tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-88718317300081545852024-03-13T13:13:21.229-07:00Mom Mother FriendTravelinGrannyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13794531736068569057noreply@blogger.comBlogger86125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8871831730008154585.post-49167458183209358262013-07-26T08:13:00.002-07:002013-07-26T08:13:45.989-07:00Church Funnies<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: grey; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;">I was at the funeral of my dearest friend, my mother. She finally had lost her long battle with cancer. The hurt was so intense; I found it hard to breathe at times. Always supportive, Mother clapped loudest at my school plays, held the box of tissues while listening to my first heartbreak, comforted me at my father's</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: grey; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;"><span class="text_exposed_show" style="display: inline;"> death, encouraged me in College, and prayed for me my entire life.<br /><br />When mother's illness was diagnosed, my sister had a new baby and my brother had recently married his childhood sweetheart, so it fell on me, the 27-year-old middle child without entanglements, to take care of her. I counted it an honor.<br /><br />'What now, Lord?' I asked sitting in church. My life stretched out before me as an empty abyss. My brother sat stoically with his face toward the cross while clutching his wife's hand. My sister sat slumped against her husband's shoulder, his arms around her as she cradled their child. All so deeply grieving, no one noticed I sat alone.<br /><br />My place had been with our mother, preparing her meals, helping her walk, taking her to the doctor, seeing to her medication, reading the Bible together. Now she was with the Lord...My work was finished, and I was alone. I heard a door open and slam shut at the back of the church. Quick footsteps hurried along the carpeted floor. An exasperated young man looked around briefly and then sat next to me. He folded his hands and placed them on his lap. His eyes were brimming with tears. He began to sniffle.<br /><br />"I'm late," he explained, though no explanation was necessary.<br /><br />After several eulogies, he leaned over and commented, "Why do they keep calling Mary by the name of Margaret?''<br /><br />"Because, that was her name, Margaret. Never Mary, no one called her Mary,'" I whispered.<br /><br />I wondered why this person couldn't have sat on the other side of the church. He interrupted my grieving with his tears and fidgeting. Who was this stranger anyway?<br /><br />"Isn't this the Lutheran church?"<br /><br />"No, the Lutheran church is across the street."<br /><br />"Oh."<br /><br />"I believe you're at the wrong funeral, Sir."<br /><br />The solemness of the occasion mixed with the realization of the man's mistake bubbled up inside me and came out as laughter. I cupped my hands over my face, hoping it would be interpreted as sobs. The creaking pew gave me away. Sharp looks from other mourners only made the situation seem more hilarious. I peeked at the bewildered, misguided man seated beside me. He was laughing too, as he glanced around, deciding it was too late for an uneventful exit. I imagined Mother laughing.<br /><br />At the final 'Amen,' we darted out a door and into the parking lot. "I do believe we'll be the talk of the town," he smiled.<br /><br />He said his name was Rick and, since he had missed his aunt's funeral, asked me out for a cup of coffee. That afternoon began a lifelong journey for me with this man who attended the wrong funeral, but was in the right place. A year after our meeting, we were married at a country church where he was the assistant pastor. This time we both arrived at the same church, right on time.<br /><br />In my time of sorrow, God gave me laughter. In place of loneliness, God gave me love. This past June, we celebrated our twenty-second wedding anniversary. Whenever anyone asks us how we met, Rick tells them, 'Her mother and my Aunt Mary introduced us, and it's truly a match made in heaven.'</span></span>TravelinGrannyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13794531736068569057noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8871831730008154585.post-85191350283417541972013-07-21T12:16:00.001-07:002013-07-21T12:16:08.291-07:00Missing Parents4 months since mom passed and 2 years and 4 months since dad passed and I haven't gotten used to the fact that my parents are gone.<br />
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I miss the way that Mom was a very GOD loving person. Always faithful and loving to all.<br />
I miss the way my Dad was always doing things his way.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: grey; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;">I remember the joys, I remember the pain.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: grey; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: grey; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;">And I’m loving and living life over again.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: grey; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: grey; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;">I think of the years, all too few, gone too fast.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: grey; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: grey; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;">And accept the stark fact that nothing can last.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: grey; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: grey; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;">So open your eyes, people. Enjoy them while they are here.</span>TravelinGrannyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13794531736068569057noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8871831730008154585.post-49916415245142062392013-07-21T12:11:00.002-07:002013-07-21T12:11:48.477-07:00Cranky Old Man<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: grey; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;">When an old man died in the geriatric ward of a nursing home in an Australian country town, it was believed that he had nothing left of any value.<br /><br />Later, when <span class="text_exposed_show" style="display: inline;">the nurses were going through his meagre possessions, They found this poem. Its quality and content so impressed the staff that copies were made and distributed to every nurse in the hospital.<br /><br />One nurse took her copy to Melbourne. The old man’s sole bequest to posterity has since appeared in the Christmas editions of magazines around the country and appearing in mags for Mental Health. A slide presentation has also been made based on his simple, but eloquent, poem.<br /><br />And this old man, with nothing left to give to the world, is now the author of this ‘anonymous’ poem winging across the Internet.</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: grey; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;"><b><u>Cranky Old Man</u></b></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: grey; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;">What do you see nurses? What do you see?</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: grey; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: grey; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;">What are you thinking when you’re looking at me?</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: grey; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: grey; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;">A cranky old man, not very wise,</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: grey; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: grey; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;">Uncertain of habit, with faraway eyes?