Purrs for a friend

I get back to work after a week off to find an old work colleague has
been trying to urgently get in touch with me

Judith who is a very good friend (this is the lady who came in and
held my hand at my disciplinary hearing) and honorary aunt to many
cats including my owners has been in an ICU for 2 weeks. Apparently
she had a peptic ulcer perforate with no warning (a couple of mutual
friends apparently went for coffee with her 2 or so days beforehand
and she was fine) and what didn't help is as she lives alone it seems
she may have lay in her flat for 2 days (it was only that a neighbour
who usually sees her in the morning when they both collect their
newspapers realised he hadn't seen her and she would have told him if
she was going away and looked through the letter box and saw her....)

So purrs appreciated

Lesley

Slave of the Fabulous Furballs

Lesley wrote:

I get back to work after a week off to find an old work colleague has
been trying to urgently get in touch with me

Judith who is a very good friend (this is the lady who came in and
held my hand at my disciplinary hearing) and honorary aunt to many
cats including my owners has been in an ICU for 2 weeks. Apparently
she had a peptic ulcer perforate with no warning (a couple of mutual
friends apparently went for coffee with her 2 or so days beforehand
and she was fine) and what didn't help is as she lives alone it seems
she may have lay in her flat for 2 days (it was only that a neighbour
who usually sees her in the morning when they both collect their
newspapers realised he hadn't seen her and she would have told him if
she was going away and looked through the letter box and saw her....)

Thank god for attentive neighbors! What a terrible thought, being sick
and not having anyone around to notice for 2 days. I hope she comes
through OK!

--
Joyce

"Lesley" wrote in message
...
I get back to work after a week off to find an old work colleague has
been trying to urgently get in touch with me

Judith who is a very good friend (this is the lady who came in and
held my hand at my disciplinary hearing) and honorary aunt to many
cats including my owners has been in an ICU for 2 weeks. Apparently
she had a peptic ulcer perforate with no warning (a couple of mutual
friends apparently went for coffee with her 2 or so days beforehand
and she was fine) and what didn't help is as she lives alone it seems
she may have lay in her flat for 2 days (it was only that a neighbour
who usually sees her in the morning when they both collect their
newspapers realised he hadn't seen her and she would have told him if
she was going away and looked through the letter box and saw her....)

So purrs appreciated

Lesley

Purrs are on the way.

Joy

How sad.... I hope she will be ok...I will keep her in my prayers....

On 04/10/2012 03:06 PM, Lesley wrote:
I get back to work after a week off to find an old work colleague has
been trying to urgently get in touch with me

Judith who is a very good friend (this is the lady who came in and
held my hand at my disciplinary hearing) and honorary aunt to many
cats including my owners has been in an ICU for 2 weeks. Apparently
she had a peptic ulcer perforate with no warning (a couple of mutual
friends apparently went for coffee with her 2 or so days beforehand
and she was fine) and what didn't help is as she lives alone it seems
she may have lay in her flat for 2 days (it was only that a neighbour
who usually sees her in the morning when they both collect their
newspapers realised he hadn't seen her and she would have told him if
she was going away and looked through the letter box and saw her....)

So purrs appreciated

Lesley

Slave of the Fabulous Furballs


Sending heartfelt purrs for your friend. MLB

"Judith Latham" wrote in message
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Bastette wrote:
Lesley wrote:

I get back to work after a week off to find an old work colleague has
been trying to urgently get in touch with me

Judith who is a very good friend (this is the lady who came in and
held my hand at my disciplinary hearing) and honorary aunt to many
cats including my owners has been in an ICU for 2 weeks. Apparently
she had a peptic ulcer perforate with no warning (a couple of mutual
friends apparently went for coffee with her 2 or so days beforehand
and she was fine) and what didn't help is as she lives alone it seems
she may have lay in her flat for 2 days (it was only that a neighbour
who usually sees her in the morning when they both collect their
newspapers realised he hadn't seen her and she would have told him if
she was going away and looked through the letter box and saw her....)

Thank god for attentive neighbors! What a terrible thought, being sick
and not having anyone around to notice for 2 days. I hope she comes
through OK!

I agree!

A friend of mine at work lives alone. He doesn't have many close friends,
in fact I can't think of any other but me, he may have another but he
never mentions anyone. he has an elderly Aunt and a cousin who has a
family but my friend doesn't see him much, he just goes to see his Aunt
every few weeks. He loves to go away on holiday and I worry that if
anything happened no one would know until he didn't turn up for work, that
he wasn't home. I've persuaded him to send me a email when he gets back.
It doesn't matter if it's a load of rubbish he's to send me something.
When he's sick, I email him and if I don't get a reply I ring him to
check.

