I saw this cartoon on Facebook. It got me thinking about mom and her misunderstanding of lyrics she'd heard. It started with CCR's "There's a Bathroom on the Right" ("There's a Bad Moon on the Rise"), through Jimmy's " 'Scuse Me While I Kiss This Guy" (" 'Scuse Me While I Kiss The Sky), all... Continue Reading →
Four months
I've hit the four-month mark. Nothing seems so different from the one month, two month, three month mark. I've been doing "stuff." I go to work. I come home. I've gone through clothing and possessions -- except for photos. I can't do that yet. Two photos in frames that sat on mom's bookcase forever are... Continue Reading →
Almost two months
Mom passed on March 2nd, 2019. I was holding her hand and stroking her face and hair when she passed. She had two very short moments of apnea and she was gone. The last two days, she was no longer responsive, but because I was cracking jokes and telling funny family stories, mom was laughing... Continue Reading →
What I did on my vacation
One of the things hospice and the comfort service impressed upon me during our discussions was the need for funeral arrangements. This did not come as a surprise, but it's one of those things mom and I never got around to. We did talked about it, but we never actually made the arrangements. While I... Continue Reading →
I didn’t think we were here yet
I got mom home for the holidays. She went into the hospital on December 3, 2018, went from there to a nursing home until everything could be put in place to bring her home. December 22, 2018, she came home on hospice. For the holiday break from work, I stayed home. I was able to... Continue Reading →
An update
I got a call from the treasury office and they gave me good news and bad news. First, the good news: she kept saying "checks." That means it's not clothes! HALLELUJAH, BABY!!!! No dealing with bodily fluids of a beloved, long-dead brother. The bad news: After almost 11 years, Dan's estate is still technically open! The... Continue Reading →