tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2382277614743623418.post1271725999678328546..comments2023-11-18T09:28:47.732-08:00Comments on Living here now: Report from Pillville: The neurologist, the hospice nurse, and matters of the heartDenise Emanuel Clemenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10982725113569943337noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2382277614743623418.post-82522933920097681952015-07-30T07:14:43.795-07:002015-07-30T07:14:43.795-07:00This just tears at my heart, brings back memories ...This just tears at my heart, brings back memories of the many trips to the doc I made with Mom before she passed, how her amazing doctor told her much the same things. "I don't want to take all these pills anymore!" she barked at him. "Then don't," he replied calmly. "How about just the blood pressure medicine so you don't stroke out?" Suddenly she was meek and compliant. She just wanted someone to hear what SHE wanted for a change. And now my beloved cousin is on hospice... and we wait. She is still, somehow, getting on Facebook to post funny pictures as she is dying. May I have such presence of mind when the time comes. P.S. I've said it before, but must repeat: I adore your writing.S Kay Murphyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09631953082915369422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2382277614743623418.post-92037770839292709302015-07-30T06:47:42.686-07:002015-07-30T06:47:42.686-07:00You have a gem in that doctor. I love that he is t...You have a gem in that doctor. I love that he is telling both of you just to live.That's all any of us can really do anyway. Great post.Matrix Music Teacherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17447764854606642090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2382277614743623418.post-13201452802559370672015-07-25T06:46:21.879-07:002015-07-25T06:46:21.879-07:00You are a beautiful writer, a beautiful daughter, ...You are a beautiful writer, a beautiful daughter, a beautiful woman. <br />The image of the yo-yo string will stay with me. Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2382277614743623418.post-50480903651363071702015-07-25T05:16:27.368-07:002015-07-25T05:16:27.368-07:00My mother had Parkinson's Disease for about 25...My mother had Parkinson's Disease for about 25 years. It progressed slowly, but towards the end she was in really bad shape. A few weeks before she died she began hallucinating, imagining there were children living in her closet. She worried about them and wanted to make sure they were fed. I often wondered what that fantasy was about, and what she was trying to tell us about herself. There is a book called Final Gifts by Maggie Callanan that talks a lot about the strange but meaningful communications of the dying. You might find it interesting during this difficult time. Hang in there.Colettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13929646037752189809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2382277614743623418.post-82787178698863700672015-07-24T21:45:50.229-07:002015-07-24T21:45:50.229-07:00What an amazing doctor and human being. I am so gr...What an amazing doctor and human being. I am so grateful that you have him. His prescription for you sounds perfect -- if you can manage it. It reminds me of a Chinese doctor I visited who told me in her thick, Chinese accent, "I couldn't do what you do. You good mother. But you need calm down. Take days off."<br /><br />And that wetsuit and towel? Fantastic story.Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03313726816776097840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2382277614743623418.post-63389293514125717392015-07-24T20:35:16.193-07:002015-07-24T20:35:16.193-07:00What a kind doctor. Two days, two hours, too imme...What a kind doctor. Two days, two hours, too immense. Sending hugs.My life so farhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16721270441968035994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2382277614743623418.post-62290511102142130372015-07-24T19:04:10.386-07:002015-07-24T19:04:10.386-07:00This is heartbreaking, but in a way, lovely. And ...This is heartbreaking, but in a way, lovely. And that MD sounds like a keeper. We are running out the clock with an elderly relative ourselves (he knows it, and is not distressed), and having a frank yet supportive MD has been a godsend.Taxmomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11660046865765219756noreply@blogger.com