I'm tired of cooking/preparing 3 meals a day. It's just the two of us but boy oh boy can that woman eat!! She stays slimish, I get fattish. It's bad enough I do everything here much less start making her one thing and me the other. At times I feel guilty when I buy her fast food cuz of the nutritional value....not to mention I eat it too.
My grades are all good, everything's A-OK., just a VERY demanding week. Random thing I learned this past week: behavior analysis methods have been used with infants who are failure to thrive and those who have infant anorexia. BA's always have to clear every potential medical cause first, so these are cases with no known medical cause. I didn't know infant anorexia existed, much less that a behavior intervention could correct this in an infant. There are a few ways it's been done. I will likely never be qualified to do such a treatment, but the fact that it's done at all, in different children with different eating challenges... it's just really cool to learn about. What a godsend for parents who don't want to put a PEG tube in their baby, to be able to find another way.
Anywho. I just needed a place to vent, and share something. My social life is non existent. lol Things are good with me. CHALLENGING... but very, very good challenges... and as long as I can keep it up, I will. If I need to quit work altogether until the end of July when I finish the BS, I could do that. It would mean subletting both rooms at my place all the time and using school loans more but it's an option.
I saw the cat announcement later in the day too.
It happened when I used the back arrow.
Very cute cat!
That is a reminder for me to rush outside at 1:25 p.m. to get some sun!
I don't like it finding myself without a healthy activity during the day when the sun goes down.
Today, sunset will be 4:54, instead of about 6 p.m. 😟
The cat still pops up intermittently as I try to post this.
https://www.agingcare.com/questions/agingcare-planned-maintenance-471035.htm?orderby=recent
I thought the cat and advice were kinda cute though!
I don't know what else to write - I'm so sorry for the ordeal and challenges you experienced. But your courage is inspiring, and your message is insightful and wise.
Congratulations to you for your perseverance and for your inspiration to others.
(Also, please check your cell voicemail messages; your landline mailbox was full.)
With your great attitude, any Ca would be afraid to stick around!
So happy to see you visit here again.
There are several FB groups that I am a part of that have been very helpful. Let me know if you want to know what groups those are. I would be happy to pm those to you.
Best wishes going forward you sound like you are doing great.
I only jump in here cuz although my trials w/Mom care are now long over, I find myself in the midst of an unforseen serious medical situation myself, perfectly fit & healthy & only in my 60's, totally avoiding COVID, for more than a year, I was felled in every way.
Long story short, I ignored a rapidly growing right breast until I could get fully vaxxed. Ended up in ER w/pulmonary embolism & 18.5 lb cancerous breast tumor plus open bleeding wound caused by weight of tumor. 6 weeks in hospital + more in rehab after mastectomy.
I could give you a devaststaing check on reality re: care...I've experienced it & thought at least I am still mentally solid after seeing my fellow inmates....God help them.....most never leave their beds...I knew my numerous meds & what every pill looked like & when I should take them: You should see how many I left w/cuz I was being inappropriately dosed!
And,amongst other insults, I had all my cash stolen from my purse while in a very "lovely" sr. nursing facility.
BTW, I have excellent hc coverage (BCBS) and am totally happy w/my team of doctors from a great hospital (Beaumont, Metro Detroit). Personally, 1 of the best days of my life was having the mastectomy & ridding myself of that horrid 18.5 lb. bleeding tumor. All my doc's, but not me, are astounded at my healing & attitude. I still have radiation to face given 4mm of cancer at the margin ....
My message is simple: DO NOT TAKE YOUR HEALTH FOR GRANTED....AND BE PREPARED AS YOU CAN. I had never in my life been on any meds, had damn near perfect readings for all that's measured, was athletic, in shape, never had a weight problem, etc and found myself in hospital unable to raise my head off a pillow. I remember being astounded, telling myself, "mind over matter", of course you can raise your head!!! Didn't work & I was royally POd 🤔
I've come a long way & still have a long way to go (rad treatments next) but I feel great & have new energy focused on my future. Take care of yourselves my friends!
Staff shortages due to multi issues, inc the 'ping' effect.
Agency staff "I've been sent here today" (Umm you agreed to work) "I don't really want to go there, do that" (ok, goodbye, we'll call the agency for someone else. "Will I get paid? I DID turn up.." You turned up & declined the shift. So no. "I was thinking I could just sit down & 'special' someone (supervision)". That's not the shift on offer.
We needed your Line Manager! To say "Take it or leave it".
Have you worked here before? "No". Have you worked in this field before? "Yes, kind-of.. not really".
Well, ask, use your intitiative, keep people safe, use infection control precautions. Some work out - some do not.
It must be so very for.people in their homes, depending on care & getting haphazard or unreliable service.
Your service I'm sure is very much appreciated!
Staff shortages meant that my line manager was on as Shift Leader this evening.
My Line Manager's top tips for person-centered care:
#1 Like it or lump it.
#2 Take it or leave it.
#3 Beggars can't be choosers.
#4 Never apologize, never explain.
My golden rule:
Avoid contact with or notice from this line manager at all costs.
Case in point my son was looking for a chest of drawers to match some other furniture he has. All places he called to check either told him there is not any of that available, it has been discontinued. I think with shipping problems that businesses just are not trying to special order anything because of impatient customers. Probably safer that way, no bad reviews because something just has not come in.
I checked with the small town furniture store here. They ordered it. I kept expecting a call telling me they couldn't get it. Well it came in last week. It took a couple of months, worth being patient, my son was thrilled.