Cancer

Today we got the announcements for Robbie's cremation done. It will happen on August 4th but I won't be there. I don't mind. It will be as she planned it even to the choice of music.  Food and drinks will be served at a local hotel afterwards. I addressed the envelopes to the people Victor&h...

I was stiff and sore this morning but I did go for a short walk. This afternoon I asked Toby if the post office was within walking distance. He said, " Just at the top of the road!" and proceeded to walk me up and down more hills! We went to the hospice to pick…

  Today Toby and I went to town. We had a list but first he wanted to go look for new shoes for him. He managed to do it where there were plenty of places for me to visit, too. But neither of us bought anything.   Then he drove back into the town where…

We {Toby and I} went to visit my sister at hospice care last night and I was very impressed. She was alert and responsive. She is a a nice room with attractive prints on the wall. The is a big window just the right height for her to look out on a green area with…

I went out to visit Robbie in the hospice this afternoon. Victor and Tabitha {her daughter} had gone earlier and when Toby and I arrived, Robbie was just finishing her supper. Tabitha had fed her the soup and was giving her the mushrooms out of the omelet. She was not interested in eating. She wo...

My sister went by ambulance to hospice care this morning. She was awake and smiling. Her husband went with her. The ambulance men were excellent. They wrapped her up well and strapped her into a chair which they then carried very gently down the stairs. {I contrast this with the EMT's who took me...

This morning I listed all my brother-in-law's drugs and all my sister's drugs at his request. I typed them into the computer and made three large-print copies for various places around the house. Then I also made him wallet-sized copies . Fred and I have found this very useful. When one gets to t...

This afternoon my brother-in-law finally accepted the fact that my sister needs to be in hospice care rather than having people coming to the house. An ambulance will come to get her on Thursday morning and he will ride with her. Toby {my nephew} and I  will go over later in the evening to v...

EDIT: yes, I messed up the step count reading  it is correct now If you want to see an picture of the area where my sister and brother-in-law live, go back one entry. Yesterday was not a good day. My sister slept most of the day and when she opened her eyes she wasn't really…

I am here after a horrid journey. Well, actually the journey itself was fine. It was waiting to get on the plane that was horrid. Because of having to change the time I flew, I had a five-hour layover in Newark. By the time the plane from Newark to Burlington  {EDIT: Ummm, change that Burlin...