My heart goes for both of you, Larry and Peter. On Tue, Mar 17, 2020, 17:28 Stanley Halpin <s...@stans-photography.info> wrote:
> > > > 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. > -- 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.
