[WWI] Mother's Health on the lines

[Matt Bittner]

Paul,

Sorry to hear.  Definitely time to spend lots with the family.


Matt Bittner


On Thu, 6 Sep 2007 16:37:48 -0500, Old Fokker wrote:

> I have just returned home from the mortuary after making arrangements for my 
> mom.  She passed away yesterday from complications due to Parkinson's 
> disease.  I am happy things seem to be on the mend with RK's mom and the 
> others posting here recently.  Enjoy that extra time.  You don't know how 
> important something is until it's gone.
> 
> I remember how, when I was a kid, she'd take my list and go shopping every 
> year right after Christmas to get the glue and paints I needed for the model 
> kits I just got as presents.  And she'd always get the right shade of green 
> that I wanted.  She helped contribute to my interest in building models.
> 
> Paul
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Robert Karr" <karrart at karrart.com>
> To: "World War I Modeling Mailing List" <wwi at wwi-models.org>
> Sent: Thursday, September 06, 2007 1:50 PM
> Subject: Re: [WWI] Mother's Health on the lines
> 
> 
> > This is getting to be an epidemic. One reason I've not posted much lately 
> > is that about a month ago, my mom had some sort of spell and we thought 
> > we'd lost her. She has since recovered somewhat and is doing much better. 
> > An ambulance got her to the hospital where she spent several days, 
> > drifting in and out, then we moved her to my sister's house essentially to 
> > die.
> > A week ago she moved back to her own little apartment, but with nurse 
> > visits several times a week. But for the time being, she's sorta back to 
> > her old self!
> > RK
> > www.karrart.com
> >
> > 
>