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.
And whenever my parents are over to visit and an ad comes on TV about ED, I keep my fingers crossed that my elderly Dad doesn't hear it and start talking about his ED problem.... fingers in my ear chanting lalalalala... daughters don't need to hear about this.
Have using those phrases today at work! LOL, I think it would be quite the inside entertainment of my day seeing how many times I could use those in a sentence. That alone makes me miss my job SO MUCH! It's not quite the same telling the dogs "breakfast is under consideration". ;)
However, I am actively considering joining a gym or turning my garage into a giant indoor heated pool. Now that would be heavenly, not the gym, the pool!!
This whole sibling thing is quite the phenomenon ... if I could write more eloquently like some of y'all ;) I'd write a big ole article on this topic and submit it ALL of the talk shows... more than likely we would all end on the Jerry Springer show but hey, at least it would be out there!! LOL! Anyone up to the task of writing it?.. hehe, I'll submit it to every news outlet out there. Seriously!
You must be tempted to call the neuro back and ask him to define. So he presses the panic button and what happens is masterly inactivity? Infuriating.
A propos, two more Civil Service definitions for you: " 'Under consideration' means we've lost the file. 'Under active consideration' means we're looking for it."
I hope they get hold of her notes before long. Stay calm :)
He ran the MRI, called me within the hour (remember, I'm several hours away, work full time, etc.) and said he was submitting STAT requests for referrals for consults w/a orthopoedist and a neurosurgeon/spine surgeon, as well as yet another MRI.
Ok, I get that STAT might mean one thing in an emergency room, and have more "flexible" meanings in real life. But it's been an entire week of me now following up on the status of these referral auths, and the consults with both dr's are STILL pending. I tried to at least schedule the next MRI, but the office didn't have all the paperwork they need (ARGH!).
I have been juggling and plotting out the next few weeks as best I can, but I have NO info to go on. I need to request time off, probably move a tax appt., take her dog to the vet for a booster shot because I may need to board him, and on and on. It's been a WEEK already....
I fell asleep on the couch... poor mom got lost in my bedroom and now her feet are swollen and hurting. sigh
I will check in tomorrow to see what is going on.
my boys are doing meaningful things but i have to go with the creativity that medieval - goth germany planted in my head in only 3 yrs as a young soldier .
tiger has to swing golf clubs , mike phelps has to swim ( and party ) and i haveta beat on rocks .
Now I am to a point that maybe have his attorney do a basic Will and what ever is left in the estate goes to me, and I will carry out Dad's wishes on how to distribute the money, etc. [I'm an only child so the Will won't be challenged]. Dad can type out what he wants done to be attached to the Will, we will sign it, and have it notarized.
I need some sleep :0
hates his ambulance , hates his dispatchin job .
one d*mn day his vegan girlfriend , said daddy works for BP and he can get you in . into oil that is . crackin tar sands , mining the moon .
well the next thing you know , old bob's a millionaire .
smoking hash with the saud's , flyin thru the air .
he'll buy graceland for his mom , buy bluntman a ton of weed .
but he'll never find a thing his poor , dumb daddy needs ..
dad drives an abomination , that has three wheels .
the ignition point cover is a zebco fishing reel ..
I love love LOVE how you are journaling all of this, even though you might have taken a break for awhile... still such a great idea. For all good intended, this thread is somewhat my way of journaling... least I have others to type to right? We all share idea's, fun stories and what's going on in our life.
Nobody is allowed to have 3 kinds of fits if/when you place your mother... not even you. I know you've already discussed this with your mother and all is in place. Be kind to yourself. Love your mother while she's still able to understand it. Even if/when she get's to the point of not understanding... little things will make her smile... tickles, silly actions... a hug, a bad joke... haha, I've even spanked (lightly without harm) my moms butt for being crabass. She laughed at me.
If you've met one person with AD/Dementia... you've met ONE person. Each individual is different. Lives were different. I personally believe the whole spectrum has an effect on how our loved ones progress.
Helmet (s) ordered.
drug paraphernalia has been frequently traced back to many hundreds of years BC ..
Oh, I noticed now when one wants to see what is available "Find Housing and Care" the blue box in the upper right where you enter your zip code, you now have to fill out a form... in the past you could check on the information without signing up. Honestly, I don't want anyone sending me e-mail or calling me at home :(