Friday, Jan 16 2009
On Sunday morning, December 7th, I received a concerning phone call about my step-father. (His name is Robert, but decades ago the nickname Ro was given to and seamlessly stuck with him.) Ro was in the ICU with renal failure. The situation looked grim. I was in a sickly state myself, but felt a tug [...]
Categories: Childhood, Daily Grind, Health, Parenthood -- Tags: Death, Family, MichelleSaturday, Oct 11 2008
A week ago today we had the funeral service for my grandmother. Of course there were many moments of tears and sadness, but the weekend overall was really nice. Nice? Yes. Because the entire weekend was about our family. My mom and step-dad, my brothers and their families, my uncle and aunt, my cousins, family [...]
Categories: Childhood, Parenthood -- Tags: Death, Family, MichelleMonday, Sep 29 2008
When I call my maternal grandmother for semi-regular phone chats, at some point I ask her how she’s feeling in the aches and pains department. She usually underplays the back pain or the leg pain with some cavalier comment like, “Oh there are good days and bad days.” So often she will change the subject [...]
Categories: Daily Grind -- Tags: Death, Family