Dave: Just because they are in hospice doesn't mean they are gonna die soon. They can last forever.
Me: Yeah, I know.
Dave: Judy's Dad lasted longer than we thought he would and Helen is still hangin' even though she has Alzheimer's and can't get up out of a chair. No. I have a lot of experience with hospice up here.
Me: Well, this doesn't strike me as a particularly good sign.
Dave: No. But you never know. Helen is still hangin' in there.
Me: Yeah.
Dave: You know what hospice does up here in Greene County, Missouri?
Me: Ummmmm, no. What is hospice doing up there?
Dave: They send a harpist over to these folks house.
Me: A harpist.
Dave: Yessir.
Me: To do what?
Dave: You know, to play the harp.
Me: How dreadful. What? Y'all couldn't find an accordion player instead?
Dave: These old folks love it.
Me: I have never met a harp player who wasn't completely insane.
Dave: Really.
Me: Really. They are either really intense guys or Isadora Duncan types with long hair and silk scarves. I actually know 3 card carrying straight organists. I know no sane harpists.
Dave: Maybe so. But old folks like 'em.
Me: If I ever need hospice care?
Dave: No harps?
Me: No.
Dave: Not even if she's really hot?
Me: Never met one of those either.
Dave: I'm making a note.
Me: Thank you. I don't ask for much.
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My grandfather with Alzheimer's lasted several years not being able to get out of a chair. It can happen.
A HARPIST??? Isn't a harp a bit inconvenient to haul around over the Ozarks?? I'm thinking flute or oboe, maybe - or mandolin That's a lovely instrument.
Damn, if I were in a hospice and saw a harp, I would figure I'd already checked out and passed the big test.
tmfw, you know 3 harpists? I don't know any -- I definitely need to broaden my horizons.
But surely their insanity is purely coincidental. Just think of all the non-harpists you know who are also insane.
lucy
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