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by jackai
I just want to send my love and prayers to you Ed. I'm thinking of you.
- Jack
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Feb 06 '06
7:29 pm PST
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Ed will be forever in our hearts (Reply to this comment)
by pantazis5
Please tell him that he is forever in our hearts. Tell him also that Priscilla (FJBPAB) will be there for him. He will have epinions friends even in heaven...I say all of this with tears in my eyes.
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Feb 04 '06
9:41 am PST
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by mjfrombuffalo
My prayers are with you all.
mj
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Jan 26 '06
7:20 pm PST
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Thanks for the update.... (Reply to this comment)
by frazzledspice
Peter posted your link and contact information for Ed on EA Forums, too.
Please let Ed know he is in our thoughts and prayers. We miss our always gentlemanly, kindly friend and his intelligent reviews.
Ed, I will write you soon. (Hugs....)
Maryanne
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Jan 26 '06
4:25 pm PST
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Re: Thanks (Reply to this comment)
by Susie-34668
I have been so busy myself that I missed this up-date.
So glad that we can still be in contact.
Prayers from Susie.
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Jan 26 '06
3:17 pm PST
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Thanks to all . . . (Reply to this comment)
by ed_grover
for the wonderful and supportive comments. I'm finding my way around this beautiful place with my sister steering the wheelchair and me riding along nodding like a Rajah! My love to to you all and I'll be in touch from time to time as pain and meds permit.
Ed
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Jan 22 '06
9:45 am PST
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Re: Thanks (Reply to this comment)
by wordwalker
After a 'honeymoon' phase of being "so nice, and so funny" and not always insisting on his own needs, he had a short, bad patch and has now rallied (not to mention adjusting to the new levels of meds). Has 'let go' of apartment and old stuff. Talks of getting to the computers next week; sounds able to manage it.
I'll try not to overreact to future ups and downs.
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Jan 22 '06
12:56 am PST
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Thanks (Reply to this comment)
by artemis8
I just found out today you were doing the updates on Ed. I was wondering about him and appreciate your letting us all know. I am wishing the best for him and sounds like the hospice is a good thing for him now that his affairs are all handled.
Karyn
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Jan 19 '06
11:49 am PST
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Re: Re: In just two days Ed's condition has deteriorated ... (Reply to this comment)
by wordwalker
He has improved a lot in the last few days: adjusting to the meds increase; awake and fully aware at the usual times again. Hoping to spend some time in the sunroom, via wheelchair, tomorrow. Comfortable for the last two days. I am so relieved!
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Jan 18 '06
12:10 am PST
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Re: In just two days Ed's condition has deteriorated ... (Reply to this comment)
by cr01
I'm sure these updates are difficult for you WW, but they are much appreciated by all of us who have been touched by Ed over the years.
Ed is in all our thoughts - I'm hoping he can get just a little more comfortable...
Chris
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Jan 15 '06
1:21 am PST
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In just two days Ed's condition has deteriorated ... (Reply to this comment)
by wordwalker
to the point where he cannot remember the 'bad night' the nurses told him he just had, due to the meds they had to give him. His voice was weaker, and he needed to end the call in order to sleep. I shall speak to the front desk first from now on, not to wake him.
I do not think that he will make it to the computer room.
When I told him again how everyone loves him and sends hugs, he said he hoped "they would all understand". I'm not certain if he was referring to the lack of future contact or not, but I reassured him.
My dumb cat, Garibaldi, rubbed his face on the phone and purred, and I relayed this message as well. (What is that line in A DEATH IN THE FAMILY about "blind animal sympathy"?)
I promise to keep my eyes open, as best I can, and to keep everyone informed.
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Jan 14 '06
11:57 pm PST
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Re: Why ... (Reply to this comment)
by wordwalker
It is so hard for us, I think, because there is so little any of us can do.
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Jan 13 '06
8:00 pm PST
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Why ... (Reply to this comment)
by patricknjacob
is it so hard for us? Ed has accepted all of this with so much grace, but I feel like gnashing my teeth and tearing my hair. I know I am not the only one. I am not a good warrior ...
~Melinda
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Jan 13 '06
7:39 pm PST
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Re: Comfort.... (Reply to this comment)
by wordwalker
Mostly, I am so lucky.
