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“It was not so good.”
My parents and I with my nephew at his preschool graduation in June 2014. Earlier this evening, my very tired mom and I walked through the hallways of Hackensack Medical Center so we could meet my dad,...
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On ‘working’ from the hospital or nursing home.
When I am in the office, I feel distracted by wondering how my father and mother are doing, phone calls to and from doctors, insurance companies, social workers, and attorneys, and the dozens of...
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What is a normal life, anyway?
Tonight I tweeted, “Will things ever be normal again?” A friend responded, “Define normal.” I told him it had to do with my father being in the hospital (Yeah, he’s back after his blood pressure dipped...
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On nursing homes, family visits … and resentment
I should be happy (?) that my father is OUT of the hospital and back into a subacute unit of a long-term facility, aka a nursing home. But this, his third round back, is more depressing for me. He...
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Get me wheelchair, damnit!
Stock photos for nursing homes? Not a thing of joy. Once again I find myself at a point in time when something has to be decided on regarding my dad’s care, and I’m still incredulous at the reality...
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On providing comfort
Lutheran comfort dogs. Photo via Religion News Service. I spent much of the day in my father’s room at the nursing home today. I got word that a doctor ordered a sonogram last night so I wanted to be...
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