Good morning everyone!

I'm sorry I've been absent so much....I'm working
through dealing with my dad again. He had heart issues and was admitted to the hospital in late September, then the night before his bypass surgery, he suffered a big stroke. This time the stroke took more than it did the last. I'm thankful he was in the hospital or he wouldn't be alive today. So I've been challenged with sorting through the bureaucracy for someone like him who has no assets and very little income and it has been (to put it mildly) a freaking nightmare. The worst part is what happened after it was all over. No one knows him well enough to tell if he's having difficulty and while I fought tooth and nail to keep him out of home, the law won and he was allowed to return to his home on Friday, the 21st of November. After not being able to reach him all weekend, I called his landlord to do a well-fare check on Monday. They found him on the floor of his apartment where he had been since Friday night with heart issues and severe dehydration on top of the other concerns we don't mention in polite company. Fit to be tied...I called everyone I could and vented, just shy of accusing them of trying to kill my dad. They admitted him to the hospital again on Monday and discharged him to rehab on Friday. So I'm still frantically working out how to get him approved for long term care so that he's never alone again. He's trying so hard to maintain his independence, but I wish he would just play along and humor me...it would make things easier for everyone and that's what he thinks he's trying to achieve by living alone is BF Egypt, Gila Bend. Ugh. Anyway....for those of you who have sent me PMs, I'm sorry I haven't responded yet. I'll get to it today. Just wanted you to know that I wasn't ignoring you on purpose. Just taking things one step at a time, because to do anything more than that, puts me in a bad place. I hope you all had a wonderful thanksgiving....Wayne has been holding me up and feeding me well while I sort this out....I'm a very lucky gal.
Fleet...it's good to see you posting, no matter what. I too, understand the need to back off at times. Sending you some spare
Frank, if you're around...just wanted to send you some too....
