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by Farrier1987 » Mon Dec 09, 2019 9:03 am
Start of another lonely week. St. Catherine is still out west taking care of my mom, recovering reasonably well from mastectomy a week ago.
Mom is 90. Her husband is 91, and just had carpal tunnel surgery end of Nov, is half crippled, walks with a stick. Cath had got a bath chair so they could sit in the tub chair and shower if necessary. But yesterday he was going to have a bath. Like, get immersed. One handed and feeble. Hardheaded old coot Dutchman. Mom didn't think he should, he would get in trouble. Cath stayed out of it, but he and mom got into a nose to nose. He was going to. She said don't. He was going to.
So, I guess he was shaving and mom went in to talk to him. Told him, go ahead, have a bath, but if you get in trouble, I am calling 911 and an ambulance. He said, Not just call the neighbors? They would help? Mom said No, 911, end of discussion, you decide. And I guess he decided not. I hated it when I was a kid and she made you make your own decisions just like that.
Cath is a retired nurse. I asked couldn't she have helped? She has seen naked old men before. (No, I don't mean me, we turn the lights out and I am not that old.) She thought she might just wait til the bubbles quit coming before she decided to help.
Good women are hard to find. I feel lucky to have had at least two in my life. My mother, and I hope Cath doesn't find out about the other one.
I do miss her while she is gone. I thought she cleaned the cat boxes before she left, but I guess not, They are a real mess, and its still a couple weeks til she gets back.
Anyway, good Monday morning to all, and thoughts go to WLL and Martin for her procedure today. (She's the other woman, but I am not sure she knows yet. She will be so thrilled.)
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Farrier1987. South of Chatham on Lake Erie. Chickens, goats, horse, garden, dog, cat. Worked all over the world. Know a little bit about a lot of things. No incubator, broody hens.