</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: grey; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: grey; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;">Who dribbles his food and makes no reply.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: grey; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: grey; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;">When you say in a loud voice, ‘I do wish you’d try!’</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: grey; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: grey; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;">Who seems not to notice the things that you do.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: grey; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: grey; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;">And forever is losing a sock or shoe?</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: grey; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: grey; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;">Who, resisting or not, lets you do as you will,</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: grey; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: grey; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;">With bathing and feeding, the long day to fill?</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: grey; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: grey; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;">Is that what you’re thinking? Is that what you see?</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: grey; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: grey; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;">Then open your eyes, nurse. You’re not looking at me.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: grey; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: grey; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;">I’ll tell you who I am as I sit here so still,</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: grey; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: grey; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;">As I do at your bidding, as I eat at your will.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: grey; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: grey; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;">I’m a small child of ten, with a father and mother,</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: grey; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: grey; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;">Brothers and sisters who love one another</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: grey; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: grey; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;">A young boy of sixteen with wings on his feet</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: grey; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: grey; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;">Dreaming that soon now a lover he’ll meet.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: grey; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: grey; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;">A groom soon at twenty my heart gives a leap.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: grey; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: grey; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;">Remembering, the vows that I promised to keep.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: grey; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: grey; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;">At twenty-five, now I have young of my own.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: grey; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: grey; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;">Who need me to guide and a secure happy home.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: grey; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: grey; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;">A man of thirty, my young now grown fast,</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: grey; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: grey; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;">Bound to each other with ties that should last.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: grey; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: grey; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;">At forty, my young sons have grown and are gone,</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: grey; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: grey; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;">But my woman is beside me to see I don’t mourn.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: grey; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: grey; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;">At fifty, once more, babies play ‘round my knee,</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: grey; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: grey; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;">Again, we know children, my loved one and me.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: grey; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: grey; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;">Dark days are upon me. My wife is now dead.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: grey; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: grey; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;">I look at the future. I shudder with dread.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: grey; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: grey; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;">For my young are all rearing young of their own.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: grey; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: grey; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;">And I think of the years, and the love that I’ve known.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: grey; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: grey; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;">I’m now an old man and nature is cruel.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: grey; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: grey; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;">It’s jest to make old age look like a fool.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: grey; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: grey; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;">The body, it crumbles. Grace and vigour, depart.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: grey; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: grey; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;">There is now a stone where I once had a heart.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: grey; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: grey; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;">But inside this old carcass, A young man still dwells,</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: grey; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: grey; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;">And now and again my battered heart swells.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: grey; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: grey; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;">I remember the joys, I remember the pain.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: grey; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: grey; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;">And I’m loving and living life over again.