Tag: COPD

• Scared to death

  Did you see the video of Donald Trump’s hair (or more accurately his lack of it)? It looks like on February 6th Trump had a really bad hair day. The camera caught these moments when he was ascending into Air Force One. Trump of course goes through great length to hide his thinning hair. While…

  Mark

  February 10, 2018

  Life 2017, Philosophy, Sociology

  Ask the Mortician, COPD, COQ-10, Death, Donald Trump, Dying, Melania Trump, Progressive supranuclear palsy

• Not a saint, but saintly

  When I entered his hospital room, I had this strange feeling of déjà vu. It was not so surprising. I had been here before, but it was in 2004 when my mother was in intensive care. I even blogged about it. And here it was ten years later and I was back wandering the halls…

  Mark

  October 1, 2014

  Life 2014

  Aging, COPD, Fathers

• Gasping for breath

  Age is catching up with my father. At nearly age 88, his mind is willing but his body is not always capable of keeping up. This was obvious to me when we visited him a few weeks ago. We shuffled off to one of the local dining establishments in his oversize retirement community, and shuffle…

  Mark

  September 21, 2014

  Life 2014

  Aging, COPD, Fathers