Love the picture! Think those are peonies, roses, freesia and baby's breath. Beautiful way to start Sunday.
Eva, your post yesterday was so full of wisdom. I've read it 3 times.
Its a beautiful Sunday morning. Triple digits are gone. For the week, high 80's with lows around 65. Pretty mild here for this time of year. Love it!
Please indulge me with another word about Paul. He's 89, and the picture of health. He takes no meds for anything. His heart and lungs and muscle tone are that of a young man. Nothing on his brain scan. Perfectly healthy brain.
He's been asking God to bring him home for months. He started falling down every day. Finally broke his hip. When they give him pain meds for the hip, he can't breathe. If they stop the pain meds, he can breathe just fine but is in horrible pain.
My SIL made the decision she knows her Daddy wanted. Medicate him, let him stop breathing and slide into Heaven. He can't survive (and doesn't want to) being medicated and on a ventilator while they do hip surgery. Then 12 months in a nursing home for physical therapy.
Deer Surfie, Thank you for the update on Paul. We are with Paul and his caring family today. They have a difficult decision. Sending all of our Prayers.
I get that, Surfie, I really do. It's just so hard for the family to let go. I can't even imagine anything more difficult. I thought a lot about this when my mother was in a coma. There, she wasn't in pain. If, by some miracle she came out of the coma, the pain would have been unbearable. Up until that point, I had been praying for her to recover, but my father said to pray for G-d's will to be done. I held my Mom's hand and told her it was okay to go, that we'd be alright and that I'd always remember what she taught me. She passed the next day. I still wrestle with it. It's very, very hard to do what is right for the person without letting your own wishes to interfere. Your SIL is very strong. G-d bless her!
Surfie, I have been thinking about Paul and the difficult time that his family is going through. He has decided that he wants to go home. God will decide on the timing. Those left behind will miss him and will be left with memories.
I have seen it happen over and over. Friends that have prayer and faith going for them and healing is possible decide that life's burdens and pain are too much and just want to be released to go home.
Hello Pond Family, Another beautiful summer afternoon. Birdies are chirping in the trees outside our window. The living room is filled with sunshine and heat. Froggy has melted on the sofa in front of TV. We have two fans whirring away. Wolfie is belly up, four fat feet in the air.
As usual I'm walk around, fixing lunch, getting ice water out of frig, reading news on Internet griping that I'm hot.
It's only 82 in Seattle. That's not as hot as the rest of the country. 104 in Phoenix. 128 in Death Valley.
And across the room, the TV is, once again, on NCIS!
Today I called a friend in SoCal that I haven't had contact with for some time. I had tried to email her but got no response. I looked her and her family up on Facebook - nothing. Set aside time to call not looking forward to what I might find. My next try would be snail mail. Turns out they are OK. Had a good long talk. I am so relieved. Sometimes my imagination works overtime.
Gloria, I know what you mean about losing people. It must have been a worry to you. I have lost a couple people that I can't find. I will always wonder what happened to them.
Joe & I and the cats pretty much haven't moved much today. It's just so hot, even with the A/C. Not moving seems to be the best way to stay cool. Not moving and eating popsicles, that is.
Love the picture! Think those are peonies, roses, freesia and baby's breath. Beautiful way to start Sunday.
ReplyDeleteEva, your post yesterday was so full of wisdom. I've read it 3 times.
Its a beautiful Sunday morning. Triple digits are gone. For the week, high 80's with lows around 65. Pretty mild here for this time of year. Love it!
Please indulge me with another word about Paul. He's 89, and the picture of health. He takes no meds for anything. His heart and lungs and muscle tone are that of a young man. Nothing on his brain scan. Perfectly healthy brain.
He's been asking God to bring him home for months. He started falling down every day. Finally broke his hip. When they give him pain meds for the hip, he can't breathe. If they stop the pain meds, he can breathe just fine but is in horrible pain.
My SIL made the decision she knows her Daddy wanted. Medicate him, let him stop breathing and slide into Heaven. He can't survive (and doesn't want to) being medicated and on a ventilator while they do hip surgery. Then 12 months in a nursing home for physical therapy.
Paul just wants to go HOME.
Deer Surfie,
DeleteThank you for the update on Paul. We are with Paul and his caring family today. They have a difficult decision. Sending all of our Prayers.
I get that, Surfie, I really do. It's just so hard for the family to let go. I can't even imagine anything more difficult. I thought a lot about this when my mother was in a coma. There, she wasn't in pain. If, by some miracle she came out of the coma, the pain would have been unbearable. Up until that point, I had been praying for her to recover, but my father said to pray for G-d's will to be done. I held my Mom's hand and told her it was okay to go, that we'd be alright and that I'd always remember what she taught me. She passed the next day. I still wrestle with it. It's very, very hard to do what is right for the person without letting your own wishes to interfere. Your SIL is very strong. G-d bless her!
DeleteSurfie, I have been thinking about Paul and the difficult time that his family is going through. He has decided that he wants to go home. God will decide on the timing. Those left behind will miss him and will be left with memories.
ReplyDeleteI have seen it happen over and over. Friends that have prayer and faith going for them and healing is possible decide that life's burdens and pain are too much and just want to be released to go home.
Gloria,
DeleteYou explained it so nicely for Surfie, and with such kindness. All we can do is to send healing and understanding to Paul's family.
Hello Pond Family,
ReplyDeleteAnother beautiful summer afternoon. Birdies are chirping in the trees outside our window. The living room is filled with sunshine and heat. Froggy has melted on the sofa in front of TV. We have two fans whirring away. Wolfie is belly up, four fat feet in the air.
As usual I'm walk around, fixing lunch, getting ice water out of frig, reading news on Internet griping that I'm hot.
It's only 82 in Seattle. That's not as hot as the rest of the country. 104 in Phoenix. 128 in Death Valley.
And across the room, the TV is, once again, on NCIS!
Today I called a friend in SoCal that I haven't had contact with for some time. I had tried to email her but got no response. I looked her and her family up on Facebook - nothing. Set aside time to call not looking forward to what I might find. My next try would be snail mail. Turns out they are OK. Had a good long talk. I am so relieved. Sometimes my imagination works overtime.
ReplyDeleteGloria,
DeleteI know what you mean about losing people. It must have been a worry to you. I have lost a couple people that I can't find. I will always wonder what happened to them.
Joe & I and the cats pretty much haven't moved much today. It's just so hot, even with the A/C. Not moving seems to be the best way to stay cool. Not moving and eating popsicles, that is.
ReplyDeleteHA! You have to plan for popsicles and ice cream in the summer. I have to bring it home on the bus. It would melt before I got home.
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