Moose,
You, and your family, have my sincere condolences. My own parents are
getting on in years, and not in the best of health. We didn't get along very
well when I was growing up, but I truely dread the thought of them not being
here now.
Darin
----- Original Message -----
From: "Moose" <olymoose@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, January 26, 2007 4:45 PM
Subject: [OM] OT Tough Month
> Considering the volume of posts, it's probably just as well you have
> heard little from me the last few days. :-)
>
> You will hear from me only slowly for the next bit, too, and tardy, as
> I'm quite behind.
>
> I had to pull the health care Power of Attorney on my mother last Sunday
> to get her into the hospital. "I CAN'T go! I just got out of there.".
> But one brother and I get her there. And they managed to keep her alive
> until my other brother made it in from Utah. Fortunately, they are
> pretty lenient about visiting rules in come cases, so her best friend
> and lost of family were with her most of Wednesday and one son and
> daughter-in-law were with her when she quietly simply stopped breathing
> at 11:25 that night.
>
> It's one of these good news- bad news things. Anyway, the family is all
> together and having a good time working together, so all is well in the
> large sense. But as eldest, executor and incoming trustee of the living
> trust, it appears I new have a new part time job I didn't want.
>
> And my late wife's father died a week ago. I really liked him and will
> miss him, but my job now is to be really available for my son, who lost
> his mother at seven, now her Dad, with whom he was close, and now his
> grandmother on my side.
>
> Guess I have plenty to keep me from worrying about any problems of my
> own. ;-) I'm actually in better shape than my brothers, who have busy
> lives and one of whom lives far away. Mom's decline and inevitable death
> has been a part of my life for the last months, as I have spent a lot of
> time helping and hanging out with her. My brothers have known in an
> intellectual way, but not in the gut way I have.
>
> Hope all your end up with a January better than that!
>
> Moose
>
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