Mother is dying now. It is hard to imagine that it is my mother’s skeletal body that lies so still in the rented hospital bed at my brother’s house. She no longer eats or drinks unable to eat or drink, at times struggling for air. Her eyes that are closed for 22 of the 24 [...]
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Mom’s “kids” have been together again this weekend, doing some visiting and reminiscing about the good old days … and taking turns trying to calm Mom’s unknown fears and troubled mind. We all agree this is about the hardest thing we’ve had to do, watch her slowly get weaker and less aware of her surroundings. [...]
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Last night was a “Girl’s Night Out” for my sister-in-law, Eileen, and me. We needed it. We went out to eat and cried over dinner as we talked about my brother (her husband) who passed away suddenly in January, and then went to the movie “Wild Hogs”, and laughed until tears ran down our faces [...]
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I was telling my daughter tonight how excited I am to be reaching some of my long term goals this year. What a great feeling! 1) Retirement: It is amazing to me that I am coming to the end of a long, gratifying career in the field of social services. I started working full time [...]
