WOW, so last post was January 26, when the kid moved home, and now it is February 22, four weeks later, and so much news. I should have (could have) made notes each day, but my head was too messed up I think.
The kid came home on Thursday, and settled in. We work the clinic on January 27, Saturday, MMA. Mom's birthday was 1/31/2018 happens to be Tuesday, and I make reservation to Gaetano's for Tuesday family dinner. It was so so good. Gina take them to Denny's for lunch. She also bought her a cake. There was a partial lunar eclipse that night, but it was hard to capture on film, although we could see well with just our eyes. All week I had Kurt take mom out to eat. So Wednesday was Chik-fil-A, Thursday was In-N-Out burger. Friday was Maui Chicken. Sunday we go to Adele's for Super Bowl. Patriots vs Eagles, and I think Eagles won. No trophy for Tom Brady.
Monday morning (2-5-18) I dig the grass up front to plant the extra sod Johan? gave us. Oh, I also went to see Tracy Bailey, the acupuncturist three times that week and felt much much better. Tuesday morning is office meeting. That afternoon, on Tuesday, 2-6-2018, Unique calls me at 3:49 and was frantic that dad fell and she could not get him up. I rush over there with KR and dad is in the bathroom, with Unique behind him, and he had turned a little cyanotic already. I could not really feel a pulse, and I said "HE IS GONE".
KR and I pick dad up, and place him on the bed. I was just so paniced, and called mom to come and told her that Dad's heart was having issues and he might die and that she needs to feel him and lie next to him and talk to him and hold him. I am not sure to this day if he passed before we got there, right there on the bathroom floor or if he passed when he was on the bed.
In any case, MY DAD DIED.
I called Kurt at 4:11 and said to come and see Grandpa.
I called Will to come and see Grandpa
I called the mortuary at 4:24 but they said to call the police first.
I called the police at 4:35
I called Stacy at the VA
First the paramedics came to see that dad was really dead.
Then the police came to take a report
Then the mortuary came to take dad. They placed flag on his body, and took him away.
Then Lovely and Abby came Thursday night, the 8th of February. Mom was asleep. Pam picked her up from the airport. Gina came back to see dad one last time.
On the 9th, we started going to the cemetery to see what we can do to get the process started. We found a spot to buy, and arranged to meet Pam Ament Saturday morning to see the spot.
GraveSolutions.com had a space, but we found one through GraveExchange for 8500 big ones. Summit Lawn.
On Monday we met Pam and Scott and handed over the big money and paid. Then it was more money for the mortuary services. Just because mom and dad bought at Rose Hills with guaranteed fees they do not transfer to Green Hills. Now I have to sell THREE plots at Rose Hills. Oh man.
On Wednesday the 14th, Ed comes in from AU. Thursday we have the viewing. (It is now 4-8-18 Sunday) I break down when I see dad. Will and Adeli were also there in addition to all of us family.We go out to eat at LBJ by the cemetery. Alan's students came back from San Diego and stay another few nights. KR catches a big halibut and they were amazed. Friday was the funeral service. To make a long story short, the funeral home did not get a hold of the VA doctor early enough so the county coroner office can sign off the death certificate, so dad was late to his funeral. We started at 2 and Lovely officiated. We go through the whole thing, and the honor guards were waiting for the hearse and after the closing prayer, the hearse pulls and out comes dad's casket.
We then returns to the house for reception. The church gang, Patty, Mike, Cindy, Tony and Donna were there cooking away, and helping. We started the reception, and there were prolly 40+ people there, and what a nice reception.
I am trying to remember what happens next.
Since Lovely left, Ed and us went out to eat every day. We went to Depot, and Classic, and La Zeez Pita, and Ed lefton 2-22-18.
Lovely comes back on 3-3 and packs up Mom and moved her over to Taiwan on 3-16-18
