August 2009

When I mention the support of my friends, I am including my long-distance Xanga friends…you know who you are Read more

I’m feeling out of the loop…I haven’t read anyone’s blog for several days.  We drove up to Rochester, MN yesterday, set up the camper and crashed…I think it was more mental exhaustion than physical…This morning, he had a 10am appointment with a blood sugar counselor … she talked to him about his out-of-whack blood sugars Read more

Mom didn’t make it back to Newton for skilled care…she passed at 12:30 am on Friday morning…We buried her today at 11.  I am feeling peaceful.  I love my friends and family.He and I are off to Mayo Clinic tomorrow…hopefully get this chapter of the book behind us too.Until next time. Read more

Helen is leaving hospice for skilled care at a nursing home.  Jenny says she is bionic.  Aunt Frances is a strong force in nagging her to eat and encouraging her to keep fighting and to keep fighting to live.  I only know because the hospice house contacted me because they are going to need a Read more

You don’t know what is going to happen tomorrow.Today is the day…yesterday is gone..no one knows what happens tomorrow.One day at a time.You are what you think.Onward and Upward.Obviously a time for an exercise in my own preaching…Phil had an uncomfortable day yesterday..that is what we will call it.  Parts of it were uncomfortable for Read more

I use “up note” because I think it pretty much describes my mom as she is ending her life here.  “Up Note” because at the end of the song, you know there is that little question mark.  I feel very sad because I feel I finally received what I needed from my mother last night…I Read more

After 24 hours of sleep, I’m up…I’m feeling better…better is relative.I called the hospital this morning to see if Helen had gotten any more pleasant.  She refused the ct scan of her abdomen to diagnose her chronic diarhea that she has been complaining about for 2 weeks and what caused her to go to the Read more