Fw: Update from Stevie

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Re: Update from Stevie

Hi Stevie,

I am so sorry to hear of your struggles with Mr. B. It

saddens me to hear how much he has progressed into the

disease. My hope is for Mr. B not to suffer for much

longer or you.

Stevie, I am in the San Francisco Bay Area. It does

not take much for me to fly down there. Jim is doing

very well at the nh and is getting all the proper

care. He is walking with a walker again and his

coloring and weight are good and they keep him

stimulated with all kinds of activity geared to his

ability, he is getting plenty of attention.

Stevie, I am not working in the summer. I have all

summer off and I feel secure with Jim where he is at

now. If you would like any time off to relax, I would

love to give you that. Starting in the second week of

June to the end of August. Are you anywhere near

Laguna Hills? My very good friend lives there and I

could stay with her and be available for you when you

need a break. Please let me know and I will be there

in a NY minute. NO JOKE. I am not out of the cargiving

mode yet.

Huge Hugs, Jan

--- Dena LEAVITT wrote:

> Dear Stevie

>

> My heart is breaking for you and Mr. B. It is

> miserable to watch and I am sure much worse to live.

> I

> am not sure exactly what to pray for besides rest

> and

> peace for you both. I hope you are feeling better by

> now and got through the weekend okay. I will keep

> you

> in my thoughts and prayers.

>

> Dena

>

> --- Sandie wrote:

>

> > An update from Stevie, via Sandie:

> >

> > Mr. B is on a very slow downhill stage and we are

> > getting up 2-3 times a

> > night because he is so uncomfortable. We are

> > thinking about 24 hours care

> > as I am getting exhausted again and find I have no

> > time for anything..

> > including the computer. I haven't been able to go

> > to the web site and see

> > what is happening. I will try to do that before

> the

> > Social Worker and

> > health aide come today. Every day there is

> > something. Mr. B's lungs have

> > diminished quite a bit and he is " shallow

> breathing "

> > most of the time. The

> > nurse can hear fluid in his lower quadrants. His

> > chest, hands and feet are

> > a darker shade of blue and he is on oxygen most of

> > the time and is eating

> > less each day but still interested in what is

> going

> > on around him. He is

> > fighting a bed sore on his heal that has split

> from

> > the inside out, and that

> > is making him quite uncomfortable. He has also

> > developed some kind of

> > fungus " in his finger nail beds because his

> > circulation is so bad.....but..

> > like I said before, he prevails through all of

> this

> > and apparently is going

> > to fight it till the end! Such a sad thing to

> watch

> > because he is so aware

> > of what is happening to him and gets very

> depressed.

> > We keep the humour

> > going and that's about all we can do for now.

> >

> > Stevie

> >

> > [Non-text portions of this message have been

> > removed]

> >

> >

>

>

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