List,
Gene is home now and his daughter feels badly she talked her dad into
dialysis instead of hospice (only one is financially covered on
insurance) as she feels it is more about her than about her dad. He is
in very bad shape but was so excited to have so many sales of his
paintings it really cheers him up and the family.
Thank you all for your purchase's of his hand paintings, you have
brightened up Gene's darkest hours:
http://www.etsy.com/shop/EugenesWorld
I am so blessed to have the greatest friends in the world, I love you
all for your kindness love and support. I pray he goes peacefully with
a paintbrush in his hand long before a pain button.
Lin
On Mon, Mar 12, 2012 at 7:51 AM, Linda Grunthaner <grunthaner at gmail.com>
wrote:
> List,
> If anyone is interested in my father in laws artwork the link is below
> all original work and most are $10. each. Gene was an automotive
> designer in The Motor City of Detroit all his life until MS took away
> the use of his legs for the last 20 years. The paintings for sale have
> been painted within the last 4 years while in his wheelchair and
> slowly loosing the use of his hands. He painted every day which kept
> him alive and with quality of life. I would imagine it would make his
> youngest daughter my sister in law and him very happy if there were
> more sales as he is slowly loosing his ability to make complete
> sentences and morphine is not helping his pain. He had taken a turn
> for the worst a week ago and is in the hospital. I suspect if they
> stop dialysis he will go rather quickly although the doctors told the
> family it could be weeks once stopped. I personally don't believe one
> can live one to two weeks without dialysis when in total renal
> failure. There is always a chance for a miracle but the odds are not
> with him. I had tried to commission him to paint some Sprites but he
> has been in and out of the hospital for the last year now. My partner
> is out there with him and her family.
>
> I never solicit but being he was one of us, yes he owned Healey's and
> many other cool sports cars and he may not live but another week I
> thought it couldn't hurt to try and get more of his work sold to cheer
> up him and his family. I've been strapped for money myself with my
> dear kitty Stitches making her way over the Rainbow Bridge after
> months of chemo & surgery but at $10. each for original paintings it
> is a pretty good deal. I bought 10 and giving them as gifts, people
> love original artwork and Genes story is of triumph and courage.
>
> http://www.etsy.com/shop/EugenesWorld?page=1
>
> Thanks
> Lin
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