Tomorrow is Ash Wednesday. The time has really gone fast, and we almost made it through winter without snow. Sunday morning I looked out the church window and the flakes were falling. Before it stopped we had about seven inches at our house. Because it was a wet snow, we had tree limbs to break, and now I have a messy yard to clean after all the snow melts. This photo was taken from the deck at the rear of our house. Tonight I plan to eat Pancakes at St Stephen Episcopal Church, and then pay my respects to family of June Denson Peters at Whitten’s Funeral Home. We were grade school classmates, and COPD finally took her last week.
My June was re-assessed by Hospice for Medicare yesterday. Aside from some cough and a few skin blemishes she has kept well this winter. The air mattress and lotions are helping the skin, and a thickening for her beverages help with the swallowing. I stay tired. Last week my physician did blood work to determine cause and everything checked out positive. The nurse reminded me of the stress I am under, and said that contributes to weariness and tired feeling. My bed is beside June’s hospital bed and I am sure my mind is not fully in neutral as I sleep because I am poised to hear her if anything happens during the night. Hospice said she could have another seizure any time in her sleep. Her speech is still “in tongues” with an occasional English word unrelated to anything. Our major problem is her stiffening when we try to lift her. This is part of the Lewy Body Dementia, and no medicines are available to correct it. Religious News Service included us in a story released recently telling about caregivers, and as a result a few copies of “A Long Dark Night…A Caregiver’s Journey With Dementia” have been purchased online. I heard from people in various parts of USA who saw the story. I have opted to not attend the spring House of Bishops next month. I will miss the fellowship of the other bishops but I contribute nothing to the meeting, and I will some money. I am hopeful I will be able to attend the Convocation in July in Madrid. It most likely would be my last.
This morning I took all my data to my CPA for tax filing. Hopefully I will get back what I paid each quarter last year. This is the earliest I have filed in many years. Have a blessed Lent, Thank you for your prayers and encouragement.
James Barry said,
February 21, 2012 at 3:06 pm
Well I’m glad it was you who got the snow. Hope June stay as well as she can and you also.
Will miss you at H O B I’ll go to see them at least once. Depends on gas prices.
I do hope you can go to Spain. It would be good for you to see all the Biships you have known for years and worked with.
You both are always in my prayers. God Bless.