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Angela...nice...never underestimte the power of an elderly. Lol.
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Jam... big bird called and he wants his legs back!!!! jkl. thats what my dad used to tell me when i was little. no mater how fat i get, my legs stay the same. makes it a little difficult to wear shorts. The bigger the waist gets, the bigger the legs get, the more my legs look like toothpicks.
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LADEE.....this is a wonderful place and you are a strong brave woman. i was wondering when you would have a meltdown...i knew you were bound to at som point. You gotta relieve a little of that stress and not keep it so bottled up. Im praying for you and your son.
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AND I STRONGLEY AGREE WITH VIC...i HOPE STORMY BREEDS A LITTLE BETTER TODAY:)
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o.k. back on computer. Yes the phone makes me crazy.Plus mine has been dropped to many times to work properly I"m a bit of a clutz:) Well aunties foot is fine. took her to doctor,got a manual wheelchair(she broke another piece of furniture by trying to use the hover round) i was worried she was gonna break a bone next. She tried to use the manual, hated it, the next morning she woke up and magically the foot was fine....Devine intervention??? or are these mini emergencys we sometimes have a result of behavior, or other mental issues? Who knows. Hate to say shes faking it...but Its strange she goes from cant walk, cant be by herself, to fine in less then 12 hrs. so much. Who knows maybe its my imagination. She woke up yesterday all better then comes out 2 hrs. ago saying I guess we can wrap my foot with the bandage ofter my bath tommarrow(she refused to wrap it the day the doctor told her to) ummm is nit hurting? NO...well if its not hurting why do you need to wrap it? I don't know...well he told you to wrap it cause it was hurting, if its not hurting you dont need to wrap it. You should have done that the day he told ou to. Oh...well I dont uderstand what was the matter...I told you he wouldnt do anything she says. I saw the well meaning relatiive, she let me know she hopes auntie dosnt stop walking, that auntie told her about the wheel chair...I told her auntie was going to walk for as long as she could but that its getting harder for her to. This is not the first time this lady has mentioned her fear of auntie becoming bedridden or going into a wheel chair. I dont know how the heck im supposed to prevent an 86 1/2 year old woman, who already walks with a walker, who is becoming slowley but surely weaker in her walk, and who falls more and more often from eventually becoming wheelchair or bed bound. The nursing her had her as a fall risk during her very short stay, they had her in a wheelchair,wouldnt let her take two steps without help. So here she is able to manuver around on her own in her apartment and she comes out here every day a few times a day. I dont know what more i can do. Auntie isnt a whiner, and i have seen people who could walk much better than her settle for a whell chair. So it isnt that she would be giving up if she did. But if she keeps falling she is gonna have to do something. im suprised she hant broke a bone already.
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Vic- thank you I hope i start feeling better soon too.
Ladee- Aww... what a sweet post to all of us. Thank you and you know we love and care about you. I know it's been a rough couple of weeks and hopefully things will start to get better soon for you.
Jam- Tanning cream, i try to go to the tanning bed but i don't get there that much so i have to use the fake stuff. Love ya
Lord this place is the house of horrors with me and dad hacking and coughing. We got enough mucus between the two of us to float a boat!!!!!! Yucky right??? Sorry to gross ya'll out.... Will post later tonight. Love and hugs to all stormyyy
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Angela......loved the picture you created. Been there, had to go get the walker!!!!!
Vivian....Jail......my version of the Seeme Spa....
Notlike....A free round for everyone in the Laundry Room.......Cheers!!!
Getting ready to go to the dentist....yuck...hubby has made it to Connecticut.....so far, so good. At least he is still headed north.....no u-turns in sight!!!!
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Starri, I don't know if I need a med adjustment or not, but I do know that it made things worse on Sunday and monday by missing some meds that I just felt to bad to even stay on track with. Plus, my therapist thinks I was worn out over the drama from last week and my wife getting so overly involved in it all. She even called up her mother to talk about this mess and brought it up in therapy yesterday which she reported on that her therapist like her mom basically said chill, nothing is going to happen unless your husband says yes for with both POAs, he is in charge and he's not going to over ride the doctor. However, despite that intellectualism of those facts she did try to get back into her drama and micromanagement my own drama, but I told her that Jesus said let your yes be yes and your no be no and thus the short answer to my step-dad about the doctor is not going to make an unsafe discharge is enough. I do have a new psychiatrist who had to go on leave for some reason and thus, I now have my wife's psychiatrist and she is having to get to know me before making any medical changes which she says that she would like to make. Frankly, I think that I could use an anti-anxiety pill or two. Now to go take one more med that it is best for me to start the day with instead of forgetting until later on.
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Morning all, Ladee, glad to hear that you let it out, you have too at times, keeping it bottled up is not good, Cmag? time for a med adjustment?

I can't tell you how nice it is to get on here and laugh along with all of you.. I am hoping that Ladee has time to breath this weekend, maybe we can make our cup of coffee together and just yak for a while, been trying to be good and not bug her.. I can be a pest..rofl..

