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[Cjcrescent]

My wife and I have taken care of any problems like that. We each have living wills, and we each have each others power of attorney. We had all this drawn up by an attorney, when we had our wills done. Both of our kids were there when we picked them up from the attorney and had him explain to them what all of it meant.

They understand what our wishes are and have pledged to follow them.

Twenty years ago, (has it really been that long), when I was having an chronic infection that caused me to endure 14 surgeries, in less than 3 months, I was getting so depressed I gave my wife my medical power of attorney, so I wouldn't make a stupid decision like telling the surgeons to just remove my leg. Shortly after that we did the living wills, the wills, and the power of attorney for each other.

 

[GarryCBQ]

Thanks.

Two years ago, he lost his mother, so I know he is in turmoil right now. I hope he realizes the people in charge of his father's care know what they are about.

Terry ..... That explains a lot. Having just lost his mother, and now having his father critically ill would be extremely emotional. ..... I suspect your nephew needs counseling of some sort. I hope he knows you care about him.

 

[Trussrod]

Thanks.
My nephew has been outmanuevered and outgunned, let's see if he is smart enough to quit before he digs himself a deeper hole.
Two years ago, he lost his mother, so I know he is in turmoil right now. I hope he realizes the people in charge of his father's care know what they are about.

Say Terry: I'll agree with Garry in that your Nephew is in a situation that is very anxiety producing from loosing his mother two years ago, still very fresh in his mind, and now his dad is in the state he's in!

I'm wondering how it is his fathers' blood got so thick without anyone noticing up until now, assuming he saw a Dr. or had been to a health clinic? The other issue is what are the Drs. doing to dissolve the clot?

When I was taking care of my bed ridden Mother I happened to notice an odd thing passing out of her catheter tube and photographed it using a special lighting technique and her Dr. liked it so much he wanted a print. He said it was a coagulated clot. It looked like a little clear snake.

 

[bnsf971]

My brother has not seen a doctor in over thirty years. Everyone in our family has been trying to tell him he needs to see one, but he has refused. He also has refused to make mandatory choices about his Medicare coverage. Now he is seeing the error of his ways, hopefully it is not too late.

 

[Milwaukee Road 113]

Good morning everyone, hope that you all are doing ok.....it's finally weekend!
How's your brother getting on Terry....? All the very best to you and the family mate!

 

[Milwaukee Road 113]

1960

• February 10: The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway buys the entire stock of the Toledo, Peoria and Western Railroad, and sells half to the Pennsylvania Railroad on February 23.
• July: The Atlantic and St. Lawrence Railroad, leased to the Grand Trunk Railway and later the Canadian National Railway since 1853, but reported to the ICC as a separate Class I railroad (as "Canadian National Lines in New England" beginning in 1930), is merged into the Canadian National Railway along with three other lessors (Champlain and St. Lawrence Railroad, United States and Canada Railroad, and Vermont and Province Line Railroad).
• July 1: The Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad of Texas merges into parent Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad.
• October 17: The Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad and Erie Railroad merge to form the Erie-Lackawanna Railroad.
• November 1: The Chicago and North Western Railway acquires the property of the Minneapolis and St. Louis Railway.

1961

• January 1: Canadian Pacific Railway subsidiaries Duluth, South Shore and Atlantic Railroad, Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Railroad, and Wisconsin Central Railroad merge to form the Soo Line Railroad.
• April 9: Southern Pacific Company subsidiary Pacific Electric Railway ceases electric passenger service, leaving only diesel freight service.
• September 25: Operations cease on the Rutland Railway due to a strike, and abandonment is approved in 1963. The state of Vermont will buy much of its property, and the Vermont Railway (not Class I) will begin operating the main line in January 1964.
• November 1: Central Railroad of New Jersey subsidiary Lehigh and New England Railway acquires a portion of the Lehigh and New England Railroad, the rest of which is abandoned.
• November 1: The Texas and New Orleans Railroad merges into parent Southern Pacific Company.

1962

• October 31: Norfolk and Western Railway subsidiary Norfolk, Franklin and Danville Railway acquires the property of the Atlantic and Danville Railway (no longer Class I).

 

[Bill Tidler Jr.]

Good Morning!

Partly cloudy with a high of 28.

Temperature in Tipton IN

 

[Bruette]

Good morning everybody!

13 with sunny skies in southeast Baltimore.

Have a great day everybody!

