Dad is not doing well. He told us that
he
was going to die tonight. It's 11:53pm
now
and so far so good, but I have decided to
sleep in my clothes and be ready to charge
out the door if the phone should ring. I
live
5 minutes from my parents, so I can get
there quickly. [[[ that is wonderful that you live
so close.
I pray you did not have to go in your clothes last night;
but well understand why you would be
ready.]]]
As I wrote to Linda, on top of Dad dying,
Mom is at the point of snapping. Its
been a devasting 3 months and after dad
is gone, its going to be very difficult for
Mom.
They have the typical 50's marriage - Mom's
the homemaker and Dad took care of everything
else. Since I have a 70's marriage, I know
about
finances, so I will be able to help her. The
only
thing I cannot do, is to devote myself entirely
to
her as my father did. I'm sure I'll work
something
out without ignoring my husband . [[[
this make things
a bit harder; but it is good you know how to do it
all
for your mother. Wish you could figure a way
to
give your mother the anti-depressant drug; as
the
depression will only get worse if your dad
dies]]]
I know I said that I would send a
picture of me and
my dad, but there is no time to look
through the
stacks of photo albums. If you want to have
a general idea of what we look like, Dad has
always
been told that he looks like Lloyd Bridges and I
look
like the Wendy's Wendy; red hair and freckles,
and
an additional 40+ years.[[[ Wendy, I am not
thinking
0f picutres right now and neither should
you.]]]
Enough about me; how are you doing? Any
progress with your grandson's school?
[[[ The school is still playing cames, they
would not put it in the IEP what they promised
they would do; but wanted Donna to sign the
IEP, she refused and called up state to the Federal
Child Protection and Advocay Orgainitzation. They
on her door step the next day. Said they have another
mother with the exact same complaints. Also said that
Donna had documented everything very well and they will
sue the school district on behalf of Kevin. They do not
collect
fees untill after settlement. It is unfortunate that the school
did
not go just a little bit in doing what is right for this child, had
they,
it would have never come to this.
Please know that I will not give up my prayer vigil for you, your
family and your parents. Your friend, lillian
Love,
Wendy
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Monday, June 14, 1999 3:06
PM
Subject: [MOL] Wendy
Wanted to check on you and find out how
your father is doing and how you are doing. Your friend,
lillian
