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He and his wife left a good legacy. They have three kids, eight grandkids, eighteen great grands, and so far one great-greatgrand. Every grandkid and several of the greats were my pet sherpa protege for at least one summer. They learned the business hands-on. Several continue to work for us, and many struck out on their own.
Whatever4 wrote: ↑Thu Mar 28, 2024 9:24 pm I’m a fainter. I’ve fainted on a school field trip, in the shower, on the toilet while having a colitis attack, in Macy’s, at the vet, after giving blood. People tend to panic. Except at the Red Cross: they’re used to people getting light-headed and/or fainting.
After years of this, I can tell it’s coming on when the black dots start on the edges of my eyes and my arms get clammy. Then I race to lie down and the dots go away. If I don’t lie down, everything goes away and I wake on my back with people staring down at me.
I’ve come close while walking across a field, making soup, on the subway, in stores, lots of time. Since I fainted in public, I’ve been to hospitals 3 times. Many tests. Nothing. At 16, the EMTs first thought was pregnancy. At 35, blood sugar. At 60, low blood pressure. Except it wasn’t any of those.
I told this to my grandfather once. He said I get it from my grandmother. She was a fainter too. She once fainted in church. “ , you pick the darndest times to do that.”
Bingo!