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Post by Chrisnstar on Jan 14, 2005 14:06:59 GMT -5
She said she'll stop by to say hi when she can come up for air. She's been very busy with ski trips and work trips, and now her dad is very ill. MaryAnn, his name is Bob.
She also has annual license exams and her 10 year board certification renewal to work on.. a 300 page test to study for. She's a physician.
So I imagine she'll be pretty busy for awhile....
chris
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Post by DorothyB on Jan 14, 2005 14:37:23 GMT -5
I'll be keeping her in my thoughts & prayers.
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Post by Mary Ann on Jan 14, 2005 16:50:57 GMT -5
Sounds like she has a lot on her plate. Please pass along our support, and let her know that she and her father are in our prayers.
Thanks, Chris.
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Post by Chrisnstar on Jan 14, 2005 18:16:03 GMT -5
Her father has a lot of health issues and she has tried to help him, but I gather he's a bit stubborn. He's got lymphoma on top of a myriad of other health issues, and then gall bladder surgery on Wed. Her mother can't do all the work anymore that is required to take care of an invalid. Jen has been busy arranging housekeeping care and other things for her parents.
It must be very difficult to be a doctor and know how things really are... sigh.. sometimes it might be better to not know the outcomes or possibilities.
chris
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Post by Mary Ann on Jan 14, 2005 18:41:47 GMT -5
You know Chris, this can be so true. When my father in law had his first stroke, he fell into a deep depression. He was a doctor, and knew what the prognosis would likely be. He wouldn't go to PT, or try and help himself for the longest time. And later when he fell, it seemed like he knew then, too. He died a few days later. My sister in law, a teaching nurse, was the one who found him. No doubt she did everything by the book, but I believe she knew, too. I think my mother in law was the only one who stubbornly tried to will it to be different, even though she's also an RN. Funny how many of us can have such an accomplished child, but still see that person as the child....  |
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Post by Frosty M on Jan 14, 2005 21:09:53 GMT -5
heavy work if she hadn't achieved so much. I'm very sorry for her dad and her. It's hard when your child becomes your parent, by necessity. The other day my #1 son gently took my glasses off and cleaned them for me. When he gave them back to me, we grinned at each other, remembering the thousand times I had taken his glasses off and cleaned them for him. I'm proud of her for stepping up to the plate and taking care of him. Somebody's got to do it!
Hellllloooooooooo, Jennifer. You're AWESOME!
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Post by Chrisnstar on Jan 14, 2005 22:16:34 GMT -5
Yes it is hard. Ray and I have talked recently about his mom and that she probably needs to be in an assisted living facility. But no one wants to be the one to tell her and make it happen.
chris
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