Archive for April, 2009
Thursday, April 30th, 2009
The Only Constant is Change
Yesterday, Lew seemed more tired than usual. He took a short cut to end our walk in the park in the morning. He was back in bed shortly after we got home. After a visit with his Hospice nurse, he was back in bed for most of the afternoon.
I woke at 4:00 this morning to [...]
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Thursday, April 30th, 2009
No Good Deed . . .
This is a post I started days ago, but never finished. Things are changing, but until I write another update . . .
Lew thought he was being thoughtful early Sunday morning. He got up quietly. He dressed without waking me. And he and Benny slipped out to the park, letting me sleep in.
I woke with [...]
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Sunday, April 19th, 2009
Visiting
Okay people. Calm down. You’re freaking out my husband. Just because Lew has signed on with Hospice doesn’t mean he’s dying any faster than he was a week ago.
Those of you who have been along with us on this awful roller coaster ride for the last two and a half years can [...]
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Saturday, April 18th, 2009
We Forgot!
With all the goings on around here, we forgot about something very near and dear to us. Its Hummingbird Season! We’re weeks late in putting out our feeders. I made up a batch of nectar and Lew hung two feeders yesterday morning. Well . . . they must have been in [...]
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Wednesday, April 15th, 2009
The News You Really Care About
With all the car talk, I’ve been neglecting to update you with the news you really care about.
Lew finished the most recent round of radiation almost two weeks ago. It didn’t help the way it has in the past. The pain has lessened, but the nausea has turned into the dry heaves. [...]
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Sunday, April 12th, 2009
His Side of the Story
I thought that the fair thing to do would be to tell the story from David’s point of view tonight. To help, here’s a picture of him just after he dropped the seat section of my chair.
Okay, enough with the “equal time.” This isn’t a presidential election.
I haven’t decided on a name for my [...]
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Saturday, April 11th, 2009
The Set Up
On the rare occasion, I have been known to demonstrate a modicum of restraint. This was one of those times. There sat my new van, one I would likely keep for many, many years. And there I was with the man entrusted to set it up for me, to fit my unique needs. I was [...]