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Mary Albers: A New Chapter

Tuesday, July 22, 2008 No Comments

Monday night at 8:23pm, in the Palliative Care section of the University of Iowa Hospitals in Iowa City, my mother, Mary Albers, slipped quietly from our world and into God’s hands. It is difficult to moment to describe, but was certainly the weirdest, yet most awe inspiring moment I have ever witnessed…and one will never [...]

an Update on Mom’s Health

Saturday, June 21, 2008 No Comments

Got this message from my step-father, Larry Albers:
Mary is still in Surgical ICU at University Hospitals & Clinics in Iowa City in Bay#2, Bed#6. I have been reluctant to write due to things changing from day to day with what I write today being incorrect tomorrow!She is approx. 9 days past [...]

The latest on Mom’s health

Wednesday, June 4, 2008 No Comments

Just received this mass email from from my step-father, Larry, this evening.

Welcome to the Albers Family roller coaster ride! Mary was admitted at the University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics in Iowa City on May 27th as scheduled. However, several days later, she started having kidney issues, probably due to [...]

Waiting for the shoe to drop

Monday, June 2, 2008 No Comments

Mom’s health took another nasty blow over the weekend. She simply isn’t getting better. The right side of her heart is weakening, which means her internal organs are (once again) becoming starved for nutrients. On Friday, Mom was too tired to hold any sort of conversation and Larry was obviously beside himself. I had brought [...]

Mom returns home

Monday, February 11, 2008 No Comments

Spent the weekend over at the folks place to see how mom was adjusting to life in the real world. It was good to see her back in her natural environment: napping on the couch.
Mom is a bit uneasy on her feet, although that didn’t keep her from walking around the living room, checking [...]