Just a note to let everyone know that after a 5 month long unsuccessful battle to regain consciousness after his fall, Paul’s dad passed away peacefully early this afternoon. His wife, two sons and two daughters-in-law were all in attendance.
We have known that this was inevitable for a while now, and are glad his suffering is over. Per his wishes, there will be no service of any kind.
Thanks everyone, for your kind thoughts and prayers over the last few months.
Paul and I will stay here for the next month to help his mom.
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
Life
Life isn't always a barrel of fun. That sums up where we are right about now. I had no intentions of posting anything at this point, but quite a few people are checking the blog to get an update, so I changed my mind.
For people who don't read on a regular basis- Paul and I are in El Paso with his parents. His dad fell through the ceiling of the dining room in November, and has been unconscious ever since. We have been here on and off since November 30th.
Last Friday, Paul's brother Tom and his wife Sue flew in to El Paso for the week, from California. Sadly, Paul's dad has not improved at all and at this point, is not expected to survive the week. We have been aware that this was coming for a while, and have been preparing as best we can.
Tomorrow we start our 24 hour a day vigil, as we "wait" for the inevitable. Paul's mom has been very strong throughout this whole ordeal. She and Tom have been married for 59 years.
Paul and I will stay here for the next month or so to help his mom cope with everything that needs to be dealt with. I will fly out alone in a few weeks to move our daughter out of her dorm room in Indiana, and then fly back here.
For people who don't read on a regular basis- Paul and I are in El Paso with his parents. His dad fell through the ceiling of the dining room in November, and has been unconscious ever since. We have been here on and off since November 30th.
Last Friday, Paul's brother Tom and his wife Sue flew in to El Paso for the week, from California. Sadly, Paul's dad has not improved at all and at this point, is not expected to survive the week. We have been aware that this was coming for a while, and have been preparing as best we can.
Tomorrow we start our 24 hour a day vigil, as we "wait" for the inevitable. Paul's mom has been very strong throughout this whole ordeal. She and Tom have been married for 59 years.
Paul and I will stay here for the next month or so to help his mom cope with everything that needs to be dealt with. I will fly out alone in a few weeks to move our daughter out of her dorm room in Indiana, and then fly back here.
Thursday, April 8, 2010
One decision made...
When we came back to El Paso from Vegas last month, we didn't have any concrete plans, but we did have a tentative idea that we would be leaving El Paso with the trailer to go help our daughter move out of her dorm, and we'd need to leave here by around May 1. After assessing the situation here with Paul's mom and dad, we have decided that we won't be able to leave in time to do that. So, the decision has been made that I will fly to Indiana to get Jess out of her dorm and take her up to Michigan for her annual physical and jury duty. Once she is settled for the summer, I'll fly back to El Paso.
We've been taking advantage of being in one place to take care of things like dentist appointments, vision check-ups, and anything else we can think of that requires that we stay put for more than a week. Last Saturday, after dropping Pauls glasses off to get new lenses put in (Costco),we went out to dinner to a great Mexican restaurant (Carlos and Mickeys). At 5:30 we had a short wait to be seated, so I am glad we didn't wait to go later! The atmosphere was really great, not too loud, not fast foodish, the Margaritas were awesome, and the food was really good. Add to that the fact that even after having dessert, with tip, it still came in under $50. Can't beat that! I am looking forward to going back to get his new glasses, so that maybe we can eat there again!
In the meantime we are still working on projects around the house, Paul's mom spends most of her day at the hospital, and I usually head up there in the afternoon to keep her company.
General blurb for anyone who has not read previous posts:
Paul and I are in El Paso with his parents. On November 30th Paul's father fell through the floor in the attic. He has no broken bones, but is currently still unconscious. We have been traveling on a limited basis and staying in El Paso between trips.
We've been taking advantage of being in one place to take care of things like dentist appointments, vision check-ups, and anything else we can think of that requires that we stay put for more than a week. Last Saturday, after dropping Pauls glasses off to get new lenses put in (Costco),we went out to dinner to a great Mexican restaurant (Carlos and Mickeys). At 5:30 we had a short wait to be seated, so I am glad we didn't wait to go later! The atmosphere was really great, not too loud, not fast foodish, the Margaritas were awesome, and the food was really good. Add to that the fact that even after having dessert, with tip, it still came in under $50. Can't beat that! I am looking forward to going back to get his new glasses, so that maybe we can eat there again!
In the meantime we are still working on projects around the house, Paul's mom spends most of her day at the hospital, and I usually head up there in the afternoon to keep her company.
General blurb for anyone who has not read previous posts:
Paul and I are in El Paso with his parents. On November 30th Paul's father fell through the floor in the attic. He has no broken bones, but is currently still unconscious. We have been traveling on a limited basis and staying in El Paso between trips.
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