Oct. 23, 2019: I talked with Dad and he is going to work with Carinna to see if she can spend more daylight hours with me and fewer night time hours. We can return to home based hospice when necessary. Also, I hear the patient next door to me is starting to have a tough […]

Hi Rob, Oct. 22: this is hard. The patient in the room next to me is dying or died and I am subjected to the family’s emotions caused by this trauma. I wish I were home and not having to face this trauma personally so soon. I lay here hearing the sounds. I don’t want

Rob, thank you for sharing the fact that you have the flu. I must tell you that I can not have you visit me. In fact, I can not have anyone come to visit me if they have been exposed to germs in an airport or elsewhere. I am a high risk patient. I love

October 21, 2019: my hospice nurse, Mark, provided details today on pick up time for tomorrow, October 22, and instructions regarding meds, packing, etc. Also, he talked with the doctor and the doctor is changing from Miralax to Lactulose to improve bowel movements. This new prescription was delivered this evening and I was told to

Oct. 20, 2019: today Dad helped me to get out of the house by taking me to the shopping mall where AJ’s (the place where you can buy gourmet type groceries, sandwiches, pastries) is located and Dad had a steak sandwich and corn on the cob. I had chicken salad with grapes in it. Very

October 18: I get tired of being in the house so we went on a shopping trip to Whole Foods today and ate our lunch there. My favorite food was the Vegan macaroni and cheese. Everyone feels I look good. That is good news for me. Perhaps I will have extended time to see family

Oct. 17: Yesterday was declared Exploration Day by Dad and he took me to a national park where we used to enjoy hiking and driving on the Cactus Trail. We walked on part of the handicap trail where it is paved. I saw some pretty wild flowers and some critters running around. It got rather

Oct. 14: sitting on our patio in back yard. When you have cancer, your body changes and swelling occurs. You need looser clothing. Yesterday Dad and I went to Walmart and bought a MyMu, or loose nightgown, for me to try. It’s perfect! Dad will buy another one so I have two outfits. My right

October 13, 2019: took another adventure today. We went to AJ’s for lunch. AJ’s is a gourmet grocery and bistro. It is fun to just walk around and look at what is for sale. Dad bought a special deluxe sandwich that included ambrosia salad and I had California chicken salad which was white meat with

My caregiver, Carinna, got sick. I’m concerned about going out in public now and possibly getting sick. Mom