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Stayed up too late and then went in and slept with Mom cause hubby was watching the basketball game and I needed sleep. Feel like crap today. I'm gonna take a 5 hour energy before work. Hopefully that will get me through.
Yep, insurance company jackin' me around with my meds. They won't pay until I'm completely out of my anxiety pills and I think they think that's longer away than what it really is. And, since it's a "controlled substance", they have to get the docs permission to sell it to me out of my own pocket. Good luck with that cause the docs office staff is lame. I'm so sick of everything. Except my sweet mama and hubby and all of you. Thank God for that. :))
Idabelle, (my cat) likes to drink from my water glasses too. But she seems to prefer to tip the glass over with her gentle little paw and then drink from the spill that has know soaked important papers or my keyboard whatever happens to be around. I have taken to using one of those sealed and insulated water mugs with the cap and straw that came home with mom from one of her hospital visits. Such a sweet innocent little thing that Idabelle.
Good Morning Crew!! Cat Story: So I'm in the pilothouse last night working on the chartplotter/ radar and it's dark. I have the screen set for night vision and all the lights are off and the plotter puts everything in dark colors so you lose less night vision when you're on the water at night. ok, so I'm working on this thing, learning it and I'm on a boat so you hear water sounds all the time but this was a new one. I couldn't figure out what was leaking but it sounded like water lapping right in the pilothouse. after about 1 minute of intensive listening I located the Cat on the helm drinking out of my water glass. Told you it was dark?
Ted! ya baby. sitting in a cafe!! You do what you need to do and we'll be here for ya pal.
Now I'm not getting any notifications. So I'm gonna try just leaving this page open and refreshing it every now and then. Has anyone alerted the authorities about this problem? I guess I could just send an email through the contacts page.
Howdy all, Rip, I'm getting out of this lttle town and sitting my butt down in the middle of a big old city (well, Kinda big, bigger than here anyway,) and take it as it comes. No Itinerary, no Plans with people, nothing. Just gonna let my mind wind down on its own pace, take in a couple museums, sit and people-watch in cafe's, etc., and soak up the vibrancy and energy that I grew up with in NYC. I know we all change over time as we should, but I feel like I need to remember a little about the person I used to be so I can include him in the person that I am growing to be. unfortunately, I've decided to wait until after the holidays to go. I just can't bring myself to leave mom in a home surrounded by strangers over the holidays, knowing that if she's lucky, my brother and sister MIGHT call for a couple of minutes at most. Ive just gotta hold it all together for a few more weeks and then....
I'm with you on the creativity thing, I don't know whether I've lost that because I'm so miserable, or that I'm miserable because I lost that. The more I look at things the more I realize that I have put myself away completely in my effort to care for and please mom, and that's not good.
By the way, when i get back, can I borrow Deb sometime? Cause I plan to striaghten alot of people out!
I sit here on the West Coast, late time zone, looking at one more comment on "Grossed" to be the 5,700 th post!
Wow, Bobbie! You really started something huge! Not even a year & you have brought together so many amazing people with much in common. True friends!
Yet all very different. Bobbie the Trendsetter! Bravo for YOU!
so , quietly wondering, will the next poster win a free pass to the Barbara B? Hog Wash!!! We all are abord one way or another! The Magical Barbara B ... keeping us all afloat!
Thanks, Bobbie & crew members & all your very special pets.
hey Miz ~ Hard to believe the system can be so ignorant! If all else fails, hug the pets. Sorry to hear you're dealing with the mess of it all.
I have a friend, Deb, a 6' 2" blazing blonde. Quite a presensence in any situation. Not one to ever be around should she get in anyone's face or a medical crisis.
One day the pharmacy in a large store didn't have her meds ready, tho confirmed by the Dr's office. We waited ... & waited ...
Suddenly she poofed her well dressed self even bigger, sparkling jewlery blinging, stood taller than possible, turned bright red & announced :
"My doctor has sent in my script. Twice!!! Have you not got it? Have you ever seen a women without her estrogen? Are you ready to see me have a major hot flash in your face? Is this whole store prepared for me to lose it b/c you have yet to fill the prescription??? What the F*** is your professional problem???". She went on a bit, softening, getting more attention from people who understood ... gainng a following.
