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Tuesday, December 17, 2013
Jolly Holidays!
Dad and Mom are very excited that the family is coming to them this Christmas. In fact, they are already enjoying spoiling grandkids as daughter Christine has arrived. Yesterday they got a Christmas tree and ate lunch at the Cafe Marina, one of Dad's favorite places. He was even able to have a few spoonfuls of Clam Chowder. The rest of the family will be arriving soon, and they can't wait!
Monday, December 2, 2013
Denny in the Times Standard (with a great picture)!
Denny's daughter Christine writes:
I just wanted to share an article that was online today from the Eureka Times-Standard. It is about the Eureka City Schools bird museum that is located at Eureka High School, which has been Dad's pet project since he started teaching many years ago. He has been an advocate for the bird museum and has fought to keep it at the school so that students can learn from the very extensive collection. He has written grants, come up with grade specific lesson plans and has made sure it continues to educate youth (If you have not been to the museum, make sure you have him take you there on your next visit to Eureka, it's really great).
I hope you enjoy the below article. Dad is doing well. He is having speech therapy 3 times a week. The therapist did another swallow test on him, and it looks like he has gotten much stronger than prior test, so we are hoping that someday he will be able to eat again. This didn't seem like reality last year at this time.
http://www.times-standard.com/
I just wanted to share an article that was online today from the Eureka Times-Standard. It is about the Eureka City Schools bird museum that is located at Eureka High School, which has been Dad's pet project since he started teaching many years ago. He has been an advocate for the bird museum and has fought to keep it at the school so that students can learn from the very extensive collection. He has written grants, come up with grade specific lesson plans and has made sure it continues to educate youth (If you have not been to the museum, make sure you have him take you there on your next visit to Eureka, it's really great).
I hope you enjoy the below article. Dad is doing well. He is having speech therapy 3 times a week. The therapist did another swallow test on him, and it looks like he has gotten much stronger than prior test, so we are hoping that someday he will be able to eat again. This didn't seem like reality last year at this time.
http://www.times-standard.com/
Sunday, December 1, 2013
Happy Thanksgiving!
Dear Friends of Denny,
We hope you and yours enjoyed a wonderful holiday weekend! Thanksgiving is Dad's favorite holiday, and we have so much to be thankful for this year!
Last year Dad was in the ICU in Walnut Creek with pneumonia and the prognosis was grim. You can read the blast from the past here: http://oceanden.blogspot.com/2012_11_01_archive.html
Despite the doctors' pessimism, Mom and Christine were there refusing to give up and they encouraged Dad during that dark time. With the help of some wonderful medical personnel and Dad's fighting the good fight, he is here today to be celebrate and be grateful!
This year, Dad had a wonderful dinner with Pam's family at Aunt Micki's house. While he couldn't eat the turkey and pie, he's working on it. In fact, he's been recently working on swallowing with a new respiratory therapist. He did enjoy the company and seeing his nephews, Luke and Jake and their families.
We are grateful for having our Dad for the holiday. We are glad that he's still here to give us love and advice, to play with his grandchildren (and meet the new one!). Although we won't all be home until Christmas, it was wonderful to be able to talk to him on the phone. He gave us his words of wisdom and told his Thanksgiving jokes (how many of you know the one about shrimp boats?).
So we wish a Happy Thanksgiving to all of you and may the rest of your holiday season be bright!
We hope you and yours enjoyed a wonderful holiday weekend! Thanksgiving is Dad's favorite holiday, and we have so much to be thankful for this year!
Last year Dad was in the ICU in Walnut Creek with pneumonia and the prognosis was grim. You can read the blast from the past here: http://oceanden.blogspot.com/2012_11_01_archive.html
Despite the doctors' pessimism, Mom and Christine were there refusing to give up and they encouraged Dad during that dark time. With the help of some wonderful medical personnel and Dad's fighting the good fight, he is here today to be celebrate and be grateful!
This year, Dad had a wonderful dinner with Pam's family at Aunt Micki's house. While he couldn't eat the turkey and pie, he's working on it. In fact, he's been recently working on swallowing with a new respiratory therapist. He did enjoy the company and seeing his nephews, Luke and Jake and their families.
We are grateful for having our Dad for the holiday. We are glad that he's still here to give us love and advice, to play with his grandchildren (and meet the new one!). Although we won't all be home until Christmas, it was wonderful to be able to talk to him on the phone. He gave us his words of wisdom and told his Thanksgiving jokes (how many of you know the one about shrimp boats?).
So we wish a Happy Thanksgiving to all of you and may the rest of your holiday season be bright!
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