Re: now update on my dad

> pick wild blackberries tonight or tomorrow AM.
Oh, we used to pick wild raspberries; made terrific jam and ice cream.  Wear
long sleeves!
Kitty
neIN, Z5
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Theresa" <tchessie@comcast.net>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Saturday, July 02, 2005 6:42 PM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] 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
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>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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