hi. sally and i are here in morro bay. we arrived an hour ago. no harm or accident. we went to bayside right away, and tank woke up and greeted us. it was a short but interesting visit.
he seemed very tired. very.
however, he seemed lucid. tired is sometimes code for incoherent, but he didnt seem incoherent at all. just tired. he recognized us, and seemed very happy to see us, and not surprised. he weighs 214 lb. last time he weighed 214, he was 13. they brought him food, and he wasnt interested. said he cant taste anything. terry (bless her heart) brought him a chocolate shake earlier, and he said he couldnt taste it at all. hes so worn out that chewing tires him. swallowing tires him. after 30 minutes or less, he said he needed to sleep, and we left. however, we could tell he was very eager to see us in the morning. terrys bringing pea soup for lunch. tasty.
he wanted to review the names of his grandchildren. i mean, in a friendly way, and the grandchildren. he seemed rather relaxed. he asked how peggy and kelly were doing. hes excited to see both. he asked about my family, and sallys. he was very polite and solicitous.
he said that he told terry that if someone tells her that he (tank) is going to die, that he wants to know. it caught us off guard, and i laughed awkwardly, which was a strange thing to do, cause he meant it. but he didnt seem sad about it, or upset. just that hed made that request.
earlier, terry had been reading aloud from a treatise by einstein on religion, or atheism, or something, and he had enjoyed that. his philosophy (tanks) seems to be that this (earth) is one place to be, but theres another place, too. nothing that he would call a heaven, but...something. you know...another place. he seemed to be mentioning it in passing, but we will see if he mentions it again.
he mentioned the cookies kaycee sent, and that he appreciated it. thanks, kaycee.
he was glad to get the pile of scratchers i had for him, but was too tired to do them then, but asked sally for a quarter, so he could do them later.
he told sally that hed been thinking (for a week or so) that she would make a good nurse, and would be a good asset at bayside. nice.
he told us that when we return tomorrow to bring him our motel 6 phone number. that surprised us a bit. i told him i would bring his cell phone. he seemed happy about that. i will program it tonight.
hes excited about his visitors coming on monday, from arizona. terry is home cleaning the house.
he talked about harry and duffys kids for a bit.
he was chatty, but tired. we are so eager to go back. sally had made chocolate chip cookies (so good), and gave him one, and he ate it all up.
will write more tomorrow. love to all.
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