Tag Archives: death

Mom asked that if folks want to donate money the appropriate donee would be the ALSA Evergreen Chapter: http://webwa.alsa.org/site/PageServer?pagename=WA_homepage There’s a donation page there. Also the Walk to Defeat ALS is over, but they’ll still accept donations that way. Mom’s … Continue reading →

I am okay. I am relieved. Since January, mom basically wanted just a few things and she got to do them. She saw my grandmother’s 80th birthday party. She got to see her second grandson. She out-raised by far everyone … Continue reading →

Mom agreed last week to start taking morphine if the doctor and hospice could put together a drug cocktail that would limit the side effect of stomach cramps and itching. With the use of diphenhydramine hydrochloride, that shouldn’t be a … Continue reading →

November 24, 1948 – October 15, 2008

I will be mostly offline for the next few days. I don’t really know what to write here. Mom does not have long to live and I’ve probably heard my last communication from her. She took a turn for the … Continue reading →