RE: now update on my dad


> It's too hot here to go for a walk.
Well, you could always put the treadmill next to the airconditioner.

--
Kitty 
neIN, Zone5

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> Walking always helps me feel better too Theresa. I hope that he will get 
> better soon. I can't imagine how stressful this must be. This sounds awful 
> but I'm glad my Dad has married a woman 12 years younger than he is so he 
> has someone close by to help when he needs it. I would gladly make the 
> trip, but I confess I have wondered in the past how to be helpful when my 
> parents get older as I'm not there and now neither is my sister. My mother 
> has repeatedly said " if I have to go into any kind of nursing home just 
> shoot me in the head, I'm serious!" I told her she'd have to shoot herself 
> as I was not going to jail for her............Aren't we such a loving 
> family? 
> 
> It's too hot here to go for a walk. Still close to 90% humidity and it's 
> probably 93 or so outside. It's awful. Feels like hot soup. I've got the 
> air set on 78 and it feels wonderful in here compared to outside, but the 
> dogs are panting like they're about to keel over. ;-) 
> 
> Andrea H 
> Beaufort, SC 
> 
> 
> > [Original Message] 
> > From: Theresa -yhoo 
> > To: 
> > Date: 7/2/2005 1:18:23 PM 
> > Subject: RE: [CHAT] now update on my dad 
> > 
> > He's about the same it seems. They are working with 
> > him, so we'll see. Hopefully they are going to remove 
> > the NGtube and place a PEG. That should at least make 
> > him more comfortable. I did manage to get a million 
> > more papers signed, got everything done for financial 
> > and medical trustee (at least for local places), 
> > forwarded his mail, made arrangements for rent payment 
> > from his renter, etc. So- lots accomplished. Kind of 
> > depressing though not seeing really any change since 
> > Tuesday. Not that I should have expected it, but was 
> > hoping. 
> > 
> > I'm just got back home again and went immediately for 
> > a walk. Good to be outside and moving. 
> > 
> > Theresa 
> > 
> > --- Donna wrote: 
> > 
> > > How's your dad doing? 
> > > 
> > > Donna 
> > > 
> > > > 
> > > > I'm back in Oroville again today- feels like I'm 
> > > on 
> > > > the sun. It was too hot today! And of course I 
> > > was 
> > > > in and out of my car a dozen times between the 
> > > > hospital, the bank, the post office, my dad's 
> > > house, 
> > > > back to the bank, etc. etc. Roasting! Hope 
> > > tomorrow 
> > > > is cooler. I watered his trees this evening, and 
> > > all 
> > > > the little bird came flocking to the puddles to 
> > > drink 
> > > > and get wet. Poor things- they must have been 
> > > > roasting too! 
> > > > 
> > > > Theresa 
> > > 
> > > 
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