News today in the forum, from Peter Taggart, of the death of his father, Dr Jim Taggart, of the Linn Botanic Garden.
"I am sorry to have to tell the world that My father, Jim Taggart, (Dr James Taggart) died yesterday morning in bed at my house.
Since my brothers death in Vietnam he set about a backlog of work in The Linn, initially with a lot of help with my sister. However, in the past couple of years he neglected himself very badly, and the garden there has deteriorated again as he became ill. There has been much estrangement in my very dysfunctional family, and I had no input in the place while my brother was in charge. Bridges were built though, and I spent a lot of the past couple of years with my father.
He was admitted to hospital delirious, and in a very weak state, having refused medical help. He was diagnosed with self neglect from dementia but I feel that many of the symptoms were part of his character. For two or three weeks he was nearly back to full lucidity when he came to stay with me. In the past few months he had really moved on from The Linn, and called my house home. I suppose my happiest memory of this period is seeing him in the window, watching for me in my new garden which he was keen to sponsor, and never regained the strength to work in. "
Sympathy to Peter and to the family and friends of Jim and the Linn.
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