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Stacey
You gave FIL a wonderful caring end to his journey

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Stacey, condolences on FIL's passing. He was so fortunate to have both of you. Might I suggest a neutral place for any meeting with BIL or SIL if they should come up for reading of the will based on Upset experience with niece who sounded quite similar? Take care.
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Stacey, You and your family have my deepest sympathy on the death of your FIL. Know that he had the best care possible at home with you and your husband. Take good care of yourself and take that much deserved trip.
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Thanks Golden, I am still have great pain. It comes and goes. There is no cavity visible so I do think this is inside the tooth/root. The pain comes on quickly and intensely then slowly subsides within a about 5 minutes. Rinsing with peroxide then later salt water. Using the clove oil with some relief and using ice pack, Lol!!! I sound a mess but do ok except when the pain hits.
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Upset, and she continues!!! PJ's actions were quickly and happy he called the police. It is unbelievable she feels so entitled. You are making great progress with the center!! I had to read twice when I read paid staff!! That is incredible!!
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Stacey, my sincere sympathies for you and family. I am happy he is at peace now. Your hubby has been a great help and support for you. Keeping you all in my thoughts and prayers. ((((Hugs)))) !!!
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upset - I am sorry this keeps happening, and very glad you have pj for support. I hope the police can do something. I figured it was "Not" responsible. You are wise to get help for the anger session if you are feeling it too much yourself. It is part of normal grieving, and grieving in the dysfun fam is even harder. The centre is coming along so well - paid staff and all. . I hope you feel a real sense of accomplishment.

((((((stacey))))) hugs and deepest condolences. You and hub did your fil proud. I hope that you have some closure now for all the years you spent looking after him. I am glad he was grateful at the end. Hopefully that holiday is coming up soon. You have more than earned it. I know now you are overwhelmed with feelings and all that has to be done. Take some time just for the two of you to debrief and catch your breath and rest. More hugs and prayers. Blessings to you both.
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Hi Everyone, I have been absent from the thread for a while, taking care of my FIL in my home on Hospice.

Sadly, my FIL passed away this morning. He had been unconscious for about 48 hours, and then spiked a fever this morning. We made him as comfortable as possible, cool cloths, cool room, and while I was on the phone to my Hospice Nurse, hubby came out of his room and said that there was a change in status, and as it turned out, he was gone. I had only just slipped out to call my Nurse, as I didn't want to talk in front of him. I was so glad I had her with me at that moment, to verify his dying, and she will be here shortly to verify his death, and call the funeral home.

I want to thank you all for being such incredible friends to me here on the AC, and Thank you all So much for your wonderful support the last difficult days, weeks and months, and for teaching me all about Narcissistic behavior!

He is at peace now, off to Heaven to be with his wife, and his family gone before him.

He has been a Gem, except for only one day here at couple of days ago, but we knew he wasn't feeling well.

We will be busy with funeral planning and family in the next few days, but I'm not going anywhere, I'll be back, once things settle down again.

Then you all can give me advice on a good vacation, as we truly need one! Lol!

I'm so rummy now, my mind is reeling of what to do next.

I have yet to tell my kids, as we don't want them rushing here, all upset and getting into an accident, so we are waiting until after quiting time, to make our calls to them.

I must go now, but Thank you all! You're all so Lovely!
Your Friends, Stace ❤❤❤
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Guest, If I didn't get the calls and bills I wouldn't believe. It would be a lot less trouble to go to work than do what they do.
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Upset, you have patience and PJ. What more can we ask for? Never ceases to amaze me how the entitled attitude hangs onnnnnnnn
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Should say Mom's estate is NOT responsible for any charges after her death.

PJ was here this morning. He answered the phone and it was my SIL. He. He politely told her she was violating restraining order and then called the police and gave them the number from which she was calling.
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I talked to attorney. Mom's estate is responsible for anything charged after the date of her death. I reported everything I could find to the companies. It was their responsibility to close the cards and stop charges and collect from my SIL. On the bill I got yesterday, the bill had been going to her. She changed to my address. At least it straightened out for now.

Today at caregivers group the topic is anger and resentment. I have a psychiatrist, a counselor and a couple of other facilitators. I'm too angry myself to be involved. Our center is on schedule. Finishing up inspections, polishing things up and getting supplies. It looks nice and we have two people hired for full time employment and two for part-time. We'll be open M-F 8-8. Sat and Sun Noon - 5. These may change with demands. We also have 4 supervised graduate level social workers during the week - some morning, some afternoon.
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Thx all

sharyn -hope you are feeling better

madge - coming from you that is a great compliment.

upset - I am sorry about more bills. They have a lot of gall.

guest - still working on things but, over all, better than worse. So sad about sil's father. They really did not look after him well. I sure understand that it will be hard making sympathetic noises. I would do well to keep my mouth shut.