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: grey; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: grey; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;">I think of the years, all too few, gone too fast.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: grey; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: grey; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;">And accept the stark fact that nothing can last.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: grey; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: grey; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;">So open your eyes, people. Open and see.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: grey; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: grey; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;">Not a cranky old man.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: grey; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: grey; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;">Look closer .. See.. Me</span>TravelinGrannyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13794531736068569057noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8871831730008154585.post-50090099923957009832013-06-11T10:59:00.000-07:002013-06-11T10:59:13.832-07:00I still miss my mom!It's been 2 months and 12 days.<br />
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Seems like it has been an eternity since I was with my mom.<br />
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Time passes and I miss her as much today as I did the moment she died.<br />
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I have memories, but I would love to make new memories, but that time has past.<br />
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Having both parents gone, is a very lonely life.TravelinGrannyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13794531736068569057noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8871831730008154585.post-37280714229469097532013-03-31T17:43:00.003-07:002013-03-31T17:43:33.017-07:00Jodean's Niece<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium;">We just returned from Austin a couple of days ago and I went to the funeral home website and watched the video of Jodean's service. It was wonderful to watch and listen to Bengi and KatI Beth speak. They reminded me of so many things I'd forgotten about Jodean. I just enjoyed watching it, almost like I was there. I left a condolence of a memory or two that came to mind after reading Kimi's stories on the website.</span></div>
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TravelinGrannyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13794531736068569057noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8871831730008154585.post-58284968511167463962013-03-28T14:00:00.000-07:002013-03-31T17:59:10.259-07:00Jodean's FuneralWe had her funeral on Thursday March 28th. It was a beautiful ceremony and it can be viewed at the bottom of her obituary:<br />
<a href="http://www.ladusauevans.com/book-of-memories/1527921/Chesnut-Jodean/obituary.php">Mom's funeral</a>TravelinGrannyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13794531736068569057noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8871831730008154585.post-25772882564033485942013-03-24T17:49:00.000-07:002013-03-31T17:50:56.521-07:00Jodean PassedOn Sunday morning March 24th I called Tim and told him he need to get to mom's bedside. Tim's whole family came to say good-bye.<br />
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At 7:05 pm with Kati and I at her side, my Mom Mother and Friend passed from this world.<br />
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We were holding her hands and playing hymns when her nurse "Grace" walked in and got goose bumps. She stayed with us and was a sweet person.TravelinGrannyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13794531736068569057noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8871831730008154585.post-66229879045350446962013-03-23T14:21:00.000-07:002013-03-23T15:58:01.968-07:00Hospice for Mom<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Wednesday 20th of March the Director of the Nursing home, approached me about putting mom on Hospice.<br />
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I had called the "Hospice - Circle of Love" on March 6th and they told me that she didn't qualify. I asked if they had the reports on her renal failure from Dr. VJ. I would have to sign a release to get the files sent to "Circle of Love". I was getting up and the Director of Nurses came in the room and asked about Hospice and what was holding them up. I told her my story. She asked if I cared, I said NO and she said that Ross Health Care was very good about the pain management and the doctor had already approved mom. So I said lets call them. They were there within an hour to sign papers. Shortly after signing, mom got a new bed with air mattress for bed sores.<br />
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The nurses have been up everyday. Sometimes twice. They have my mom now out of pain. It is very painful to watch your mom. <br />
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<pre style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;">When confronted with approaching death, many of us wonder when
exactly will death occur. Many of us ask the question, &quot;How
much time is left?&quot; This can often be a difficult question
to answer. The dying do not always cooperate with the predictions
of the doctors, nurses or others who tell family members or
patients how much time is left.
Hospice staff have frequently observed that even the
predictions by physicians about the length of time from the
original diagnosis till death is often inaccurate. Many families
report that &quot;the doctor told us he [the patient] only had so
much time left, and he's lived much longer than that.&quot;
... or a similar story. Statistical averages do not tell us
exactly how long a particular patient has to live; they can only
serve as a general guideline or point of reference.</pre>
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<pre style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;">Although statistical averages do not help much in an
individual case, there are specific signs of approaching death
which may be observed, and which do indicate that death is
approaching nearer. Each individual patient is different. Not all
individuals will show all of these signs, nor are all of the
signs of approaching death always present in every case.
Depending on the type of terminal illness and the metabolic
condition of the patient, different signs and symptoms arise. An
experienced physician or hospice nurse can often explain these
signs and symptoms to you. If you have questions about changes in
your loved one's condition, ask your hospice nurse for an
explanation, that is one of the reasons she is serving you.
There are two phases which arise prior to the actual
time of death: the &quot;pre-active phase of dying,&quot; and the
&quot;active phase of dying.&quot; On average, the preactive
phase of dying may last approximately two weeks, while on
average, the active phase of dying lasts about three
days.
We say &quot;on average&quot; because there are
<strong>often</strong> exceptions to the rule. Some patients have
exhibited signs of the preactive phase of dying for a month or
longer, while some patients exhibit signs of the active phase of
dying for two weeks. Many hospice staff have been fooled into
thinking that death was about to occur, when the patient had
unusually low blood pressure or longer periods of pausing in the
breathing rhythym. However, some patients with these symptoms can
suddenly recover and live a week, a month or even longer. Low
blood pressure alone or long periods of pausing in the breathing
(apnea) are not reliable indicators of imminent death in all
cases. God alone knows for sure when death will occur.
