Sorry to hear this. Troubled times indeed.

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MaritimTim

2009/3/3 Rick Womer <[email protected]>:
> We got back from a pleasant weekend in Exeter around mid-day one week ago, 
> and the phone rang.  It was my mother; my father (who had severe dementia) 
> had developed pneumonia, and wasn't expected to live long.
>
> We did the laundry, re-packed, and the next morning were winging our way to 
> JFK.  He died that morning, while we were on the plane.  The funeral was 
> Saturday.
>
> About 36 hours before the funeral, we phoned my father-in-law.  His speech 
> was very slurred, and he was having trouble finding words.  Long story short, 
> he was admitted to the hospital with a small stroke or big TIA (transient 
> ischemic attack).  He's doing better, and should be going to rehab in a day 
> or two.
>
> So yesterday we drove from New Haven (where my family is headquartered) down 
> to New Brunswick (where my father-in-law is); we are now in a hotel near 
> Newark airport with a flight back to the UK tomorrow morning.
>
> I am exhausted.  I am trying to ignore the 732 unread PDML messages...
>
> I did a little shooting during a calming walk along a beach in Connecticut, 
> and may post a PESO later.
>
> Rick
>
> http://photo.net/photos/RickW
>

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