I'm glad to hear that everyone had a decent day yesterday. Ours as normal wasn't very eventful, we did go to La Grange and see some stuff, along with getting Glenn signed up for the VA, would you not know it, I left the camera here at the RV, told Glenn I was putting one camera in the bike and one in the truck, maybe I would get some pictures.

Have a wonderful, peaceful day all.
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Good Morning Posse!!!!

Those who post with your cell phones always give me such entertainment....I love it!! also have that feature on my new phone and some things I text are hilarious but get frustrating because I have to stop and correct the words.....so now I am laughing....Vic you have given me a terrific start to my day...thank you!
And isn't it mind boggling how these little old people don't have the strength to get themselves out of a chair, but they can pick something up and hurl it across the room?
Austin....sounds like this new group will be interesting....please let us know how it goes. Why they wouldn't jump on the chance to have some experience there makes me wonder if the "leaders" don't have any hands-on either. Book smart doesn't mean you can do the job.....we all know we have learned things and seen things that aren't in a book anywhere.Will be waiting to hear from you.
I have today to work on these shiny, white legs.....supposed to rain for the next 5 days.......I'm not real sure, but I think Elvis has left the building!!!!!!

Sending love and hugs to all for a peaceful day!!!!
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*autocorrects.....lol
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All I can say this morning is between ASG's phone and Vic's, the autocorrets are making me laugh out loud.... hugs, hope everyone is good today, overslept... love
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Notlike..go to the laundry room if you need to laugh out loud..your co workers don't care! Ha
Angela..not like said it good..what a lousy alarm clock! Scares ya silly..hope you were able to go back to sleep..hulk hogan! Haha
Austin..know support group will work out great..you have so very much to offer
Ladee..love you and crying is good for the soul..let's all the yuck out! Hugs hugs
Stormy..hope you will breed a little better today
Jam..White legs will turn brown!
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angelaleigh-what a lousy alarm clock! Hugs.
Austin-sounds like a good start to the group. Good luck!
Cmag-glad you're feeling better. Hugs.
Ladee-Giving you a shoulder to cry on...hugs and prayers.
Off to face the day. Whatever it may bring.
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Our senior center is starting a caregivers support group-I called the lady who had the information and explained that I thought it would help to have former caregivers there also and she said we have two leaders-I said trust me I do not want to be a leaderthen she said well if you think you will get something from it come I said I hoped I could help others then she said she would have to call her supervisor-which she did and called me back that I could come to the group-another friend who cared for her husband is also going to call her-so the first meeting is today so we shall see.
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5:30 AM...woke up to BANG BANG BANG...i run down stairs and assume the worse...she fell!!! But no...that was not the case (Thank God I dont have grandma with a broken hip today) She woke up, grabbed her walker that we are making her use now, because she is unstable, and she threw it .....let me repeat....THREW IT....like she was Hulk Holgan, on the other side of her room! By the time I got downstairs, she was already in the bathroom. I said "GRANDMA, what happened!! Are you alright????" She replies "I dont know, why?" I said I heard banging!!! (As I was staring at her walker upside down on the other side of her room). She came out of the bathroom and went back to bed.....didnt remember a thing.....GOING BACK TO BED MYSELF TEAM!!! LOL....The day in the life of a Care Giver! I SWEAR!
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To all my sister-friends and my brother friend cmag, today has been very hard... finally had a meltdown after my son almost dieing in that accident.... was thinking of all of you as my day went on today, how awesome it is that Carol provided a place for all of us to get together, to become friends, to support each other about LIFE, not just caregiving.... and that Jam created this thread for us to talk about US...
Have received so much from so many of you, can't imagine my life before having this safe place to be human, to be scaired, tired, silly, and love so freely....In that hospital, I felt your prayers, it helped keep me sane and to do what needed to be done.... I have felt your prayers every day for all the reasons we pray for each other.... and have sent many prayers myself for ya'll.... what an awesome power love is.... and so many of us will never get to meet, but since none of my family cares one way or the other, knowing I have ya'll as my family gets me thru more tough times than ya'll know...
So I cried my tears of being a mama, but smiled and laughed out loud when I read Notlikes comments, and knowing Stormy needs to get well for vacation, and Jam's shiny white legs, and Seeme's crazy mil, and Viv finding her place here, and Cmag feeling better and allowing us to see his vulnerable side... and on and on and on....Since I can't hug each of you, please know that I absolutely could not do this without ya'll... appreciation just doesn't seem to express it for me, but many of you know me well enough to know what I am trying to say..... and maybe tomorrow, I will not be into 'self' and can address all the posts..... love you all so much.....
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ok so here I am waiting to send paperwork to renew hubby's ltc and then i find out they havent given me food stamps...I am not in completely cool mood,,,just fed up with all this nonsense. this is bogus. bs in the toilet....
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Amen Notlike! You said it well! I feel the same..
So sorry you are sick..glad you got drugs!
Cmag...glad you are better..was feeling down myself. I pray the ups come more often. Fight for a happy place in your mind..look at your sweet wife and smile..don't hide out in your man cave too long without any distraction..write a poem or just journal your feeling away....prayers.
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It is always nice to see new people join this thread!

