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Showing posts with label Aging parents. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Aging parents. Show all posts
Tuesday, May 8, 2018

Notes on Aging Parents

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Mom still dances.  That is, she has an intricate schedule of what she watches on TV through the week. One of her "Must Watch" sh...
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Friday, May 4, 2018

Pill caddies

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Photo taken through my eyes at 7:00 in the morning. We had another near miss on meds.  I pulled the meds out of the pill caddy, put...
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Thursday, April 26, 2018

Close tolerances and lots of moving parts

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Mrs ERJ and I have been spending more than the usual amount of time with my mom and dad. Dad's health took a turn for the worse a coup...
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Friday, April 20, 2018

Fricassee

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Mrs ERJ and I are still taking food to mom and dad on Fridays. Dad's throat has become sensitive and foods that "tickle" g...
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Sunday, April 8, 2018

Wentworth and Smith

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My dad was recently given my grandmother's arithmetic book from 1909. A similar edition is online HERE . Some of the questions: ...
Thursday, April 5, 2018

Women's undergarments

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One of the reasons I remain anonymous is so I can write little vignettes that would be excruciatingly embarrassing if anybody knew who I ...
Tuesday, February 13, 2018

Mardi Gras, 2018

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I will be spending Mardi Gras with my mom and dad to give my sisters a break. Dad is having dizzy spells and is more comfortable to have a...
Wednesday, January 17, 2018

Some old songs

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My dad used to sing.  Most often it started was when the front tires of the '58 Plymouth station wagon hit a dirt road.  I don...
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Saturday, November 25, 2017

Dehydration

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My dad was not feeling great yesterday morning. Since Friday mornings are when Mrs ERJ and I take mom and dad their meals we were in the d...
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Sunday, November 5, 2017

A weekend of culture

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We had a pleasant and uneventful weekend. Yesterday we went over to Mom and Dad's to rake leaves.  It is a family event.  Dad can'...
Saturday, September 23, 2017

One upmanship

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A man died leaving three proud, competitive sons. At his wake each one approached his coffin one at a time. The first one made a big sho...
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Friday, September 1, 2017

Thresholds

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The piece in the foreground is the 1.5" step that I tried to fix with the extruded aluminum molding.  Not only did my little brother ...
Sunday, August 27, 2017

ERJ calls in the Cavalry

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My parent's house was built in the early 1920s and was not designed for elderly people.  When dropping off their meals last Friday my ...
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Saturday, May 27, 2017

"Gram-maw? I am in trouble!"

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Ring, ring, ring. "Hello?" "Gram-maw?  I'm in trouble!", kid's voice. "Billy, is that you?"  ...
Saturday, March 18, 2017

Day in review

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Lacking anything more interesting to share, I am going to give you an account of my day. Video, smartphone, use it I had a conversation w...
Friday, February 24, 2017

Mystery solved: Why joints make noise as we age

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We continue to take dinner over to mom and dad's on Fridays.  Today we took tilapia, sweet potatoes, grape-apple-yogurt salad and small ...
Monday, February 20, 2017

Would YOU want to know the odds?

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My brother was recently diagnosed with cancer. Some folks think it is strange that he does not want to know "the odds". I, how...
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