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Had a Surprise Phone Call

2 years ago

My phone rang with a number I didn’t recognize, but from a city that my godparents live in so I answered. Surprise, it was O’Joyful. We had very nice chat.

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liira55
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2 years ago

Ed is doing well. He said that COVID hasn’t affected his daily life. He is vaccinated. He lives in the country alone, so he only ventures into town for groceries. He misses his group of friends that he would get together with for coffee. He talked about where he grew up and where he went to school. At the end of the call, he asked me what my name was as he only knew my user name.

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maifleur03
2 years ago
Great glad to see that someone has heard from him.
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Iris S (SC, Zone 7b)
2 years ago
Hope he is doing well! Glad you answered, I usually don’t if I don’t know the number.
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daisychain Zn3b
2 years ago
Thank you for sharing. I was just wondering how he was doing.
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schoolhouse_gwagain
2 years ago
Yes, I haven't seen a post from him in awhile. Glad you were able to connect.
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nickel_kg
2 years ago
How nice! He's so pleasant on line here, I can imagine a phone call with OJ would be a pleasure as well. :-)
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Adella Bedella
2 years ago
Awesome! I'm happy to hear you got to chat with him.
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Yayagal
2 years ago
I was worried about him and waiting for him to show up. I love his outlook on life. If you read this Ole Joyful, know that we miss you.
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desertsteph
2 years ago
Is he ok?
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jim_1 (Zone 5B)
2 years ago
So...what is Ed doing?
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nicole___
2 years ago
Yes...yes...spill da beans...♥ Hello Ed!
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stacey_mb
2 years ago
He has spoken about gardening in the past, so perhaps he is occupying himself with that activity. DH's grandmother gardened almost until the end of her life, and she lived until the age of 96. I think the physical work that she always did kept her healthy.
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