Monthly Archives: September 2006

D.C., here I come

Posted on September 27, 2006 by barbaraehardy

I’m off to Washington, DC, for the weekend.  My niece is being pinned as a full Colonel on Friday, and many family and friends are gathering for this occasion.  Colonel, as some of you know, is one step below General.  It’s … Continue reading →

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Mom

Posted on September 25, 2006 by barbaraehardy

Mom is still at home, but the terrible pain is coming back more and more often.  Last night it took the morphine pill over an hour to work.   Very stressful, very sad.   She has a doctor’s appointment on Thursday.   … Continue reading →

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This just in

Posted on September 23, 2006 by barbaraehardy

Yes!  A perfect fit.  Grandmothers rule! (Or is it just that grandmothers are easy to amuse???  hmmmmmmmmm)  Well, at the very least, they know the perfect outfit when they see it.     I’m having trouble with this photo. Don’t … Continue reading →

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Hurricanes and other events of 1938

Posted on September 21, 2006 by barbaraehardy

  On Sept. 21, 1938, a hurricane struck parts of New York and New England, causing widespread damage and claiming more than 600 lives.    (From today’s NY Times "On This Day")   We are so accustomed to thinking of hurricanes … Continue reading →

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More of mother

Posted on September 20, 2006 by barbaraehardy

When we were children, we thought our mother was indestructible.   Apparently we were right.  Mother is back home…with a morphine prescription and without a complete diagnosis.    There’s the old ulcer;  the reflux disease;  and now a severely ulcerated esophogus (which … Continue reading →

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Mother update

Posted on September 18, 2006 by barbaraehardy

Two days ago, I would have sworn my mother was about to die.  She was ON the morphine, OFF the morphine…it was a yoyo.  Couple that with an inability to keep any food, even liquid, down,  and it looked bad.  … Continue reading →

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Do grandmothers have ANY sales resistance at all?

Posted on September 16, 2006 by barbaraehardy

Well, I suppose there is a grandma someplace who has a little, but apparently not here in this house. Yesterday, Ticia, my friend from CT, Noel, and I went to Saugatuck, MI, for a little shopping excursion. Ticia has not … Continue reading →

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Friday notes

Posted on September 15, 2006 by barbaraehardy

First, mom:    she is in the hospital and on morphine, so no pain.  This is such a relief, as she has been suffering terribly.  The doctors have not yet figured out what is wrong with her, so testing continues.   Mom, … Continue reading →

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Mother

Posted on September 13, 2006 by barbaraehardy

My mother has been hospitalized with intractable pain.   We will not know much until testing is completed, but in the meantime, I ask for your prayers for this frail 89 year old woman.  Thank you.

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Six months, but who’s counting

Posted on September 13, 2006 by barbaraehardy

Today, September 13, is the six-month anniversary of Oscar’s death.  I’ve been determined from the start not to look at the calendar constantly and say, "He’s been gone X number of days;  X number of weeks;  X number of months."  … Continue reading →

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