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Signs of the preactive phase of dying:
# increased restlessness, confusion, agitation, inability to stay content in one position and insisting on changing positions frequently (exhausting family and caregivers)</pre>
<pre style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"># withdrawal from active participation in social activities
# increased periods of sleep, lethargy
# decreased intake of food and liquids
# beginning to show periods of pausing in the breathing (apnea) whether awake or sleeping
# patient reports seeing persons who had already died
# patient states that he or she is dying
# patient requests family visit to settle unfinished business and tie up loose ends
# inability to heal or recover from wounds or infections
# increased swelling (edema) of either the extremities or the entire body
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Signs of the Active Phase of Dying
# inability to arouse patient at all (coma) or, ability to only arouse patient with great effort but patient quickly returns to severely unresponsive state (semi-coma)
# severe agitation in patient, hallucinations, acting crazy and not in patient's normal manner or personality
# much longer periods of pausing in the breathing (apnea)
# dramatic changes in the breathing pattern including apnea, but also including very rapid breathing or cyclic changes in the patterns of breathing (such as slow progressing to very fast and then slow again, or shallow progressing to very deep breathing while also changing rate of breathing to very fast and then slow)
# other very abnormal breathing patterns
# severely increased respiratory congestion or fluid buildup in lungs
# inability to swallow any fluids at all (not taking any food by mouth voluntarily as well)
# patient states that he or she is going to die
# patient breathing through wide open mouth continuously and no longer can speak even if awake
# urinary or bowel incontinence in a patient who was not incontinent before
# marked decrease in urine output and darkening color of urine or very abnormal colors (such as red or brown)
# blood pressure dropping dramatically from patient's normal blood pressure range (more than a 20 or 30 point drop)
# systolic blood pressure below 70, diastolic blood pressure below 50
# patient's extremities (such as hands, arms, feet and legs) feel very cold to touch
# patient complains that his or her legs/feet are numb and cannot be felt at all
# cyanosis, or a bluish or purple coloring to the patients arms and legs, especially the feet and hands)
# patient's body is held in rigid unchanging position
# jaw drop; the patient's jaw is no longer held straight and may drop to the side their head is lying towards
Although all patients do not show all of these signs, many of these signs will be seen in some patients. The reason for the tradition of &quot;keeping a vigil&quot; when someone is dying is that we really don't know exactly when death will occur until it is obviously happening. If you wish to &quot;be there&quot;
with your loved one when death occurs, keeping a vigil at the bedside is part of the process.
Always remember that your loved one can often hear you even up till the very end, even though he or she cannot respond by speaking. Your loving presence at the bedside can be a great expression of your love for your loved one and help him to feel calmer and more at peace at the time of death.
If you have questions about any of the changing signs or symptoms appearing in your loved one, ask your hospice nurse to explain them to you.
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TravelinGrannyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13794531736068569057noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8871831730008154585.post-13227363695274374262013-02-15T07:48:00.001-08:002013-02-15T08:36:51.927-08:00Mom @ Bass February 2013<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;">Mom @ Bass 2/2013</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;">Before:</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;">She was coughing when I took her to get her nails done on Wednesday. 2/6/13. Then Sunday 2/10/13. I tried to get her in car to go to church and she was too weak to stand up so she didn't go. After church I went back and sit with her while she slept. Coughing but not all the time. Asleep she didn't cough .</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><b><u>2/11/2013</u></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;">Monday I sit with her all day. She slept all day - I knew she didn't drink or eat anything so Kelli and I talked about it AM monday dr Singh came in and ordered antibiotics and a chest X-ray I went to Pilates then home.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;">Oh ya Kelli did give her a breathing treatment at GOV but she wasn't responding that's why she called at dr said to take her to ER</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;">I kept telling them that "She hadn't had enough to drink" then they start antibiotics In ER I demanded an urine check. They also did fly and strep test</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><b><u>2/12/2013</u></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;">Kelli called Tuesday morning and asked if I wanted to take her... So I just meet ambulance at hospital</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;">Doing xRay's and blood work. ER doctor said it sounded like sever bronchitis. The only thing I saw her drink yesterday was 1/2 glass of lemonade so I told them to take a urine test and check for dehydration.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;">Going to keep her. Fluid on lungs but dr asking a lot about her heart. BP 111/74.