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Originally Posted by pmulcahy11b
That's how Mary Marsh is now. She's in a nursing home, doesn't seem to understand or be willing to accept that Mike is dead, doesn't understand where she is, and Connie (their daughter) says she's slowly understanding less and less -- she's just sort of fading away. They'd been married since 1946.
Their dogs are at Connie's house, and just sort of wander around aimlessly. Connie thinks they're looking for Mike and Mary -- Anya (one of my dogs)did that for a while when first Shadow, then Wolfie (two more of my dogs) died. Connie has other dogs and trains service dogs on her property -- but Mike and Mary's dogs don't seem to have taken to anyone else.
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Dad's dog did that... he was blind and couldn't see. but went out onto the front porch and started to howl when dad died. he was in hospital, and that poor old dog that adored my dad knew it happened. My mom had stopped in to pick up my sister and was to then swing by here to pick me up to see him. And they were asking him why he was howling when the phone rang. and it was the hospital telling mom dad had slipped away. even though when she had left him only 30 minutes before he was doing okay and was showing signs of improvement.
He just stopped, mom rushed to the hosptial to see the nurse sitting on dad's lap doing CPR to hold him here just so mom could say goodbye. i didn't get to see him for over 24 hours... and they let me see him in the morgue.
Dad was only 66, and he died from agent orange exposure. in 2008 he was about to get his disabiity for it, but when the new admin came in they put his (and my) case in review. And kept it there until dad died. I wonder if that's what they are hoping will happen to me now.
I had to get help for my social security disability... just don't let my wife find out, or she'll take the boys and disapear with them.