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COVID-19
Sis has the virus, probably caught from either a student or a colleague. When I asked her a couple of weeks ago, she said, "I don't really need a mask." She did get boosted last Friday, but, at that...
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3rd Grade
I'm substitute teaching one or two days a week. That's the plan, anyway. We are supposed to be able to pick our assignments from the ones on offer -- first come, first pick -- and I thought I could...
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My head...
Last Monday, I told my sister I'd do laundry. I hate laundry. I recognize it needs to be done, but I hate it.Anyway, I am not a tall woman. The people who built this house apparently expected it to be...
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National Dog Show
It's not as prestigious as Crufts or Westminster, but it was still great to see a Sealyham win the AKC National Dog Show. There were some gorgeous dogs. I fell a little bit in love with the Chesapeake...
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Tom Wilkinson
I've spent the last few days sick. Not COVID, just a sore throat, cough, and a rash. I'm better, which is good. I have a mild superstition about starting the new year the way I intend to go on and...
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Venting Anger (and Cold)
I am very angry at my sister right now. It'll pass, but for the moment, it exists.As you know, I'm substitute teaching. I try to do once a week, more if Mom doesn't have too many doctor's appointments,...
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Waiting
Urgent care sent us to the ER because Mom's in Afib. We haven't been seen other than to have another EKG done in the triage area. Can this day be over?UPDATE: It's about 1 a.m. Sis and I were allowed...
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Update
No dog to sleep with, sadly. Severe leg cramps. Mom will probably be in the hospital at least one more day and night: Afib, low oxygen level,and high blood pressure. The contrast dye made her nauseous,...
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Still Mom
Sis is with Mom right now. I've come home for the fortnightly family Zoom call. Mom's there at least one more day, which means Sis will be teaching tomorrow and I'll be the one in the hospital with...
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Coming home?
One of Mom's doctors said she could go home today, but it's up in the air. I think she will be here at least one more day while they step down her oxygen or figure out how to convince her that she...
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Home
Mom did come home yesterday.She has to stop several of her current prescriptions. There are three new ones. I have made appointments for her to see her pain doctor, her cardiologist, and the nurse...
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Back at the Hospital
Sis calls her best friend on Sunday morning. As she was taking the dogs out, she heard a groan from Mom's room. Mom was having a full blown stroke.I called 911. Sis tried to get her in a comfortable...
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ADA rant
I'm waiting for the gardeners to leave so that I can put the dogs out on the porch, thus minimizing the amount of poop needing to be picked up when we get home this evening.I'll know more about Mom...
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R.I.P. Hinton Battle
Sweet, the dancing demon, for all my Buffy peeps, died this weekend. He's the second DC to Broadway star to die recently (after China Rivera). I don't think I ever saw him live, though I may have when...
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Mom
This is going to be updated a few times today. The palliative care specialist poked her head in and we had a brief conversation. It's the first time anyone's said no hope for recovery, but within that,...
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AAARRRRGGGH!!!!
First of all, I've talked with friends today. I'm fine.Secondly, I answered all the questions for hospice care, signed the paperwork, and cried a little.Thirdly, I was left alone for two hours with a...
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Mom, sort of
Mom should be home in about half an hour. The Hospice care people have been better about communicating than the hospital has been. Neither has been perfect and I've lost my temper at least twice today...
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Houseguests Gone
My uncle called me a good hostess. My dementia!aunt physically threatened me. They've just left for the airport. I'm relieved. I'm a little conflicted.A volunteer who works with the hospice will come...
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Not much happening
I'm alone all day with my mother. The hospice service has been fantastic. They've made certain that I could go to my doctor's appointment [Yea! Antidepressants!] and someone, whether nurse, CNA,...
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Daily Nurse Visits
It means they think Mom's in her final days. I gave her morphine for the first time to help her breathe. comments
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R.I.P.
Mom died around 11 a.m. The nurse suggested not watching her being taken to the hearse, so I'm here typing this out. She made it to 90 years and 6 months, so she had a long life and an interesting one....
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The past few days
The past few days have been a bit surreal. I wrote an obituary. I've found out the day and time for Mom's burial and service. I've contacted all of her doctors to free her appointments up for other...
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They're Gone!
Elle and Kay, who have been friends of mine for 46 and 24 years respectively, stayed with us for Mom's funeral. Elle is constitutionally unable to pack lightly which makes wrestling her bag up a flight...
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Baltimore
It's something of a mythic city in my family's history. My grandfather "got the call" to be a minister and decided that he needed an education to do it. The family lived on the Eastern Shore where, at...
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