Goodby Mary
by
Teresa K.
Posted in: Blog Posts in Endurance Training
I read recently about the death of Mary Travers, Mary from the 60's folk group, Peter. Paul, and Mary. PPM was, and still is, one of my favorite groups. I was introduced to th ...
Read on »
Memorial Day
by
Teresa K.
Posted in: Blog Posts in Endurance Training
Memorial day is tomorrow. I went to the cemetery today to beat the rush. Richard's stone looks nice. If you look close, you can see me taking the picture reflected in the glar ...
Read on »
Good By Toonces
by
Teresa K.
Posted in: Blog Posts in Endurance Training
I killed my cat Toonces today, or rather, I had her euthanized..the result is the same. She was 19 years old and was having trouble walking. It was her time. Richard used to ...
Read on »
Which way to go?
by
Teresa K.
Posted in: Blog Posts in Endurance Training
I've been trying to decide what direction to take with the blog. It's hard to pull away when myeloma has been my obsession for 10 years, but that is my ultimate goal. I conti ...
Read on »
Legacy
by
Teresa K.
Posted in: Blog Posts in Endurance Training
It's been two weeks and Richard's death still seems unreal. It's like he's just gone shopping and will be back anytime. Many former students came to the funeral home. Many ha ...
Read on »
Arrangements
by
Teresa K.
Posted in: Blog Posts in Endurance Training
Visitation will be from 4:00 – 8:00 on Tuesday March 3 at Teahen Funeral Home, 3100 F Avenue NW, Cedar Rapids, IA Funeral Mass at 10:30 AM on Wednesday March 4 at St. P ...
Read on »
Ending
by
Teresa K.
Posted in: Blog Posts in Endurance Training
Richard died peacefully about 2:30 AM. "Love is stronger than death even though it can't stop death from happening, but no matter how hard death tries it can't separate p ...
Read on »
Today
by
Teresa K.
Posted in: Blog Posts in Endurance Training
I wish I had more news. Things continue as they have been. Richard's breathing and heartbeat are more rapid. He rarely responds to us, although I believe he hears us on some l ...
Read on »
Still Waiting
by
Teresa K.
Posted in: Blog Posts in Endurance Training
We are now at the local hospice home. Richard decided that he wanted to die here, not at home so here we are. It's a beautiful new facility. Everyone here is very kind and car ...
Read on »
Another Friday
by
Teresa K.
Posted in: Blog Posts in Endurance Training
I'm writing this late at night. Richard continues to deteriorate. He eats nothing and drinks very little water. He has bruises all over his body. There's little conversation ...
Read on »
Insurance Woes
by
Teresa K.
Posted in: Blog Posts in Endurance Training
I can't say enough good things about Hospice. Everyone has been very kind and seems to know their job and how to do it. Richard still sleeps a lot. Fortunately, his pain remai ...
Read on »
Today
by
Teresa K.
Posted in: Blog Posts in Endurance Training
Again thanks for all the kind comments and good wishes. Richard is not as well today. He's had trouble eating and is more sleepy. This may be a side effect of his last radiat ...
Read on »
Update
by
Teresa K.
Posted in: Blog Posts in Endurance Training
Klebsiella pneumoniae Richard spent Monday through today in the hospital with sepsis, a systemic bacterial infection. His blood cultured positive for a bacteria called Klebsie ...
Read on »
