My oldest sister phoned me last night to tell me that she just heard that my sister-cousin Linda (who has terminal lung and stomach cancer) has been taken to pallative care at the hospital now as she can no longer care for herself. Apparently she has been in so much pain that she was taking more medication than she was supposed to take, and it was making her groggy... and she almost set fire to the apartment a couple of times. Her friend called and had Linda taken to the hospital... Linda's son was at work and is pretty upset about it.
Linda had hoped to at least last long enough to spend one more Christmas with her son, now it isn't looking good. Please send out good vibes to the universe, and prayers if you are so inclined. Although they may not be able to extend Linda's life much longer, please pray that she may find peace from all the pain, and that she will be surrounded by love of her family and friends... and that her final journey will be peaceful.
Awww, Gemini, I am sorry to hear this. Even though she is in the best place for her right now, it must have felt like giving up. My prayers will continue.
Thank you, Katherine! Not even sure if we can make it to see her, that's the hardest part. I hate thinking of her being in the hospital thinking nobody cares, even though she *knows* we love her and do care very much for her. :o( We are working on trying to come up with the money for gas to go see her, but for right now, it doesn't look too promising.
It really is horrible! What little money we have left over after paying bills this month we *have to* buy some materials to cover our leaking flat roof (both the smaller foyer one, and the larger back one) as the ceiling is beginning to bow down in a couple of places. With winter just around the corner I am very much afraid if we don't put plywood (man that stuff is more expensive than I ever thought it was) over the really bad areas and then put plastic tarps on the entire roof(s) to cover it all, that the weight of the snow might very well cave in the roof on us. Just a few years ago there was such a cave in at a mall in the nearby city and a lady was killed. Pretty scarey! Since we aren't having any luck in getting the roof fixed properly, we have to go the cheaper route and at least try to cover it with tarp (and the plywood for support against the weight of the snow) until we can manage to save enough money to get supplies to put a slightly sloped roof over both areas. I have no idea what brilliant person decided to put a flat roof on a
*house*, but I really wish now that we had thought it all over carefully before deciding to buy this place.
We are hoping that we might be able to come up with a few extra dollars after all that above, even just enough for gas for the long trip to Toronto, so we can make at least one trip to see Linda again. My oldest sister is really concerned that they may not be able to come up with the money too, and they only live about 40 miles from Toronto. She and her husband are on pensions, and my sister has to have eye surgery (she's diabetic) within the next couple of weeks and unfortunately the lazer part of the surgery isn't covered by the health insurance (OHIP) so it will cost her $200. *shakes head* If it isn't one thing, it's another. If we do manage to come up with the gas money for the trip, we will likely go to my sister's (the other side of Toronto) and have her husband drive us all to the hospital, as I've only ever driven *in* Toronto that one time when we visited Linda back in May and I still don't feel comfortable with all the off ramps from the big freeway... way too confusing... but my brother-in-law used to be a truck driver and is used to that.
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