 

[Bruette]

My brother has not seen a doctor in over thirty years. Everyone in our family has been trying to tell him he needs to see one, but he has refused. He also has refused to make mandatory choices about his Medicare coverage. Now he is seeing the error of his ways, hopefully it is not too late.

Terry for the first 40 years of my life the only doctors I had seen were in the emergency room. The first of the last 3 trips I was hospitalized for 13 days until I left on my own against the doctors advice. Ten years later, the next to last trip, I was in for 15 days and received my Catholic last rites for the first time. The last trip I again received the last rites, but this time I was given the option of going to hospice or going home to die.

The love and pleading of my family made me realize I was not indestructible and I needed to heed the advice of doctors. I managed to survive and I have been a model patient ever since. My health improved slowly for the next 8 years and has dramatically improved over the last 2 years. (since I started playing with trains. coincidence?) Had I had the same love and support I may have realized it sooner.

We can focus so much on earning a living and supporting our family that we lose sight of taking care of ourselves. I don't believe it is too late for your brother because I don't believe it is ever too late if we have faith and the will to win. There is hope for your brother. He has already survived what many would not have. Insist that he heed the advice of his Doctors. When he recovers remind him how close he came and he may not get a second chance. Remind him to think long term and for him to help anyone else he must first take care of himself. Tell your brother you love him and how important he is to you.

Love can conquer all. My faith, the love and support from my second wife. my children and believe it or not my dog Bessy showed me made me realize my errors. They also gave me the determination and the means to live. I had to accept I could no longer work 70-100 hours a week, I had to accept I could not longer work at all. Even in my greatly diminished capacity I saw how important I was to my family.

As for your nephew, give him a hug, tell him you love him and will always be there for him and your brother. I think he is only frightened of the unknown. People can do crazy things when they are afraid. Let him be involved in the care of his father, but follow the advice of the doctors.

I hope I have not over stepped my bounds or upset you in any way, but I felt I had an obligation to say these things. I see similarities in your brother and I. There is hope, where there is a will there is a way.

I pray for your brothers recovery and I pray for peace and understanding for your family.

 

[montanan]

Good morning all. Start the day off at 33 degrees with a high expected in the mid 50's. You won't hear me whining about that.

I have been fortunate when it comes to health. I eat and drink just about anything I want. Once a year I visit my doctor for a flight physical for my pilots license and he says that I am disgustingly healthy for my age. (68) I have been lucky enough to have never spent a day in the hospital either. On the other hand, I know way too many people who try to watch their diet, eat the good things and not the bad and unfortunately have one health problem after another. Guess a lot is probably in the genes.

We need some trin pictures. Haven't seen many lately.

 

[BigE]

I don't know what to say.
I lost my mother just 2 year ago (13 Jan 2013 on a Sunday). We weren't super close. But close enough.
I've been searching for answers about why her and my Dad divorced when I was 3 (circa 1963).
I joke with my little sister, an MD herself now, about how a psychiatrist and cardiologist would have a hay day with me.
Although she chuckles, she also agrees.
Before Mom died she apparently told my little brother to sell her car and give me the money.
And thus I have my trains running once again. My step-dad is plenty ok with that.
My Dad is still PO'd about how all that happened.
Mom took off with Dad's best friend (now my step-dad).

..... Eric.... stop talking...lest they'll lock you up.....

 

[logandsawman]

It is 10 above here and the sun is shining, we will see some snow melt over the next few days as temps will get into the 30's.

Big E--I noticed you got a couple new videos on Youtube, I will have to check them out later this afternoon--

Chet--I tried to keep the picture thing going while you were in Daytona

 

[Milwaukee Road 113]

Here you go Louis, another '13' for you, Frisco's E8 #2013 Sea Biscuit....

Source and photographer unknown...

Source and photographer unknown...

2000 Fairplay
2001 Ranger .... Col. Henry Lee's horse
2002 Comanche .... only survivor at the battle of the Little Big Horn
2003 Steel Dust
2004 Dan Patch
2005 Winchester .... Gen. Phillip Sheridan's horse
2006 Traveller .... Gen. Robert E. Lee's horse
2007 Whirlaway .... 1941 Triple Crown winner
2008 Messenger.... English race horse
2009 Jet Pilot .... 1947 Kentucky Derby winner
2010 Count Fleet .... 1943 Triple Crown winner
2011 Gallant Fox .... 1930 Triple Crown winner
2012 Flying Ebony .... 1925 Kentucky Derby winner
2013 Sea Biscuit .... 1937 leading purse winner
2014 Truxton .... Andrew Jackson's horse
2015 Twenty Grand .... 1931 Kentucky Derby winner
2016 Citation .... Triple Crown winner
2017 Pensive .... 1944 Kentucky Derby / Preakness winner
2018 Ponder .... 1949 Kentucky Derby winner
2019 Cavalcade .... 1934 Kentucky Derby winner
2020 Big Red .... Man-O-War
2021 Gallahadian .... 1940 Kentucky Derby winner
2022 Middleground .... 1950 Kentucky Derby / Belmont winner this name was copyrighted and was changed to Champion, Gene Autry's horse.

