Holzhacker
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Hi guys, I left for Lebanon thinking I was coming back to a relatively easy week. Of course things never go the way we think. I came back to a lot of calls for work which was great. Figured I could feed my Festool habit a little more.
After being back a few days I had to put my Dad back in the hospital/hospice and give away/postpone work. My Dad died last night while I was holding his hand and talking to him. We figured he had another 6-9 months or so. It's better this way for him, he wasn't happy with his poor quality of life.
The point of this post however is that I felt bad about not really being able to contribute to the knowledge base and discussions on the FOG after Lebanon. I was one of the lucky ones that got picked, went and then practically disappeared. I just feel like that comes off as pretty ungrateful which is definitely not the case. I do want to Thank Festool for the great opportunity and the guys for being there. I was checking the FOG from my iphone periodically but really couldn't post.
My fellow 'students' have done a great job of sharing what we learned during our time at Festool. I have to commend the guys for their time and effort. I doubt I will being doing much posting in the coming days or so, lots of issues to handle related to this. I hope to continue to contribute more to the FOG in the future.
For those who have elderly parents and may be getting close to this, I'd like to make a few suggestions about what I've learned.
- talk with your parent about what he/she wants as far as funeral arrangements
- have copies of ID, maiden names, accounts, bills, etc. put together
- consider Hospice care sooner rather than later
- talk to siblings about things ahead of time to reduce problems
- start saving money to have a reserve fund to cover expenses during the end
- think about how you will handle clients/jobs etc.
I am a pretty good time manager but the amount of time my Dads' last week and a half ate up was staggering. I guess the most important thing I could tell others is just to realize that all else ends up on hold. Work, play, sleep, whatever, it all has to wait. Sitting with the dying, driving back and forth, talking with doctors, nurses, looking for paperwork, it is a full time job.
He took care of me when I was a stupid teenager, it's the least I can do now.
When I get some work going again in a week or so, I think I'll go feed my depression with Festool.
Thanks, Markus
After being back a few days I had to put my Dad back in the hospital/hospice and give away/postpone work. My Dad died last night while I was holding his hand and talking to him. We figured he had another 6-9 months or so. It's better this way for him, he wasn't happy with his poor quality of life.
The point of this post however is that I felt bad about not really being able to contribute to the knowledge base and discussions on the FOG after Lebanon. I was one of the lucky ones that got picked, went and then practically disappeared. I just feel like that comes off as pretty ungrateful which is definitely not the case. I do want to Thank Festool for the great opportunity and the guys for being there. I was checking the FOG from my iphone periodically but really couldn't post.
My fellow 'students' have done a great job of sharing what we learned during our time at Festool. I have to commend the guys for their time and effort. I doubt I will being doing much posting in the coming days or so, lots of issues to handle related to this. I hope to continue to contribute more to the FOG in the future.
For those who have elderly parents and may be getting close to this, I'd like to make a few suggestions about what I've learned.
- talk with your parent about what he/she wants as far as funeral arrangements
- have copies of ID, maiden names, accounts, bills, etc. put together
- consider Hospice care sooner rather than later
- talk to siblings about things ahead of time to reduce problems
- start saving money to have a reserve fund to cover expenses during the end
- think about how you will handle clients/jobs etc.
I am a pretty good time manager but the amount of time my Dads' last week and a half ate up was staggering. I guess the most important thing I could tell others is just to realize that all else ends up on hold. Work, play, sleep, whatever, it all has to wait. Sitting with the dying, driving back and forth, talking with doctors, nurses, looking for paperwork, it is a full time job.
He took care of me when I was a stupid teenager, it's the least I can do now.
When I get some work going again in a week or so, I think I'll go feed my depression with Festool.
Thanks, Markus