CAREGIVING: Kathy has had her PEG tube (feeding tube) since early June. You can read about the decision to put it in; and the ethics to use one elsewhere in the blog. For the most part it works pretty well; except when it doesn’t. It is leaking at the fitting where everything gets pumped in. At one point I worried that the… Read more →
Voting in Hampden
This really belongs before the one about going to the doctor because Tuesday is before Wednesday but things were crazy. My bad. LIFE: On Tuesday I was able to go out and vote while Betsy was taking care of Kathy. I felt bad that Kathy couldn’t vote. I had thought about having her vote absentee, but felt I would be stretching… Read more →
An Appointment with the Doctor
CAREGIVING: Wednesday was Kathy’s long dreaded doctor’s appointment. It was long dreaded because it was a first appointment with a new doctor and because it involved using an ambulance service to get her there and back. Since we switched insurance to NaviCare, Kathy had to use a different doctor. Ambulance is the only way to move her from place to place.… Read more →
Busy Friday
CAREGIVING: Friday was a busy day. It was Whitney’s first day back from her Arizona baseball vacation. Her father’s team played in a senior baseball tournament. Apparently, the coach left one pitcher in too long (11 walks) and they missed getting into the playoffs by one run. But, she had a lot of fun. As she was leaving Britney arrived to… Read more →
Luck Happens: Why I Feel Lucky
LIFE: We all know how “stuff happens”; or “life happens” and of course shit does indeed happen – to all of us. “Luck Happens” My guess is that most of us have some periods of good luck. Those are followed by bad luck. And it keeps repeating like biorhythms. How we respond to them determines what could happen next. That is how we evolve as people.… Read more →
Sunday: More updates
CAREGIVING: I am starting this late Sunday night. Kathy had a less than perfect weekend. There were enough coughing spells and suctioning episodes, that I didn’t feel comfortable being too far away. I also assumed that the leaves aren’t going anywhere. They can wait. On Saturday, Kathy was actually coughing hard enough for some blood to come up. The first time… Read more →
Friday Updates: Kathy
CAREGIVING: There have been a lot of changes around here. I should probably write them down before I disremember them. I got a little sidetracked by those ladybugs trying to find a warm home for the winter (Kathy’s lungs). First things first. Kathy is still doing OK. No major changes. Our new visiting nurse feels like everyone is doing a good job.… Read more →