Today, has been a much better day than how depleated/depressed I was on Easter Sunday and on Monday. Up one day and then down for one or 2 more is not unusual for me.
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Vic- too late i am sick, i went to the dr today and asked her if i could get a z pack and she asked did i want some cough syrup and i said sure. Anything to get rid of this stuff. And she gave me the good stuff with codene in it. She said that i had alot of drainage down my throat and i was just before having broncotis. I told her about my upcoming trip so i guess she had pity on me. I just hope these meds get rid of it before saturday. So i told hubby i am putting connor to bed and then i am taking the cough syrup and going to bed myself and maybe i will feel better tomorrow....
Notlike- and yes connor is getting excited about disney, he asks me everyday are we going to disney world yet? So we are doing the countdown thing now. Love and hugs to all stormyyy
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Ladee-How was your day? Is everyone behaving? Hugs.
Stormy - counting down for you. Connor must be so excited!
To all-I love being a part of this thread. It gives my brain something else to think about instead of my regular days and nights. Dark, light, funny, or sad, I know this is my home.
Goodnight, and better tomorrows.
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Vivian-glad you found us, and that you find us funny! :) Sending farries to help with the chores. Oh wait, I haven't seen those farries here in a long time, they must be at someone else's house. LOL. Hugs.
Vic-love ya! Hugs.
Mom's really worn out from the radiation, otherwise quiet here tonight.
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Hugs prayers and laughter...makes for a great place.. The most important is the compassion and love of what we are doing even though we need trips to the laundry room to keep same..,Notlike you are such an inspiration..thank you. Story..repeat after me ..you will not get sick you will not get sick..oh and beg for a shot!
ASG...glad it was just a sprain.. Wheelchair..may be safer on your furniture than the hover round.
Hang I there Vivian ..we are here for you
Ladeelou..will let all of you know about doc appt.....
Seeme..praying for Mkie! Poor guy and get rest rest rest...love ya girlie
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Even though I just found this site a couple of days ago, you have helped immensly. Ladee, Starri, Vic, notlikemom, proably shouldn't list names, I've might have left someone out. Its been good to laugh I had just been thinking the other day that it would be a vacation to go to jail. Mom's hoveround has scarred the house from one end to the other. Its good to be able to relate. Hope everyone is having a good day, I've got the blahs, laundry piles and dirty dishes waiting for me. Thanks again, for the hugs and support.
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It's a good thing my co-workers aren't paying attention to me, because I've been laughing for the last 15 minutes reading these posts! I can see myself skating on a tidal wave, with an Elvis angel flying above me, eating chocoalte rabbit ears, doing a wipe out to the sound of concrete drilling and ending up behind bars with Ladee. There had better be a laundry room there! If not, we can watch burned's new tv thingey, and repair ASG's furniture from the hover round. Oh, good Lord, do I need a vacation.
Seriously, when I tried to talk to Mom about her last radiation appointment, because I plan to be there and the doc wants me there, she wasn't too happy. Wanted to know why I would go, and especially why the doc wants me there. Well, let's see...I've been at every major appointemnt since this started, I keep the schedule, I understand more of what the doc says than both parents combined, I'm the POA, and I am the Good Daughter. Would that be enough? if I didn't go, then a week later she'd be asking me questions for which I had no answers. Argh!
Dad's leg keeps getting better. Yeah! So all is not good, and all is not bad. We'll see how it is when I get home.
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Sounds like all things considered, everyone and a kinda decent day so glad to hear that, and Seeme, I'm praying you get more "me" time to sleep when you want, and to do what you want. Stormy, it could be stress, it lowers the bodies ability to fight off colds and stuff. You would think that with it being almost a year now, I would not find myself at times ,not knowing what to do, but I still feel that on occasion. Travel I don't think is all it's cracked up to be, I've had more problems with getting my medications. I've given up on getting my pain pills for the moment till I get home, but you don't want me going without my anti-depressants, TX would not have to worry about their drought, I'd be crying enough to flood the place.

Ladee, don't forget that should you need me, I am only a couple of miles from you.

Hugs to all
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Drs Appts for Connor and me. He has got to get his 5 yr old shots and physical record to start school in aug. and then i am going to the dr at 3:30 to hopefully get a z pack for this mess in my chest. Lord ya'll pray i get rid of this stuff before saturday night and that hubby and connor don't get it. I just hope the dr will give me a z pack cause penecillin (sp?) doesn't do nothing for me. She might as well give me a aspirin if she gives me that. I have got too much to do this week to be sick and feeling like shi%.... Why do i always get sick before i leave to go on vacation or before a big event. Lucky me i guess. Love and hugs!! Stormyyy
Welcome newcomers this is a great site to vent and make friends, come back and tell us all about it.
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Mmorninf....no nh....just ace bandafe and ibuphrophen. Did get a wheelchair.
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She wont use it. Maybe that will save the furniture. Love ua
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Viv -what Ladee said-vent all you want this is the place even us oldtimers come back here.
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