Ken Satterlee
Born – 3/24/1938
Died – 4/7/2014
Bev Satterlee
Born – 2/12/1940
Died – 9/7/2014
Journal Entries
Recent pictures of the family
My sister Jodi (right), her friend Denise (middle) and her son Andrew (left) Jodi, Denise and Me Mom, Dad and Andrew Mom, Dad, Jodi and Denise Mom and Dad Mom, Dad and my nephews Nick (left) and Austen (right) Mom,…
Stubborn is as stubborn does
Today had it’s pretty special moments, like this picture of Mom and Dad enjoying the morning on the porch swing: My sister made a nice little breakfast for mom and dad, they sat at the table and ate a proper…
Open Letter to Medical Professionals
[getty src=”461781729?et=9VFXkn7UOEiaGiMloCBVNQ&sig=5Oqe-4YU0L78qRjRe90Lz7maeXK1i7aNRmlpUtpe2TU=” width=”460″ height=”442″] Dear Medical Professional, I am a caregiver for my parents, both of whom were diagnosed with cancer in the last 6 months. My father’s was stage 3 with 2 localized lymph nodes involved while my mother’s…
Mom’s Back Home
[getty src=”81724407?et=7hGmlEnn20qfh5KDZKhYaw&sig=UL7KPhGyRF2DMj1zSkGB_Pzced1hCPqGKhxLVfmQYKk=” width=”499″ height=”412″] Mom finally got to come home and boy is she happy about that. Although she was only in the hospital one night, if you ask her she spent months in there. Poor mom just wanted to…
Hospital ER – Home Sweet Home
Well last night was a long night and today was even longer. Mom was having a rough time last night. She couldn’t really tell us what was wrong, she thought maybe she was nauseous, but wasn’t sure what she was…
Busy Busy Days
This post will cover two days (March 12 and March 13) as I was too tired to post yesterday. Wednesday, March 12th Dad and I were anxious to see how mom’s mental state would turn out after a good night…
Don’t sedate and talk…
[getty src=”143070867?et=aDxH6EmkekyMBf79Bpme0A&sig=2zAmYmk7_BYVuiWEDSq9nXnrlAD8gUYdpaoOdwJ6rBk=” width=”494″ height=”416″] Mom had her second chemotherapy treatment today. They give her something to calm her nerves and allow her to sit for the 6 hour treatment. The first treatment wasn’t so bad, she just came home tired.…
Anxiety – the betrayer of rational thought
Something happened this morning that, while I figured could happen, I didn’t really expect to see happening. I will preface this by saying that I am unlikely to capture the true nature of this event through words. This is one…