I brought Mom home from the hospital on Friday--she's doing as well as someone with COPD, a progressive disease that cannot be cured or reversed, can. She made the decision to move to a local assisted living retirement home, so I am busy helping with all the details involved with moving a month from now.
Thanks to everyone for their good wishes! The next month will be stressful for all of us--I will return to California after teaching the workshops up here, and then I'll come back to Seattle to facilitate the move itself. I swear, it's like I never moved to California, all the time I've been spending up north....
Thank goodness for knitting! I'm looking forward to teaching the workshops (the 3-day one is full, but last I heard there was still some space in the 1-day color class on the 31st).
Normal blogging will resume soon, I promise!
Good luck, good thoughts, smooth travels. (thank goodness for stockinette!)
Posted by: Gwen | May 26, 2009 at 10:51 AM
What Gwen said - and *hugs*.
Posted by: (formerly) no-blog-rachel | May 26, 2009 at 11:09 AM
2.75 really will be your retreat. I've got the shoulders and the hugs waiting....
Posted by: Nancy | May 26, 2009 at 12:07 PM
Take care! Hope all goes smoothly.
Posted by: Barb | May 26, 2009 at 11:34 PM
Best of luck with your mom and I hope she settles in well. My father has COPD and has been in the hospital twice in the last month as they try to control the side effects. I am dreading The Call, and hoping that things will settle down for a while yet. My parents will hopefully celebrate their 60th in late June.
Posted by: Lynn | May 27, 2009 at 09:13 PM
I'm behind on blog reading as usual, but wanted to say that I'm thinking of you and your Mom and hoping that everything goes as smoothly as possible.
Posted by: Karen Frisa | May 28, 2009 at 07:15 PM
Glad to hear that your mom is doing better. COPD is rough to live with.
Posted by: Linda | May 29, 2009 at 07:25 AM
Best wishes for your mother!
Posted by: NancyKnots | May 30, 2009 at 12:24 AM
thoughts with you and your mother and family..
Posted by: PJ | May 31, 2009 at 06:42 PM