Becky Ellisor » Family

December 2010

Becky Ellisor — Wed, 12 Jan 2011 17:00:10 +0000

One of the worst months I’ve had in a long , long time… Mary, my mother in law, died on the third of the month, early in the morning. I have never seen anyone so ready for passing over. I didn’t think she was able to move any longer when I asked her forgiveness for not being the perfect caregiver. She managed to to hold out her hand and take mine. She smiled and tried to talk but couldn’t. She was happy and I knew she forgave me.

Everyone should spend some time with a dying person. Nothing teaches compassion as well or gives one such peace about their own death. It was the third time I have been with a loved one when they died. I would not trade the experience for anything. That doesn’t mean I would not want to see them alive again, it just means there is some peace and joy in being with them when they go.

The rest of the month went downhill from there. My dog was run over on New Year’s Day and died instantly. Everything that happened in between was hard and difficult to get my head wrapped around. No need to pass it all on to you, except that a cousin of mine, Bill Yeager passed away, also. I will miss his presence at family get togethers.

My time is my own now and I look forward to continuing the fight to make life better for all of us. That is why we are here, in case you never thought about it.

Mary Back Home

Becky Ellisor — Sat, 20 Nov 2010 17:56:25 +0000

Mary is home from the hospital and seems very content. She was at St. Johns again and doing better. What a slow quiet day which is what I have been needing.

Great friends, like great people occur too rarely.

Another dog?

Becky Ellisor — Mon, 13 Sep 2010 02:00:43 +0000

Am I crazy or lucky? Three days ago when I came home from the hospital, I found a very small dog in my house. I guess he got in thru the doggie door.

I believe he is a Miniature Pinscher. He is a couple of pounds underweight, I have been told. One friend thinks he is about four years old and I suspect that is probably pretty close to his real age. He has been trained very well. He doesn’t have his full stregnth yet though from the starvation.

He is an incredibly beutiful dog. I am already in love with him. I am now hoping I can’t find the owner but I am trying anyway cause someone may really miss him.

He has definitely toned down my other dog. They are great friends until the first one thinks the new one is getting more attention or has gotten a treat. Treats are for him only.

Yep, I’m crazy.

Missed it by two minutes

Becky Ellisor — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 05:05:03 +0000

Man, don’t ever sit and think too long when you are on a deadline. Damn I missed September 4 by two minutes trying to figure out what to write. Shame on me.

This was one helluva day. Put Mary in the hospital and I am so worn out. But I can’t settle down enough to go to sleep. Maybe I will feel like talking about it tomorrow.

Hospice Care for Mary

Becky Ellisor — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 18:15:05 +0000

They started coming Monday and Mary has been sick every since . I can’t decide if it is because the very word sends her reeling or if she has a UTI (urinary tract infection. She is all of a sudden not lucid and can barely move. Prior to that she was happy and feisty and could walk with walker to her chair. Now she is like a total invalid and can cannot remember what she was just thinking. It is worrying me to death. A House Call Doctor showed up today and ordered a urinalysis. I had been giving her Bactrim for 4 or 5 days which should have made these things go away by now. I will be collecting a urinalysis this afternoon and rushing it back to LabCorp. Hopefully this will pinpoint the problem and she will get back to herself again soon. I will be back to my normal routine by then also.

For my cousin Earl

Becky Ellisor — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 17:28:52 +0000

Hey, I thought you would be famous someday but not powerful and enormous like the CNN wire staff called you.

Demon, my new dog

Becky Ellisor — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 23:02:41 +0000

He got out without his collar on, so no one can bring him back this time. Oh darn, I hear him barking at the door. Stuck with him for sure.

He’s a cute dog and follows me everywhere I go in the house and if I am not quick enough, he gets out everytime I open the door. Getting his city dog tag tomorrow. One more thing to ensure his staying.

If you wonder why I call him demon, it is mainly because he has eaten up almost everything I love except my kids. He can be so cute but he falls into demonhood too easily. He loves to hug and so do I but he wants to sleep practically on top of me at night.He can’t seem to get close enough. I must be doing something right.

He’s getting fixed on the 9th of September. The Doc says that will slow him down. We shall see.

Back Again

Becky Ellisor — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 17:56:35 +0000

The last few months have been so busy that I have had no time to write. A quick update will have to do. I brought my mother in law Mary Rose to live with me a few months ago. She is 89 and has congestive heart failure. It took a couple of months to fight the care home where she was staying to let us take her from San Antonio. It took a judge and an inordinate amount of stress. If you want a long harangue on the state of care homes for the elderly just ask me. They are much better off at home with you. No one wants to hear this because it takes away the good feeling that Mom or Pop is getting good care and it is ok to just visit them once a week when you are expected.

Ok, I will quit ranting.

I am making a short speech tonight at the Texas Democratic Women of Harris County about the organization I have formed called Take Our Children to Vote, Inc. Check out our website at TakeOurChildrentoVote.org

Becky’s new photo

Becky Ellisor — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 05:41:07 +0000

He did it, the best picture ever taken of me.

New York, New York

Becky Ellisor — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 15:24:38 +0000

It has been a really rough two weeks for me but at least I am here with Elektra. Life’s little ups and downs make life interesting; at least, that is what I keep telling myself. The snow is pretty from the window but yuck to walk in. I love to be reminded why I live on the Gulf Coast. Surely we won’t have two years in a row of extremely cold weather. Knock on wood.