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Stormy, sorry I didn't warn you about that......definitely sounds like what I had. Wait till Monday to send him anywhere......should be over by then.
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Ro, I read ya'll were going to get some bad snow.... hope you are staying warm, all the furbabies in the house???? Put layers on and make sure you let us know you are ok...... it got up into the 80's here yesterday...... too weird.... love ang hugs and stay warm...
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Hi everybody. Awaiting for the snow.... But we are below snow temperature.
Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
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stormy.....connor's little butt is one of those things that will just take time. When the diarrhea stops, so will the burning. Not much you can do about it until then. Ask your pharmacist for something to put on him that has numbing properties. He has no input, so pretty soon there won't be much output either.....hang in there!
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Just keep creaming the area and if he can sleep on his side with pillows behind his back-maybe a good soak in the tub.
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Well i thought connor was over his stomach virus but this morning he wakes up and tells me that he pooed in the middle of the nite in his pants. And it was on after that. Running to the bathroom every 2 or 3 minutes. I was planning on carrying him to daycare but that didn't happen. Now his butt is raw. And he won't sit down on anything cause it hurts and is red. I have put the butt cream on him but he is still sore. Any suggestions???????
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Good Morning Angels!!!

Slept for almost 8 hours....whew must have needed that! But didn't work in the yard yesterday....as much as I wanted to I know Mother Nature in all her Alzheimer's isn't through with us yet.

brandy it's good to read from you again....glad you decided to come back and visit. I admire your husband for starting that job and trying to satisfy his customer....sounds like he isn't going to just give in. But am thinking about you....take care of YOU and don't get in that car....

The col is starting into her "wind-down".......she is so frail, is not eating well. We had the NH put her at a table so that staff can help her eat. She was with some lovely ladies who were helping her and then she was moved so that she would attempt to feed herself and that isn't working so we requested the move again. She slumps in her chair and doesn't have the energy to straighten herself up. I sit daily waiting on the "phone call".

Hope everyone feels better, has a good day, and will check back with you later....

Love and Hugz,
Jam
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Good morning everyone.
Cloudy here - again. Mother Nature has Alz ! love it!! I heard Sam on GMA comment that Punxatony Phil (sp) saw his shadow so we'll have "6 more weeks of winter. And if you go to the web site you find recipes for ground hog". That made me smile a little.
We live in a "rural", hilly area where everyone has a free standing mail box. Ours took a nose dive last week so we have to replace it. In the meantime, I asked my neighbor if the carrier could leave our mail in her box until I get ours replaced. She replied, "Does that mean you expect me to bring it to you?"
That thought hadn't crossed my mind but, heck, why not? lol Nope. I'll walk out and get it myself.

