It’s been about six weeks since I last posted about how Isaac Bonewits is doing.
Please bear in mind, as I discuss his health, circumstances, and requests, that in all good conscience I can only put forward those things that Phaedra has already made public, or for which I’ve received specific permission from Isaac to share. This is a hard time for the family, and I wish to give them control over their privacy.
I saw Isaac last night. Right now, for him to be awake or aware is to be in pain, so he spends a lot of time asleep or mentally drifting. I'm one of Isaac's friends, but I am not his primary care-giver; his wife Phaedra is. If you'd like up-to-date information on Isaac's condition and requests for…
On top of a sucky day, I found a note from her that she wrote about two years ago. I hadn't seen it before now.I'll deal with it. But why couldn't I have found the note two weeks ago? Or two weeks later?And yeah, there could be other notes. I'll just have to accept them when I…
I saw Isaac Bonewits in the hospital today. His surgery was successful, in the sense that it re-configured his intestinal tract in the planned way. But otherwise, he looked more miserable than I’ve seen him so far during this process.
So I said good-bye to her.No fuss, no discussion, no more futile attempts at closure. I don't think she understands that we won't see each other again, or that that will be entirely her choice.She taught me a lot. But one lesson I did not learn is how to let go. Maybe I'll finally learn that lesson…
Nothing sophisticated here. If you’re looking for deep thoughts or heavy philosophizing, you’ll get that in my next blog post.
I flew to Los Angeles yesterday, to visit my mother for a combination Mother's Day + 80th birthday get-together. During the trip, I've had a chance to take in some of the sites of the region. Here are a few notes: - The Pacific Ocean is lovely. That beauty is marred by the horizon, where the smog…
I’m giving away two pieces of computer network hardware. They’re about five years old, but perfectly functional.