Ed is getting comfortable, but apparently became weak enough at home to need greater strength in the legs before he can spend time in the computer room. He is working toward this, with a walker, and looking forward to leg massages as well.
He recently enjoyed a visit from a twenty-pound cat named T. J., who of course took one look at him and then crawled up into Ed's open arms and lay there purring.
I call as often as I can. I am so lucky.
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Jan 13 '06
12:30 am PST
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Comfort.... (Reply to this comment)
by tombarnes
I hope that Ed will be comfortable in his new home. Please let him know that I have been thinking of him . Thanks also for all you have done for him. You have been a true friend. Tom Barnes
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Jan 12 '06
7:59 pm PST
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Thank you (Reply to this comment)
by lorace
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Glad I found the update, you are so faithful.
I think about Ed a lot and pray for him and hope that this new place is wonderful for him -
A person with one friend is rich, and Ed must be a billionaire, deservedly so!
Hugs,
Lorace
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Jan 07 '06
9:59 am PST
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Hard to imagine the site without him (Reply to this comment)
by Penguinlady
But it's good to know that he's well taken care of. Thanks for being such a good friend to him and keeping us updated.
Margaret
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Jan 04 '06
9:37 pm PST
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Spoke to Ed again tonight... (Reply to this comment)
by wordwalker
He had slept all day today, was still exhausted but pleased with the place, which has everything he needs and good food. Knows where the computer room is and will get there when he can. Wants all to know he has arrived safely and is okay.
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Jan 03 '06
9:54 pm PST
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Thank you. (Reply to this comment)
by pambo
Wordwalker, thanks for letting us know.
Pam
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Jan 02 '06
4:28 pm PST
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Like the others... (Reply to this comment)
by gaelkm
....I do hope and pray that Ed is comfortable. I big {{{{HUG}}} for him!
~gael
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Jan 02 '06
9:36 am PST
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I also received a very recent Email from Ed and... (Reply to this comment)
by popsrocks
...as he told Barbara, I should look to you for further information.
He mentioned the move. I'm happy to hear it sounds like a comfortable place.
Thanks for the update and best wishes to Ed.
Phil
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Jan 02 '06
2:43 am PST
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Oh Thank You! (Reply to this comment)
by ruby950
This information is much appreciated. Much love to Ed!
deborah~
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Jan 01 '06
9:29 pm PST
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WW (Reply to this comment)
by jankp
Thanks for keeping us informed and able to stay in touch. I do wish Ed could find comfort in active oxygen therapies. I've read of such good results about recirculatory hemoperfusion if he's interested. It would take away his pain at the least and perhaps save his life for a while. Thanks again.
Jan
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Jan 01 '06
8:27 pm PST
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Thank you , all! (Reply to this comment)
by wordwalker
I spoke to Ed early this evening; he had done everything that remained to be done by him and had only to await the movers and then the hospice transport tomorrow. All your good wishes, hugs and such were passed along and much appreciated. He will contact me in whatever way is most convenient for him after settling in, and I shall post accordingly.
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Jan 01 '06
8:25 pm PST
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Please let Ed know... (Reply to this comment)
by pippadaisy
... that he is in my thoughts.
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Jan 01 '06
8:04 pm PST
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Thank you (Reply to this comment)
by theresaro
For the update. Please let Ed know I'm thinking of him. Hospice really is very good care and I know he is in very good care. My prayers are with you Ed.
Hugs
Teri
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Jan 01 '06
2:54 am PST
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Thank You (Reply to this comment)
by DAnneC
Pass along our love to Ed, please.
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Dec 31 '05
7:29 pm PST
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Thank you for the Update... (Reply to this comment)
by Lisa_J
Hugs and prayers to Ed!
Lisa
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Dec 31 '05
3:01 pm PST
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(((Praying))) (Reply to this comment)
by Don_Krider
Thanks for the update...
Don
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Dec 31 '05
11:48 am PST
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hospice (Reply to this comment)
by trailhound
I found a URL for the hospice:
http://www.aurorahealthcare.org/services/end-of-life/zilber.asp
It sounds like a dignified place. I hope he finds comfort there. -Dave
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Dec 31 '05
10:26 am PST
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