How nice that Tom Boldt's death bed is being used as a complaints department.
Jim Martin > On April 9, 2013 at 12:45 PM "[email protected]" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > bob: > > how about the kits, and parts, that we ordered and paid for, over a year ago? > mel perry > > On Apr 9, 2013, at 7:24 AM, Bob McCarthy wrote: > > > > > > > > > Good morning! > > > > Having read this thread and based upon my experience with Lutheran > > Hospice care here in South Carolina it is important to remember several > > things about those who are passing from this life. > > > > 1) If they can have and want visitors, it is very useful to them > > to have them. Even though we many feel pain and upset from their condition, > > remember they are still there inside their damaged bodies. A smiling face, > > squeeze of the hand, or the blink of an eye to acknowledge you may be all > > they can do, but it means a lot to most patients. > > > > 2) We all will join Tom. It is hard on those of us living our > > lives to see a friend or just some one we have known waste away. Just think > > of them if it were you. It is better to suffer some minor mental discomfort > > than to leave them totally alone to die. > > > > 3) Once a patient has accepted the forthcoming fact of death and > > enetered into acceptence, then having people they know visit can make their > > last months and days up lifting and pass with peace. > > > > Just my thoughts, > > > > Bob McCarthy > > > > > > --------------------------------------------- > > From: shabbona_rr <[email protected] > > <mailto:[email protected]> > > > To: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > > Sent: Tuesday, April 9, 2013 10:01 AM > > Subject: {S-Scale List} Re: Tom Boldt > > > > > > Thanks for the update on Tom Boldt, Gary. I knew him about as long as > > you , at least from the early eighties, when we made a trip to his home in > > Orchard Park, NY, to dismantle his layout and bring it to Cleveland so we > > could have an operating layout at the NASG convention in 1982. > > > > In 1984, at his urging, I was conscripted to fill out the names on the > > winner certificates of the various model contests because of my "exquisite" > > penmanship; as Tom put it, it was so "exquisite" he couldn't read it! > > > > Ah, yes, fun times with fun friends. I miss those days, and Tom as > > well. > > > > boB Nicholson ____________________________________________________ > > > > --- In [email protected] <mailto:S-Scale%40yahoogroups.com> , > > "grchud" <chudgr@...> wrote: > > > > > > Group, > > > Many of you have known Tom Boldt and are aware of his serious > > > condition! For those that don’t, Tom was a premier painter of brass > > > models some years back. His main interest was scale S and I became > > > aware of his illness, Lou Gehrig’s disease about five years ago. He > > > resides at a VA Home in Sandusky, Ohio, about thirty five miles from > > > my home. I had previously visited him about nine to twelve months ago > > > and left his bedside in a very depressed state. I have know Tom since > > > 1985, when I first became interested in scale S. He painted my first > > > brass purchase, a NYC 19000 series caboose that I bought from Walt > > > Danylak, and many more items since. As a matter of fact, Walt > > > introduced me to Tom. We became good friends and shared an interest > > > in similar roads. Because of his interest in painting, he was very > > > knowledgeable of various road paint schemes! > > > In the nineties, Tom had a run of bad luck, holding jobs for only a > > > short duration for various reasons. At different times, he had been > > > employed by Omnicon and American Models after moving west from New > > > York. He also had family/marital problems that weighted heavily on > > > him! Tom began showing signs of stress and his health began > > > deteriorating, at my best recollection, about ten years ago. His > > > family was not sure if his condition was a result of painting so many > > > models, or his exposure to agent orange while serving his country in > > > Viet Nam during the 1960’s. > > > At any rate, my visit was not a pleasant experience, but I wanted to > > > find out if he was still with us. His condition is terminal and it > > > was very difficult standing near his side for the short period I > > > visited him. The nurse asked him if he recognized me and the only way > > > she could get and acknowledgement was to tell him to blink his eyes. > > > He was able to do that, but communication is impossible! I left the > > > VA more depressed than my previous visit and doubt I will return. > > > I can only tell you he is still among the living, but his condition > > > is ever diminishing. For those of you who knew Tom well, I would not > > > recommend you visit him, but please keep him in your prayers. > > > Sincerely, > > > Gary Chudzinski > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
