In the game Monopoly, one can play on and on, pass Go and land in jail or pass Go and collect $200, lose everything and/or win a lot. Gaming was one of my father’s favorite hobbies, and the risk he took with a CORE aortic valve did fix his aortic issue, but not the rest […]
It is the end of week 2 with an artificial aortic heart valve (my father’s) and its effects (on my father’s, my own and Karl’s quality of life). My father is at a Long-Term Acute-Care Rehab Hospital North of Boston since Tuesday. He’s had mixed feelings this week about the therapy program there. The first […]
Thank God and Rejoice! To see a “Vision to Learn” making a difference segment on NBC tonight warms my heart. In my early 20’s I decided to volunteer at home in the USA rather than the Peace Corps – because people in our country don’t have the eyeglasses they need. I hope this organization will […]
It is the end of a life-changing week for my father, Joe, who’s life has been extended with the Core Valve (a man-made aortic heart valve). A great amount of energy, skill, resources, prayers and social/emotional/spiritual supports have been given to him by a highly skilled acute care medical team, a family support team of […]
I offer the reflection below so not to be a silent sufferer. It holds no informational or entertainment value. I could write it as a private journal entry, but in writing it online, I feel less alone as I know it echoes the experience of millions of people now on the long-term care journey. My […]
