is anyone watching olbermann?

[DesertFlower]

i'm in tears.

[elf]

1. I'm in tears also

I followed the entire story about his father.I went through the same with my parents but was just lucky to have the money to ease their suffering and help them die in dignity.

Keith Olberman did a very important and amazing job tonight.

America needs HCR right now!!!

[Lint Head]

2. My Father died at home. My mother died in a nursing home.

Because she owned a house that was not worth very much and her children did not have the money to take care of her, we had to sell everything and let the Medicare system take over. At least she had that. I still have guilt that I could have done more and that was twenty something years ago. I did read to her and hugged her but I don't think she even knew who I was. I am crying now.

[DesertFlower]

3. my mom passed december 2008.

she had dementia with auditory hallucinations. i let her live alone as long as i could. i got her into a small group home close to my house. she had a private room. it cost $3,000 a month. she spent less than 3 months there. had she not passed when she did within about 6 months her money would have been gone. medicaid would have taken over, but she would have to move to a semi-private room. she died peacefully in her sleep.

even though she had dementia, she kept saying "i want to die". i never told her not to say that. i said "i understand". i really did understand.

[Warpy]

4. My mother died at home

When my dad finally yelled for help, she was bedridden, needing turning and diaper changes. I went out to help.

My dad's turn was 2 1/2 years later. He was recovering from a heart attack and it looked like he had good rehab potential, but he said he was dog tired and wanted to go. I assembled the troops and he made himself DNR. He died in the rehab hospital, it was sudden, and he'd been sharp until the last day. I was there.

I wish they could both have died at home, but my dad was in a good place and getting excellent care and it really did look like he had potential for resuming his life until he didn't.

Wherever they go, it's tough. When they're gone, we're the grownups, nobody to ask for advice but each other.

[lbrtbell]

5. KO's special comment was a rerun from Oct. 2009

But it's as timely now as it was then.

It felt good to hear Keith talking sense with compassion, passion, and occasional black humor. It made me realize even more, how much his voice is needed in this political atmosphere.

By the same token, the fact that he hasn't said anything new on this issue, online or on TV, speaks volumes as to how much his dad's death has devastated him. He said he was going to take a "goodly amount of time off" if his father died, so I hope MSNBC will continue giving us snippets of Keith's special comments, even when Lawrence O'Donnell is hosting.

Let's face it, where the RW'ers are concerned, it's "same shit, different day," so Keith's comments never go out of style.

[annabanana]

6. Daddy had been moved to hospice, just 12 hours earlier

when he left us last December.

I really thought we'd have a day, or two.

[Blue_Tires]

7. i had to turn back to CBS...too difficult to watch