Comments on: Update on my dad

By: GenBetween » An Internet conflicted?

GenBetween » An Internet conflicted? — Tue, 12 Dec 2006 21:10:17 +0000

[...] Even though people will claim it’s just the “signs of aging” that people want to fight, it is, in a way, disturbing to me in light of my recent experiences with my parents. Though it’s important to look your best (something I apparently forgot, today) do we forget that we are all aging every day? Though I do joke about it sometimes, why is that a bad thing? [...]

By: GenBetween » The first holiday after my mother’s death

GenBetween » The first holiday after my mother’s death — Sun, 26 Nov 2006 05:42:33 +0000

[...] We talked a little bit about expanding one’s definition of “family” since the people he works with are really part of the family even though Mr. Marine doesn’t like depending on other people. I know I couldn’t have done it without them when he had his surgery and they were all right there for us when my mother died. He seemed to take that in and sounded better. [...]

By: Christina

Christina — Wed, 25 Oct 2006 02:10:12 +0000

I’m glad you’ve turned a corner. I know when my grandfather got sick, we watched him make a decision to not get well again. He just didn’t have it in him to put up another fight. I guess when you’re pushing 90 and your wife has Altheimer’s, you have a right to decide it’s time to go. I still miss him, though.

So good to read that your father decided to get his get up and go back!

By: Hsien Lei

Hsien Lei — Mon, 23 Oct 2006 17:55:04 +0000

I’m sure he wouldn’t be enjoying all those things today if he didn’t have such a loving, caring daughter!

By: cursingmama

cursingmama — Mon, 23 Oct 2006 13:34:04 +0000

Here’s hoping that your dad continues to make bizzare cell phone calls that stop your heart only to restart it when the full story comes out.
Kneeling in church – we don’t even do that here at all anymore; I’d probobly find it hard. That and finding the pre-cooked bacon.