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Daisy - you are right, I can't wait. Re farmer's who over work. That's a hard one. most of them carry on till they drop. With his knee surgery and then especially the accident, R has had to slow down somewhat though he is picking up steam again as he heals from the concussion, He is slowly learning that he needs rest and to pace himself.

I look for opportunities, then encourage him to relax, take a nap , go to bed early (which was unheard of before)and so on. I plan breaks - going out to a performance, or a meal or just shopping. I tell him he is more important then the...whatever is calling him out to work. Now that there is more light, he feels he has to work till it's dark - hangover from the old days.

I think it is very hard for them to put themselves first. On the farm the animals, the machines, the chores and all come first even if you are sick, or tired. R is slowly learning to listen to his body and acknowledge that he is aging and can't do what he used to. It's a work in progress.
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Golden, I bet you can't wait! Glad your getting the dishwasher thing figured out!

I have a question for you, do you have a hard time getting your farmer type husband to slow down, not over work and hurt himself?
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Hi Daisy - it's on it's way. After a bit of checking around, I finally purchased one which arrives next week. I had a great saleslady that I feel will be behind me if anything goes wrong. I couldn't wait any longer without one that functions. It still is a pain trying to get some satisfaction over the other one, but whatever...
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Golden, did you get your new dishwasher yet? What a pain that has been for you.
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Daisy thx. That car sounds great. Maybe you and Dh should take a trip south in it. The barking dog now goes away for a while and then comes back. A little improvement.
Psue -thinking of you. Prayers🙏
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Golden, that is so sad to see, and makes you realize how lucky we are. How's the barking dog situation going?

Peasuep, thinking of you. We are here for you.🫂🫂😔
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A neighbour dropped by this afternoon to see if R was in the help her with her front hall closet doors and to talk. I knew her husband was ill but it looks like he's pretty bad. In his condition he needs blood transfusions, but matching gets harder and harder. They are still looking but...And he has asbestosis.

Home care is coming in and other help.. He's not an old man - 60s at most. Hard to tell with her as she is a smoker and her skin is very wrinkled. She moves like a younger person.

Thankfully they have lots of support. She still goes out to play cards a couple of times a week. He has family nearby to visit and give her a break.

It's sad.
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Llama, that's not a bad habit, we all have are different things.

Im excited, got the car my son gave us, took it for a ride, wow I love it, now do we keep it or sell it. Don't really need 2 cars and 2 trucks for 2 people. But I really like this car, or do we sell it to pay for his wedding in Ireland??? 🤔🤔We can't decide. Honestly he just was sick of fixing things that started to break down on it. He thought it was the alternator this time, turned out , he left a light on inside the car. Lol.
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I actually have a bad habit of humming, especially when nervous.
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Haha, Sendhelp.
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Venting, my husband always talks to himself, when his is in his garage. He even answers himself. 😂
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Ventingisback,
Most spouses are unaware that when they are talking
no one is listening
so they are talking to themselves anyway.
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I was looking up on the internet whether it’s common for people to talk to themselves (out loud), especially if they live alone. Turns out many people do it.

I saw someone write something funny:
“I do it all the time. Sometimes it’s nice but sometimes I’m so mean to myself. 🙂”
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Daisy - I've often pondered why nobody stepped in when I read newspaper stories of people that have been scammed. Why is granny suddenly withdrawing thousands in cash? Why is she buying all those gift cards? And I honestly wouldn't know how to buy bit coin and send it off to someone, how does anyone confused enough to fall for these scams manage to manoeuvre through all that?
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My husband went to his accountant this week. We needed to take some money out, the accountant kept asking Hubby what he needed money and what he is spending it on. Hubby said to him, what are you my mother. Lol I finally figured it out, accounts probably watch for red flags on dementia and scammers. Actually kinda cool.
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My son, bought a new car, didn't want to deal with his old car, so gave it to us to fix and sell, gosh darn it's a nice car, I think were going to keep it for an extra car. VW Passat, 2015 . Nice when your kids have money, and are computer geeks and can't fix an alternator. 😄
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That's cute 🥰, I actually just looked on Amazon at the llama coloring books. They look adorable.

