Re: Re: Good Morning

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Oh but I must reply. You are so sweet. Now I am not coping. I am wallowing

in a bog of fat. (bouncing with laughter).

The doctor did let me know this morning that I am not as well as I thought.

He won't let me get off the steroids. He said he is trying to head off

something like heart failure from my bad lungs. We are holding a happy balance.

I was also told that the Doctor that did my Mammography study said he he

thought the lump I have is a blood clot. He wants to wait and see the area when

it is all clear. I do not recall injuring myself at all. I think it was a

spontaneous bleed. I'm just glad it wasn't in my head.

What a summer you have had! You are busy. I am glad for you and your Mom

that she is in a NH. It is hard enough to run to see her, but to care for her

at

this stage, 24/7 would be too difficult. I know it will be for me.

I want to try to send a poem I wrote for my In-laws 60th anniversary,

especially for . But, all can read it if interested.

Imogene

In a message dated 8/7/2006 3:43:45 PM Central Daylight Time, stim@...

writes:

Dear Imogene,

How good to hear from you. I tried answering earlier but my reply got

gobbled up never

to be seen again. Some days I find Yahoo just can't pull it together, then

other days all is

good.

You sure have been through a lot lately, still. I am very sorry to hear of

LO's decline. It is

difficult with an aged parent but how much worse it must be with a husband,

mate,

partner. Thankfully your lump is being seen as not serious and I hope for

you both that

diagnosis continues.

My mom is eating and drinking very little by now, lost 13 1/2 lb in July

when intake was

better than now. I don't know how much longer she can continue, but is not

palliative yet

by her nh standards. She has developed a pressure sore on her heel, despite

being turned

in bed every 2 hours, but the thought is that she doesn't feel it and I tend

to agree, with

the neuropathy she has as well as Hydromorph for pain. With that she seems

comfortable

and relaxed. They will treat it of course.

Once we finish clearing the inlaw's house this week, auction on Wednesday, I

can devote

more time to Mom and her continual decline. This has been a sad, trying

summer, and

with finishing in the house I hope to have some recoup time before school

and work start

up again in September. In that respect, having the summer off, timing for

house clearing

and being there for Mom has cooperated very well.

You take care of you as well as your husband, as you do so well. No need to

reply. I just

wanted you to know I think about you often and do appreciate when you can

drop in.

, Oakville Ont.

Mom 92, 13 years " Parkinsons "

3 1/2 years ago LBD diagnosis, evident much longer in hindsight.

Encouraged to give up her licence 6 years ago.

Eltroxin, Hydromorph twice a day for pain

Off Aricept since Feb./06

On " gentle care " since June 30/06, spoon-fed pureed foods, swallowing very

compromised, needs verbal cueing and throat stroking to initiate swallowing,

congested

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