Family
Uncle Sam Bank
A couple of months ago when I was visiting my son, I spent some time with my grandson who was doing his American history homework. In the book, there was a picture of a bank I used to have when I was a kid. It was in the form of a statue of Uncle Sam. […]
Birthday Wishers
My mom got a sudden sharp pain in her chest this morning, so we ended up in the emergency room for the majority of the day. They ran all kinds of tests, but thankfully didn’t find any blaring problems. The pain ended up going away on its own. It is not exactly how I thought […]
Friends There
My mom and I haven’t been to the Parkinson’s support group for a couple of months now for one reason or the other. We decided to go today as we wanted to hear the talk on nutrition and enjoy the potluck Thanksgiving lunch. As we were getting ready to go, my mom said that she […]
Mom’s Faith
My mom has been suffering with sciatica for 2 weeks now. She’s been taking pain medication and going to physical therapy. Tonight before she went to bed, she told me she had just felt the pulling of the pinched nerve going down her leg, but that was the first time today. She got teary eyed […]
Blessing of Family
Tonight I went to a Bible class. We just started reading the book of Exodus. One statement that really stood out to me was that God blesses people with family. In Chapter 1 of Exodus, it describes how the Pharaoh wanted to dwindle the numbers of the Israelites. He commanded the midwives to kill all […]
Helping Nana
Today my son, his wife and kids, and his wife’s sisters and families made their way to my daughter in laws’ mothers’ house. They all went to help “Nana”. They shared pictures of everyone raking and cleaning up the yard. I just thought it was so nice how they all pitched in to help her […]
Four Years
Today a picture popped up that I shared 4 years ago. It was of me, my parents, my friend who drove here with me, and my dog. It is hard to believe it has been 4 years since I moved here. I still miss my dog who lived only a few months after we arrived. […]
Piano Cassette
As my mom was resting yesterday, my dad found some small portable cassette players and got them working. He found some tapes to play and one of them was a recording of my mom playing the piano about 30 years ago. That is when she says she was at her best. My dad got the […]
Answers From Docs
My poor mom has still been in a lot of pain. I called and left messages with 2 of her doctors and the physical therapist this morning. I had some questions and was looking for more help to try to alleviate some of her suffering. One at a time, they each called back and each […]
Comfortable Seat
The day we returned from the cabin, my mom’s back, hip, and leg started hurting. She has been in a great deal of pain, so we went to see her doctor today. He feels it is a pinched nerve and took some x-rays to check further. Tonight after dinner, she was able to make her […]