 

[BigE]

50 degrees difference from yesterday.
27° right now.

 

[Boris]

Good Morning - Happy Friday !

Right now it's 14°, and sunny. It was down to 4° at 0400, and it's supposed to go to 25° this afternoon.

Carey: I'm very skeptical of "living wills". Truthfully, I don't understand them. My FIL had one that was supposedly very explicit, yet when push came to shove, the hospital / doctors treating him, ignored it completely. My MIL, "supposedly", gave them at least implicit authority to circumvent the provisions of the document. There is, of course, more to this than I'm relating, but the basic response my wife received when she questioned the gods of medicine was "so sue me". FWIW: although my MIL wouldn't permit the lawsuit, after my FIL passed, the hospital/physicians decided not to bill for the non medicare covered procedures that my MIL verbally authorized.

Terry and Louis: I suppose, there is a lesson to all of us "tough guys", to take care of ourselves, instead of toughing it out. I have regular quarterly check-ups, and make sure I take the prescribed medication. I have terminated treatment (rehab) when I saw it wasn't going anywhere, and I am skeptical about any surgical recommendations, after a procedure that went wrong in 2005, but my solution is to stay ahead of the curve and prevent the need if I can. So far, so good.

I have to go out and clear off the driveway apron, other than that, there are no plans. Fortunately I don't need to go anywhere this weekend.

 

[PRR Modeler]

Morning All,

Can't stay long this morning but I wanted to add to the Living Will discussion. Everybody needs to check their own state about the laws concerning Living Wills and DNR's (Do not Resuscitate Orders). As a paramedic I dealt with these issues usually in the persons home with obviously distraught family members present.

In FL a living will does not have a force of law, it is basically your wishes. A DNR is the legal document EMS and the hospitals use. There are several levels that can be used in one, such as no heroic measures, or no CPR and a couple of others, and it has to be signed by a MD and the pt or health surrogate to be valid. It even has to be on yellow paper to be valid.

Here is the kicker, If a family member has a change of heart during the medical event even if there is a valid DNR then the pt gets worked as if there is no DNR. I can say this happens frequently, and I have seen this happen in my family.

As I said in the beginning every state is different. I just posted this so everyone could understand the differences and do what the need to do to get their wishes observed in the end.

 

[chessie_system3]

Start my day off with ice covered roads. Seems to be melting pretty good. Have to go pick up the uhaul today. Gotta move tomorrow all the way to Charleston WV! Be good to get this over with.

 

[Flip]

Back from Dr.. Everything O.K.. Bad things lower , good things higher. Have strong pulse,always a good thing, PSA good, oxygen at 97, etc. Not bad for 78 year old fossil.

Not going to rake today to darn breezy and would do no good as area did last two days covered again.

Terry-Your nephew will come around. Just have patience.

Louis- Darn good advice.
Best wishes to all,
Phil

 

[Cjcrescent]

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Carey: I'm very skeptical of "living wills". Truthfully, I don't understand them. My FIL had one that was supposedly very explicit, yet when push came to shove, the hospital / doctors treating him, ignored it completely. My MIL, "supposedly", gave them at least implicit authority to circumvent the provisions of the document. There is, of course, more to this than I'm relating, but the basic response my wife received when she questioned the gods of medicine was "so sue me". FWIW: although my MIL wouldn't permit the lawsuit, after my FIL passed, the hospital/physicians decided not to bill for the non medicare covered procedures that my MIL verbally authorized.

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Since you don't understand a living will, and seemingly what it does, if you want to understand more about them, there is a short article from the Mayo Clinic that you should read. It's a plain language explanation of what a living will does. Here is the link; http://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-living/consumer-health/in-depth/living-wills/art-20046303?pg=1 It's only 2 pages long and is well worth reading.

 

[logandsawman]

It is Friday Afternoon, someone was not thinking here:



Pretty sure they didn't want that right there?