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Re: Caregiver first, widow last

Thank you so much for reaching out!  I too hope some day we can get together for a visit and lunch.  I'm staying really busy so I have not had a lot of time to sit and cry 😞   Yesterday was 1 month.  I can hardly believe I haven't seen or talked to ...
cbelen48 03-01-2019 11:29 AM
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Re: Caregiver first, widow last

Guess what Amy?  I do live in Arizona.  We lived in the east valley but when I retired in 2010 we moved to the mountains in the Show Low area.  Jay LOVED it there but again his body betrayed him and 2 years ago was advised to move to a lower elevatio...
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Re: Caregiver first, widow last

Thank you for your very nice reply.  You did put a lot of things into perspective for me.  First of all, my husband.  He was a law  enforement officer for over 40 years, the majority of the time working with  a federal agency in drug enforcement.  He...
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Caregiver first, widow last

My husband was so ill for years with pulmonary fibrosis, a horrible disease.  The last 6 months I literally did everything for him, from helping him bathe and dress and get out of bed or off a chair or off the commode or into/out of the car, not to m...
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Re: Caregiver first, widow last

Thank you so much for reaching out!  I too hope some day we can get together for a visit and lunch.  I'm staying really busy so I have not had a lot of time to sit and cry 😞   Yesterday was 1 month.  I can hardly believe I haven't seen or talked to ...
cbelen48 03-01-2019 11:29 AM
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Re: Caregiver first, widow last

Guess what Amy?  I do live in Arizona.  We lived in the east valley but when I retired in 2010 we moved to the mountains in the Show Low area.  Jay LOVED it there but again his body betrayed him and 2 years ago was advised to move to a lower elevatio...
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Re: Caregiver first, widow last

Thank you for your very nice reply.  You did put a lot of things into perspective for me.  First of all, my husband.  He was a law  enforement officer for over 40 years, the majority of the time working with  a federal agency in drug enforcement.  He...
cbelen48 02-18-2019 12:28 PM
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Caregiver first, widow last

My husband was so ill for years with pulmonary fibrosis, a horrible disease.  The last 6 months I literally did everything for him, from helping him bathe and dress and get out of bed or off a chair or off the commode or into/out of the car, not to m...
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Re: Caregiver first, widow last

Thank you so much for reaching out!  I too hope some day we can get together for a visit and lunch.  I'm staying really busy so I have not had a lot of time to sit and cry 😞   Yesterday was 1 month.  I can hardly believe I haven't seen or talked to ...
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Re: Caregiver first, widow last

Guess what Amy?  I do live in Arizona.  We lived in the east valley but when I retired in 2010 we moved to the mountains in the Show Low area.  Jay LOVED it there but again his body betrayed him and 2 years ago was advised to move to a lower elevatio...
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Re: Caregiver first, widow last

Thank you for your very nice reply.  You did put a lot of things into perspective for me.  First of all, my husband.  He was a law  enforement officer for over 40 years, the majority of the time working with  a federal agency in drug enforcement.  He...
cbelen48 02-18-2019 12:28 PM
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Caregiver first, widow last

My husband was so ill for years with pulmonary fibrosis, a horrible disease.  The last 6 months I literally did everything for him, from helping him bathe and dress and get out of bed or off a chair or off the commode or into/out of the car, not to m...
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