Friday, September 09, 2005
Rallying the Fam
My Aunt Barb (dad's sister) has started rallying their family in an effort to cheer up my dad. She wrote an e-mail to them about his exhaustion, depression, and frustration. Most of them are quite poor, so she asked them to write him letters, print jokes off the internet, make tapes of them talking or singing since he has difficulty reading, or anything they can do. She sent him a bouquet of flowers and ordered some funny videos for him, which should really help.
I have been trying to send stuff to him on a regular basis. Every week, I send a letter via snail mail. He has e-mail, but I never know if he'll be in the hospital or not. Plus, I figure he can read it several times if he forgets parts of it. Every month, I have been ordering some thing off the internet. Last month, I sent him cookies from Cheryl & Co (yummy). This month, I ordered a couple of Shakespeare movies. He used to have all of those memorized, so I hope it might help reconnect some of the wires in his brain. I can come up with ideas for a while, but soon it will be difficult. If anyone has suggestions, I would appreciate it.
I just hope he is well enough to come for Thanksgiving. It will be nice to have most of the family together at least one last time.
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For people who don't know me, I come from a big family (3 brothers & 1 sister). We moved around a LOT, so I am not really from one particular place. I like to call Katy, Texas my home though.
Recent news, my Dad & Mother-in-Law were diagnosed with Terminal Cancer in April/May of 2005. My dad passed away 5-Dec-05 .
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