Monthly Archives: April 2008
The periodic decline post
Mom says she’s having a hard time concentrating even at things that really interest her. She’s more or less staying in her easy chair exclusively. She’s using the bipap to assist with her breathing during the day quite frequently now, … Continue reading
Social Security won’t be there? Please.
Okay, so one of my pet peeves is people repeating stuff that just isn’t true. I don’t mean rumors that I’m sleeping with Jason’s ex-girlfriends. Hell, that sort of thing is perfectly okay. Tell all sorts of rumors, true or … Continue reading
Breathing
Mom cannot finish more than 2 or 3 pages without nodding off. It means she is losing breathing function a fair amount and there is a buildup of CO2 in her blood. Since she is already on a bipap machine, … Continue reading
Plastic Bags at Sea
Danny Westneat at the Seattle Times writes that plastic bags are a tiny fraction of sea trash. Although the mayor’s press release on the proposed plastic bag fees notes that plastic bags are particularly harmful to marine life as compared … Continue reading
First hospice
Five+ hour visit. Mostly because my mom can’t get to the point. Also, the nurse was 45 minutes late. Still, it went well. If you want to know where I get the gene for being difficult, it’s my mom. The … Continue reading
Daniel Schorr
Quite frequently I catch Daniel Schorr’s commentaries on N.P.R. when I am driving in the afternoon. I’m not a huge fan of All Things Considered, but it’s better than any other news on the radio so I listen. But invariably … Continue reading