Paul, Good stuff!

Me? My wife and I had 3 terrific days of Christmas starting on Monday then finishing it off Christmas afternoon with 9 other people. My wife had been in Florida already, I flew down on Sunday after finishing up my December gig schedule in Ri.

It was very enjoyable..................until Thursday morning at 3 AM that I got a frantic message from RI that my 93 year old mom was rushed to the local hospital because she couldn't breathe. Her COPD condition kicked in but she also had pneumonia. Then at 4:30 AM the doctor from the hospital called to ask if she had a DNR. Yes she does only problem the paper work is in RI in a safety DP box. My wife and I who have access are both in Florida. So got on a 9 PM flight to RI, went to the bank retrieved the document and brought it to the hospital. It's not a good situation and she has made progress will have to go to rehab for a couple of weeks. Based on the doctors and case manager's advice it will be time for Assisted Living for my mom. She lives alone when my wife and I are in Florida so AL is going to be the safest place for her and it will give me peace of mind.