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October 20, 2002
gooseberry
went home for dinner and laundry. mom was talking about grandpa. ok, yah, the man is 90 with prostate cancer and chf....but still, i think of him as healthy. he always has been, hes always been active. hes also the coolest guy ever. he has had the most amazing expriences. he was at the 32 or 36 olympics [i dont remember which] in munich....heard hitler speak. he was in the navy. he was the first dean of the college of health and phys ed at osu. he occasionally tells stories and talks about people that would catch you off guard if you hadnt heard about the stories before [ie: jesse owens]. when he retired, he decided to teach himself how to carve. at 86 or 87 he decided it was time to learn how to use a computer and got online and uses email....just unbelievable man....
so, mom says that hes doing a bit better now that theyve doubled his lasix, but that he is in heart failure. well, i knew that....i said something about how in class we were talking about chf, and how the 5 year survival rate is really discouraging....something like 10%.....this is when my mom "dropped the bomb," as the kids say.....she said she figured he wouldnt make it another year. and that hes ok with that, and she is too, she just doesnt want him to suffer, or to deal with rose [who can argue with that]. he clearly has had an amazing life....and he has already outlived one wife and a son....i mean...yah....but....i dont know, thats the first time mom said ANYTHING like that to me....really was surprised to hear it........
undepressing oddity: bill called me today to ask if i knew who jody hollis [former chs guard director] married....i eventually conjured up the name 'tim fairbanks' [former chs percussion dude]...i was proud of myself. yay for knowing unimportant things......
Posted by Maggie at October 20, 2002 11:57 PM