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Sendme has become a wolf? Jude is a falcon. Ye gads!

I couldn't watch the debate. Don't get that channel here. Probably didn't miss much from the sounds of it.
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Wait... what? Who turned into a wolf?
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Sendme's avatar is a wolf now. It never used to be, did it? Or am I really losing my mind?
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I thought it was a dog. .maybe her pup? I love it though
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I changed my name because I have been vociferous about my children previously when in a temper and I would hate for them to be hurt by any and now we have this Facebook link with no advice as to how or whether it is intrusive I thin it best if I just don't put my true name and face up. xxxxxxx
And it can't be a wolf - surely its a fox? as in foxy lady!
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Send no illness can be cured by fear? You sure - they threatened mum with an endoscopy yesterday and today her diarrhoea is gone!!!!! She was livid - now you have to imagine a really posh English voice which incidentally we call a telephone voice over here and also incidentally my mother does NOT have.

She said I am not having those blithering doctors putting cameras up my down there (my mother would never knowingly give any of her down there regions its correct name!)

It was so funny but I had to hide the smile.

The consultant then arrived and asked about her 'down there' bits using correct terminology - my mother didn't have a clue as to what he was talking about when he asked if she had any soreness.

So there we are with the consultant who is on stupid money compared to me - he earns 20 times what I get from the state for care-giving and he only does 35 hours a week for it! and there am I explaining to mum in words SHE will understand what her anus, labia and vulva are - we didn't realise she didn't understand until he mentioned vulva - it was when she said there's nothing wrong with my mouth doctor i can swallow perfectly well , that I had to mask a snigger - bless her I supposed vulva and uvula do sound the same!
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There is no place safe from the intrusion of a camera anymore! Sometimes this is good though for medical and security purposes. I get stupid emails that go straight to spam lately too. The last one for drug addiction....they are wasting their time with me...I don't even have time or desire for a glass of good wine!

Yesterday was crazy with other things going on besides issues with Mom. That doesn't stop in one's life, though it seems like one's life should stop with caregiving and the rest of the World be on hold.
At least Mom was not seeing things. She is eating very little though and trying not to drink her ensures...but did finish it later. Why must everything be happening at once in life???
I had planned to be entertained by the debate and fell asleep 20 minutes before it began! I was so tired from being up the night before when Mom was hallucinating a bit that I just couldn't stay awake. She is done with her course of antibiotic and sometimes this happens afterward and sometimes it does not. It is like walking into a minefield where you never know what might happen.
Anyhow...I guess I will read some reviews this morning. I am the opposite of Luckylu and feel better early mornings instead of evenings, and then I get tired, brainfogged, and weepy at night.
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Dad was pretty good at his bonfire last night.
My sis of course had lots of suggestions though like the should have music piped outside. Christmas lights outside. We have roasted marshmallows and smores.
Make dad more....hello every resident would like one as well so I made a bunch up for people.
Sad news the husband of the only couple passed away yesterday :( he now joins his wife who passed away 2 weeks ago.
Now a question-with the hand tremors the nurse mentioned and I saw it first hand that dads depth perception is off. I handed him a marshmallow he reached for it but was way off on where my hand was. He did this several times plus commented that my beer bottle was going to fall off table. His vision is good though as he always tells me where the stop signs are and reads big road signs and license plates.
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Im alone in my parents crazy world. My Mom has a very abusive nature and my Dad is slowly dieing. Ive been caring for them and mostly feel its a blessing. Somedays my Mom just yells for me to stay in the basement, until shes over her anger and dark side. I know she cant help it, its just hard being the target.
I know there's others with greater needs. Thank you for allowing me to whin. Hope this helps someone. I pray.
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sarahy, I feel the same way. I'm in this crazy world with my mother trying to be in firm control. When I first came here, my father was dying slowly and my mother was so abusive that I used to just shut myself in my room to get away from it. It was torture. Family makes things better for each other by pulling close. When there is abuse, instead of closeness, it just makes it worse. It's like being trapped and poked all day long. And we can't even bite when we're being poked, because that wouldn't be nice.

I feel like I could write a book on the feelings all this brings. I don't understand why parents could be so bad to the child who is helping them -- almost like they hate them. They can get hurt and upset at the children who don't call or visit, but lack appreciation of the one that is there.

