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the days on the farm without Carl are lonely for Irvin. 'I don't like this,' he says. 'I just want him home soon. I might sell the cows. It's not worth keeping the cows anymore.'
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Irvin visits Carl almost every day, sometimes twice a day, after each milking. He waits and looks for signs of improvement, the broken hip has affected not only Carl's mobility, but he also forgets things and sleeps most of the day.
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When Carl breaks a hip on the farm, he spends over a week in the hospital in the nearby town of Huntingburg. He undergoes surgery to splint the broken bone. One day, while Irvin visits, an ambulance comes to take Carl to a nursing home in town. Irvin…
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Most conversation topics have been covered in the seven decades the Kahle brothers have worked together. Sometimes after Irvin finishes the farm chores, they just sit and watch the farm. 'It's getting to the end. If I die, or he dies, I don't know…
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People tell me to quit milking. Sell the cows and quit milking. But I like to get up and do it. that's how you know you're not sick. If you are getting up, you must be OK, says Irvin. 'The biggest worry now is what if I get sick? Who'll do the…
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Irvin helps Carl get ready for his afternoon nap. Carl and Irvin had to share abed as children, and continue to do so. Now it lets Irvin easily check on Carl throughout the night.
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we go to dinner at the Stendal Store every day except Sunday. Those are friendly folks, says Irvin. 'That's why we go there to eat! Everybody knows everybody.' The visits to the store are the brother's only time to check in with the rest of the…