I'm willing to share small tidbits of me. Who I am. What I experience. Why I do what I do. Just ramdom thoughts from me. Enjoy!
Who?
Name::Random me From::California, United States
I am a wife and mother of two boys. I work full-time in the electronics industry. It took me 6 years to graduate college (no, I'm not embarrassed-I finished, Dammit!) SJSU class of 1990. I love to cook, because I love good food. I'll pass on sweets, but will eat something with garlic or onion in a minute. I HATE cheese, except Mozzerella on pizza-and that has to be combination pizza. I hate chick flicks, but love a good thriller. My husband and I are real estate investors on the side. View my complete profile
I went to see Uncle Cleo today during lunch. His breathing was very shallow and labored. He was cold to the touch and all of his swelling had gone down. (He had retained a lot of fluids as his organs shut down) and the swelling started to decrease over the last 24 hours. I was there for almost 2 hours.
With every breath that he reached for, I thought it was his last. I didnt want to leave his side. But finally I had to go.
When I left work this evening at a little after 5PM this evening, I called to check on him. Aunt Frankie wasnt clear on whether he had passed or not. I swear, she so strange. Not just now, but always... I had to call the nurse back to confirm he had passed at 10 after 5 - about the time I called.
It's odd, I've known Cleo almost my entire life and I dont know anything about him. As far as I can tell, he's never hurt of offended anyone. Just super mellow. Oh wait! He loved baseball! I remember going to their house when I was little, when he was her "live-in" patient (before they were married) and he was always in the garage listening to baseball games on the radio. That's all I know. I never even asked. I'm sure as we prepare for the services, I'll learn quite a bit about this extremely quiet man.
So, it's on to a new phase of caring for my aging great aunt who is now on her own.. Heaven help me!
Posted by Random me ::
6:57 PM ::
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