Update...

[jrdrnr]

I am still here in California. This is a very difficult time for my
family right now. My grandfather is touch and go and we are spending
our time wondering if this day or the next is the one where he is
going to turn the corner and live or give up and die. My mom arrived
back from Rome yesterday and it is doubly hard for me to hear her say
this isn't something she can fix. It is hard to see my grandfather
take two orderlies just to move him in and out of bed. He can barely
hold a spoon to feed himself. They started him on oxygen today. He is
in constant need of pain medication and I'm afraid it is not working
as well for him as it should be.

This whole thing is upsetting the entire family and it has been
especially hard on my grandmother who is constantly with him but
doesn't really know what to do other thanher best. These are hard
times with hard decisions. At least I am able to run the errands and
do things that need doing.

In short, I do not believe I will be back this Tuesday. We are trying
to get everything stabilized for the long haul by getting in some
aides and so on for my grandmother. Until then, I am needed here.