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0403 -    ..
0404 - Summary/Objective
0405 -
040501 - Follow up ref SDS 7 0000. ref SDS 6 0000.
040502 -
040503 -
040505 -  ..
0406 -
0407 -
0408 - Progress
0409 -
040901 - Visit Ron at....
040902 -
040903 -               Aegis
040904 -               125 Heather Terrace
040905 -               Aptos, CA  95003
040906 -               831 531 2178
040922 -  ..
040923 - Richard and Elizabeth arrived OA 0815, as planned yesterday.
040924 - Elizabeth was the driver.  They came in the house for a few minutes.
040925 - Richard seems pretty wobbly getting out of the car, and walking even
040926 - short distances.  We then dropped to a business location in San Jose,
040927 - and dropped Elizabeth off for a court hearing, per telecon yesterday.
040928 - Richard drove the rest of the way to Santa Cruz (actually Aptos),
040929 - taking highway 17 over the mountains.  He drives very slow, about 50,
040930 - and says this is necessary when he is talking, but that normally he
040931 - drives 80 on the highway.
040933 -  ..
040934 - On the way, used Richard's cell phone to call and leave another
040935 - message for Robby, following up the message left yesterday evening OA
040936 - 2020, and reminded that Richard and I are visiting Ron at Aegis
040937 - today, and hope he can stop by.
040939 -  ..
040940 - Called and left a message on Ron's answering service to remind that we
040941 - are visiting today at 1100, also following up the call to Ron in his
040942 - room at Aegis last night.  In that call yesterday, Ron requested
040943 - another call this morning to remind him of our visit, and that Krista
040944 - will join us, and maybe Rob.  Also called Aegis and talked to an
040945 - attendant asking them to remind Ron that Richard and I are coming to
040946 - see him.  The attendant said he will remind Ron, and that Krista
040947 - stopped by earlier this morning and said we are coming.
040948 -
040950 -  ..
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0413 -
041301 - Richard and I arrived early and visited with Ron for about 90 minutes
041302 - before Krista and Marc joined us at noon.
041304 -  ..
041305 - Ron was in an exercise and meditation class.  He excussed himself from
041306 - the class, when we arrived.  We sat and talked in the main lobby for
041307 - about 45 minutes.  Ron was remarkable conducting a conversation much
041308 - better than our meeting last August on 100826 1000. ref SDS 4 ZR80
041310 -  ..
041311 - Ron is very pleased his strength and energy have increased since the
041312 - visit last August.  At that time, he had suffered a hernia, and was
041313 - unable to get around very well, reported on 100826 1000, ref SDS 4
041314 - ZR7H  Subsequently, Ron had an operation that resolved the hernia.
041315 - Today, he was anxious to demonstrate physical strength using the
041316 - Exergenie.  This is a remarkable recovery, including from heart attack
041317 - in 2008, discussed further with Krista, below. ref SDS 0 M53N
041319 -  ..
041320 - We went to his room on the 2nd floor.  This is a hotel-like facility.
041321 - His room and bathroon are well maintained.  Krista has done a good job
041322 - placing pictures and mementos from Ron's life and career that provide
041323 - a comfortable and warm living experience.
041324 -
041325 -
041327 -  ..
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0415 -
0416 - 1207
0417 -
041701 - Krista and Marc arrived a little after noon.  Wonderful seeing Krista
041702 - and meeting her husband Marc.  She looks beautiful, like her mom.
041703 - They live just a few miles away in Capitola, and so can visit Ron
041704 - often.  They brought Ron a few things, including a scale, which
041705 - reflects Ron's increased interest in working out with the Exergenie.
041707 -  ..
041708 - Ron showed elevated enthusiasm in his speech and manner including
041709 - talking loudly about exercise and losing weight.  Actually, at this
041710 - time, Ron seems underweight.  He is much lighter than he has been the
041711 - past 40 years, and so does not need to lose more weight.  He asked
041712 - everyone to feel his flexed arm several times through the visit, as
041713 - evidence his strength is recovering from atrophy after a heart attack
041714 - in 2008, and last year when he had a hernia.  Exercise and weight
041715 - control are topics from his distant history coaching sports 30 years
041716 - ago, and then marketing the Exergenie.  Suggests that when his mind
041717 - focuses on life experence, Ron is fully engaged, but may over
041718 - compensate emotionally to make up for difficulty remembering immediate
041719 - events.  For example, he asked people to feel his flexed arm muscle 3
041720 - or 4 times during the visit today.