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;">Kidney, heart and lungs. We don't know if she is going to ICU or 3rd floor</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;">Bengi:Kidney heart and lungs what?</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;">Fluid on outside of lungs is causing the heart problems. I still say that the NO fluid intake is causing her kidneys to shut down</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;">Going to IMC unit a step down from ICU. Intermediate medical care room 217</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;">She's really sick. But she should be OK. She's in a good place. Still eating</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;">Nurses: Jaree n Erin / Hannah (night)</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;">Visitors:</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;">Mickie / dr Bushnell / dr Shaw heart dr</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><b><u>2/13/2013</u></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;">Not a lot of difference. Hemoglobin went down. 10 to 8 Don't really know what that means. They are giving her fluids and none coming out they are still not saying pneumonia. Fluid around heart and kidney failure</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;">Nurses: Jaree n Erin / Jennifer (night) Aide: Debbie</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;">Visitors:</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;">JoElla / Mickie / Bengi / jake / josh / Jenni / Tim</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;">dr Bushnell / dr Shaw heart dr</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><b><u>2/14/2013</u></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;">I had to sign a consent to give her 2 units of blood to build up her volume.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;">Hemoglobin is 8.3. Going to give her blood</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;">Was going to give mom a blood transfusion, then i remembered her bad reaction 9/3/11. Holding off on blood transfusion. They are taking her down to get lung xRay to see if there is a blood clot</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;">Holding off on blood transfusion. They are taking her down to get lung xRay to see if there is a blood clot</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;">Mom was a pill last night till about 12:30 Pulled out 2 IV's, kept taking off oxygen, couldn't go to sleep. Very anxious, crying. Same this AM. Dr Bushnell was just in. Kidneys have peaked, it's a fine line fluids going in and fluids going to her lungs and fluids coming out. He said it was going to be slow process and depends on her progress a couple more days in hospital then she will have to go to skilled nursing</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;">Update. She has had a good day. Produced more Urine. Been awake most of day. Still going to do blood transfusion in AM. Waiting for O neg blood from OKC</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;">Nurse said her lungs sound better tonight. It's first time we seen a nurse since 6. She said that as soon as the blood gets here they will give her the blood. If its 3 AM then they will start then.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;">Nurses: Elizabeth/ Jennifer (night) Aide: Debbie</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;">Visitors:</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;">JoElla / Mickie</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;">Doctors:</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;">dr Bushnall / dr Shaw heart dr</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><b><u>2/15/2013</u></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;">Mom pulled out her IV again, took out her oxygen and the red light on her finger that tracks her oxygen. Started blood at 3 AM. Gave her Benadril and Tylenol. Then Lasix. Dr just came said her lungs were still noisy. Noisier then he would like them. Dr said he looked back at the records from 2011 and her kidneys were worse then but this time we have lungs on top of the kidneys. I asked about the profusion chest X-ray he said he would have to get back because he hasn't look at the report. She is wheezing and gurgling. She just asked me if she had to get up. I told her no</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;">Nurse said she had course air exchange but much better. Now who do you Beleive</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;">Kimi: I don't believe either. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;">You can measure her lung function by her O2 saturation (red light on finger), how much oxygen she needs, how frequent she needs breathing treatments...</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;">The lung X-Ray's came back "Low Probabiity" . I thinking that's good. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;">Kimi: Yes, that's great</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;">She got a bath and blood pressure is 191/80</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;">Nurses: Elizabeth Jennifer training/ (night) Aide: Shaudae</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;">Visitors:</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;">Doctors:</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;">dr Bushnall /</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Helvetica;"><br /></span>TravelinGrannyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13794531736068569057noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8871831730008154585.post-90536880303946246852013-02-12T18:22:00.000-08:002013-02-12T18:22:12.377-08:00Mom's wheel chair<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Mom's foot rest of her wheel chair always laid on the bottom shelf where her TV was.</div>
