Subj : Biscuits was: Olives
To   : Shawn Highfield
From : Ruth Haffly
Date : Thu Feb 06 2025 13:53:57

Hi Shawn,

 RH> We chose Simon, also the name of the cat my parents currently
 RH> owned.

 SH> That's a nice way to come up with a name! ;)

That cat was one of a pair, advertised as "would eat anything from
caviar to ravioli". I wanted to name them that but the rest of the
family disagreed. So, they ended up as Simon and Andrew. Andrew passed
away a few months later (genetic heart defect), Simon lived for about 17
years before feline leukemia got him. His favorite food was mashed
potatoes.


 RH> Very understandable. Do you get to visit with him very often? If you
 RH> can, visit often; you won't regret it after he's gone. Also, have you

 SH> We get there as often as we can yes.   Call more often due to the
 SH> price of gas.

I understand. We tried to see my parent as often as we could in their
later years. When we went up to VT for mission trips, we'd visit Dad in
the nursing home (Mom had passed away by then.) either on the way up or
back. We saw more of him than a couple of my siblings who lived much
closer.

 RH> dementia time line? We talked with one of my mom's doctors who told
 RH> us that dementia is like erasing a blackboard line, from the
 present RH> to the past, chronologically speaking. The memory forgets
 more recent RH> things first, then the older. When they forget how to
 swallow (a RH> basic life instinct), then death is near. Don't mean to
 sound so RH> down, it's just reality.

 SH> My sister has worked with Dementia and Alhimers (sorry for spelling)
 SH> for the last 30 years so she's very good at helping explain things to
 SH> us and let us know what the doctors are really saying. ;)

Good that you have a sister who can explain things. This was our first
time dealing with it, found out Dad's grandmother had dementia also so
it's something I need to be aware of.

 SH> ... Ignorance is bliss...  So life's great if you are ignorant.

Bliss is also a town in western NY State.

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Catch you later,
Ruth
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