My dearest friends and family. I am finally able to take a real deep breath of Vermont air. I needed that.
Herbie had a procedure yesterday which kept him in the hospital overnight where he slept and got some fluids. Today he feels so much better. I don't know how long it will last, but I'll take whatever we can get. Suze and Marc are here which brings sunshine into the house, and Herbie is relishing in spending time with them.
Tonight we lit the candles and had a blind matzoh ball taste test pitting mine against Susan Israel's. I'm not going to say which one won, but if you e-mail me, I'll be sure you get her recipe. We had a "sweet" new year - with apples, honey, wine and Flowers from our good friends the Drubels, and a chocolate angel cake from Miriam and Steve Ruzow, which brought a delicious touch of New York to our table. It also brought a brown stain to my white slacks, which of course Herbie noticed immediately. Dang!
Tomorrow, hospice is coming and I guess I'm going to be fired from some of my nursing responsibilities. I can live with that.
Thank you all so much for understanding how hard these past three weeks have been for us and for not calling as I requested. I'm in awe of how very many friends we have, but he still needs to rest. I've been reading your emails to him and he's enjoying listening to them. Please keep sending them to me at inayal@yahoo.com or posting them on the blog, if you can figure it out.
A very happy and healthy New Year to you all, with
much love Ina
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The Philadelphia contingent of the Yalofs will be thinking of you (all of you) today. We send you our love and admiration for your grace.
ReplyDeleteJed. Barb, Jen, and Brett
We just heard how ill Herb has been. We just want to say we will always love you and your family and are thinking of you all at this difficult time.
ReplyDeleteLove Linda and Ira
The Yalof Family,
ReplyDeleteWhat an awesome Blog a great way to remember your father. My thought and prayers are with you all.What I remember about Herbie the last time I saw him at my brother Matts wedding was his smile and I loved watching the connections between him and Ina I can only wish for that with my husband after so many years of marraige truly something to admire.
I would like to thank Herbie for always be there for my dad Buddy Slatoff I know his friendship meant a lot to my dad. So again in this what I can't even begin to imagine very difficult time please accept all my familes love and prayers.
Love Lynn Slatoff Higgins