Haugen, Jim

As Pook's health began to deteriorate, I was fortunate to possess personal characteristics helpful to assuming caregiver responsibilities - a strong educational background; physically fit and energetic for my age (77 years old); retired with lots of time available; living in a condo with minimum maintenance needs; married for 55 years, and deeply in love with Pook; plus a determination that I would never place her in a nursing home. Importantly, I was also lacking in skills that I would have to learn about along the way - knowing little or nothing about medicine and nursing; operation of house...