tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6816413964252528093.comments2023-05-31T00:45:25.987-07:00Dethmama Chroniclesdethmamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16490177974122552051noreply@blogger.comBlogger421125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6816413964252528093.post-13415903705869516242012-11-23T21:26:31.575-08:002012-11-23T21:26:31.575-08:00This is why I always tell patient's families a...This is why I always tell patient's families and friends that it is much better to get hospice involved sooner, rather than later. Unfortunately, my father received inadequate pain medication thanks to a dr who was afraid to prescribe proper pain control to him, until we got him on hospice!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6816413964252528093.post-80222344099058426852012-11-23T21:11:36.456-08:002012-11-23T21:11:36.456-08:00My sisters and I washed, dressed and did the hair ...My sisters and I washed, dressed and did the hair and makeup for my grandmother's body at the hospital where she died. Her nurse on the floor knew that Grama had died, but hadn't notified others in the hospital. We were all sitting around with her body, her face made up perfectly, nylons and a new dress on, hair done just so, when a lady came into the room and came up to Grama, and asked her if she'd like to choose what she'd like for lunch.<br /><br />I and my sisters started smiling and laughed, one of us said, "I don't think she'll be having lunch today" whispered (because she has passed away this morning). The kitchen lady was startled, gave a nervous laugh and backed out of the room. We felt that Grama would have thought that was pretty funny, as she was a jokester, but always elegant and pretty.<br /><br />Her nurse and a couple other nurses came to see her, and they agreed, she looked lovely, as if she had gotten ready for a family party, and just laid down to rest for a bit prior to leaving.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6816413964252528093.post-63228795503785013702009-12-01T20:29:51.394-08:002009-12-01T20:29:51.394-08:00I can has more posts?I can has more posts?Christian Sinclairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14685043408496367587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6816413964252528093.post-40025388739616610722009-08-24T21:50:45.164-07:002009-08-24T21:50:45.164-07:00It's the cutest ghost I've ever seen, and ...It's the cutest ghost I've ever seen, and ever hope to!<br /><br />I think I believe in angels vs ghosts....<br /><br />Hope all is well with you....it's been awhile!Liznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6816413964252528093.post-75967231995250397452009-08-08T19:42:57.001-07:002009-08-08T19:42:57.001-07:00This post is featured in this month's Palliati...This post is featured in this month's Palliative Care Grand Rounds!<br /><br />http://risaden.blogspot.com/2009/08/palliative-care-grand-rounds-august.htmlRisa Denenberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09157041687549002339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6816413964252528093.post-24627694184843597232009-08-06T00:50:26.266-07:002009-08-06T00:50:26.266-07:00Hi! If that's a ghost, I'll eat my Akubra ...Hi! If that's a ghost, I'll eat my Akubra hat! Now, have you seen Michael Jackson's ghost on YouTube! Now that's a ghost! God love him!<br /><br />Take Care,<br />PeterPeterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12097919387041286154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6816413964252528093.post-16190884812836184052009-07-31T07:10:16.328-07:002009-07-31T07:10:16.328-07:00mama- yes and often. it always gave me the creeps ...mama- yes and often. it always gave me the creeps and even though it's been cleared over and a house built in the center of it we go near the place every so often to take my children to the public lands near there. spooky, still very spooky.el chupacabrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16561225364468732743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6816413964252528093.post-26275969293812695452009-07-30T20:37:02.110-07:002009-07-30T20:37:02.110-07:00I don't know what I think about ghosts myself,...I don't know what I think about ghosts myself, but my grad school roommate grew up in a small town very near the Gettysburg battlefield, and she and her friends used to go to the battlefield to watch the ghosts of Civil War soldiers wander around. Apparently, it was that common to see ghosts there. Now again, I don't know what to make of that comment, but she wasn't someone who had an unbalanced belief in ghosts or aliens or other-wordly things. And she said this very mater-of-factly. Just, oh yeah, we'd go to Gettysburg to see the Civil War ghosts walk around, looking dejected and lost. And I'm looking at her like, WTF?!Jessica Knapphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13134277281082757857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6816413964252528093.post-55192268434575367632009-07-30T12:48:36.021-07:002009-07-30T12:48:36.021-07:00@ FishHawk... Wow, thanks, FishHawk.
