January 2005 The Shoreline Page 11
An update on Pat and Evie Adams
Pat has increased his mobility with daily physical therapy. He can get to the side
of his bed, stand and, with little assistance, transfer to the wheelchair. The family visited
Pat at the nursing home and they took him for an automobile ride. Pat fiddled with the many
gadgets on the car and had fun remembering the routes he always took to come to Aiken.
This tells us that he has regained much long-term memory and is also improving his short
term memory. By the time they returned to the nursing home, Pat still had energy to get
himself in his bed and ready himself for a quiet evening and much deserved rest.
Evie has become very strong since her few days stay in the hospital. She has done
quite a bit of holiday shopping and has energy to visit Pat almost everyday.
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Dot Lindblad celebrated her 95'^ birthday Saturday, December 11, surrounded by
all her children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren and friends. The party was given by
Barbara Evans and Marilyn and Ted Lindblad.
She knew there was going to be a small gathering to celebrate, but didn t realize
that so many family members and friends would gather to wish her well. At one point she
said, “I didn’t know there were going to be so many people here.” She had a great time
opening her gifts and even received two letters of congratulations from President and Mrs.
Bush. She says she’s going to keep all her cards, but those two she’d like to have framed.
“I’ve received so many cards from other friends in Pine Knoll Shores and it has made me
very happy to have them remember me.
“I’ve seen so many changes in my lifetime. When I was a kid my father used to
have to get out and relight the headlights of our car. We were lucky to have an icebox and
the airplane had just been invented. Movies were silent and my dad would take me to see
the Perils of Poor Pauline every Saturday. The piano accompaniment wasn’t very good.
And bathing suits! My Aunt Ida took a pen and inked out her knees even though she had
on black stockings in a picture that was taken of all of us because her skirt was too short.
My daughter showed me a joke about how to live life so you can say, “What a ride!
My life has been just that. I wouldn’t trade a minute of it.”
Dot Lindblad with Great Grand Children
What a ride! My life has
been just that. I wouldn’t trade
a minute of it.
- Dot Lindblad at 95
Pat Adams
Dot opening birthday cards with daughter, Barbara Evans, looking on.