tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post3254128316154305716..comments2024-03-28T12:01:08.192-06:00Comments on The Blog Fodder: The Living and the DeadThe Blog Fodderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11441978691701289074noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post-48258236502876365552011-05-11T01:16:49.589-06:002011-05-11T01:16:49.589-06:00Dana, they had no choice. They envy us no end wit...Dana, they had no choice. They envy us no end with choices. Senior's homes, respite, home care etc all allow the best care possible and the greatest independence and freedom possible. <br />Tanya's Aunt Valya is paralyzed on her left side with two strokes. Her daughter Tamara is looking after her and is exhausted. There is no alternative.<br /><br />SW, you are right. One can keep in The Blog Fodderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11441978691701289074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post-56595258203285910812011-05-09T20:13:58.997-06:002011-05-09T20:13:58.997-06:00In the "olden days" there were no concer...In the "olden days" there were no concerns about which rat hole to put grandma when she started forgetting to wear clothes. Entire families looked out for each other within a stone's throw.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post-56351740296614672472011-05-08T23:18:55.491-06:002011-05-08T23:18:55.491-06:00I was thinking recently about family closeness, an...I was thinking recently about family closeness, and the lack of it. On the first cousin level, on my dad's side, we have very little contact, though I at least know how to reach them. On my mom's side, I'd know where to start looking, but that's about it. Of course, both sides have been primarily Ontario people, and having lived most of my adult life on the prairies has certainly Rob-bearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00171692478879522588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8689245642139665514.post-9458764162031274792011-05-08T19:27:27.260-06:002011-05-08T19:27:27.260-06:00Far flung, yes, but in a world made smaller by mod...Far flung, yes, but in a world made smaller by modern communications and jet airliners.S.W. Andersonhttp://ohpblog.ohpinion.comnoreply@blogger.com