"I've had better service ordering unknown food in a Chinese Restaurant where they didn't speak English!".
It was theartical & amazing how quickly they filled her meds! I, her quiet, friendly driver, skulk quietly away fro the counter leading the proud peacock carrying her little white bag gallantly in front of her.
She is a wedding planner. Watch out brides!
The mean man wasn't mad today? Yay! Anger is not productive as we all know. Kill him with kindness. Watch him melt. You are naturally so sweet ... at least we know it on this thread! Might be contagious ~
Ted ... days away, huh? Happy & envious! Where will you go? What will you do? Sorry if I'm snoopy ... just thinking how much you need a rest.
I hope it's a great time when you can forget about care giving. Empty your mind & relax. Collect some creative thoughts & think forward.
I'm constantly wondering how to reinvent my creativity, build something new rather than stagnate.
Hoping everyone on thread is well & not too frustrated. Man ... it's going around this area. Cold, dark, rainy days. People on edge ~
Hope none of you encounter my friend Deb needing her meds in your pharmacy ! If so, stand away & learn.
There's a problem with my prescriptions. I knew there would be. Stinkin' doctor's office and insurance co. and pharmacy. Wouldn't you think they wouldn't screw with my anxiety meds? Are they stupid? It's just one dang thing after another. I need to learn to expect the worst I guess. :))
Damn it. The 5 stars are not showing up. What, is there a limit of one from one person? That be stupid. Illinois basketball game tonight. I'll be tired tomorrow but I'm watching it. Mom's not feeling good. :( Gonna go check on her. Love yous.
Man I got upset with at work last week showed up today. He was nicer to me than he ever has been. I'm sure he has some dementia going on. I feel sorry for him as long as he does not disrespect or belittle me.
Tonight, I'm going downtown for a long while. My wife's therapist says it is best for a while that my wife and I are not hanging around each other a lot or our depression will feed off of each other. Amen. That's why I have been in my 'Man Cave" for the last 3 hours.
I only have two things to share before for the night I"m gone.
1st, on Friday, I pick up my mom and step-dad's 2009 taxes to turn in which concludes a year long journey of cleaning up since 2005 that I've been in.
2nd, we enmeshed children of usually our mom's all too often become the over functioning caregiver who burns out because we really believe that if mommy is not happy then no one is happy and our main job in life is to make mom happy but it ends up that no one is happy.
Still reading posts, just too tired to add much these days. Hope everyone is doing OK...The ramp IS functional now, roofing on and scratchy as all get out...waiting on the railing, and yes it is something the inspector has to approve yes....so we should have railing up by....March I am thinking....
Hmm politics and popular cultuer wars...beh. I am reading my teenage vampire romance novels over...
Miz ask the doc his protcal about nitro I always was told you could give it twice and if the pain went away that was good if after the 2nd did not work then you call 911. Kuli Amen to what you said we uses to have a thread of a good thought for the day or something we were grateful for maybe it is time to start that again Jam why the spam folder? Castoff if that nurse was rude or talked down to you report her I am so tired of the nurses of today thinking they have a right to say whatever anywhere when my husband was on life support meds a nurse told my church friends-he is not really alive the meds are keeping him alive- this was while we were trying to figure out what was wrong with him and he was alert at that time-when I worked I would have been fired for saying that. We had a well known women as a pt. years ago in a coma and when she came out of the coma she told us what she had heard us say about her, I raised cain at our senior center today sticking up for a real good women and I am so glad I did-I can imagine what is being said about me I can just hear my husband's spirit saying to God I told you she is a b----. oh well. I see they have this thread back on the inbox notation.
Just so everyone here knows, kiethsmom's post stems from a debate we are involved with on another thread; "With POA, does my brother have the right to film what goes on in my mother's bedroom?" It is a touchy subject and we have differing opinions. I respect her's and believe she respects mine, and she has apologized for her mistaken post here on my wall, which I have accepted. Ted.
kiethsmom , ure so funny . cant always walk behind ur folks everytime they need to gobathroom . one step away for a quick moments ends up findin something folks do , realy gross ya out . my mother in law waits till everybodys in bed and snoring away and she has the whole house to herself . pees in trash can , peed in my daughter s coffee cup , u name it ! god knows what eles she has done and im afraid to know , bythe way it wasnt ted that mention toothbrushes , i advise u to read from page one . this has almost 6 thousand resposes , mmm wonder who will be the 6000?? prize anyone ? bobbie s boat wooo . btw keithsmom , welcome to this site ...