041721 -
041740 -  ..
041741 - Krista and Marc are very attentive caring for Ron.  He seems genuinely
041742 - pleased with his living arrangements, and said so several times.  This
041743 - is a significant and welcome change from the call weeks ago, when Ron
041744 - said he is lonely, reported in the letter to Krista on 110325.
041745 - Attendants came by regularly to check on him every few hours during
041746 - our visit.  Ron, also, wears an electronic button on a chain around
041747 - his neck.  It is fast and easy to press for summoning immediate
041748 - assistance from the staff.
041750 -  ..
041751 - Good to hear that Ron now has a lady friend and companion he has met
041752 - at Aegis.  This must go a long way to relieve lonliness, and makes
041753 - life away from his family, a much better experience.
041755 -  ..
041756 - Krista seemed to indicate today that Ron lost 40% of his cardiac
041757 - function in the heart attack suffered on 081103 1107. ref SDS 3 XC5M
041758 - She seemed to confirm that Ron's heart attack was brought on by poor
041759 - diet, cited by Donna on 081103 1107. ref SDS 3 MT6J  Donna had also
041760 - indicated on 081103, that Ron's blood pressure was over 200.
041761 - ref SDS 3 MT6J
041763 -  ..
041764 - Krista's report raises concern that someone who has lost 40% of their
041765 - heart function might be at risk from very vigorous exercise that Ron
041766 - demonstrated today using the Exergenie, per above. ref SDS 0 OR45
041767 - Hopefully, the exercise helps normalize vitals below 140 90 for BP and
041768 - get his heart rate below 70.  In any case, since Ron has had several
041769 - strokes and a heart attack, the degree of strain he puts into using
041770 - the Exergenie, seen today, may present risk of lethal recurrence.
041771 - Krista said that Aegis has qualified medical staff who monitor
041772 - residents.  The family might want to discuss with the Aegis staff
041773 - monitoring Ron's use of the Exergenie for opnion on encouraging
041774 - reduced effort to a safe level consistent with Ron's patient history.
041776 -  ..
041777 - Krista, Ron and I walked a few blocks to a restaraunt for lunch.  Marc
041778 - drove with Richard, because Richard has trouble with walking
041779 - distances.  Sat outside becasue the sun was shining.  It was not too
041780 - hot nor windy.  Just a great day to be outside.  Ron seemed to enjoy
041781 - this outing, including the walk to and from the restaurant.  He
041782 - ordered just soup, but wound up having some of Richard's fry's and
041783 - nibbled on other things.
041785 -  ..
041786 - After lunch, we walked back to Aegis and visited another hour or so in
041787 - Ron's room, then we all left.  Ron walked with us down to the lobby
041788 - so he could sit and listen to live music provided to guests.
041790 -  ..
041791 - Said our good bys - thanked Krista and Marc for taking such good care
041792 - of Ron.  Will try to visit more often going forward.
041794 -  ..
041795 - We got in the car, but before leaving, Richard used his cell phone to
041796 - call Robby.  Decided that Rob would come to Aegis and join us to visit
041797 - with Ron for a bit longer.  About 15 minutes later, he arrived.  We
041798 - walked back to the lobby.  Found Ron listening to live music, sitting
041799 - and holding hands with a woman, who is one of his new friends.  This
041800 - was a lovely situation for Ron to have companionship.  Ron excused
041801 - himself from his friend, and we all walked back to his room on the 2nd
041802 - floor to visit with Rob.
041804 -  ..
041805 - Rob explained he has another conference call in about an hour or so.
041806 - He is using video conferencing with the Internet to provide training
041807 - and support for his company's exercise products sold to health care
041808 - customers, e.g., hospitals.  This reflects trends to reduce travel
041809 - costs for conducting business, popularized by the movie released in
041810 - December 2009...
041812 -                      ..