@Chupa... I ...@ FishHawk... Wow, thanks, FishHawk.<br /><br />@Chupa... I absolutely love your story. Did you ever go back there?<br /><br />@Kit... Oh, Kit. Thank you so much. I've just sent Olive over to pick up the award. I'll have it up soon on the site.dethmamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16490177974122552051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6816413964252528093.post-46958980364547922892009-07-30T12:34:31.834-07:002009-07-30T12:34:31.834-07:00@ Jay... Sorry for my late comment to your late co...@ Jay... Sorry for my late comment to your late comment. Crazy busy lately... Yeah, I'm unable to read Happy's blog because it pisses me off so much. He definitely caters to a demographic that I'd rather not associate with.dethmamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16490177974122552051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6816413964252528093.post-15498827997617430222009-07-27T15:01:27.591-07:002009-07-27T15:01:27.591-07:00You do find some very strange things!
There's...You do find some very strange things!<br /><br />There's an award for you over at my place :0)Kit Courteneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07211606676705095432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6816413964252528093.post-18750214757485872052009-07-26T15:12:42.600-07:002009-07-26T15:12:42.600-07:00Way more fascinating, interesting and productive w...Way more fascinating, interesting and productive would be learning what actually causes phenomena such as this leaving terms such as "ghost" to watching movies like Ghostbusters (or even Ghost if you're wired that way).<br /><br />Ghost- no such animal.<br /><br /> I know this is a "comments" page and not Grouchy Opinion Page- just a minor irritant for me I guess.<br /><br /> When I was a kid my friends alcoholic father would forget to pick us up from their isolated farm after a day of exploring and shooting .22s. This allowed a lot of extra time exploring and maybe made us more in tune with our surroundings as well. This farm was known for mutilated cattle WAY back in the day as well as some Indian atrocities way, WAY back in the day- definite ghost hunting grounds.<br /><br /> As we dropped into a V shaped gulley that had a an isolated plateau of land in the mouth of the V with a perfect looking evergreen tree in the center of that same plateau we heard voices plain as day coming from that tree.<br /><br /> With our rifles levelled (we were scared to death of the satanists or aliens either one that did the cattle mutilations having seen the cattle victims ourselves) we walked all around that tree. The sound of the voices were constant all around it and got somewhat louder when we crawled under the bottom branches to look around the trunk. The voices definitely seemed to eminate from the center of that tree. We could almost make out words occasionally.<br /> <br /> There were we thought 3-4 adult males and a younger male or grown female. We weren't sure they weren't speaking a foreign language as we thought later we should have understood them due to the clarity and volume of their speech.<br /><br /> When we told that story back then we had some minor fame among our fellow dimwits in elementary school and his mom was afraid to let us go back. "Those were GHOSTS!" many, many people said. In person I can make the hair stand up on the back of your neck with this one because it's true simple, hard to explain and original.<br /><br /> But, it wasn't ghosts.<br /> And the satanists and aliens? How about some cruel, imbicilic people with way too much time on their hands who were getting WAY too much attention and basically being absolved of their crimes while more copycats are assured while a gullible public worries about satanic and good grief- alien threats!<br /><br /> Oh man, I just ranted. Excuse me please.<br /><br /> The Endel chupacabrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16561225364468732743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6816413964252528093.post-19793713241002007492009-07-26T02:04:54.208-07:002009-07-26T02:04:54.208-07:00"Dethmama Chronicles" has been included ..."Dethmama Chronicles" has been included in this weeks A Sunday Drive. I hope this helps to attract even more new visitors here.<br /><br />http://asthecrackerheadcrumbles.blogspot.com/2009/07/sunday-drive_26.htmlAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16349087080262856079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6816413964252528093.post-65656888374259315202009-07-25T14:05:40.766-07:002009-07-25T14:05:40.766-07:00Late comment because I'm still catching up on ...Late comment because I'm still catching up on my Google Reader - glad I saved yours to actually read! Thanks for the shout-out. Happy's attitude is one of the reasons I don't read many medical bloggers - arrogant, condescending and patient-bashing (and, in his case, nurse-bashing on top of that). Grr.Jayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15886225476339783827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6816413964252528093.post-21014362341538885102009-07-24T19:53:33.492-07:002009-07-24T19:53:33.492-07:00Keyboard