Mom passed away peacefully yesterday with myself, Steve (DOS), my sister Jenni, my brother Andy, and his parter Art by her side. The Good Samaritan Hospice nurse, Toni has checked in with our family daily for the last few days,…
Summer in Roanoke – August 2020
This year in 2020 has been like no other we’ve ever experienced, thanks to the COVID-19 which is plaguing the world. Like everyone else we are dealing with it the best we can. Fortunately I retired last December and no…
Happy 88th Birthday Mom!
We were fortunate and blessed to have celebrated Mom’s 88 birthday yesterday at Harmony Assisted Living in Roanoke. While it was a small family celebration, it was so nice having the family together, and we were thankful to Harmony for…
Back to Virginia for a while
In my last post we were heading back to Orlando after having been up to Roanoke for a week visiting with my Mom and siblings. We had no sooner gotten home to Florida though, when my brother Andy called to…
July Road Trip to Roanoke!
It’s now July 17th and Steve DOS and I have been to my hometown of Roanoke for a week now. This is the first trip we’ve taken since March, when we were last here and flew home in the midst…
Goodbye to Dad . . . Until we meet again.
Last weekend was a long and emotional one for the family, as we laid Dad to rest. We had the viewing on Saturday, followed by the funeral on Sunday. In hindsight, we were fortunate to have even had either as…
Déjà Vu in Roanoke
It’s March 2nd now, and here is a quick and overdue update from us. We are still in Roanoke, going on 3 weeks now. Now that I’m retired I’ve said (like many fellow retirees) “How did I ever have time…
Valentine’s Day Tea at English Meadow’s!
Today several volunteers and staff put together a fancy afternoon ‘Tea’ for the residents of English Meadow’s (also known as Elk’s Home). My parents have been living in this assisted living facility for the last two years, and we have…
Christmas Day in Roanoke 2019
I was discharged from Roanoke Memorial Hospital on Christmas Eve around 3:30pm, after spending the last two days there in the hospital. While it’s never fun to be in the hospital, (especially at Christmas-time) I had outstanding care and the…
Christmas and post-Retirement Blues in the Hospital.
This week Steve (DOS) and myself, Steve (UNO) flew up to my hometown of Roanoke, Virginia the Christmas holidays. Unfortunately for me, I also ended up spending most of the Christmas visit in the hospital due to a freak pre-Christmas…