Since my last post,things have changed. Marge showed so much improvement Hospice bowed out, at least temporarily. But the basic problem, Alzheimers, is still with us, it never really improves. The slow downhill slide still goes on. Unfortunately,
I still get older too. Example, I can no longer walk our dog, the simple task of remaking our bed gets unbelievably harder.
I really miss South Florida, North Palm Beach, racing and tnen cruising our sailboats,The many clubs we belonged to and used a great deal. Jogging 6 miles, teaching bridge and directing duplicate games, around home and on many cruise ships.
I blame Tallahassee for losing all this. but the real cause of course is I got OLD!!
So when I get lonely for all this, I realize I'm much better off here especially for all the help I get from our daughter, Debbie (Abbie), and the fact that we live in a
wonderful retirement village.
So there!
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Friday, January 21, 2011
A Miracle ?
On nov.17, we called in hospice, and they accepted Marge. She couldn't walk without a walker, and hospice gave us a wheelchair, which was a godsend.
she was spending about 20-22 hours a day in bed. What possessed me I don't know (miracle?), but I took it upon myself to stop giving her one of about 9 meds
she had been taking for about 4 years, caduet. The list of side affects is voluminous! Any way, she perked right up, started walking again, and although she still spends a lot of time in bed, and still has short term memory losses, it's a world of difference, and hospice will probably bow out of the picture at least for a while!
she was spending about 20-22 hours a day in bed. What possessed me I don't know (miracle?), but I took it upon myself to stop giving her one of about 9 meds
she had been taking for about 4 years, caduet. The list of side affects is voluminous! Any way, she perked right up, started walking again, and although she still spends a lot of time in bed, and still has short term memory losses, it's a world of difference, and hospice will probably bow out of the picture at least for a while!
Thursday, December 16, 2010
Tuesday, December 07, 2010
Pearl Harbor Day
69 years ago today, I was being driven back to Ann Arbor by my parents after spending the weekend at home in Detroit. I was a freshman at the Univ. of Mich. We were listening to the radio. It came on, Pearl Harbor has been bombed! I asked my Dad " where's Pearl Harbor" Neither of my parents knew, but my Dad said " this could be serious, might even be war!
One year later. I was in the air corp, beginning my training that led to becoming a first pilot on B-24s, and flying 27 sorties over Germany and other targets until the war in europe ended.
69 years ago today, I was being driven back to Ann Arbor by my parents after spending the weekend at home in Detroit. I was a freshman at the Univ. of Mich. We were listening to the radio. It came on, Pearl Harbor has been bombed! I asked my Dad " where's Pearl Harbor" Neither of my parents knew, but my Dad said " this could be serious, might even be war!
One year later. I was in the air corp, beginning my training that led to becoming a first pilot on B-24s, and flying 27 sorties over Germany and other targets until the war in europe ended.
Thursday, November 18, 2010
Monday, November 15, 2010
PLATEAUS
Marge has been fairly steady for the last few weeks until about a week ago.
The change has been quite rapid, and quite scary! She has been staying in bed
for up to 20 hrs. She just stays quietly sitting when she does get up. She now relies completely on her walker, and she had been scornful of it, and wouldn't
use it at all. Of course all of this has been expected, but the change has been
sudden. We, Deb and I, now know that the next step is looming. That is, getting
much more care than I am capable of, and will probably include moving her to
Parry center for good. Of course that's one of the reasons we came here to
Westminster Oaks.
RHD
PS Marge will be 86 this Sunday, Nov. 21
Marge has been fairly steady for the last few weeks until about a week ago.
The change has been quite rapid, and quite scary! She has been staying in bed
for up to 20 hrs. She just stays quietly sitting when she does get up. She now relies completely on her walker, and she had been scornful of it, and wouldn't
use it at all. Of course all of this has been expected, but the change has been
sudden. We, Deb and I, now know that the next step is looming. That is, getting
much more care than I am capable of, and will probably include moving her to
Parry center for good. Of course that's one of the reasons we came here to
Westminster Oaks.
RHD
PS Marge will be 86 this Sunday, Nov. 21
Tuesday, November 02, 2010
This n that
Below are three new posts:
Debbie's dog Trixie cosying up to a fake dog!
Me with a new mustache, which I have already shaved off!
The front of our house here with a view of my rose garden
of which I'm very proud!!!
Debbie's dog Trixie cosying up to a fake dog!
Me with a new mustache, which I have already shaved off!
The front of our house here with a view of my rose garden
of which I'm very proud!!!
Thursday, October 28, 2010
Alzheimers disease
Today the NYTimes had a feature article begging for fed funds to find a cure for
this terrible disease. I heartily applaud this effort, but grieve again about the timing. Marge was diagnosed with Alzheimers about 5 years ago. At first, we hardly thought about it. But it has gradually got worse, and now, our daughter and me, are seeing the long slow culmination that cannot be stopped, or easily slowed down. The article firmly predicts, and I believe, that it can, and probably will, see a cure by 2020. This is a time frame that prevailed for the demise of polio and the cures for aids, flu, etc. That's great, but too slow for us.
When polio was cured. I had a friend who was probably one of it's last victims. What a tragedy for him to go thru life knowing that he was last to get the disease.
We see that happening to Marge. NO CURE AVAILABLE NOW!
this terrible disease. I heartily applaud this effort, but grieve again about the timing. Marge was diagnosed with Alzheimers about 5 years ago. At first, we hardly thought about it. But it has gradually got worse, and now, our daughter and me, are seeing the long slow culmination that cannot be stopped, or easily slowed down. The article firmly predicts, and I believe, that it can, and probably will, see a cure by 2020. This is a time frame that prevailed for the demise of polio and the cures for aids, flu, etc. That's great, but too slow for us.
When polio was cured. I had a friend who was probably one of it's last victims. What a tragedy for him to go thru life knowing that he was last to get the disease.
We see that happening to Marge. NO CURE AVAILABLE NOW!
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
lifelong question
In line with my lifelong passion for water, I crossed the gulf stream about 70 times. You learn to realize the awesome power of the stream. It never quits, and never varies much. Now I know it is very deep at it's axis but near the shore of Florida, it's maybe 600 or so feet deep. I have always wondered why you never hear of plans to build turbines on the bottom that could provide endless power
and would never quit. Anybody got an anawer?
and would never quit. Anybody got an anawer?
Saturday, October 09, 2010
woodstock
The picture below is the entertainer at the Woodstock festival. Has to do with
animals, but mostly birds. Debbie, our daughter, entered some pictures, and won a first prize. The picture below is of the entertainers. Real hill billy, but quite good.
RHD
animals, but mostly birds. Debbie, our daughter, entered some pictures, and won a first prize. The picture below is of the entertainers. Real hill billy, but quite good.
RHD
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