Brandy, nice to hear from you. Come on back so we can all hang out. Someone on another thread called our circumstances the "Twilight Zone". That fits, but I think it's like the movie "Groundhog Day".
Stormy - happy to hear the little guy is coming along.
Ladee- get some sleep!
Much to do here today so I'd better get busy. My big challenge today - thread a needle so I can sew a button on hubby's shirt. Wish me luck!
Hugs to all of you! Bee
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I think from all the getting up at odd hours is still with me, I also was awake , we could have been talking on the phone.....and today is my long day.... oh well, I'll sleep good tonight...
Hope your butt-ox is feeling better soon....
Brandy, good to see you back.. you have your hands full so come here and talk until you feel better....or at least don't feel alone....
Need to get moving... it's very foggy outside this morning...so need to get on the road... love and hugs to everyone...
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I took a nap yesterday, so now I am up before dawn.
Stormy, sounds like what I had. Just a matter of time before it got to your area. Sucks, but goes away pretty quickly, and Red will get back to normal before you do, so I hope you don't get it.
Vic, might have to bite the bullet and go to the doctor. Sinus infections can be bad with the headache. Take Mucinex in the meantime.
I worked outside yesterday cuttung back some plants for spring. It may be spring already....can't tell for sure......but my buttocks can tell that I have been doing something out of the ordinary!!!!!! May have to take my swollen butt-ox back to bed............
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Brandywine it is good to have you back here.
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Decided to come back here. Just a reminder that I am caring for 2 dementia patients. Fun huh!? Husband has it too. He was a carpenter for 40 years. So somebody asked him to do a very small project for them for free. He went over there and did it all wrong. So they call and ask if he would come and fix it. So he went over there to fix it and fixed it wrong again. They stepped in and assisted him in fixing it the way it should be. This is why I won't get in the car with him. Yes, he still drives, but not much. He put only 100 miles on his pickup in January, only around this little town. He is in much better shape than my mother, bless her heart.
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Ladeeda, I like your comment about "flying under her radar, meeting her needs without a lot of interaction" . That describes my survival technique, every day...It does work.
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Hi all we're improving each day here. All I can say Vic is Nyquil & Dayquil!! It saved me from losing precious sleep! Now that the fog is lifting from my brain I get to start my big job at my church, directing the drama for our easter cantata. It really gets fun when I'm listening to the cd to mark my lighting ques & mil decides,( since I'm not doing anything!) she can pull me to something stupid. She's from the generation of women being domestic, so if I'm on the computor,she thinks I'm entertaining myself. If my husband is on it Oh he's busy doing WORK! Uggggh!
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Mis, I am loving the idea that Mother Nature has Alz...!!!!!!! It is almost 80 here today... we don't usually have bad winters like ya'll further north, but this is crazy even for us.... I think I'll wear capris to work tomorrow, naaaah, I'd have to shave my legs.
And thanks Mis, I am doing much better.... found out from our Dr. Indahouse, Jam, that it's the meds I am taking for leg pain that is contributing to my mood swings.... so at least I will know next time ,,, I'll refer to them as my Gorilla pills, so when ya'll see me on a rant now, you'll know, it's not the world, it's ME.. guess another trip to the Dr. is in order, see if she can give me somthing that won't turn me into a monster....
Notlike, I am so sorry your mom isn't feeling good/playing it for all it's worth.... what a stressfrul waiting game.... and how great you got to talk to your dad about her behaviour...... I'm sure that helps you to feel not so alone with it all.... and your poor dad.... isn't it amazing how some people take things , serious things, in stride, and others give in to it.....
I've just been trying to fly under Marie's radar... meeting her needs, without a lot of interaction.... makes for a very long day sometimes...
I do have my feelers out for another job, it just helps me to not feel so trapped....
Sonny, in some ways has gone down this winter.... right now he thinks he isn't at home... has been this way for awhile.... pacing the floors, his OCD has him rearranging all the counter tops and pictures in the living room... sends her into orbit, but I let her know when he gets done, I'll put stuff back.... He's bored out of his mind.... so while she is in Austin tomorrow, him and I will go outside if it is pretty outside... he loves to be outside picking up sticks.... and I love being outside too, so hopefully this spring, he will want to plant some things, and we'll get our hands dirty and get some sunshine on our bones.....
Stormy, glad Conner is feeling better... his tummy is sore, he'll eat when he wants to, when he gets hungry....
Will check back later... hugs to everyone....
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I guess we made the appt at sometime or another probably the same day doc made that statement about the cd. But sis said that dads dr the one that has been doing the throat stretching on dad here in our town. Said that he thought that we should carry dad back to the duke dr. to get a check up. I just think it is going to be a waste of time,money, and gas. Ugh..... Love and hugs stormyyyy
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Hey everybody- Connor is feeling better today and i kept him out of daycare today also. Thank you for all the comments about hoping that he feels better. Now just trying to get him to eat is a chore. He still hasn't eaten much today, but that will just take time i know. He had maybe half of a egg this morning. A handful of dry cheerios cereal and some mashed potatoes and now he is eating some cheese it's. And i saw on facebook where another child has the stomach virus that is in his daycare class so it's going around. I just hope me and hubby don't get it. And this has been some of the wackiest weather i have seen for january. It was suppose to get up to 73 today and it is going to be in the mid to upper 60's this whole week. You know what they say in the bible you won't be able to tell the seasons apart. Makes me wonder.......
Well sis informed me last night that dad has a appt at duke with dads surgeon. Just a check up. But i think it will be a wasted trip. Can you tell i don't like this dr. This is the same dr that at one time i asked him, "Well, we(me, sis and bro) were wondering about a pet scan. And his response was, "Quit wondering". That is what he told me. Pissed me off something terrible i was ready to leave that place. And did not care to go back. He is also the dr that we carried a pet scan (at a later date, took from another dr and different hospital) but we carried it to him thinking that well maybe he can tell us what this pet scan cd says. So we are waiting for him to come back and tell us what the cd says cause we had given it to his nurse and he comes back in and says this is of no importance to me and hands us the cd back.---- End of conversation----
Now how would ya'll have reacted to that statement. We had been waiting for over a month to find out results couldn't go to the dr that ordered the pet cause he was recovering from surgery and then went on vacation for another month. And i know sis is going to want me to go with her and dad to see this a-hole, and i guess i will get sucked into going. But i will not be happy about it. I should just sit my fat a$$ out in the waiting room. But i know that won't happen either. Going to send this b4 it gets lost.
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Stormy-hope your son is feeling better. Vehicles are a great invention, until they break. Hugs.
Mis-it was 50 here too in Wisconsin yesterday. Mom was feeling bad again with her cold, so she didn't go outside. What a waste. She is either alot more run down from the chemo than she is saying, or she is milking this cold for all it's worth. Or both, it's hard to tell.
Dad's treatments are not easy for him. In some ways, it's harder than Mom's. He is doing great trying not to be embarassed everytime or even just talking about it. They sent him home last time and told him to try to hold it in for 2 hours. He said he made it 1 hr and 55 minutes, then couldn't make it to the bathroom in time. I feel sorry for him. But he bounces back well and is trying to cope.
I'm tired today so I think that makes me sadder and not feeling so strong. Stayed up late talking to Dad about Mom's behavior. Would love to go home and crash, but have to grocery shop, then print maps for the next few appts and remind Mom to take her anti-clausterphobia meds before her MRI tomorrow. A day in the life.
Hope everyone has a quiet evening. I am looking forward to making quesadillas (sp?) for dinner. Yummy and easy.
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I've been busy like a bee today and it's my day off from doing some running around and on the phone getting quotes for our toys that we're getting in the middle of this month. I hate talking on the phone rather do business face to face, but if it means less driving around than I'll settle for making phone calls. I can't wait to get our toys cause Feb. I'm hit with my hubby's b-day, our anniversity and Valentine's Day so after these toys I should and he should be good for awhile. ( I can only hope until the newest, latest great atv or side by side comes out.)

