Category: Sam

I was delighted to arrive today and find Sam up and able to talk well enough that I could understand him without too many requests for him to repeat himself. I repeated everything back to him, to make sure I understood. When I was mistaken he would just stare at me in silence and then I’d guess, or not, and … Read more...

Sam’s doing great this morning, although he says he can’t talk. He has managed a few words. Was trying to tell me something about the painting of the woman in reddish-pink and orange with her head slumped heavily in her hand, elbow on her knee….she looks either exhausted or frustrated or both. Heavy. I’m guessing this is Sam’s morning ritual, … Read more...

Hey all, only just got on the Mass Pike heading to Albany when I found out how ill Sam has been. He says he wasn’t scared, but I don’t think he was thrilled to be alone. Anyway, he’s in good spirits tonight, was watching Twister when I arrived, after having been up and out listening to carols earlier. We watched … Read more...

Sam says, as he dozes off and I’m finally here for a visit! Poor guy – looks exhausted. He’s been partying hard – Lee, Christine, Phil & Lorraine have all been here recently, and Jennifer and Edith were here a few weeks ago. But he’s tired today because he missed his nap this morning. I’m gonna hang out for … Read more...

Talked with the Head Nurse today; she’s going to look into a special vest or some other “approved” piece of restraint equipment. Then we’ll get to the official paperwork. there’s a standard form but of course we’ll doctor it as necessary to make it work. We also talked about a communication board … she’ll check out what’s available, but I’m … Read more...

AGNES ACHZIGER Age 94, passed away October 6 in Carmichael, California. Born January 29, 1911 in Russia, she was the daughter of Nicholas and Martha Bashkov. Agnes was preceded in death by her husband, Rhine Achziger; two brothers, John and Mike Bashkov; as well as her sister-in-law, Edna Bashkov. She leaves behind to honor her memory her sister, Mary Myers; … Read more...

Uncle Sam had good energy and a clear voice when I arrived tonight. We read through about 20 emails, mostly jokes (some funny, some ok, some duds – inevitable, eh?) One was disturbing.
Some folk are trying to organize a boycott of the Eid stamp re-released by the US Post Office in honor of two major Muslim holidays. Eid-ul-Fitr is … Read more...

Sam says, “The problem is, once they strap you in, it’s written in stone. They’ll do it all the time.” BUT – we’ve been informed that we can specify the conditions under which Sam can be strapped at all. Which probably means we can specify the conditions when Eden Park cannot strap Sam up. Currently, when Sam’s body gets too … Read more...