Sometimes people say things like I'm going to be greatly rewarded in heaven. All I want to say is, "Oh, bite me." The greatest reward for me is when I go out for a burger for lunch and go to the gym to exercise and talk to people.
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I believe Sendme2s picture is a beautiful samoyd dog or husky or maybe an american eskimo dog.Whatever it is,its pretty!!!
The Hospice nurse just left and said Mothers lungs are still half full.Mother didnt have any energy at all yesterday and didnt even try to read her newspaper.The bathaid and chaplain are coming later.
I want to thank everyone for your wonderful support yesterday.You all "get it"
and are so kind.Thank you.Hope you are having a good Friday.
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OK...I'm lost...so where is Jude again?? Is she the Falcon? It doesn't take much to confuse me these days..
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Sharadale...how is your Mom doing? I know when Mama was tested it took several days for the results to come back so you probably don't know yet..but I sure hope it is none of those issues....bless your heart...seems like we get them over one thing and here comes something else. Prayers for you and your Mom...
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Disclaimer:
I am not intentionally reporting people's posts. My laptop is a touch screen and when I scroll I accidently touch "report this post".

Hope, if you get kicked out for being confused about Jude's Falcon...SORRY!!

LOLOLOLOL
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SARAHY, Welcome, I hope you too, Will find that this is a warm, carinf and sometimes hysterical place to come and to vent, when you are being worn down be the rigors of care giving! I know that for me, it took a while to jump right into the conversations which is strange as I'm not normally a shy person, I just felt like I was invading into people's lives who already had known each other so long, but I truly feel that I've been welcomed by these carering people, so much, and now they are all so very important to me, do jump right in, the water is warm, as we all need a place to bitch and whine about our lives, and we each learn so much from each other's stories! Believe me, you have a lot in common with so many here!
JUDE, Cured! Now that is funny! I do hope it lasts, and I'll bet your Mam's 'little Petunia' is looking like a Brite Red Uvula, after weeks of diarrhea! Lol. Is there any news on when they may be discharging her? It would be nice to be into your new place by then, and maybe get in a little respite time for yourself. Perhaps she might go to a rehab to get her strength back up, and you can have a rest! I do hope so as you have been running like a chicken, 'Bird' Jinx, Ya'all owe me a beer, for all those in on the bird stories!
Everybody have a great day!
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uh oh.....so far I'm still here.... lol.....so far no whines...more of a "meh" moment

I think I have commented before about our somewhat large yard here...with tons of huge hardwoods...which I love...this is an older neighborhood, back when they built homes without plowing down every living thing before they built...so lots and lots of natural growing hardwoods...BUT the drawback is they are constantly dropping leaves, berries. etc. and I am a fanatic about keeping the yards totally perfectly manicured...but lately I am wondering why am I doing it??? I do it for me and for Mama, who always kept her yards so nicely...much nicer than me even, but I am literally wearing myself out with a huge yard project every single day..and who even sees them??? I mean, we have maybe one guest every month other than my brother.and that aunt doesn't even do yard work so even at it's worst, she thinks I 've just done the lawn every time she visits...

I wish I could just ease up on me about doing this non stop raking, mowing, weeding, etc....I'm just too tired and it has to be redone almost daily at this time of the year...There has to be something mentally wrong with me that it bothers me as much as it does....

That "thing" about being perfect...and being a caregiver and being perfect are pretty unattainable for me lately.

