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All Souls Day

2007-11-01T02:28:46Z

It's Halloween, but my mind is on All Souls Day, two days from now (Nov. 2). I haven't written much about my Dad's passing and my associated grief. I'm not sure why - it certainly occupies my thoughts. Maybe it's just a relief to write about some...

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Back in Seattle

2007-08-30T02:32:05Z

I am back in Seattle this week; returning to Chicago after the Labor Day holiday. It was hard leaving my Dad, but also good to be back home for a spell. My brother is now visiting there so it will be nice for him to have some 1:1 time with Dad. ...

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Leaving tomorrow

2007-08-10T22:03:25Z

I feel a sense of unreality as my Dad's continues to weaken... the hospital bed brought in for him and the 24-hr. care. It's all very difficult for me to wrap my head around. My Dad's always been so youthful and strong, but then cancer is a mighty...

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Moving foward with hospice

2007-08-07T20:11:42Z

My Dad's oncologist came to his house last night to visit my Dad and his wife. Everyone was in agreement that the next move should be getting in-home hospice care. I think this is a blessing as it will give my Dad more consistent pain relief and ...

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Feeling very, very sad

2007-08-06T02:03:50Z

I talked with my Dad's wife Carol today. I haven't posted much about my Dad because it's been a continuing decline and I kept hoping he would turn the corner, recover from the effects of chemotherapy, and be able to enjoy life a bit. That scenario...

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Dad's having a hard time

2007-07-16T02:22:09Z

I've not posted in a while about my Dad, mainly because there hadn't been much change in how he was doing. A few weeks ago they elected to stop the chemotherapy because it was no longer pushing his PSA downward and he has all along suffered such s...

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Dad's had a rough week

2007-06-05T02:33:58Z

It seems like as soon as I post that things are going relatively OK with my Dad, something happens. In this case, it was a problem with his kidney stent. They had placed the kidney stent in late January to open a kidney blockage that had develope...

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Dad is hanging in there...

2007-05-24T03:25:10Z

My Dad had this 5th chemotherapy treatment yesterday. It went fine and he continues to feel OK. There is still a lot of up-and-down, but no medical emergencies. He's also doing better with eating. I am so glad I got his computer set up for him; ...

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Home.

2007-05-12T14:58:48Z

Got home around 10:30 last night. It was a long, packed flight from Newark, but I was just lucky to grab a seat on this flight; the alternatives were much worse (including a 9-hour jaunt via Las Vegas, getting me into Seattle at 3:00am). The last-...

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So glad I'm here

2007-05-02T13:42:12Z

Since arriving in Chicago, I've not had much computer time. Over the weekend, I was busy at my Dad and Carol's visiting and tackling some small household projects. Monday and Tuesday I was on-site at a client's all day. My work schedule for the re...

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