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Last Sunday, my dad passed away at the nursing home he was staying at after a having a brief stay at the local hospital in Dayton. He was in his room, sitting in his chair, waiting on a staff member to return with his breakfast which would have been followed by his daily physical & occupational therapy sessions when he passed.
He looked forward to the daily therapy sessions, knowing that when he got stronger, his stay would be be short and that it would enable him to leave the nursing home and to return home, where he wanted to be. He wanted out of there badly, mostly because he was unable to have visitors due to the restrictions that are in place because of the coronavirus, and the 14-day quarantine restrictions he was under once being admitted. He didn't have the virus. It was precautionary step the nursing home had in place to protect it's patients.
After several conversations between his nurses and therapists a days earlier, and learning of his improved health condition, my brothers and sisters were in the process of making arrangements to have him return home with a FT nurse. The worst part of his nursing home stay for me and my siblings, was not being able to see him before his passing because of the quarantine. However, we knew our daily phone calls from all of us were keeping his spirits high.
We had planned to have a 90th birthday party for him in July. But now and over the next few weekends and a few more trips to Ohio, we will be settling his estate instead.
My mom passed away a few years ago. They were married for 59 years and truly loved one another like no one else I have ever known.
It’s glad knowing they're back with one another once again.
He looked forward to the daily therapy sessions, knowing that when he got stronger, his stay would be be short and that it would enable him to leave the nursing home and to return home, where he wanted to be. He wanted out of there badly, mostly because he was unable to have visitors due to the restrictions that are in place because of the coronavirus, and the 14-day quarantine restrictions he was under once being admitted. He didn't have the virus. It was precautionary step the nursing home had in place to protect it's patients.
After several conversations between his nurses and therapists a days earlier, and learning of his improved health condition, my brothers and sisters were in the process of making arrangements to have him return home with a FT nurse. The worst part of his nursing home stay for me and my siblings, was not being able to see him before his passing because of the quarantine. However, we knew our daily phone calls from all of us were keeping his spirits high.
We had planned to have a 90th birthday party for him in July. But now and over the next few weekends and a few more trips to Ohio, we will be settling his estate instead.
My mom passed away a few years ago. They were married for 59 years and truly loved one another like no one else I have ever known.
It’s glad knowing they're back with one another once again.