Does anyone else have a project they don't necessarly care to do but can't stop doing it? What is wrong with me??? I'm wondering, is it boredom....irritation...sometimes doing yard work is theraputic, at least when I'm rooting things, tending roses planting pots etc...but this raking, pruning, sawing, mowing, hauling is killing me and I feel like a locomotive and yet I am so tired I can't hardly move.....heck fire.....
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I wish Mother would allow a hostpital bed to come in so I could crawl in bed with her.3 years ago,she was back in her bedroom in her double bed and wed lay together and watch movies and love on our animals.At night I box her in with pillows in her liftchair in the den but a hostpital bed would be safer with rails.She loves being in the den fulltime now, because she thinks thats where the "action"is but believe me,theres no action.Just a whine.
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Stacyb as sendmetohelp. The pain is not that bad I promise you. I had my right hip and knee done at 68 and regained full function in that leg. of course it is scary. Mine was done under a spinal with enough sedation to be out of it. At the end of surgery they put a lot of morphine in the epidural so no pain meds needed for the first 24 hours. they also used IV heparin and followed a month with warfarin. No bedpans they put a catheter in for three days. one night in ICU then to the floor the next morning and PT hauled you out of bed twice a day. Day three you are walking to the bathroom with a walker under supervision and as far down the hall as you can make it. Day four home in the car. you need some help getting in and out.
Find a good surgeon who operates in a hospital where the hygiene practices are high. he also needs to have an infection rate less than 1%. Once you get home you do need someone with you to help for a couple of weeks. You will use a walker for about another week then graduate to a cane. You will be exhausted and aprt from the PT just sat in my recliner and slept.
You will need to get your own walker,cane and bathchair so I started well ahead of time and found them used. If you don't have a bathroom very close a comode can be a good idea. i did keep my pain meds by my chair but I also had a notebook and wrote down every time I took a pill. Don't forget the stool softeners. a bloated belly is very uncomfortable with a new hip. For the best results you really do have to push yourself with the exercises The aim is to end up better than you were before the surgery. you don't need nursing care once you get home and are safe alone but if you don't have a helful hubby or anyone else to stay with you it might be a good idea to go to rehab for a week or longer if you can stand it. Go for it.
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Twin, perhaps you should test your dad's field of vision? He may have developed blind spots or he may even have lost vision in one eye which is skewing his depth perception.
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lucky...Mama "lived" in her lift chair too until she broke her ankle and then became bedfast following the surgery..There's not a lot of action around here either...some days more whining than others.... lol hope you both are having a good one...
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Gershen, Can it be both? You could be losing your mind, but that is not a wolf.
Now, we can say that jude flew away as a bird; glad is gone; and send has gone to the dogs.
Ok, I will give you credit that dogs were bred from wolves. (Note bred, not evolved).
Don't worry, if ou lose your mind, Gershen, we will help you find it.
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57, I enjoy reading your adventures at dad's nh. It really sounds like a nice place to be. Bonfire, beer and smores, ha, what else can you ask for :)))) The Dr. told me that as the disease progress their perception goes. Maybe this is what's happening to your dad?

Katie, glad your mom's done with the antibiotics and hallucinations. It's scary listening to them at times. Sigh. Oh hey, I have 1587 emails. 1584 are spam ...I can't stop them!! LOL I dislike email and mail ... ick
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Falcon, honestly, I can't decide who is funnier, you or your mum!

I understand why some might change their name or avatar, however, I personally wouldn't. My siblings and son could read every single thing I've posted about in the past 2 years. H*ll, they should read ALL of this website. Might do them some good and give them an insight to exactly what we deal/dealt with.

