
Many of us, myself included, come from a dysfunctional family which adds a lot of weight to the challenges of caregiving. I have read stores on various threads on other topics and decided it would be good to have a thread just for this topic for people to share, vent and discuss.
The idea for this thread originated on the thread named "The Caregiver....How are YOU doing today?"
When I run across some of my posts, I think someone else wrote them.
Then there are some that are such good answers that I am sure someone else was the author. (Not bragging, wanted to make you laugh).
Just a thought.
Hey all. :-)
Hope you're feeling better and better, Becky.
How was the first day, Guest? So pleased for you!
Sounds like a fun day, Glad. I love those "little Indian trading post" places but haven't been to one in many years.
Guest.. knock them dead!!! You will do great.
Tell us more about the job Guest. You sound excited, hope it is a great fit.
Tomorrow I go back to the hospital and surgery on Tuesday. Get it over with and move on. I’m happy my son and grandchildren have been here visiting. A distraction from thinking about surgery. I hope this goes as well as the first one. It was better than I expected.
Hope everyone has had a nice weekend. Summer seems to be here. We’ve had abnormally warm weather for June.
Stopped at a little Indian trading post that has been there since the early1900's. Mom always took us there when we were in the area. The woman that owned it originally left it to the man (he worked for her) that ran it when I was a youngster. Then he left it to the people that worked for him when he passed. The place really had not changed a bit, I was happy to see, and really did not expect it at all. Very pleased about that! Quite authentic. The granddaughters loved it as did my daughter.
Lots of wood stacked on the ground at my house. Framing this week I am sure. 😊
cmag - glad that your dad has hospice to care for him. Keep us updated about how he is.
glad - how is the house doing?
Thunderstorm here last night and more expected today. I have to wake up properly (mornings are slow), finish up around here then hit the road.
Have a good day and be good to you.
Thanks for asking. My dad is doing ok and he is now under hospice care at home.
12 days ago Dorienne put her Mom in respite "for a week", must be on a vacation.
It is a lot more work to come back from respite.
Do not really know, but was just speculating.
Hoping she is ok and returns to us soon.
I had a big surprise last night. My son and three grandchildren showed up from CA. They drove. I` never expected them. We’ve had a good day. They’re going to stay for awhile.
cmag - wondering how your dad is doing
peace bear - you gotta do what you gotta do. How terrible for your sis to get physical with your mum.
book - not telling them didn't cause trouble did it?
becky - in some ways it is good to get it all over and done with. You have great support.
Doriiiiiiii... where are you???? How is your mum? How are you???
Finally had a couple of good days, but back with the fm again today. Planning to drive south tomorrow if I can, so R and I can go to the mountains. The weather there will be cool but it will be nice anyway. Finally got my new lenses in. They are not as good as I hoped but better than before. I think my eyes have changed again, so I will get them checked sooner than I usually do.
Spent many hours online finding high neck long sleeved summer tops for mother - blouses and shirts mainly. Hope some of them work and aren't ruined by the laundry. It's a hit and miss process. I found nice silk blouses she would have loved, but they would get ruined. I got a couple of adaptive tops for her too.
Take care all.
This afternoon I have to go to the hospital nutritionist. I missed my appointment last month. I hope she has some new recipes for me to try. Diabetic and kidney disease diet gets boring.
My dad evidently did not make plans for his funeral. All we know is that he wanted an Irish funeral. However, he has outlived his friends and all but one of his siblings who is 10 years younger. I pointed out that his brother plus nephews and nieces will like like to come to his memorial service. Most of them live a day or two drive away and some will want to come,I am sure. Some of my cousins on my mothers side of the family knew him and might want to come also.
Blood work is normal except I have a UTI. Most likely been lingering for a while. My weight is down dramatically, most likely from metformin.
You've been such a rock for your wife’s difficult family issues. Yet you might find that you need a whole new script and a whole new playbook for your current journey.
Keep us posted. You have been supportive to so many on this forum. We’d be honored to return the favor.