Moose wrote:
> Paul Braun wrote:
>
>> Sadly, it does sound final.
> Not always, and I think less so nowadays. Some places, they have
> realized that hospice type of care is just right for some patients, but
> without the astronomical cost of full hospitalization. So much warmer
> and emotionally supportive.* There they can see if regrouping is on the
> agenda or not in a nicer environment.
While the reality of the situation is that it's in Other Hands, we can
only hope that the plan involves bringing Walt back to health.
> Now wait a minute! Tough, yes, he'd have us believe that, and coot as
> well. But I'm not convinced. Crusty on the outside, but soft and warm on
> the inside, like a a good loaf of bread not long out of the oven, yeah.
>
I agree with you, don't get me wrong. The "List Walt" seems very much to
be a facade to hide the real Walt, who I'm sure is a teddy bear.
> He lost a big piece of his world, his work and the people in it,
> planned, expected, but still a tough transition for many. And then,
> completely unexpectedly, and with no explanation, he lost his love and
> companion. Vehicles, cameras, guns; all cold and dead; fun toys, but
> none feed the soul and keep the heart warm.
>
I agree with that as well. If anything happened to my wife, I know I'd
be really lost. She's very much a part of who I am. Sometimes it's
scary how well suited we are for each other.
> From my perspective, without those things worth living for, he lost his
> will to live. Even in typed words, you could hear it here on the list.
> They have a name for it in terribly abandoned children, failure to
> thrive. It can happen to those no longer children, as well.
>> Our prayers are still with him.
>>
> Oh, yes, indeed. And hope that the weight of our love and prayers and
> those of his family and other friends will help change his situation.
> ________________________________________________________________
> But about that 'old' stuff. He's only a couple of years older than I,
> and I'm not old!
>
"old" was a term of endearment... I'm on my way there myself.
> Moose
>
> * Yes, I know whereof I speak. A brother spent his last days in a
> hospice, the end pretty much a foregone conclusion in his case. And my
> father, late wife and mother all died in hospitals, A hospice is a MUCH
> better place to be. If I never see another hospital room, let alone ER,
> ICU, ECU, CICU, it will be soon enough.
>
I can agree with that, and I work in a hospital. The rooms in ICU look
so cold and, for lack of a better term, clinical.
--
Paul Braun
Valparaiso, IN
"There's a fine line between stupid, and clever." - David St. Hubbins
"Enjoy every sandwich." - Warren Zevon
"The Fountain of Youth is a state of mind." - The Ides of March
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