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I haven't posted about medical stuff for a while. "Not dead yet." My mother has breast cancer and, as of a recent diagnosis, independent lung cancer as well. Possibly ovarian too -- we're skipping the biopsy to see if the masses there are local or wandering breast cancer. She should come home tomorrow, into hospice ("< 6 months") care. I figure she should try to come home, back to familiar surroundings, and hope she'll be strong enough to get to the bathroom, or at least a commode. Else... I may find out what my caretaking limits really are. No chemo; as I joked, if her appetite went any lower she'd be producing food.
A couple of old friends of hers have visited, talking to her, trying to get her to eat. My sister's visiting now, though leaving tomorrow (Monday); she's gone for meals with me, helped clean the house (!), and entertained my mother a lot more than expected, which of course can lead to parental regret about not letting my sister come while our father was still alive.
http://nursestoner.com/myresearch.html
99% of surveyed atheists support physician-assisted suicide, over 3/4 want control over their own time of death.
Back on the lighter side, Pirates of the Caribbean was fun, though apparently missing a key bit of dialog. I've posted my new camera work already. I started reading Mere Christianity, interrupted by leaving town; I think Lewis's logic fails at the first link (which is "we have a moral sense, therefore God"). Lyceum was very very supportive and I owe her sushi, at least. I read the Screwtape Letters, which had a few interesting points to be made later. The trip to Bloomington succeeded in getting my passport and financial power of attorney, if not MY MAIL. I've interacted with a lawyer for the first time in my life. Monday's Girl Genius page is interesting -- bishie Jaeger? I guess Maxim was one already. The guy just looks weird -- I keep thinking of Punch/Adam. I'm re-reading Frankenstein, though it's being less interesting than I expected. My Facebook Religion entry is currently "The Culture".
A couple of old friends of hers have visited, talking to her, trying to get her to eat. My sister's visiting now, though leaving tomorrow (Monday); she's gone for meals with me, helped clean the house (!), and entertained my mother a lot more than expected, which of course can lead to parental regret about not letting my sister come while our father was still alive.
http://nursestoner.com/myresearch.html
99% of surveyed atheists support physician-assisted suicide, over 3/4 want control over their own time of death.
Back on the lighter side, Pirates of the Caribbean was fun, though apparently missing a key bit of dialog. I've posted my new camera work already. I started reading Mere Christianity, interrupted by leaving town; I think Lewis's logic fails at the first link (which is "we have a moral sense, therefore God"). Lyceum was very very supportive and I owe her sushi, at least. I read the Screwtape Letters, which had a few interesting points to be made later. The trip to Bloomington succeeded in getting my passport and financial power of attorney, if not MY MAIL. I've interacted with a lawyer for the first time in my life. Monday's Girl Genius page is interesting -- bishie Jaeger? I guess Maxim was one already. The guy just looks weird -- I keep thinking of Punch/Adam. I'm re-reading Frankenstein, though it's being less interesting than I expected. My Facebook Religion entry is currently "The Culture".