This is a picture of my dad in his Navy Uniform when he was serving his country in World War One. My mom said he had intended to stay in the Navy but his ship was torpedoed on the way to Europe. He and the other survivors were in the frigid waters of the Atlantic Ocean for 48 hrs. before they were picked up. He had double Pnuemonia which aggravated his Asthma. He suffered very severely with Asthma all his life. He received Medical Disability. Even with his suffering, he and my mom also, worked very hard. Farming was the love of his life.
This is a picture of my mom as she looked when my sister, Elsie, and I were in high school. All my life I have just adored her beautiful slim figure. She weighed between 90 and 100 lbs. almost all of her adult life. (I still admire her figure.) Little did I know, that in later years she would suffer so badly from Osteoporis. She lived to be 85 but especially the last five years of her life she was so bent over. She had to stand over her snack bar in her Apt. to eat because she couldn't swallow when she was sitting down. Even at that, she was able to live by herself in an apt. until her last bad fall. I always went to see her twice a day and took her to the doctor and took her shopping every Friday. I had really wonderful parents. They were just so good to my sister and me.
This is a picture of my dad in his Navy Uniform when he was serving his country in World War One. My mom said he had intended to stay in the Navy but his ship was torpedoed on the way to Europe. He and the other survivors were in the frigid waters of the Atlantic Ocean for 48 hrs. before they were picked up. He had double Pnuemonia which aggravated his Asthma. He suffered very severely with Asthma all his life. He received Medical Disability. Even with his suffering, he and my mom also, worked very hard. Farming was the love of his life.
This is a picture of my mom as she looked when my sister, Elsie, and I were in high school. All my life I have just adored her beautiful slim figure. She weighed between 90 and 100 lbs. almost all of her adult life. (I still admire her figure.) Little did I know, that in later years she would suffer so badly from Osteoporis. She lived to be 85 but especially the last five years of her life she was so bent over. She had to stand over her snack bar in her Apt. to eat because she couldn't swallow when she was sitting down. Even at that, she was able to live by herself in an apt. until her last bad fall. I always went to see her twice a day and took her to the doctor and took her shopping every Friday. I had really wonderful parents. They were just so good to my sister and me.
These are the kind of stories that I am so excited to read about. What were your parents' names?
ReplyDeleteMy father's name was Karl Edward Vetter. He was born in Ennis, Montana, March 7, 1892. My mother's name was Lois Katherine Field. She was born in Modale, Iowa on October 27, 1901. Life passes so quickly it is important to note things of importance. What a wonderful age you were born into. You will be able to keep everything for your children and grandchildren.
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