I'm soo looking forward to our vacation in Oct. It'll seem good to get away for awhile even though we'll take more weekend getaways this summer or before whenever mother nature decides what season she's in. I believe she's got dementia just like the ones that we cared or are caring for does. :) All of our snow went away yesterday. It was like 50 here in Michigan. Unheard of for the end of January.

I couldn't imagine a party without a bathroom that sure wouldn't work for me cause of these dang water pills. I hate them things but I'll deal with them.

Stormy- I hope Red is feeling better. Poor little guy.
Vic hope you get to feeling better.
Ladeeda hope things are better for you.
Everyone else I hope you are doing good.
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I guess someone didn't like the competitor's name being mentioned in the wine post. Oh well. I thought it was cute. I'm with you, Jam. Imagine a party with no bathroom breaks! lol But, like you, ladee, I'd better go for the chocolate - I like peppermint bark.
Gloomy morning here but not too cold for Feb. I can't seem to get motivated today and I really have things to do. Maybe I should go for a walk to clear my head and get some adrenaline flowing. Nope. I'll go later. I've got to get the laundry going and plan dinner before I call Mom and get the insanity going for the day.
Well, friends, hope you find some peaceful moments today. TTYL. Bee
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It was fleeting Austin.....it's gone again....lol
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at least you have a brain cell-mine must be all gone. I wish my Mother would see people than she could give them her digs and barbs.
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And STARRI....and AUSTIN.....and ADASSAH.....and LYN....................I had a brain cell kick in.....must have been the coffee......love you all!!!!!!!
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Good Morning Posse!

Doing a drive-by this morning......woke up early, have already had coffee, taken the dogs out and listened to the "Spring" birds doing their thing......oh my are they in for a surprise. The grass is turning green and when it decides to be winter we'll all be miserable.

Sorry to hear you have a headache Vic.....hope you have something to knock it out.
burned....happy to hear about the dress and sorry you don't feel well. Gallstones, appendix, kidney stones, muscle spasms......?????????
stormy......hope everyone feels better today
seeme.....I'm thinking Red Lobster today....they are still having their 4-course for $15 here.....now to see if Target still wants to get up and get out of here today.
ladee.....sending good thoughts today that it will be a good day for you!
ASG, River, mis, notlike, Ro, Zoey, Lirpa, CMag, my brain has shut down......please check in and let us know how things are going....hugs to all!

Happy Trails,
Jam
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Sorry for that headache Vickie Vic... hope you have somthing to take that helps....and also hope your new lady works out..... I would come and help but then you would have to feed me.....
love and hugs to you today...
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Morning all..burned hope you get to feeling better and glad to hear you are getting your dress..too bad it had to be so hard but glad you are the better one.
Stormy hope Connor has a better day..
As for me..ughhhh sinus infection pounding headache..dad is doing pretty good....
Caregiver that comes once a week has a regular partime job..her hours got changed...talked to another lady yesterday..we will meet her tomorrow...
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Starri, me too... mine is an hour glass figure left in the sun too long....
stormy, hope Conner is feeling better today, and hope the neice will help with dad , that could be a win win situation....
Hope eveyone has a blessed day in some kind of way....hugs prayers and angels
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I on the other hand been feeling like crap...my right side is hurting instensely and my back has been crazy...I do not know if I have another uti or my depression is getting the best of me..I am doing all that I can humanly possible annd last few days I have woke up at 630 am to get my daughter ready for school and then fall back to sleep and sleep longer and longer.I just do not have the motivation but good news I am getting my wedding dress that my mom made from my sister finally but she had the nerve to call my children the devil spawn and my husband a slob and I turn called a nasty narcisstic selfish cow. It got the best of her and then she went on about my money and I said fyi those arent getting touch so get over urself and it all started with me politely asking about my wedding gown. typical arguement glad the buck stops there with her.
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Those of ya'll that went to my fb page and saw the mural that my neice painted, well she has finished it. And she has also put up a picture of the original picture that came out of a book. I have posted both pictures on my fb page if ya'll would like to take a look at it and compare the two pictures. Love and hugs stormyyy
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Chocolate is what helped me get my girlish figure..lol..
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