Damn, one of those tragedies is already too much. Two are unbearable. My sympathies to you and your family, Rick.
> -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > Rick Womer > Sent: Tuesday, 3 March 2009 12:11 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: OT - A =very= difficult week > > 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 > > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > 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 [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
