Re: now update on my dad

too hot to walk here now too- that was part of why I walked at soon as I 
got home this aM.  Then went over to a friends to see her new golden 
retriever puppy.  He is soooo cute and fluffy.  My dad will be going to 
a full nursing facility- and will likely be there for the remainder of 
his life.  At least the place he is going doesn't look like a hospital.  
It has lots of windows, cheerful decor, and staff and patients seem 
happy.  It is also right near his house, so I can stay in his home when 
I go up to visit him.  Fortunately, before any of this happened we had 
his advanced health care directive (he has a DNR on file and specified 
no life-prolonging activities if he is permanently unconsious/brain 
dead/non responsive) and the power of attorney stuff.  I have signed 
tons of papers- the hardest was the form to specify "NO CPR" or 
intubation should anything else happen to him. Yuck- but that is what he 
wants.  Just weird to sign something like that.

Not as hot today as yesterday- so will likely walk later too.  Also 
going to check with another gardening friend and see if she wants to 
pick wild blackberries tonight or tomorrow AM.
Thanks for your friendship-
Theresa

A A HODGES wrote:

>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 <tchessie@yahoo.com>
>>To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
>>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 <gossiper@sbcglobal.net> 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
>>>      
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>>>>in and out of my car a dozen times between the
>>>>hospital, the bank, the post office, my dad's
>>>>        
>>>>
>>>house,
>>>      
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>>>>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
>>>>        
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>>>drink
>>>      
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>>>>and get wet.  Poor things- they must have been
>>>>roasting too!
>>>>
>>>>Theresa
>>>>        
>>>>
>>>      
>>>
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