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chrisinhouston · 02-27-2017, 09:00 PM

Thanks everyone. Today was very strange. Her dog is about 14 and acted really strange all day, at one point shaking and would only lie under mom's bed and not up in it. She had a stroke last year and recovered but it's like the dog senses how bad her master's health is and is bonded to her. Sounds silly but like in that scene towards the end of ET where they bonded in spirit. It would be great if the dog goes with mom, we could then just put their ashes together. OK, just kidding. But it is very strange.

I made a big spur of the moment dinner for my wife, her brother and son and myself. It was homemade meatballs and spaghetti. It turned out pretty well and even better after we opened the 3rd bottle of wine. I joked that the guy who picks up the trash 3 times a week might not know about mom dying so he might just wonder why she is drinking so much with all the wine bottles we keep tossing out.

So we got to talking.... if she dies tomorrow is it ethical to not tell the hospice nurse until Wednesday so we can get into the next month and get the rent covered. Just wondering. Mom always loved a good bargain so she might approve.

02-27-2017, 09:00 PM	#41
chrisinhouston Professor Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Houston TX Posts: 1,857	Thanks everyone. Today was very strange. Her dog is about 14 and acted really strange all day, at one point shaking and would only lie under mom's bed and not up in it. She had a stroke last year and recovered but it's like the dog senses how bad her master's health is and is bonded to her. Sounds silly but like in that scene towards the end of ET where they bonded in spirit. It would be great if the dog goes with mom, we could then just put their ashes together. OK, just kidding. But it is very strange. I made a big spur of the moment dinner for my wife, her brother and son and myself. It was homemade meatballs and spaghetti. It turned out pretty well and even better after we opened the 3rd bottle of wine. I joked that the guy who picks up the trash 3 times a week might not know about mom dying so he might just wonder why she is drinking so much with all the wine bottles we keep tossing out. So we got to talking.... if she dies tomorrow is it ethical to not tell the hospice nurse until Wednesday so we can get into the next month and get the rent covered. Just wondering. Mom always loved a good bargain so she might approve.