This is one of the last pictures taken of Rocky; on his 80th birthday March 4, 2010.
He passed away on May 11 of respiratory failure and pneumonia at the Hospice House in Bristol, TN after almost two months of hospitalizations.
Details can be found on the CaringBridge website
http://www.caringbridge.org/rockyrockwell
This blog will share our life in the Appalachian mountains of SW Virginia. Topics will include wildlife, flora & fauna of the 84 acres on which we live; experiences with our domestic pets; visits from friends and family; some storytelling; issues of aging and cultural and social comments.
Monday, May 31, 2010
Sunday, May 9, 2010
ALERT!
This is the view from Rocky's Hospice room. He began to decline through the rest of April and on May 5 was hospitalized with pneumonia and respiratory failure. Two days later he was transferred to Wellmont Hospice House.
It is a beautiful peaceful place. His son, Geoff, is here and we are keeping vigil. If you'd like to keep up with Rocky and me and our families, I have set up a website as follows:
http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/rockyrockwell
I'll be back on here when the skies are blue again. Mimi
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