Cat - Rock On!Keyboard Cat - Rock On!insuranceguruhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07234371413328518694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6816413964252528093.post-63632936505324622742009-07-23T06:41:18.248-07:002009-07-23T06:41:18.248-07:00Ooh, you gave me chills (and a good laugh in betwe...Ooh, you gave me chills (and a good laugh in between with the Keyboard Cat does The Shining) with the flashes of light video and the story of Irma's husband's death. Until I started reading about and watching shows on paranormal activity I never knew about the flashes of light. I just posted about ghosts/hauntings/paranormal activity, too.MomZombiehttp://www.mom-zombie.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6816413964252528093.post-1721562518491328092009-07-19T09:20:20.050-07:002009-07-19T09:20:20.050-07:00@ I.G. ... Sure, send it on over. I can't get ...@ I.G. ... Sure, send it on over. I can't get enuf of 'em.<br /><br />@ Kit... LOL! Yes, she is quite lovely. Unfortunately, we see very little of Nigella in the states. I loved her cooking show, "Nigella Bites".dethmamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16490177974122552051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6816413964252528093.post-91478810851704381022009-07-18T23:25:04.223-07:002009-07-18T23:25:04.223-07:00One finds some funny types on this 'ere t'...One finds some funny types on this 'ere t'internet.<br /><br />I'm with you all the way on Nigella.<br /><br />(Not sure that last sentence came out right... Although...)Kit Courteneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07211606676705095432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6816413964252528093.post-51965783086733942882009-07-18T18:32:28.292-07:002009-07-18T18:32:28.292-07:00Welcome Mama Mary! Stop by and visit anytime. We s...Welcome Mama Mary! Stop by and visit anytime. We started off with a general "blog theme" but you never know what will come creeping out of our brains!insuranceguruhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07234371413328518694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6816413964252528093.post-7033870734970237602009-07-18T17:35:12.678-07:002009-07-18T17:35:12.678-07:00Now, now - leave the mentally handicapped dog alon...Now, now - leave the mentally handicapped dog alone. We knew just from looking at her it was going to be an intersting life together.insuranceguruhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07234371413328518694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6816413964252528093.post-33079543762574371462009-07-18T17:33:06.050-07:002009-07-18T17:33:06.050-07:00Wow - what an awesome picture of Diana Rigg! I wan...Wow - what an awesome picture of Diana Rigg! I wanted to grow up to be her, sigh. Oh, want me to forward the last e-mail I got wondering if I wanted to NlaRge my pen!s?insuranceguruhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07234371413328518694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6816413964252528093.post-24330977086087948372009-07-18T11:54:04.899-07:002009-07-18T11:54:04.899-07:00Oh, by the way... I've seen that dog. Insuranc...Oh, by the way... I've seen that dog. Insurance Guru is probably right about that one.dethmamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16490177974122552051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6816413964252528093.post-55461383016052960632009-07-18T11:31:10.448-07:002009-07-18T11:31:10.448-07:00I agree, Google totally rocks. I often find myself...I agree, Google totally rocks. I often find myself scratching my head when I hear people "wondering" about something and I know they've got computers in the house. Why in the hell aren't you googling this?dethmamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16490177974122552051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6816413964252528093.post-25148138696017795172009-07-17T21:26:07.945-07:002009-07-17T21:26:07.945-07:00Just found your site through MomZombie and I'm...Just found your site through MomZombie and I'm loving it! First of all I want to say thank you for what you do at Hospice--my family utilized Hospice services for my dad when he transitioned 8 years ago and I feel forever indebted to the nurses and the organization as a whole! And there were many frantic, desparate phone calls made between the hours of 5pm and 8am, so THANK YOU! And thank your friggin funny blog, It's cracking me up--I'll be back again. Cheers!Mama Maryhttp://www.mamamaryshow.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6816413964252528093.post-79368499125994960422009-07-17T14:21:31.638-07:002009-07-17T14:21:31.638-07:00@soulsoprano...good luck with that shower. It didn...@soulsoprano...good luck with that shower. It didn't work for me.<br /><br />@Kit... hey! how was the vacay? We've missed ya. Have you given any thought to that joint custody thing with Olive?dethmamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16490177974122552051noreply@blogger.com