> On Mar 16, 2020, at 10:17 PM, Larry Colen <l...@red4est.com> wrote: > > >> On Mar 16, 2020, at 6:41 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi <godfreydigio...@me.com> wrote: >> >> A six-county-wide mandate has put me under Covid-19 House Arrest today. I'm >> not supposed to leave home for anything other than "living essentials" like >> grocery shopping, particularly since I'm a "senior". Until April 7th… > > Make that seven counties, Santa Cruz County is going to shelter in place. On > the bright side, if I can get off my ass, I guess I have an opportunity to > make some progress on a few of the crisis around the house. > > Meanwhile, unrelated to covid-19, I was woken this morning by a text from my > sister. Mom is declining, despite the home being on lockdown they were > working on procedures for her to be with Mom at the end, unless of course Mom > pulls through again. A 1700 mile drive, however, is out of the question. > I’ve pretty much said goodbye for the last time every time I’ve seen her for > just over three years, and she wouldn’t even know I was there. I do wish I > could be there for my sister though. > > All things considered, Mom passing is the best thing for everyone involved, > especially her, or what’s left of her. She’s been my mom less and less, and > less and less of the time since she broke her hip. I just wish that her > passing could go better than it looks like it will, though I honestly don’t > think she’ll know the difference. > > > > -- > Larry Colen > l...@red4est.com > >
Sorry to hear about your mother Larry. I saw my Mom’s decline from afar with just occasional visits. I saw Meg’s mother’s decline over the 7 years we were with her after we moved to her house. No matter the circumstances, it is hard on everyone during and after. Stan -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
