I'm sorry, Rick. Such a combination of events is impossible to appreciate unless it's your loved ones. Please accept my condolences and prayers.
Jack --- On Mon, 3/2/09, Rick Womer <[email protected]> wrote: > From: Rick Womer <[email protected]> > Subject: OT - A =very= difficult week > To: [email protected] > Date: Monday, March 2, 2009, 5:10 PM > 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.
