Ginette and Gene were two seniors who rented a house across the street from me, they had downsized from a huge home because of mobility issues. Gene was using a walker and Ginette was having trouble with her ankle.
Gradually she was having more and more issues with her balance, and quite often I got phone calls that her husband had fallen down and couldn't get up. They had actually planned to move in with Gene's niece in a mother in law setup before Ginette's diagnosis two and a half years ago.
Gene just had his 89th birthday, and Ginette was probably around 80 when she passed. Up until her illness she was always entertaining, going out to lunch and dinner and going to antique auctions, that was her business before she stopped working at the tender age of 78. She didn't work because they needed the money, believe me... she said if she had to sit around the house it would drive her crazy. It just breaks my heart to think of her last months, knowing she was housebound and what was to come. :(
She was fortunate that the niece was able to take them in, she and her husband (an anastesiologist) have a HUGE spread and raise Borzoi. I met Majenkir Hemingway (also known as Eddie) (http://www.westminsterkennelclub.org/2007/results/breed/borzoi.html) who won a ribbon @ the Westimster Dog Show a few years back. Gene's neice is just like her uncle, so kind and with a huge heart. Thankfully Ginette was in good hands and had good care when she made her passage. I'd hate to think what people who are lacking in money or medical care/family have to deal with at a time like this :(
![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
branchandroot
no subject
Date: 2010-05-06 05:54 pm (UTC)Gradually she was having more and more issues with her balance, and quite often I got phone calls that her husband had fallen down and couldn't get up. They had actually planned to move in with Gene's niece in a mother in law setup before Ginette's diagnosis two and a half years ago.
Gene just had his 89th birthday, and Ginette was probably around 80 when she passed. Up until her illness she was always entertaining, going out to lunch and dinner and going to antique auctions, that was her business before she stopped working at the tender age of 78. She didn't work because they needed the money, believe me... she said if she had to sit around the house it would drive her crazy. It just breaks my heart to think of her last months, knowing she was housebound and what was to come. :(
She was fortunate that the niece was able to take them in, she and her husband (an anastesiologist) have a HUGE spread and raise Borzoi. I met Majenkir Hemingway (also known as Eddie) (http://www.westminsterkennelclub.org/2007/results/breed/borzoi.html) who won a ribbon @ the Westimster Dog Show a few years back. Gene's neice is just like her uncle, so kind and with a huge heart. Thankfully Ginette was in good hands and had good care when she made her passage. I'd hate to think what people who are lacking in money or medical care/family have to deal with at a time like this :(