I was seriously thinking about totally ignoring National Telecommunicators Week this year because it seems that everyone else does but then that just seemed so disloyal to all of my brethren dispatchers out there that I decided I should write something.

For those who don't know; each year, the second full week of April is dedicated to the men and women who serve as public safety telecommunicators.

For many, many years my grandmother "enjoyed ill health" and there are still comments that family members will make in reference to that. Sayings such as "I don't feel a bit good", "I've got the worst pain", and "I spent half the night on the edge of the bed" are definitely Granny-isms. It didn't matter how sick you might be, she could always one-up you and her health was always a favorite topic during any visit. No wonder my father would sit on the couch and pick at his ear with a knitting needle while she sat in her favorite recliner and expounded upon her recent illness!