Rejoining Life
Life has pretty much settled down ’round these parts as of late. After the big death, the big funeral, and the big …
Read more...The Ties That Bound
Not long after my dad died, my mom noted that she wasn’t married any more. After all, the vows do explicitly say, …
Read more...A Quiet Christmas
Back in August or September, when it appeared that my dad was going to last well into 2008, my mom, brother, and …
Read more...One Month
Well, it’s been a month since my dad died. Since there are people I still haven’t filled in yet, and many who …
Read more...R.D.C. R.I.P.
After a bout of frontotemporal dementia that can be traced back to at least nine years ago, my father finally succumbed. Richard …
Read more...Still Breathing
Over the past couple of days, I’ve spent the vast majority of my waking hours in my dad’s hospice room. While friends, …
Read more...Dad’s Relocation
This afternoon, we had my dad transported to the hospice IPU (In-patient Unit). It is extremely unlikely that he’ll ever be back …
Read more...No More Walking for Dad
Quite a bit of time has passed since my last update on my dad, so I thought that while I had a …
Read more...Art Off the Wall
This afternoon, I got a call from my gallery manager. Seems that the gallery owner, for some inexplicable reason that neither of …
Read more...The First IPU Cycle
Tonight is my dad’s first night away from home with his illness. Since the drug protocols we’ve been following haven’t been entirely …
Read more...Life’s Support
Something that I never factored into my father’s illness was how important it was to have a support system in place to …
Read more...Hospice Relief
This morning, we took the next step in handling my dad’s condition. A hospice representative came by and, after an evaluation and …
Read more...CJ’s Lasagna Rolls
This is just a quick post of a recipe I cobbled together for dinner that the family seemed to like: lasagna rolls. …
Read more...Surviving Dad
It’s interesting how dealing with someone afflicted with fronto-temporal dementia affects and effects your life. I guess I should start with a …
Read more...Recycling Weekend
My brother and I finished our recycling effort Saturday. Last Saturday we emptied out our storage shed and sorted through the contents. …
Read more...Another One Bytes the Dust
Last Friday, I was majorly annoyed to discover that my secondary computer had stopped responding. Everything would power up, but I couldn’t …
Read more...Chat Time
Sometimes life gives you some really nice surprises. Early this evening I talked on the phone with Jamie* for about an hour. …
Read more...Almost Always Tired
These days I find that I’m almost always tired. A large part of that is simply a side-effect of the stress of …
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