Jim, I just came across this post today. Didn't know. This is such a lot to handle all at once and at this particular time with all that's going on. I've been there, quite awhile ago but not during a pandemic. Joyce and I both send our condolences.

Life certainly takes you on turns sometimes. After awhile you've seen your share.

Take care.

Sorry for your loss and the frustration of dealing with it all during the COVID-19 outbreak. I've been dealing with issues with my elderly parents as well and spent most of the last two months taking care of them.

 

My dad has been in and out of the hospital and eldercare rehab facilities a number of times this year. A few months ago he went in again and my son and I had to head down there and take care of my stepmother. She has had issues due to not eating most anything in the past year (long story). Because of that and dehydration she was all out of sorts and not thinking straight. We called an ambulance to take her but she refused to go. After 3 weeks my dad got out of the hospital, we came home for a few days, and then had to go back to take care of dad when she finally agreed to go to the eldercare rehab hospital. But before she could go there her blood pressure crashed and she went into ICU for a few weeks then to the facility. But they did get her to start eating and drinking properly again and she recovered.

 

My ex-wife also lives down there, and just before my son and I were heading home her mother took a turn for the worse and then passed away. I stayed another week while my son stayed with his mother, but I had to come home. He's there taking care of his mom for a while. But with COVID-19 going on they can't get a death certificate produced and a week later her mother still has not been cremated. They can't even plan a funeral at this time.

 

I expect I'll be traveling back and forth a lot (4 hour drive) for the foreseeable future. But that's what family is all about. The one positive thing about it is there's great fishing down there. So when I need a break from cooking, cleaning, shopping, and taking care of them I head out and fish for a while.