lucky, can you move your mothers bed to where the lift chair is? Perhaps turn the den into moms "bedroom"? Anything to make it more comfortable for you... Hospital beds are lovely for the up/down/raise/lower functions. Unless both of you are super skinny there isn't room for 2 on those things. Trust me, I tried!! There wasn't enough room for my dog either, and she's slept with mom for years.
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HOPE, If you change your avatar to a goat, then you could become the scapegoat for awhile? Or, how about a buckin bronco, maybe you would feel better if you could kick up your heels? Leaves, already? Do you remember running through the leaves as a child? Don't know how old you are, but after 65 I could no longer rake due to the pain. Hire a teenager so they can get their scout's 'helping the elderly badge'. Have a better day!
Without causing pain
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Jeanette, today I will be grateful for only one brother. So sorry you are going through that with your brothers, at a time you should be able to go to them for strength. If there is going to be a legal battle, there are professional Mediation and Conciliation services that can actually save you money and going to court, or even years of disputes. You said truth, I believe you! Don't worry because you will get through this too. You are probably stronger now, more than you know.
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Good guessing! My dog is explained on thread: MY FAVORITE THINGS.
You all are so cute with the wolf, dog, samoyed, husky, and AMERICAN ESKIMO comments. So very endearing!
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OK...the privacy thing again....and changing of the avatars...I am going to find something just temporarily that will let folks know how I feel in the event they snoop around to see what I am doing on this site...actually the thought of them stopping their exciting lives so they can search for me on a caregiving site is making me LOL.......I bet a lot of them might be in for a shock...but then again..nothing I haven't said to their face already....I am now a caregiver on an island surrounded by floating pants of poo.....I doubt any of my "crew" wants to join me here.....OK.....I may see about changing my avatar just for the fun of it..and only temporarily..as long as I don't lose what i posted...I may need my posts one day...I could write a book..which could be turned into a movie...
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Veronica, Thank you, I am finding it your advice extremely helpful, and I will get there 1 by 1! Your suggestions of getting those supplies in place before hand is smart as well! I will do it!
Sendhelp, Great post, so funny! Love your new avatar!
Jeanette, I'm with you! I'm not changing my Name, no way! Anyone who wants to look me up to question what I've said about them, bring it! I have been careful about not using names for the most part, but if they were to go so far to read all of my posts, then they know exactly who they are and DESERVE TO BE ON BLAST For all the Crappy ways in which they have Hurt their Father, their Own Brother and Me! I would Love the Opportunity to Verbally Roast them in a Public Forum, BUT THAT NOT WHY I'M HERE! I'm here to gain further insight on ways that I can help and understand my FI's frailty and the Aging process. Find and chat with others who have been through it, and are going through this, to learn, to Vent, but what I have found is an Amazing Caring Loving Crazy, Zany, and Funny bunch of people who are Kick Ass to chat with and I sure do appreciate you all for being so kind and supportive! If everyone changes their names, its gonna get confusing for ole Stacey B, and I'm confused enough! I understand if you feel the need to, but this is Social Media Folk's, and it will never be the private world of the past no matter what we do! I'M STACEY B, sounding off! Click!
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HOPE, there are no words for how good you made my day, how did you change your avatar so quickly? If you can get this funny, any possibility of depression will soon be corralled. Is that animal a donkey? I'm just guessing here.
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Sendme, thank you :)

I am not at all worried. I have the letter from the attorney as well as the legal affidavit. The letter he sent to mom states "As indicated, there is no reason to amend your will if there is no property in your estate to distribute. Your distributions during your life are perfectly acceptable means of transferring assets". blah blah blah on the risk if to go on Medicaid, blah blah blah
Then he goes on to say the transferring of said assets are in exchange for caretaker services and as a measure of your gratitude.

The actual affidavit goes into a lot more details, including how I left FL, why they also moved to this town, that it was her late husbands as well as hers wishes in regards to this house and daddys jeep. That on her death and all debt obligations met that I am to have full ownership of her banks accounts. blah blah more blah, hasn't seen her sons in months,....for all the reasons stated above and without any influence from anyone including (me) that assets are being transferred.
2 signatures and notarized by the legal office.

This was done over 2 years ago and mom was still pretty competent mind wise then. Hmph, in my attempts to be fair I did give the 2 brothers here a decent amount of money. By that time there just wasn't much left, just enough for me to live a few months without worrying to rush and find a job. Heck, I didn't even have to give them the money dad had set aside for us kids when he passed. Legally it still belonged to my mother... but you know me, always trying to do the right thing and getting axed in the end...

So it all boils down to this. Since both their wills state the same exact thing. Upon whomever died first, the entire estate goes to the remaining spouse. Dad passes, ALL goes to mom, a few months later mom goes to lawyer and transfers it all to me upon her death. Mom passes. Done deal. My mother was not a stupid woman, neither am I.

Pisses me off though how freaking callous they are. No help. No visits. No support. NO NOTHING from those 3 brothers of mine.... ha, you all should see the email I blasted off to the brother out of state. Again, they ALL should be ashamed of themselves. I really don't want to send their wills to either of them. They never cared when daddy passed, didn't care when mom passed. This all started when I sent a text asking greedy brother where those damn rifle boxes where!!! 3 days later I get the email from absent brother. dickwads!! asshats is no longer a good enough word to describe them.

Now, gotto go wash my hair. The product I put in it this morning apparently is a wasp attractant. They keep buzzing my head and chasing me into the house!!!
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