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So on Sunday we went in to go to church. They were gone. We looked for 6 days. After they were found, I decided to fix them that no one would question who's these foot rest were.</div>
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I think it worked, we haven't lost them since.</div>
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We had a Christmas party at Bengi's. It was terrific</div>
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I filled their hat boxes up with scarves and stocking caps</div>
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Bengi, Jessica and Jenni</div>
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Kati and Abigial</div>
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Kimi</div>
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Josh and Jake</div>
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Cade and Camden</div>
<br />TravelinGrannyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13794531736068569057noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8871831730008154585.post-51515732353475656632012-12-11T20:07:00.000-08:002013-02-15T08:14:33.093-08:00At RamadaMom called me from GOV.<br />
I could her roommate and knew she was calling from her phone.<br />
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Mom said: "I drove to town today" <br />
I asked: "Who's car did you take?"<br />
Mom: "it was your sister's car"<br />
I asked: "Mom I don't have a sister, what color was it?"<br />
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I asked: "What did you get up town?"<br />
Mom: "I don't remember"<br />
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Mom: "I'm at Ramada, down that long hall, you need to come and pick me up"<br />
I asked: "You have a bed and your warm?<br />
Mom: "Yes"<br />
I told her: "Why don't you just stay there tonight and I will come get you in the morning."<br />
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The next morning she did not remember any of it. TravelinGrannyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13794531736068569057noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8871831730008154585.post-49079617553061557022012-11-22T08:03:00.000-08:002013-02-15T08:07:08.598-08:00Going homeI was called by Angie at Golden Oaks Village.<br />
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She said mom was wanting to go home.<br />
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When I got to GOV she was sitting by the door. She wanted to go to the duplex that her and dad lived in. I said that she lived here now and there wasn't anything there. She told me there was. <br />
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Then she said just take me home with you and I will sleep on the floor. I told her I lived up stairs and that she couldn't get up the stairs. She cried and cried. <br />
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I took her back to her room and "udie" helped get her in bed. I sit until she went to sleep.TravelinGrannyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13794531736068569057noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8871831730008154585.post-1919710916311895972012-07-05T20:37:00.000-07:002012-07-05T20:37:32.980-07:00BingoI took Mom to Bingo tonight. She kept forgetting what Bingo game we were playing. She really enjoyed seeing her friends.TravelinGrannyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13794531736068569057noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8871831730008154585.post-36073456838445056842012-06-11T22:41:00.000-07:002012-07-05T20:47:13.210-07:00Mom got sickSunday and Monday mom starting getting sick. She was throwing up and not eating. Getting weaker and weaker. She fell down several times. Couldn't walk from the bed to the bathroom. I tried to get her moved to assisted living, but when the nurse arrived she was going to have to go to The Nursing Center.<br />
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Bengi and I moved her over to the Nursing center. Then the girls came up and helped me moved her stuff out of the apartment.<br />
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If she gets to walking again, she can go to "Assisted Living", but she has to be incontinent. I am hoping that Therapy will help her.<br />
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Life is going to be totally different. She now has a room mate.TravelinGrannyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13794531736068569057noreply@blogger.com0Oklahoma City, OK, USA35.4675602 -97.516427635.260646200000004 -97.8322846 35.6744742 -97.2005706tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8871831730008154585.post-69189608611408683152012-06-05T18:28:00.001-07:002012-06-05T18:28:55.407-07:00Cade's Kindergarten Graduation<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />TravelinGrannyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13794531736068569057noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8871831730008154585.post-50690183259994097092012-01-28T18:32:00.000-08:002012-01-28T18:34:55.362-08:00FALLMom fell tonight. She had really bad pain today. It was under her shoulder blades, she was in such pain. Said if someone didn't find out what was wrong she was going to go crazy. I can see that. SO I gave her 2 pain meds, I know better, but she needed a break for just a little while.<br /><br />Then she got up and was walking to the kitchen and just lost her balance. Fell against the lamp and broke it. Mom couldn't turn the lamp on and off because it was too tall. So we do not miss the lamp, but the busted lamp was everywhere.