Ted, calm down, get another toothbrush. It's very common. There are mouth swabs that have liquid in them for brushing the teeth, small sponges, she might not get so confused. Don't put the toothbrushes with the hair brushes. Why aren't your caregivers doing her personal hygiene for her including brushing her teeth. You need interaction with the people who care for her.
Yesterday, with pristine timing to the DWTS outcome, Sarah Palin announced unofficially for the 2012 race.
I tried to watch the Alaska show because I love Alaska. I think SP's just adorable, but kind of like Jessica Simpson. Just put on some Daisy Dukes but don't ask for the keys to the nuclear codes.
Anyhoo, I tried to watch the Alaska show and in part of it you can hear her say to one of her children, after pulling a little stunt on someone: 'See? We one-upped him! Yeah. We one-upped him!'
There's another form of unhealthy thinking when you're trying to save a country.
Murkowski winning is another thing to take note of. The Alaskans are sick of SP in government too.
Let her be a tv star! She'll make a bunch of money and get the attention she needs and be painful to watch just like a lot of the other reality shows. Speaking of painful: take note of the Bristol and 'the Situation' safe sex PSA (public servic announcment) that Ted mentioned. A real Squirmer!
I,too, could not believe the results. What no one has explained is why was she a contestant to begin with...a star? Hubby likes to watch this show - guess I'll just go read.
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APFM does not endorse or recommend any provider. It is your sole responsibility to select the appropriate care for yourself or your loved one. We work with both you and the Participating Communities in your search. We do not permit our Advisors to have an ownership interest in Participating Communities.
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I have taken to using one of those sealed and insulated water mugs with the cap and straw that came home with mom from one of her hospital visits.
Such a sweet innocent little thing that Idabelle.
Cat Story:
So I'm in the pilothouse last night working on the chartplotter/ radar and it's dark. I have the screen set for night vision and all the lights are off and the plotter puts everything in dark colors so you lose less night vision when you're on the water at night.
ok, so I'm working on this thing, learning it and I'm on a boat so you hear water sounds all the time but this was a new one.
I couldn't figure out what was leaking but it sounded like water lapping right in the pilothouse.
after about 1 minute of intensive listening I located the Cat on the helm drinking out of my water glass.
Told you it was dark?
Ted! ya baby. sitting in a cafe!! You do what you need to do and we'll be here for ya pal.
Rip! Everybody!!
got to go and get a chartlight.
lovbob
Rip, I'm getting out of this lttle town and sitting my butt down in the middle of a big old city (well, Kinda big, bigger than here anyway,) and take it as it comes. No Itinerary, no Plans with people, nothing. Just gonna let my mind wind down on its own pace, take in a couple museums, sit and people-watch in cafe's, etc., and soak up the vibrancy and energy that I grew up with in NYC. I know we all change over time as we should, but I feel like I need to remember a little about the person I used to be so I can include him in the person that I am growing to be.
unfortunately, I've decided to wait until after the holidays to go. I just can't bring myself to leave mom in a home surrounded by strangers over the holidays, knowing that if she's lucky, my brother and sister MIGHT call for a couple of minutes at most.
Ive just gotta hold it all together for a few more weeks and then....
I'm with you on the creativity thing, I don't know whether I've lost that because I'm so miserable, or that I'm miserable because I lost that. The more I look at things the more I realize that I have put myself away completely in my effort to care for and please mom, and that's not good.
By the way, when i get back, can I borrow Deb sometime? Cause I plan to striaghten alot of people out!
Wow, Bobbie! You really started something huge! Not even a year & you have brought together so many amazing people with much in common. True friends!
Yet all very different. Bobbie the Trendsetter! Bravo for YOU!
so , quietly wondering, will the next poster win a free pass to the Barbara B?
Hog Wash!!! We all are abord one way or another! The Magical Barbara B ... keeping us all afloat!
Thanks, Bobbie & crew members & all your very special pets.
