Tag Archives: grandfather
Eulogy for Gramps
I meant to post the eulogy I said at Gramps’ funeral last year, but didn’t get around to it. Posting now as a method of archiving it so I can toss the paper copy. I kept it short because I … Continue reading
Christmas 2010 at Swedish Medical Center
At 12:07 this morning I got a call from my grandfather. When he calls, I answer. He’d passed out in the hallway and had called paramedics. He assumed they would take him to Swedish like they normally do. There’s a … Continue reading
Nuclear test
The last few days have been hectic to say the least. Most of it bad, but not all. Here I shall write about the bad stuff. Thursday I got a call from Gram. Sort of. She called, but didn’t realize … Continue reading
Seeing Blood Clots Using Ultrasound
Today’s adventure in chauffeuring my grandfather around took us to Seattle Cardiology (at Swedish Cherry Hill campus) for a follow-up visit after his recent hospitalizations. Gramps wanted me to accompany him into the rooms for the actual checkup. Usually Gram … Continue reading
Blood clot in the leg
If my experience with psychosis wasn’t enough, today I also got some bad news about my grandparents. They returned last night from a Caribbean cruise. My grandmother informed me that Gramps had some sort of heart issue on the plane … Continue reading