Sorry I've Been MIA!

Hello blog fans!

I'm sorry I've been

away for a while.

On March 27th I got a call that my sweet Aunt Marilyn

was going to the hospital.

This meant that the next day I needed to drive

to Charlotte, North Carolina.

I live in the Buffalo, NY area so it's about

an 11 hr drive.

She was admitted to the hospital with pneumonia 

and stayed there for 5 days.

Once she was released she went to 

a rehab facility.

To make a long story short,

she will be staying at the facility for 

long term nursing care.

She is doing pretty well physically,

but mentally she has declined.

She has been slowing declining over the

last year or so, but now she is to the point

that it isn't safe for her to be alone.

It's pretty amazing that she is 95 and has lived on her

own in her apartment until now, but it's time

for her to be cared for.

Here is a picture of the 2 of us that I took

a couple days before I came home.

It's been a long, emotional, exhausting 3 weeks.

I cleaned out and packed up her whole apartment

and arranged with our friend there to take care of

finding people to take her furniture etc.

It's difficult being in a different city without your 

usual support systems with you, but 

sometimes you just have to do what you have to do.
I'm happy with where she is now, they are wonderful 

and it's a fabulous facility and I have a great deal of

confidence in them.

Hopefully, I'll be back on track with my blog posts soon.

Sorry I haven't been around for y'all.

Wishing everyone a wonderful Easter,

see you again soon!