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Feb. 18th, 2013 08:15 pmMy father-in-law is dying.
Of course, we're all dying. Most of us have no idea what our expiration date is, though, and of course we all hope it's so far in the future as to be practically irrelevant. When you get to be 90 with a temperamental heart, and you check into the hospital with a DNR order... well, then it's time to explain things to the kids.
Sadie, bless her, hopes she'll inherit some of his artwork.
He was supposed to go back to the nursing home today, but he's going to be spending an extra day in the hospital instead.
Pandora, why do you know my life?
Of course, we're all dying. Most of us have no idea what our expiration date is, though, and of course we all hope it's so far in the future as to be practically irrelevant. When you get to be 90 with a temperamental heart, and you check into the hospital with a DNR order... well, then it's time to explain things to the kids.
Sadie, bless her, hopes she'll inherit some of his artwork.
He was supposed to go back to the nursing home today, but he's going to be spending an extra day in the hospital instead.
Pandora, why do you know my life?
