Big hugs to all. Saying goodbye is crushing, regardless of the circumstances. I’ve had too many goodbyes in recent years. Paul
> On Mar 17, 2020, at 8:47 AM, ann sanfedele <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hard times for you both - you need all the virtual hugs we can offer > > ann > > On 3/17/2020 12:05 AM, Larry Colen wrote: >> On Mar 16, 2020, at 7:48 PM, P. J. Alling <[email protected]> wrote: >>> I feel for you Larry, I wasn't going to talk about this but my mother died >>> a week ago. >> My condolences. >> >> I'd been taking care of her for the last few years, but her mind was been >> fading. It became apparent 5 months ago that it was beyond my capabilities, >> to continue to be her caretaker, so we moved her to a nursing home. >> That is always a rough step. >> >>> For a while it seemed to be actually doing some good, she seemed to be >>> remembering more, but then she started declining again. Last Christmas she >>> had a stroke, which accelerated her decline. >> I was surprised at hearing how well she had been doing the past 10 months >> since she was moved to the home near my sister’s place. >> >>> I wasn't able to be there at the end, as I had a nasty head cold, and >>> couldn't expose other patents who might have had compromised immune systems. >> That is a really tough place to be. I’m sorry to hear that. >> >> >> -- >> Larry Colen >> [email protected] >> >> >> >> > > -- > ann sanfedele photography > https://annsan.smugmug.com > https://www.cafepress.com/annsanstuff > https://www.lulu.com/spotlight/annsan > https://www.createphotocalendars.com/Shop/annsanfedelecalendarsandbooks > > > -- > 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.

