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Janet wrote a new post, Well to my World for the Next Few Weeks
Happy Mother’s Day to all. Our second full day in the hospital and at least one more and then to at least three weeks of rehab. I hope to get more through her long term care. I don’t know if I wrote...
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Trish everyone has said what I was thinking, but the one thing you have , actually two. Slow down tomorrow will be here and something’s can wait. STOP and smell the roses. I know being a caregiver and...
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From 1999 to 2002 cared for my grandmother after my father passed. She has demital is the only thing that she, she was up till 2 months before she passed. From 2008 to present have care for my mother,...
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Janet wrote a new post, Tough Week and Still Have at Least Two More
Sorry for taking so long to post something. Last Monday Mom was ready to go to rehab. I got a bed for her at a assisted living facility for long-term rehab. The room was okay no TV but my older brother...
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Janet wrote a new post, How to Get Over the Anger I Have with my Brother
I have a younger brother who is 12 years younger than I. He has always been able to get help “money” from Mom since he really didn’t have a father because of my parents divorce. He stayed with Mom...
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I went this morning had my skin removed it was a squamous cell carcinoma, I left it along until a VA nurse said she thought is was cancer. I have so many scars from surgeries, this the first time on my...
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The traits I have found helpful me: I did my first caregiving from 1999 – 2002 my grandmother who was 99 when she died. Both my hubby and I were working full time and no ideal what we doing. We made it...
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I will tell you I feel for you and your family. We thought we would have the same problem but when we retired to Florida. Things have worked out with mom moving in with us. You are in a difficult...
View ArticleJanet wrote a new post, Mom is Home
Mom came home yesterday from rehab. We only had a couple oops last night, she thought she was in the hospital and for some reason thought she should take off her colostomy bag. Luckily I can change in...
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1. Our afternoon help is wonderful being here for us. 2. My nephew taking my mom to get her hair done. 3. Mom felt well enough to get her hair done.
View ArticleJanet replied to the topic Weary in the forum Tell Us About Your Day
I somewhat know what you are talking about but mine ends better. Since I was a teenager till I was 45 – 50, my mom always looked at my second older brother as being better then the rest of us. Yes he...
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Janet wrote a new post, Weekend Is Here
It’s Saturday evening. Mom is watching her Big Band music show. Usually it’s Lawrence Welk, but not on today. Mom felt better this afternoon and went and got her hair fixed first time in three weeks....
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Teresa you not alone out there, when we have our 2 years granddaughter and our 5 years nephew and my 89 years old mother all in one day or a week, I am so tired when the end of the day, I am luckily my...
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Meghan I have been where you are and still is. I took care if my 99 years old grandmother for 3 years in the 2000′s and now I have my 89 years old mothers living with us for the past 6 months and will...
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Meghan be proud of yourself. My heart feels for you about wanting to have a child, I know how much I wanted to have a baby but ended up adopting and older child who now is 33 years old and has his own...
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Janet wrote a new post, Good Week Turning Bad
Our home was going great; we had our second week of helping from 9 to 6. Mom was enjoying getting used to both of the new caregivers. She has been in a pretty good mood. On only one day, the anxiety...
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Whatever is happening between you and your husband isn’t just your fault. It tough job being a caregiver if it wasn’t my husband I couldn’t make it by myself. My mom can be tough cookie and just down...
View ArticleJanet wrote a new post, Vacation in the Mountains in NC
It’s Friday evening sitting here with my nephew playing with his iPad, Hubby talking to the neighbor and me watching TV and playing on my iPad. The vacation started out a little rough. Mom was upset...
View ArticleJanet wrote a new post, Back from the Two-Weeks-of-Heaven vacation
Hi all, After a 12-hour trip we are back in HOT Florida.We were making great time coming home and then out of the blue we hit a traffic jam at I10 and I295. It went from a 3 line highway to a 1 line...
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Megan, I think we all go through what you are experience at least once in our caregiver time. It’s good to vent, this is a great group to do that because we are all walking in your shoes. It’s better...
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