Re: Merry Hanakah and Happy Christmas!!!

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In a message dated 12/24/2005 12:08:09 PM Eastern Standard Time,

debbied31@... writes:

(((((((Donelle))))))))))))) God Bless you and Glenn hun,

I pray that the vulture of woman , who is the mother to his children , will

let Glenn and you be in peace.

May you have a Blessed Christmas hun

Deb

She's NOT going to ruin Glenn's and my Christmas Day!!! I've already

decided that... thanks, Deb.

Lots of hugs and prayers, Donelle

Caregiver to Glenn

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(((((((Donelle))))))))))))) God Bless you and Glenn hun,

I pray that the vulture of woman , who is the mother to his children , will

let Glenn and you be in peace.

May you have a Blessed Christmas hun

Deb

Grandmommyandme@... wrote:

Hi everyone!!

Just checking in to let everyone know that Glenn got all his Christmas

shopping done from his lazy boy!! LOL I shopped for his children and my

grandchildren for him. And my sister shopped for me for him!! Think I'll try

that

approach next year!

I hate shopping of any kind, except online!

I can't even begin to remember when I actually posted, so if this is

repetitious, please forgive me. Glenn's Mom and brother came from Ill. to

visit and

all went very well. His sister, , came from Texas. It was a short

visit, but went well also. Our friend from TX came for the week and that was

fun

and she was very helpful to me and loving to Glenn. Tears, of course, are

shed as each one leaves.

His best friend and his wife from IL are coming next week. His children and

estranged wife-y are coming Sun. All of a sudden wife-y wants to visit....

isn't that sweet?? No, it's not...she wants to see a copy of the Will.

Well, my darlings, she will not see it. The Will that Glenn has is very

simple...wife-y gets the house in VA and all its contents. The condo we live

in is

mine and so are all its contents, including Glenn's things!! We have a

timeshare, which becomes mine. She gets most of the life ins. and that's all

she

needs to know. She is disabled with severe kidney problems and can only work

part-time, but she can shop FULL-TIME!!! She has 4-5 toasters in boxes at

any given time!! Among other things she buys constantly. If she uses her

life ins. $ wisely, she will be fine, but she won't. I never anticipated

having to deal with these things, but should have b/c Glenn has always said for

her, it's all about the money.

The children used emotional blackmail on Glenn telling him they would not

visit him if Mommy couldn't come. After my anger subsided somewhat, I agreed

for them to come, but they aren't ruining our whole Christmas Day, so they

won't arrive until about 4 p.m. They are bringing dinner!! I will try to make

it the nicest day possible for Glenn...and if wife-y starts anything, I will

show them the door!! God has given/is giving me the strength to see this

through, for Glenn's sake. He will also give me the strength to let the

" children " (ages 23 and 29) know that their use of emotional blackmail on their

dying father was really very mean and uncaring. I absolutely could not take

the

chance of denying Glenn the opportunity to see his children!!

I was able to get Glenn to his company Christmas party with help from a

couple co-workers. We only stayed for dinner, but Glenn did very well....and

it

was very good for him to see his co-worker friends. They all made him feel

very special.

Glenn is getting weaker....he fell again last night and I had to call 911 to

get them to get him up off the floor. He landed flat on his butt, back and

head, but seemed to be o.k. Will probably be achy again today. He is a

little more yellow, in color, from the liver failing. He is sleeping most of

the

time, but still comes to the livingroom sometimes and sleeps in his lazy

boy. He will eat most of the time, but food is starting not to taste right.

He

thinks he wants something that he normally loves and then it doesn't taste

good. He's also requesting things I've never known him to eat before, like

Strawberry Malts. He's having a little more break-through pain. The liver

can radiate pain to any organs in the body and it does!! But, so far, this is

managed with Oxicodone in addition to the pain patch. The diarrhea has been

somewhat manageable, except for several occasions when there is just no

control on Glenn's part. He is becoming somewhat disoriented at times, can't

think of words, and is scared to death of how the end will come. I just keep

telling him he will just go to sleep...and a peaceful journey is what I'm

praying for!! It's been way too slow for him with such pain and debilitation

continuing for over 1.5 yrs. Enough is enough!! We don't need a climatic

ending!!

Six weeks ago, I never thought Glenn would live to see Christmas...now I'm

praying he does. Hoping you all have the merriest of Merry Christmases and

the happiest of Happy Hanakahs that you possibly can have...enjoy every single

minute and let NO ONE take away your joy!!! Peace in the knowledge that

loved ones gone on are spending Christmas with Jesus and they want us to share

their joy, even though we miss them terribly!!

Which reminds me, we are starting a new tradition this year...we are all

missing Mom/Nana so badly... my suggestion... I've ordered and will pick up 18

helium filled balloons and we will let them all ascend to the heavens in honor

of my Mom and also my nephew, with little notes attached if each person

cares to do that!!

Off to buy scotch tape, so I can finish wrapping!! (my son with

custody of 3 little ones...8, 5, 3) and I went shopping Thurs. evening for his

kids...I went yesterday for my sons and Glenn. Now just need to wrap it all.

Was just about to go get tape last night when Glenn decided to fall down-go

boom!! Thanks for all your prayers for both of us!!

Lots of hugs and prayers, Donelle

Caregiver to Glenn