041813 -                     Up in the Air
041814 -
041815 - ...with George Clooney, Vira Farmiga, and Anna Kendrick.  The Clooney
041816 - character works for a company that sells services to conduct meetings
041817 - that notify employees they are fired, thus relieving management of an
041818 - emotionally burdensome and time-consuming task.  These services are
041819 - ordered by major corproations caught up in economic downturn that
041820 - leads to wholescale downsizing.  The Clooney character flies from city
041821 - to city spending a day or so at each location to provide employee
041822 - termination notices.  The movie centers on a change in procedure to
041823 - use the Internet for video conferencing rather than on-site meetings
041824 - to provide termination services, and for the purpose of save travel
041825 - costs - air fare, hotel, per diem, etc, explained in a recent review
041826 - published on the Intenet by Wikipedia...
041827 -
041828 -              http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Up_in_the_Air_%28film%29
041830 -  ..
041831 - Rob said today that Internet video conferencing is very effective for
041832 - his customers and is cost effective, as promoted in the movie.
041834 -  ..
041835 - Rob and Richard had a good visit remembeing colleagues from their time
041836 - coaching at Cupertino and Homestead high schools.  Ron enjoyed this
041837 - discussion, based on his experience teaching and coaching at both
041838 - schools as well.
041840 -  ..
041841 - Was good to hear that Dave Pittman, who coached the freshman football
041842 - team in 1959 at Cupertino, and was always very helpful and supportive
041843 - for Rob and I, at Cupertino, continues to be active and engaged life.
041845 -  ..
041846 - Rob or Richard mentioned that our former high school track coach, Mr
041847 - Regan, later was a successful real estate agent, including involvment
041848 - in an $80 M deal to sell the Bishop Ranch property in San Ramon that
041849 - is now a major industrial park.
041851 -  ..
041852 - Driving home from Santa Cruz, asked Richard about tissue fraying
041853 - inside the mouth, which Doctor Graham's assistant associated with
041854 - whitening tooth paste, reported in a meeting on 110202 0800?
041855 - ref SDS 5 AW4O  Richard explained his understanding from 30 years
041856 - providing dental services, that age is the primary cause of this
041857 - phenomenon.  He feels tooth paste is less of a factor.
041859 -  ..
041860 - Driving through San Jose, we stopped and picked up Elizabeth from her
041861 - court hearing, per planning this morning when we dropped her off,
041862 - shown above. ref SDS 0 SO79  Elizabeth drove the rest of the way home.
041863 - Very pleasant talking with Richard and Elizabeth.
041865 -  ..
041866 - Took Richard and Elizabeth to dinner at Black Angus, where Millie and
041867 - I used to eat on occassion.
041868 -
041881 -  ..
041882 - Getting out the car at the restaurant, Richard was even more wobbly
041883 - than when they arrived at the house this morning, per above.
041884 - ref SDS 0 SO79  In the restaurant, Richard's hands were noticably
041885 - shaking, indicating rapidly rising symptoms, similar to Polly,
041886 - reported on 011218 1002. ref SDS 1 KG4M, and in a letter later that
041887 - day also reported on 011218 1137, ref SDS 2 VX5H
041889 -  ..
041890 - Elizabeth explained that Richard forgets to take his insulin shots,
041891 - required to maintain blood sugar (glucose) at a safe level.
041892 -
041893 -            [On 110514 1815 Elizabeth and Richard engaged to be
041894 -            married; will help solve his problems of needing constant
041895 -            care. ref SDS 8 KT5O
041897 -  ..
041898 - In the restaurant, Richard used a syrenge to self-administer insulin
041899 - which requires two injections in the stomach.  After about 10
041900 - minutes, his condition noticably improved.
041902 -  ..
041903 - Richard is planning trips to Africa, and to Alaska.  He wants someone
041904 - to go with him.  Suggested he ask Ken Nelson, long-time friend from
041905 - high school, and/or take one of his sons.  Richard needs someone to
041906 - help care for him, especially for strenuous excursions.  His two (2)
041907 - boys are both big enough to provide effective assistance.
041909 -  ..
041910 - Very touching that Elizabeth has come to share Richard's interest in
041911 - wrestling.  She went with Richard on an excursion to a Mexican resort,
041912 - when Richard took a wrestler from Homestead, whom he has continued to
041913 - coach individually, even after being ending his brief tenure as the
041914 - team coach.  Elizabeth also accompanies Richard to wrestling team
041915 - matches and tournaments.  She is pleased that her support has been
041916 - returned with appreciation from the wrestlers, who call her "gramma."
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