Judith

--
Judith Latham

After hearing about a friend who hadn't been found until four days after he
died, I made an arrangement with my kids. I check in with them by email
every day, and tell them of any plans I have to go anywhere for the next two
days. If they don't get my message, one of them will email me the next day.
If I don't respond, they'll call. If I don't answer, and don't return the
call in a reasonable length of time, they will call my next door neighbor,
who has a key to my house.

At my daughter's suggestion, I also have 'Lifeline'. I have a button I wear
around my neck. It can be worn even in the shower. There is a unit in my
bedroom with a built in microphone and loud speaker. If I push the button,
I get a response within a minute. I am supposed to test it every month, so
I've timed it. If I answer when they respond, they will act accordingly -
simply reset if I'm doing my monthly test, order an ambulance and notify my
kids if necessary. If I don't respond, they'll also take action.

Joy

On 2012-04-11 3:37 PM, Judith Latham wrote:
In ,
wrote:
Lesley wrote:

I get back to work after a week off to find an old work colleague has
been trying to urgently get in touch with me

Judith who is a very good friend (this is the lady who came in and
held my hand at my disciplinary hearing) and honorary aunt to many
cats including my owners has been in an ICU for 2 weeks. Apparently
she had a peptic ulcer perforate with no warning (a couple of mutual
friends apparently went for coffee with her 2 or so days beforehand
and she was fine) and what didn't help is as she lives alone it seems
she may have lay in her flat for 2 days (it was only that a neighbour
who usually sees her in the morning when they both collect their
newspapers realised he hadn't seen her and she would have told him if
she was going away and looked through the letter box and saw her....)

Thank god for attentive neighbors! What a terrible thought, being sick
and not having anyone around to notice for 2 days. I hope she comes
through OK!

I agree!

A friend of mine at work lives alone. He doesn't have many close friends,
in fact I can't think of any other but me, he may have another but he
never mentions anyone. he has an elderly Aunt and a cousin who has a
family but my friend doesn't see him much, he just goes to see his Aunt
every few weeks. He loves to go away on holiday and I worry that if
anything happened no one would know until he didn't turn up for work, that
he wasn't home. I've persuaded him to send me a email when he gets back.
It doesn't matter if it's a load of rubbish he's to send me something.
When he's sick, I email him and if I don't get a reply I ring him to
check.

Judith

A lot of people who live alone, especially as they get older, have an
informal arrangement with a friend that one will call the other every
day without fail, and investigate if there is no reply. It's cheaper
than those alarm necklaces and bracelets, and probably works as well or
better, when you consider sometimes people pass out and can't signal for
help.

--
Cheryl

Lesley wrote:
I get back to work after a week off to find an old work colleague has
been trying to urgently get in touch with me

Judith who is a very good friend (this is the lady who came in and
held my hand at my disciplinary hearing) and honorary aunt to many
cats including my owners has been in an ICU for 2 weeks. Apparently
she had a peptic ulcer perforate with no warning (a couple of mutual
friends apparently went for coffee with her 2 or so days beforehand
and she was fine) and what didn't help is as she lives alone it seems
she may have lay in her flat for 2 days (it was only that a neighbour
who usually sees her in the morning when they both collect their
newspapers realised he hadn't seen her and she would have told him if
she was going away and looked through the letter box and saw her....)

That's the main reason I moved to a senior retirement residence! The
situation may be far from ideal in many ways (and half the time the
meals are only marginally edible) but even though they can be very slow
to respond to our "emergency" call button, at least people DO notice if
you don't show up for your accustomed activities.

Judith Latham wrote:

A friend of mine at work lives alone. He doesn't have many close friends,
in fact I can't think of any other but me, he may have another but he
never mentions anyone. he has an elderly Aunt and a cousin who has a
family but my friend doesn't see him much, he just goes to see his Aunt
every few weeks. He loves to go away on holiday and I worry that if
anything happened no one would know until he didn't turn up for work, that
he wasn't home. I've persuaded him to send me a email when he gets back.
It doesn't matter if it's a load of rubbish he's to send me something.
When he's sick, I email him and if I don't get a reply I ring him to
check.

You're his guardian angel.

--
Joyce

The sun rose slowly, like a fiery furball coughed up uneasily onto a
sky-blue carpet by a giant unseen cat. -- Michael McGarel

I wasn't too bad yesterday she'd been taken off the ventilator and
moved from the ICU to the HDU (I think Merkins call this the Step Down
Ward) but this morning she was taken back to the ICU and it does not
look good.....keep them purrs coming


Lesley

Slave of the Fabulous Furballs