Awake:7:30am Temp 69 Cloudy Elevation ? Overnight @ Navarre, Ohio
Kathy does 3 laundry loads this morning including the bed sheets.
After making calls to my Uncle Johnny, my Aunt Aggie & Mark & Joan, we
agree on a visit with both aunts & uncle this afternoon & most likely a
visit with M & J tomorrow.
Before breakfast, Kathy gets on the computer & confirms our one-way
Southwest tickets from San Diego, CA to Seattle, WA…..getting in position
for our cruise & to visit our boys & daughter-in-law.
When talking with Mark earlier, he asks me if I have been outside yet this
morning. “No” I tell him. “You haven’t even opened your door?” “No!” I
tell him again. “Well, maybe you should at least open your door & look
down by the steps.” “Ok, while I am on the phone I’ll do that right now.”
I didn’t understand why or where this was all leading to until I spotted
an envelope lying in the grass.
Mark had sent this birthday card to Alaska the last week of July hoping it
would be forwarded to us by 7 August. The letter was returned: Moved left
no address…unable to forward…return to sender. So Mark received it back on
Saturday & drove by our motor home earlier this morning & dropped it off
by our doorsteps. This was pretty thoughtful of Mark; it was a very nice
card & eloquent letter. He didn’t know that the Foote’s had moved to PA.
@ 12:30pm we drive to Massillon (30 min) & spend 1.5 hrs talking with my
Aunt Bertha (93) & my Uncle Johnny (88). This visit was different than
any other we had ever experienced: My aunt was frustrated….she is legally
blind so she can’t cook, clean, shop or do many other things. The
arthritis in her hands also makes it difficult for her to do many things,
such as buttoning buttons, zipping zippers, etc. My Uncle John is
frustrated because his arthritis is also becoming more painful. He can’t
help his wife like she needs. Our conversation turned to their assisted
living needs with the sober talk of “something has to change soon!”
So we left these two on not such a happy note. We will talk with them
again tomorrow.
Next, we visit my Aunt Aggie & her daughter, Betty Ann. Aunt A. is 90 &
has difficulty walking, hearing & seeing. She is also taking chemo
treatments for Lymph node cancer. The big difference here is Betty Ann:
she is the-live in assistant caretaker for her mom & does a really good
job. This was a good 2 hr visit.
It’s tough & sometimes gut wrenching to watch one’s last living uncle &
aunts grow old and have these physical handicaps & limitations. And, with
nothing wrong with their minds & speech, it seems so out of character to
realize they are not young seniors anymore.
6:25 dinner: Alaska salmon burger with brown rice, asparagus with orange &
walnut vinaigrette & Caesar salad.
Evening time: No movie, no TV….just a little computer time for both of us.
Today high temp=88 Lights out: 11:00pm
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