<br /><br />THEN I was fixing super and opened the microwave. She had tried to cook an egg. It exploded everywhere. I asked her if she had any egg left. She said pieces. Got that cleaned up and the lamp that she broke.TravelinGrannyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13794531736068569057noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8871831730008154585.post-50842294663511545172012-01-22T19:37:00.000-08:002012-01-22T19:40:10.258-08:0025 Awesome Keyboard Shortcuts<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw6KmHBcfpJyCggAq8Jzlf_BltQorZN2RFOMfpuphV55-kkE5eqa9wTSGUgoERvkQTKMEFR2G-ywfE9kHZDbqlAPjnTcic8PHAXlqett_qr1WqVqoOzKs1YmJ9AbD5_3y3FSrfSUjRUy8/s1600/keyboardShortCuts.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw6KmHBcfpJyCggAq8Jzlf_BltQorZN2RFOMfpuphV55-kkE5eqa9wTSGUgoERvkQTKMEFR2G-ywfE9kHZDbqlAPjnTcic8PHAXlqett_qr1WqVqoOzKs1YmJ9AbD5_3y3FSrfSUjRUy8/s320/keyboardShortCuts.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700666468260613650" /></a><br />This is a list of the most useful default Photoshop keyboard shortcuts that you can use them to speed up your workflow. Some of them are rarely mentioned, some are more common and some are only available in Photoshop CS5. I hope everyone will find some new and useful shortcuts in this article. So let"s get started!<br />1. Drag-Zoom<br />Command/Ctrl + Space + Click and Drag Left or Right. Fastest way to zoom in and out with one keyboard shortcut (only in CS5 and only with GPU enabled).<br />2. HUD Color Picker<br />Alt + Shift + Right Click (Win) or Control + Option + Cmd + Click (Mac). Gorgeous color picker with a color wheel (only in CS5 and only with GPU enabled). Preferences are under General tab.<br />3. Bird’s Eye View<br />Hold Down H + Click, Reposition View and Let Go of the Mouse to Zoom Back). Works great with large images, when you need to work closely. Fast way to fit the image to screen and then zoom back into another area with the previous zoom ratio quickly.<br />4. Brush Size & Hardness<br />Ctrl + Alt + Right Click (Win) or Control + Option + Click (Mac). Drag your mouse to right/left to change the size and up/down to change the hardness. It only works with CS5 in both directions. In CS4 only the size change works. You can change the color of the brush preview under Preferences/Cursors. You also need GPU turned on under the Performance tab to be able to see the brush preview.<br />5. Draw Straight Lines<br />Hold Down Shift. Works with nearly every drawing tool.<br />6. Move<br />Hold Down Command/Ctrl. Fastest way to move something quickly and then switch back to the previous tool.<br />7. Pan (Shift + Space) and Zoom Simultaneously in all Documents<br />Shift + Ctrl + Space (Win) or Shift + Command + Space (Mac). Best way to compare or work on more than images at the same time.<br />8. Hide Panels<br />Hit Tab. You can always show them again by pressing Tab once more, or just simply hover over the edges to show the panels and toolbar temporarily.<br />9. Full Screen Preview of Files From Mini-Bridge<br />Space and Then Arrow Keys. It works the same way as in Bridge. Make sure that you deselect the images in MiniBridge or collapse the panel when you continue working in Photoshop.<br />10. Text Size<br />Command/Ctrl + Shift + . or , you can use it for selected text. It won’t work by only selecting the text layer.<br />11. All Caps for Text<br />Command/Ctrl + Shift + K. Quick way to switch between lowercase and uppercase text. Make sure you type without Caps lock to be able to use this.<br />12. Tracking and Kerning<br />Alt/Option + Left and Right Arrow Keys. Useful way to make equalize the distance between characters. If you select a word, a line or a whole paragraph then you change the Tracking. If you click between two characters you change the Kerning.<br />13. Leading<br />Alt/Option + Up and Down Arrow Keys. Quickly change the distance between selected lines.<br />14. Baseline Shift<br />Alt/Option + Shift + Up and Down Arrow Keys. Easy way to use one text layer but have different positions for the text.<br />15. Fill<br />Command/Ctrl + Backspace – Foreground Color, Alt/Option + Backspace – Background Color, Shift + Backspace – Fill Options. Great way to fill color into selections or change the color of text and vector shape layers.<br />16. Reset Any Dialog Box<br />Alt/Option + Click on Cancel. Instead of canceling a dialog box and returning to it try Reset and save time and effort.<br />17. Changing Opacity and Fill Opacity<br />Numeric Keys, Shift + Numeric Keys. This will change the opacity and fill of the selected layer (or even more than one layer at the same time in CS5) and it will change opacity and fill of the tool if you select a drawing tool.<br />18. Invert Colors of Selected Layer or Layer’s Pixel Mask<br />Command/Ctrl + I. This is a fast way to invert visible parts of a layer if you invert the colours of the layer mask.<br />19. Switch to Precise Cursors for Drawing Tools<br />Hit Caps Lock. If you don’t want to see the edges of the brush you can switch to precise mode easily by having Caps lock on.<br />20. Reset Preferences<br />Ctrl + Alt + Shift (Win) or Command + Option + Shift (Mac) When Loading Photoshop. If you want to start with the default settings and user interface hold down these buttons while Photoshop is loading.<br />21. Switch Foreground/Background Colours<br />Press (X). Fast way to switch between the selected colour.<br />22. Mask View<br />Alt/Option + Click on a Layer Mask. Great way to clean up the mask after you save it from a selection. Using it again will switch back to normal view again.<br />23. Disable Mask<br />Shift + Click on a Layer Mask. You can quickly show the original contents of the layer with this keyboard shortcut. Using it again will enable the mask again.<br />24. Intersection of Selections<br />Alt/Option + Shift + Click With a Selection Tool Over Another Overlapping Selection. Easy way to keep only a specific part of a selection.<br />25. Merge All Visible Layers to a New Layer<br />Ctrl + Alt + Shift + E (Win) or Command + Option + Shift + E. If you want to keep all your layers but you also need to merge them together to be able to use something you can convert them all into one Smart object or use this keyboard shortcut to make a duplicate merged layer.