July 17th Late

Hi All,

Apologies for being soooo late…had to sleep, eat, host and listen to more tales of Bob.

So Bob is on Day 2 and apparently heading for Day 3.  What this means is that he is on a dladid/morphine IV drip to make him comfortable.  All other medicine, antibiotics and nourishment was stopped about 7pm Tuesday July 15^th.  

Bob has been doing well…continues peaceful and comfortable….is chugging along, usually breathing nice and easy.  Bob is made as comfortable as possible…repositioned, cleaned and bathed, keeping his mouth and lips moisturized, changing linen and etc.  Bob continues to be self-determined….certainly beyond my expectations…but I know nothing…Bob is directing the show.

 Today’s “show” has been more relaxed and slowed with visitors and calls…not as frantic as yesterday’s production.  Which was a whirlwind…a good one though.  Today was more of a “just hangin with the Bob.”  Of course, the tales of Bob continued to be told.  Part of Bob’s Canadian family came down to sit and have a scotch….bet ya didn’t know he was Canadian ehh.  Former high school students find their way back to Bob…in person like Mark from Colorado who just arrived a bit after 7pm…he sat and had a much deserved scotch after Seattle’s infamous traffic.  Another former student calling in from Chicago and more folks are due from Canada and others have made it to Seattle and driving up as I write.

 So, the “show” for today is absolutely in creditable. Bob continues to bring people together.  We here are meeting folks…really Bob’s family…his orphans, misfits and tagalongs that he has absconded during his life.  We are the characters, that others may have heard of or have met briefly in passing or are only are now meeting.  But everyone meeting each other….either in person, email, phone calls, skype, facebook or in the blog…its like meeting long lost or just discovered brothers and sisters of Bob’s family.  This continues to be a most amazing production “Bob Brings His Family Together”.  Btw there seems to be quite a few couples that Bob has help become “related”…and he has married a few…that is he performed the marriage ceremony…(Happy Anniversary to Brian P and Lynelle. He married these two…9 years ago today).

We anxiously await what Bob has instore for us at the end of the SHOW…will it be comedy or tragedy or something else?

Tim