Tomorrow will be two whole weeks since we had Aunt Phyllis’ funeral. She looked very peaceful and beautiful though not really like herself. We were told they had to work very hard to build her up as she was so thin; but she, indeed, did look wonderful.
The weather today started out as [...]
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Laid to Rest
Posted in Elder Care, Faith, Family & Friends on January 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Peace in Paradise
Posted in Elder Care, Faith, Family & Friends on January 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Phyllis found her final peace at 4:10 p.m. on Wednesday, January 2, 2008 with Debbie, Peter and Siggi, Jack and Peggy, Julianne the hospice nurse, and Jennie the hospice aide, surrounding her. No matter how long we prepared for this, and prayed for her peaceful death, it was still difficult—-we loved her so very [...]
The Journey Continues
Posted in Elder Care, Faith, Family & Friends, Health on December 22, 2007 | 1 Comment »
It is now December 22, and life for our Auntie is somewhere between here and “there”. To catch up where we left off some time ago, I will fill in. After about 2 weeks, Seasons Hospice had to discontinue around the clock care as our Aunt Phyllis was now somewhat stabilized and pain [...]
Toward Journey’s End
Posted in Elder Care, Faith, Family & Friends, Health on December 2, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Somewhere around the 20th of November, Pam and Jill of St. Anne’s decided it was time to request Hospice care for Phyllis because of her constant pain and unrest. The next day was incredible! First came the nurse who would assess the situation; then came a Deacon of the Catholic Church [...]
Next Step
Posted in Elder Care, Faith, Family & Friends, Health on November 20, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Jack and I have been having real difficulty in our aunt’s health situation. She continues to complain about pain, prefers to stay in bed, changing clothes is not thought of, has some “accidents”, will eat some food but going to the dining room is a chore, doesn’t watch TV (can’t hear but insists she [...]
Thoughts on the Plight of and Care of the Elderly
Posted in Elder Care, Faith, Family & Friends on October 30, 2007 | 3 Comments »
I just returned from visiting our 88 year old aunt in St. Anne’s Home for the Elderly and here begins the story…… Aunt Phyllis’ husband, Uncle Roy died about 5 years ago, and on his deathbed expressed to my husband and me: “I am worried about Phyllis….who will take care of her?” As [...]
Test of Faith
Posted in Faith, Family & Friends, Health on October 13, 2007 | 1 Comment »
My faith is being tested today as we took our 88 year old aunt from rehab (after serious surgery) back to her apartment in assisted living at St. Anne’s. The walking back nearly did her in and she was not feeling well and in bed when we left her. A big change for [...]
