact just to be remembered at all would be good! xx

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    1. It is always said that the last people to remember you are your grandchildren, so always be nice to them!

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  4. Sending the student nurse to guide in a helicopter is a classic! Brilliant.

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  5. Why is it that the composers of Facebook memes never use correct grammar? It IS fun to see what people come up with. "Fondly" is about the best answer possible!

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  6. Thank you; you've given me an idea for my page!

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  7. Barbara Anne1:51 pm

    Clearly, John, you are remembered fondly, heartwarmingly, and delightfully by many people! Hope these many words from friends and family warmed the cockles of your heart.

    Hugs!

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    1. I think I'm most interested in WHAT they remember.. tiny snippets of things, many of which I don't remember

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  8. How different we can remember.
    You have some great friends offering fun and sweet memories.
    parsnip xx

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  9. There is an apostrophe and e in you're.

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  10. I can't say I'm surprised as your not a bad-looking fellow, but your going to have to fill us in on this Dale Card dude sometimes.

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    1. He was one of my spinal patients who I helped out clinically

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  11. I doubt that these were the kind of memories that Barbra Streisand was thinking of when she sang "The Way We Were".

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    1. That's why I thought it was interesting, the fickle nature of memories

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  12. Why on earth are you apologising for the underpants? Had you been naked bar for a gimp mask I could understand. Possibly x

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  13. We aren't Facebook friends but friends here I hope xx

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  14. What wonderful memories. You are an amazing bloke - hope you know that. If you need/want another friend, please count me in. Jxx

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  15. Helped out clinically? What does that mean exactly???

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    1. I taught him how to obtain a functioning erection using injectible medication

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  16. It's fascinating that we all remember things somewhat differently. I've run into this before as well. I can't remember the details but I remember that I was somewhat crushed by another person's memory as it was not very complimentary, lol

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    1. One. Colleague just remembered that I washed dirty cups in dirty water lol

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  17. Please be here --stress can pull us by the short hairs. I consider you important to on-line company.

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  18. Thank you for sharing John. Just wonderful.

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  19. All your images great and small are the greatest gift to me.

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