My sister sent me the following email at 1:23PM PST: Hey, David. Have you spoken to any of Mom’s doctors yet? I was wondering if you have heard anything new about their diagnosis or Mom’s release date, etc. Love you. [name redacted] I replied — and I probably should have been less harsh — about […]
Sophia Mas from Stewart-Marchman ACT called me while I was walking back from Starbucks with some of my coworkers. We talked for forty-five minutes. I basically gave her an entire history of mom’s life. Sophia told me that my sister had talked to mom that morning.
Here are some portions of an email my sister sent me: […] I was having a couple of sad days just grieving over Mom and what is happening in her head. She asked me if I wanted to come to her house Friday night for dinner. It broke my heart because she was sincere, and […]
A few months after my son was born, my little sister heroically managed to get herself and mom here to Los Angeles. She flew from Seattle to Florida, got my mom, and then flew with her here. I can never thank her enough for that. I can’t remember ever seeing my mom as giddy as […]
My mother’s friend from church asked my little sister to write a “cover letter” which she could bring with her when visiting doctors. My sister emailed me a copy. Here is what she wrote: To Whom It May Concern: My mother, Kathleen Gagne, has recently been displaying some short-term memory deficiencies and difficulties functioning in […]
My mom’s friend from her church sent me a very nice email. It made me so happy to read it when I got it. Thanks David for sending the wonderful pictures of [your son], you and [your wife]. Your mom really, really enjoys the pictures that you are emailing. I enjoy your pictures because I […]
About a week after my son was born, I received this email from mom’s friend from her church: From: Gregg, Lydia To: Gagne, David Subject: Re: [Your son] is adorable Sent: August 28, 2010 7:36 PM I really enjoyed the pictures you sent, [Your son] is so sweet and precious. I hope you have […]
My little sister sent me this message in response to an email thread between me and mom’s friend from her church: From: Gagne, Jennifer To: Gagne, David Subject: Re: Kathie your mother Sent: July 2, 2010 1:43 AM ET Hey, David. As far as I know and if all goes as planned, Mom is […]
I found an email that mom sent to my sister regarding me. The subject line was “Jen, Have you talked to David lately?” Mom wrote: Dear Jen, David told me yesterday that he was going to divert all of my mail to his address. He really has no right to do so. I know he’s […]