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libby

July 14, 2018, 08:44:59 PM
If I don't show up for a while it will be because one of my 4 sisters has advanced Parkinson's, and another has something similar but worse. (I miss y'all.  :()
All of life is a process of testing and initiation, always preparing for a higher level of consciousness -- and illumination. -- John Horn

Henry Hawk

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July 14, 2018, 10:46:39 PM
Take care Libby!
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Locutus

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July 15, 2018, 12:07:04 PM
Quote from: libby on July 14, 2018, 08:44:59 PM
If I don't show up for a while it will be because one of my 4 sisters has advanced Parkinson's, and another has something similar but worse. (I miss y'all.  :()

We'll be thinking about you libby!  Keep us posted if you can.
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Palehorse

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July 15, 2018, 12:15:08 PM
May the universe shine it's countenance down upon you and your family during your trials. Know that we here at the Unknown Zone will keep you in our thoughts and will be sending you positive vibes throughout. . .  :yes:
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The Troll

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July 16, 2018, 06:32:04 PM
Quote from: libby on July 14, 2018, 08:44:59 PM
If I don't show up for a while it will be because one of my 4 sisters has advanced Parkinson's, and another has something similar but worse. (I miss y'all.  :()


   Good Luck Libby, it is a terrible thing for a person to watch a sister or anyone else go through.  You have my best wishes.   :vday:

AbbyTC

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July 17, 2018, 07:59:51 PM
Quote from: libby on July 14, 2018, 08:44:59 PM
If I don't show up for a while it will be because one of my 4 sisters has advanced Parkinson's, and another has something similar but worse. (I miss y'all.  :()

My heart goes out to you Libby.  Don't forget to take care of yourself.
In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: it goes on. Robert Frost

Perhaps the butterfly is proof that you can go through a great deal of darkness yet become something beautiful.

me

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July 17, 2018, 09:09:28 PM
You are in my thoughts.
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Anne

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July 23, 2018, 11:14:23 PM
Sorry to hear that, Libby. Thinking of you and your family.
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libby

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July 26, 2018, 07:47:45 PM
Thank you, my friends. We all knew about the sister with Parkinson's (early onset like Michael J. Fox), but the other is something else again.  :confused: :'( :no: I'm not ready to talk about it yet.
All of life is a process of testing and initiation, always preparing for a higher level of consciousness -- and illumination. -- John Horn

libby

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June 20, 2019, 04:00:00 PM
Quote from: libby on July 14, 2018, 08:44:59 PMIf I don't show up for a while it will be because one of my 4 sisters has advanced Parkinson's, and another has something similar but worse. (I miss y'all.  :()

I cannot believe it has been almost a year since I wrote about the above. At least I cannot remember writing. Anyway, the sister with Parkinson's  is a little worse than I remembered -- physically she  needs help to get around and tend to more personal needs. Her dear husband has been through doing that with help from several aides who come in days. And she has gaps in memory; does not always remember who is who. 
As for my other sister, she needs total care, all the time. Right now, she is in such a facility just minutes from their home, which is up for sale. Their only child, a son, lives and works several hours'drive away. His hands are FULL because dad has visual problems and can't drive. SO, when mom's room mate died, dad said he wanted to move in with her.  And the facility said OK. So, as I write this that's where things stand. Son still has their house and car to sell, and then decide what comes next. Dad is, according to another sister, happy to be in the room with mom, where he is a great help in meeting  her personal needs. As for her mental state, she seems happy, mostly does not speak, sometimes seems to remember who is who by mostly nodding or smiling.

(She was an active, vivacious person until after she had two different surgeries on her feet (bunions). That meant she was off her feet for quite a while, then had a bad fall which injured her cervical spine (as far as I know from what others say). My other sisters and I visit her as often as we can  -- we all live about 6 hours drive away. 
All of life is a process of testing and initiation, always preparing for a higher level of consciousness -- and illumination. -- John Horn
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