Poor Joe - he doesn't get a break.

[jillan]

Just heard on CNN that Jill's mom is in hospice and not doing good.

He is taking the weekend off to be with her.

Please, God, look after this family.

[Jennicut]

1. Poor Joe and Jill. Hope all goes well with her Mom.

[PatSeg]

2. Oh, that is so sad.

[Debi]

3. Ohh, my thoughts go out to the whole Biden clan

:hug:

[Muttocracy]

4. oh no. I'm glad he's taking time off with family

hang in there, Bidens and Jacobses!

[Muttocracy]

5. it's in LBN forum now:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x3526803

:(

[susanwy]

6. I thought he looked tired at the debate.

Now we know why, he was dealing with incredible family pressure as well as the "how am I going to handle Sarah Barracuda. What does his Mom say about God not giving you more than you can bare.

My thoughts to his family, I know that losing a parent can be difficult for both husband and wife. When my father-in-law passed, we didn't have hospice, we were stuck in a tiny VA hospital room, with a caring doctor, but very over worked and short staffed nurses. My job was to keep my husbands family feed and give them breaks, while trying to dispel the family dynamics that sometimes surface during grief. It was exhausting, but nothing compared to what my husband went trough.