G'Night from near Seattle!
Hard to believe the system can be so ignorant! If all else fails, hug the pets. Sorry to hear you're dealing with the mess of it all.
I have a friend, Deb, a 6' 2" blazing blonde. Quite a presensence in any situation. Not one to ever be around should she get in anyone's face or a medical crisis.
One day the pharmacy in a large store didn't have her meds ready, tho confirmed by the Dr's office. We waited ... & waited ...
Suddenly she poofed her well dressed self even bigger, sparkling jewlery blinging, stood taller than possible, turned bright red & announced :
"My doctor has sent in my script. Twice!!! Have you not got it? Have you ever seen a women without her estrogen?
Are you ready to see me have a major hot flash in your face? Is this whole store prepared for me to lose it b/c you have yet to fill the prescription??? What the F*** is your professional problem???".
She went on a bit, softening, getting more attention from people who understood ... gainng a following.
"I've had better service ordering unknown food in a Chinese Restaurant where they didn't speak English!".
It was theartical & amazing how quickly they filled her meds!
I, her quiet, friendly driver, skulk quietly away fro the counter leading the proud peacock carrying her little white bag gallantly in front of her.
She is a wedding planner. Watch out brides!
The mean man wasn't mad today? Yay!
Anger is not productive as we all know. Kill him with kindness. Watch him melt. You are naturally so sweet ... at least we know it on this thread! Might be contagious ~
Ted ... days away, huh?
Happy & envious! Where will you go? What will you do?
Sorry if I'm snoopy ... just thinking how much you need a rest.
I hope it's a great time when you can forget about care giving. Empty your mind & relax. Collect some creative thoughts & think forward.
I'm constantly wondering how to reinvent my creativity, build something new rather than stagnate.
Hoping everyone on thread is well & not too frustrated.
Man ... it's going around this area. Cold, dark, rainy days. People on edge ~
Hope none of you encounter my friend Deb needing her meds in your pharmacy ! If so, stand away & learn.
miz
love,
miz
I only have two things to share before for the night I"m gone.
1st, on Friday, I pick up my mom and step-dad's 2009 taxes to turn in which concludes a year long journey of cleaning up since 2005 that I've been in.
2nd, we enmeshed children of usually our mom's all too often become the over functioning caregiver who burns out because we really believe that if mommy is not happy then no one is happy and our main job in life is to make mom happy but it ends up that no one is happy.
Good night! I hope every one sleeps tight!
Hmm politics and popular cultuer wars...beh. I am reading my teenage vampire romance novels over...
Good to see you!
lovbob
"With POA, does my brother have the right to film what goes on in my mother's bedroom?"
It is a touchy subject and we have differing opinions. I respect her's and believe she respects mine, and she has apologized for her mistaken post here on my wall, which I have accepted.
Ted.
my mother in law waits till everybodys in bed and snoring away and she has the whole house to herself . pees in trash can , peed in my daughter s coffee cup , u name it ! god knows what eles she has done and im afraid to know ,
bythe way it wasnt ted that mention toothbrushes , i advise u to read from page one . this has almost 6 thousand resposes ,
mmm wonder who will be the 6000?? prize anyone ? bobbie s boat wooo .
btw keithsmom , welcome to this site ...
Yesterday, with pristine timing to the DWTS outcome, Sarah Palin announced unofficially for the 2012 race.
I tried to watch the Alaska show because I love Alaska.
I think SP's just adorable, but kind of like Jessica Simpson.
Just put on some Daisy Dukes but don't ask for the keys to the nuclear codes.
Anyhoo, I tried to watch the Alaska show and in part of it you can hear her say to one of her children, after pulling a little stunt on someone:
'See? We one-upped him! Yeah. We one-upped him!'
There's another form of unhealthy thinking when you're trying to save a country.
Murkowski winning is another thing to take note of.
The Alaskans are sick of SP in government too.
Let her be a tv star! She'll make a bunch of money and get the attention she needs and be painful to watch just like a lot of the other reality shows.
Speaking of painful: take note of the Bristol and 'the Situation' safe sex PSA (public servic announcment) that Ted mentioned.
A real Squirmer!
BOAT!
lovbob
Hubby likes to watch this show - guess I'll just go read.