{"id":43433,"date":"2021-04-16T14:32:58","date_gmt":"2021-04-16T21:32:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=43433"},"modified":"2021-04-16T14:32:58","modified_gmt":"2021-04-16T21:32:58","slug":"friday-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2021\/04\/16\/friday-update\/","title":{"rendered":"Friday Update"},"content":{"rendered":"

I apologize, but I’m going to take a pass this week on posting.\u00a0\u00a0My 92 y\/o aunt was admitted to the hospital a couple of days ago.<\/p>\n

When I talked to her last weekend she said she had “severe sciatica” \u2013 to the point she could barely walk because of the pain.<\/p>\n

She’s never been very fond of doctors and it took some work to convince her to even go see her PCP.\u00a0 When she did, her PCP admitted her and a CT scan revealed extensive bone metastasis, most likely from breast cancer for which she had a mastectomy a few years back.<\/p>\n

She’s been moved to the Long-Term Care (LTC) Unit, and is looking into Hospice Care.<\/p>\n

I’m designated as her Medical Power of Attorney, so it’s been a bit busy.<\/p>\n

She has a very strong faith and is at peace with the time she has left.<\/p>\n

I have my taxes done by my Mom’s CPA back in Illinois close to where my aunt is, and it’s scheduled for May 4th<\/sup>.\u00a0 I don’t know if I’ll have to change that or not.<\/p>\n

So I hope you understand why I’m taking a pass this week.<\/p>\n

But I want to share the most poignant moment I’ve seen in a long time from this past week’s Memorial Service for Capitol Police Officer William “Billy” Evans when his 7 y\/o daughter, Abigail, comforted her Mother and wiped her tears away during the service:<\/p>\n

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