<br />Bonus (Easter-Egg) Keyboard Shortcut<br />Alt/Option + Click on Panel options under the options of Layers panel.<br />Conclusion<br />Of course you can use Photoshop without keyboard shortcuts, but you can be much faster and productive if you spend a little time on getting used to have one of your hands over the keyboard all the time and memorize some of these combinations. Feel free to include some other useful shortcuts in the comments section.TravelinGrannyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13794531736068569057noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8871831730008154585.post-3337836538513673272012-01-22T19:33:00.000-08:002012-01-22T19:36:59.005-08:00ReadingWhile in church today, J Fluman was talking to mom about what class was she in. Mom told her that she started to school at Glenwood, and that her mom made her read all the time, so they moved her up a grade in school.<br /><br />She said that she was asked to read in class and that her sister "Ernestine" said "Jodean just kept reading and wouldn't shut up"TravelinGrannyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13794531736068569057noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8871831730008154585.post-70075842227232964242012-01-20T18:02:00.000-08:002012-01-20T18:06:01.125-08:00DATEShe has no idea what date it is.<br />She was paying her bills and she wrote the 27th date on her check.<br /><br />She kept asking what day it was.<br /><br />She was going to take a shower, but didn't want to get up. As she was sitting there she asked me if I had changed the battery in the clock on the wall. I told her that I had when we first moved in. She said that it is losing time. I checked the time and it was 7:29 pm exactly what the clock says. She said that when she gets up in the morning it is 6 on the clock and it is really 8. So I asked her how it got back to the correct time. She said "I was just wondering that myself."<br /><br />I have seen great confusion in her and it seems to be getting worse.TravelinGrannyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13794531736068569057noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8871831730008154585.post-67631951720660565802012-01-19T18:00:00.000-08:002012-01-20T18:02:36.813-08:00ConfusionI called mom and told her to get ready to go to Bingo, I was running late, but should be there in plenty of time for Bingo.<br /><br />Mom said no Bingo was last night. I told her to get ready I would be there in a little bit.<br /><br />When I got there she refused to believe that it was Bingo night. She knew it was Friday and she would go and get her hair done in the morning. Saturday morning.<br /><br />I got her dressed and we went down to Bingo.<br /><br />She has so lost a day.TravelinGrannyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13794531736068569057noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8871831730008154585.post-40245501891009344472012-01-16T18:06:00.000-08:002012-01-20T18:09:28.524-08:00looking for eye dropsHer eye was hurting. <br /><br />She went to bed and I heard her complaining. I went to her bed room and she couldn't get in bed. The maid had made the bed and she couldn't get the covers pulled down. She complained about the bed being to high.<br /><br />So I helped and got her tucked in. Went back to work and she was up again looking for eye drops for her eyes. She said she had some cream that the eye doctor had given her. It was up there in the cupboard. I looked and didn't find anything.<br /><br />She was totally confused.TravelinGrannyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13794531736068569057noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8871831730008154585.post-51432438941039986612012-01-16T17:45:00.000-08:002012-01-20T18:00:07.702-08:00Red EyeMom has had a red eye<br />She called her eye dr and made an appointment for Tuesday at 11<br /><br />The Next Morning:<br />Mom was late getting up she was at table taking her pills , I had her jacket and started to put it on her she said she needed to brush her teeth. That if she was going to dentist she should brush her teeth. I said "Mom your going to the eye Dr" then she said that she didn't need to brush her teeth!<br /><br />Eye Doctor told her she had a sty on her eye.<br />We went to get drop medication at the pharmacy. Azasite 1%,, 5 ml for $66. 2 little drop bottles that need to be kept in the refrigerator, they were in regular pill bottles that the pharmacy puts all meds in. I showed mom where I was putting them.<br /><br />When we got home, I put a drop in her eye. I then left to go to OKC. Wednesday she didn't say anything about her eyes.<br /><br />When I called Thursday morning, she couldn't find her drops. She said she used them all and they were in the trash and she was using the other drops that the eye doctor had given her. The eye doctor had not given her any other drops. We had bought some over the counter drops, so I guess that what she was using.<br /><br />So I first called the pharmacy and he told me that there should be 15 drops in each bottle. It had only been 1 1/2 days since I left. <br /><br />Next I called the home health where she lives and told them mom's story. So she went up to mom's room and went to the refrigerator and found the drops. <br /><br />When I got back to mom's, she said she needed to put a drop in her eye. So I got out her drops, she tried to put them in and said that the bottle was empty. I took the bottle and put drops in her eyes. Yes it was a little hard to squeeze the bottle and mom doesn't have much strength.<br /><br />THE CONFUSION SETS IN........TravelinGrannyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13794531736068569057noreply@blogger.com0