I am so obsessed right now, with coloring. I just ordered a New Orleans coloring book, that will be fun! 😊
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Daisy: My DD gave me a llama adult coloring book for my January birthday!
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So I've been adult coloring, these cool 😎 pictures. It actually sounds a bit silly, but there is a lot to it is you want to be really good professional colorer. 😆 So I'm thinking now I have all these really cool pics what to do with them?? I'm thinking of coating them with a spray mog podge , and covering the wall of my kitty litter room
💖💖
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Way - very likely!
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@Golden ,

Yup the denial I’ve seen the past two days is astounding . I told DH , they will find partner ( who isn’t eating much) on the floor at home .
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Waytomisery, everything Golden said!!!

Take care of yourself and DH. 🫂💖
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((((Way)))) Oh my goodness!!!! Lots of denial going around.Mil is having a hard time facing her realities. Well, it kept her in her condo longer, but I would not be surprised if she goes straight to SNF with all her health issues. This talk of partying is fantasy. Let her talk. It's not going to happen, She is trying to save face with her friends and avoid her current fairly unpleasant state and also what is looming in her future. Pure escapism Don't let it get to you. If she wants to fantasize, whatever.

Partner's family are also in denial. I'm glad the bill paying went well. They need to smell the coffee and they probably will eventually. Mil can't babysit their dad anymore. Yes, memory care is expensive. Maybe they haven't made any back up plans. Not your problem as such but can cause problems for you I am sure.

Hope Dh detaches and doesn't worry about mil's foolishness. Trouble is he has had too much of that sort of thing to deal with, with his dad. I'm sure it's a sensitive area for him. Hope all the legalities are panning out reasonably.

Prayers for all.
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@Golden,

Well ,partners family is still holding out hope that MIL has some miraculous recovery and comes home so she can supervise again . We did see partner and family as we had to meet up to settle up paying household bills , which went well . They are not realizing how bad partner is , they also mentioned how expensive memory care is .

MIL is so bad she may not even make it to AL , she may skip ( not literally ) right into SNF . She waited too long . We begged her to go to AL 6 months ago . She apparently has some bad bedsores and her pelvic , sacral , and spinal compression fractures have her immobile . She says she has walked alittle in PT . We watched the aide transfer her . She is dead weight until he gets her to stand .
Assisted living came and did assessment yesterday . MIL will have to have her wounds healed and be able to stand and pivot . If she can’t , to SNF she goes .
They said at least 3 more week in rehab .

Meanwhile we walked in on MIL on the phone with her friend talking about lunch outing plans next month when friend from Florida comes up north for the summer. I don’t think so .
DH is having his moments of frustration with MIL during our visit .At times she is talking about unrealistic plans for when she leaves rehab of partying with her friends at her condo and driving again . It’s strangely alike to FIL 3 years ago . At one point I sent DH out for coffee/tea for us .
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Oh, wow, Way. That really says it!!! Not a scenario for you, for sure. How are you and Dh doing as this episode progresses?
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So today we were at MIL’s rehab . We were waiting in the hallway while the aide got MIL dressed.

While we were waiting in the hallway , another patient was brought back to her room across the hall . I could hear the staff member saying “ Here is your remote , your call bell etc.”. Then the staff member was moving her overbed table near her and said something along the lines that she would straighten it up .

The patient ( a female ) said “ Don’t worry about it . My son is coming , my daughter-in-law will clean it up “. 🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️
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THANKS!
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Venting, good to see you.
Wishing you luck.
I hope things work out really well.
Let us know. Thinking of you.
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Today, 5 April 2025, it suddenly occurred to me the major problem I have in my life. Probably half the battle IS correctly identifying what’s the problem.

Namely:
There’s someone in my life I miss. I’m going to reach out to them. Let’s see if this solves 99% of my problems. Maybe even 100%.
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“You have power over your mind-not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength.” Marcus Aurelius
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