Wonderful hospice care is a really good thing. I actually donate every year in my stepmom's name to the hospice that helped care for my grandma. They made a difficult time a little bit easier.
Mal: How drunk was I last night? Jayne: Well I dunno. I passed out.
'Our Mrs. Reynolds'
Spike's Bitches 47: Someone Dangerous Could Get In
[NAFDA] Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risqué (and frisqué), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.
Cass - Dec 29, 2011 11:39:12 pm PST #4874 of 30001
Bob's learned to live with tragedy, but he knows that this tragedy is one that won't ever leave him or get better.
Beverly - Dec 29, 2011 11:53:07 pm PST #4875 of 30001
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.
Our hospice facility was amazing. We were pretty stunned the last week Mom was there, and they made it fine and just let us be stunned. I can't say enough for them, efficient, unobtrusive, competent and compassionate. And the facility is beautiful.
Actually, I did have some thoughts about a week of such care and beauty in the midst of life, when one could enjoy and appreciate it. But that would imply the last week would be one of difficulty and plainness, so.
Gris, happy baby! Congratulations.
We don't have AC--in the heat of summer we do window fans for flow-through and to get stagnant air moving. In winter we keep the 'stat at 64. The coldest spot in the house is my closet and the corner of my bathroom where the toilet is--not.on. I keep a small oil rad plugged in on the lowest setting in that corner, just to knock the chill off the air. There's one cold wall near where I sit in the living room, but we keep throws at hand and if the chill gets too much I wrap up. We need to look into the insulation in that wall. Everywhere else seems fine.
Calli - Dec 30, 2011 1:00:40 am PST #4876 of 30001
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
I'm sorry, Dana. Hospice was really helpful when my mom's time came, and I hope they are for your family, too.
Congratulations, Gris and P-C!
Shir - Dec 30, 2011 1:15:51 am PST #4877 of 30001
"And that's why God Almighty gave us fire insurance and the public defender".
I did not! I was just very stressed when you were texting
Oh, my bad.
Hil R. - Dec 30, 2011 3:20:43 am PST #4878 of 30001
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
Shir, I was wondering why I was suddenly seeing American newspapers reporting on what was happening at the Bet Shemesh school. I've been reading about it in Jewish and Israeli blogs and newspapers since the beginning of this school year, but hadn't seen any mention in mainstream American newspapers until this week, when it was suddenly everywhere. (And I've been getting frustrated with commenters on feminist blogs who are interpreting it as "Orthodox people hate women.")
Anne W. - Dec 30, 2011 3:41:58 am PST #4879 of 30001
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.
Congrats, Gris!
P-C, that is awesome news! Good for your brother!
Dana, I'm so sorry about your grandmother. I hope that the hospice care ends up making things easier for her.
Fred Pete - Dec 30, 2011 4:13:00 am PST #4880 of 30001
Ann, that's a ferret.
Dana, all sympathies for you and your family.
Congrats, P-C's brother!
Congrats, Gris and family!
The year is sure ending eventfully....
Laura - Dec 30, 2011 4:25:54 am PST #4881 of 30001
Our wings are not tired.
Congrats to Gris and family!
Congrats to the Polter-Cow family!
Yay love!
Laura - Dec 30, 2011 5:06:54 am PST #4882 of 30001
Our wings are not tired.
In Holt world news DH's basketball team has a big championship game tonight at 7:30. They are ranked 2nd in the state (1st in 7A) and they are playing against the first ranked team. It is really tough for public school kids to compete against the private schools because they are able to recruit and give scholarships. Trust me when I say no one goes to Blanche Ely HS unless it is their home school. The boys have done a fabulous job, as have their devoted coaching team. So send a winning thought towards my boys tonight. [link]
Dana - Dec 30, 2011 5:21:33 am PST #4883 of 30001
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
They're trying to get her into the same hospice facility that had my grandfather last year. My parents couldn't say enough good things about them.