Category: hospice

Not Your Typical Monday

Posted in 12 Days of Christmas, board and care, California, care giver, caregiver, Ellen, hospice, memoir, phone call, relationshipsLeave a comment

(re-run) Ellen DeGeneres has a special twelve-day Christmas giveaway on her show this month. I have rearranged my schedule to be at my sister’s board and care home at 4:00 each day so that we can watch the audience go wild when they get free stuff. It seems like a nice break from the fixer-upper… Continue reading Not Your Typical Monday

Hospice Heroes

Posted in 911, assisted living home, Beatles, California, deceased, DNR, hospice, hospital, Iowa, mental decline, nurse, power of attorney, quality of life, Thanksgiving1 Comment

To Sis: “You’re bright-eyed and bushy tailed this morning.” “You’re a fighter, aren’t you?” “People will miss you, but it’s okay to go.” As I watched the Hospice nurse do her job, I was amazed at how good she was at it. To Me: “Have you eaten anything today?” “You can call me at any… Continue reading Hospice Heroes

Dead Begonias and Other Stuff

Posted in Begonia, birthday, board and care, California, care giver, chorus, family, flowers, hospice, humor, Medicare, memoir, relationshipsLeave a comment

It started with the dead begonia plant. Sis and I called our mother who lives with our younger sister ninety miles away. “How is your begonia doing?” Mom asked Sis. I looked over to the college-sized fridge. The begonia plant was gone. As Sis talked with Mom, I went down the hallway and asked the… Continue reading Dead Begonias and Other Stuff