iPod (Video)

With my dad’s health rightfully dominating the web site news (not mention our thoughts) lately, I’ve neglected to mention two important technological purchases. First is a little, white, 60-GB object from Shanghai, China that I’ve named Desiderata....

Hope flourishes

My mom and I visited Dad yesterday at OHSU. His shingles have abated so Mom was cleared to gown up and visit, and, having missed a little over a week of his recovery, she was stunned at his improvement. It was great to see them together again. He was fully awake and...

Hobbling toward health

I visited Dad last night at OHSU. He looked good and remained fully lucid the entirety of my visit, which clocked in at just under 3 hours. Early in the day as part of physical therapy he walked with help to the sink across the room and back. Said it was utterly...

Out of ICU

Dad’s journey toward full health continues. With assistance, he can stand up and take a couple steps to a chair. They have him sitting in the chair for a few hours a day. It tires him out, but that’s hardly unexpected. He’s getting a little oxygen...

Gobble, gobble

We visited Dad in ICU yesterday morning, and, other than hearing a fanciful tale about him taking a helicopter ride that AM from New York to “somewhere in Missouri” (and being upset because he didn’t get a window seat), we found him rather lucid and...