Chronnies Chatter

15 February 2002

It has been my experience when dealing with the busy doctors, that making friend with the office staff and nurses can go along way to helping you get to speak to the doctor or get an earlier appointment than if you were not taking an interest.  They are people like us, having good days and bad days, and if you let them talk about themselves when you are in the office waiting for the doctor, you will find it makes a difference.  Try to remember who your doctor's nurse is that week, and see if she works with him exclusively or if she has to float to a doctor that you have never seen.  She can be your key into getting into seeing the doctor quickly.  Also remember when you make that call to be specific about your complaint, it will cut down on her busy time and she will appreciate it.  This has worked for me each and every time for each doctor no matter how bad they were. 

Remember Jan and the bowl a thon, you can see her pictures and catch some captions on the ChronniesChatter website, I wish you good health!  - Debbie

Catching up with……

Renee as Cher

At the Chronnies board and chats I’m known as mainelady. My real name is Renee, but more recently, some people call me Cher.

"Half Breed, that’s all I ever heard, Half Breed how I love to hate the word". A long white beaded dress, a jacket with long fringe and long black hair with white feathers streaming down. THAT WAS ME ON STAGE SINGING! (Well, I sang the words, but you couldn’t hear my voice over the music CD sung by Cher herself.)

Twice year the Elks and Emblems clubs put on a musical shows to raise money for charity. One afternoon two of my Emblem club friends said that the fall show meeting was that night and did I want to go. Being new to the Club I had no idea what they were talking about. They explained that if I wanted to be in the show, tonight was the night I had to attend the meeting. Right there on the spot I said sure, but what could I do? I had to think fast, Cher came to mind. Cher and I are they same age and I always wanted to look like Cher (and already had a CD of hers).

There I was the first night of rehearsals, brought my CD of Cher, and there I was, in front of the thirty cast numbers, singing Half-Breed. Most of the others had been in the show before and had already rehearsed their songs at home, but not me. Somehow I got through the song, and showed up every Wednesday night and later on Sunday nights too! Little did I know that being in the show would involve designing a costume, along with making the costume, and buying a wig. I even bought a video of Cher in concert, needed to see how Cher preformed.

I watched the video over and over. I played the CD, while I was on the computer and in the car.

What fun, seeing myself and all the other cast members improve each week. What talent, Garth Brooks, Liza Minelli, Reba, The Smothers Brothers, Sister Act, Mama Cass …. Twenty-eight songs. How proud I felt at the end of the show, standing with the entire cast while Kate Smith sang God Bless America!

During all this time I made sure I took my Pantasa and tried to keep healthy. I sure didn’t want to let the rest of the cast down! I made it through a dress rehearsal, and sell out shows on Friday and Saturday nights. I kept my Crohn’s Disease at bay, but did develop bronchitis the day after the show.

Now more decisions who to be for the April show! 

– Renee aka mainelady

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This months' humor!!!

Blond -vs- Men (thanks Tom!)

Two bored casino dealers were waiting at a craps table. A very attractive blonde woman arrived and bet twenty thousand dollars on a single roll of the dice.  She said, "I hope you don't mind, but I feel much luckier when I'm completely   nude."  With that she stripped from her neck down, rolled the dice and yelled, "Mama needs new clothes!" Then she hollered..."YES! YES! I WON! I WON!" She jumped up and down and hugged each of the dealers.

She then picked up all the money and clothes and quickly departed.  The dealers just stared at each other dumbfounded. 

Finally, one of them asked, "What did she roll?"
The other answered, "I don't know I thought YOU were watching!"

Moral: Not all blondes are dumb, but all men are men!

Survival (Thanks AGAIN Tom!)

A blonde, a brunette, and a redhead are traveling through the desert when their car suddenly stalls.

They all get out of the car and, upon realizing that its not going to start, they each take one thing from the car. The brunette takes a bottle of water and the redhead takes a bag of food. The blonde gets some tools from the trunk, removes a door from the car and
takes the door with her.

They begin to walk through the desert, and soon stop to rest. At this point the blonde and the brunette turn to the redhead and ask her why she brought the food. She replies, "Well, in case I get hungry I'll have something to eat." They all think this is pretty reasonable.

Then the redhead and the blonde turn to the brunette and ask her why she decided to bring water. The brunette replies, "Well, in case I got thirsty, I'll have something to drink."

They all decide thats a good idea, too.

Finally, the brunette and the redhead turn to the blonde and ask her why on earth she would take the car door. She replies, "Well, I thought if I got hot, I could roll down the window."

The Monks

A new monk arrives at the monastery. He is assigned to help the other monks in copying the old texts by hand. He notices, however, that they are copying from copies, not the original manuscripts. So, the new monk goes to the head monk to ask him about this. He points out that if there were an error in the first copy, that error would be continued in all of the other copies.

The head monk says, "We have been copying from the copies for centuries, but you make a good point, my son." So, he goes down into the cellar with one of the copies to check it against the original.

Hours go by and nobody sees him. So, one of the monks goes downstairs to look for him. He hears sobbing coming from the back of the cellar and finds the old monk leaning over one of the original books crying. He asks the old monk what's wrong, and in a choked voice came the reply... "The word is 'celebrate'."  

Guggenheimer Diamond (Thanks to Ken from Australia)

The reporter was interviewing the socialite who had organised the charity ball and couldn't take his eyes off a fabulous diamond in a ring on her left hand.
"Oh that," she said. "It's the famous Guggenheimer diamond."
The reporter was dazzled by it.
"Unfortunately it has a curse attached to it," said the scocialite.
"A curse?" gasped the reporter with interest."What curse?"
"Mr. Guggenheimer, " she replied.

More Doctor Jokes!!!

All my doctor does is send me to see other doctors.  I don't know if he's really a doctor or a booking agent.

Casey came home from the doctor looking very worried.  His wife said, "What's the problem?"

 He said, "The doctor told me I have to take a pill every day for the rest of my life."

 She said, "So what?  Lot of people have to take a pill every day their whole lives."

 He said, "I know, but he only gave me four pills."

The doctor explained to the heart patient that he would be able to resume his romantic life as soon as he could climb two flights of stairs without becoming winded.  The patient listened attentively and said, "What if I look for a woman who lives on the ground floor?"