- a little flakey still, I have some CFS flare up, but it has turned the corner and is on the way out. I am on 3 sets of eye drops - a steroid for the remaining time till the next surgery, and an antibiotic and a NSAID for another 10 days. He has covered all the bases! I will see my optometrist in about a week for a report on how healing is progressing.

Raining again - the lawn loves it. We brought the tomatoes in last night as it was snowing in southern AB and getting colder at nights here. Hopefully the little fruits will grow with the plants in the south window.
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Ali, hang in there. Delays in reimbursement as you know are all too common - they hope you give up.
Golden, so glad surgery went well. And it's great that you've been able to work out difficulties and make your relationship good again. You are such a strong and positive influence.
Upset, I understand about the bills. When my aunt died, my cousin kept trying to get money out of my mother for bills that aunt had run up spending alone the money that grandmother left for both mom and aunt. Cousin could not believe the money train had left the station without him on it....
Going to a funeral on Monday. My SIL's father who lived with her and my brother. I've written about it before - the gentleman that was left alone for 3 weeks while my brother and his wife went on extended trip to IRELAND with a 20 year old girl and daily neighbor only check in - Vietnam vet with Agent orange, chest mass suspicious for cancer after lifelong smoker, heart patient, Parkinson's with advancing dementia. M was ready to join his wife, I'm accepting that. But I still struggle with the fact that he died alone at the house when my brother and his wife left him alone again a week after return from Ireland to drive to West Virginia for a togetherness trip. My brother took contract job here where I live for a year 150 miles away from his home finished 1 week before Ireland trip and was starting another contract job in WV Sep 9 and kept talking about how he and SIL were sharing the hands-on caregiving role. I love my brother, but it's gonna be hard to make sympathetic noises when they bemoan the fact that M died and was found in front of Fox TV with both dogs standing vigil by a neighbor. Keep smiling!
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Ali,
Try to have a little fun in Vegas, Ali
Spa massage, nice meal, a little pai gow
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You're a formidable Viking, Golden
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Sharyn, another home remedy for toothache - soak a cotton ball in peroxide and bite down on it for a little bit. Will ease pain and if will slow down an abscess. Hope you feel better soon.
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Send, I love Sound of Music - one of my favorites.

Clove oil works great for a toothache.

I would be able to let go of some of my anger a little easier, if I didn't keep getting bills that my Mom signed for on behalf of my brother and SIL. Got another one today. This one has my SIL name on it. I called the company and explained that my mother was a dead co-signer. I gave them my SIL's phone and mailing address. I also gave them phone numbers for her Dad and her sister in case what I gave them had changed. I gave them everything I knew about her finances.
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DDDuck, Bless my homeland f o r e v e r. My bed is made, and I have listened to the song in every rendition on youtube.  The Sound of Music is one of my favorite stories.

Essential oils have "Clove", smells great.
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Thanks Golden!! I have to look for some. I threw out all my older herbs/spices before we moved.
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sharyn - clove oil for toothache - it works. Or chew a clove!
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Then I get to work and the nurse I relieve was like oh don't forget the banana bread in the box. I go in the room and little Debbie on box with cakes with cream in between delicious. Where did this swee tooth come from! Shoot,!!!1.
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Lately I have been eating lots of sweets and cakes. Oh boy!! So today on my way to work I bought some blueberries *( Iam not a vegetable or fruit person in any way.) figure I will try and change my lifestyle eat healthy. Hump I stopped in a store after my 2hour ride and bought cheese doodles and honey barbeque chip, was actually looking for a play to by a strawberry milkshake! Go figure. $%%^&$
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Sharyn, I know that my anger and resentment is stress on me in everyway, toxic. We give power to the people who hurt us when they can walk in a room and bring those same feelings or anger or whatever or even the thought. I am behind you all the way as I am also working toward letting it go.
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Send computer did its own thing when I hit space. But I had to sing that song a lot to my girl she loves it. Her mom sings her to sleep with that and Maybe (ANNie) being the top two. So while learning the lyrics it got imbedded in my brain. I loved it. I'd hum it on the train and get funny looks. I grew out of it but it is still stuck. lol
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Golden you are awesome.

Send your humor is off the chain. Edelweiss on utube!! Girl I
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Sharyn, I am in same boat with insurance, I have but its just crap and no dental at all. I heard it said and tried cloves for a tooth ache. It helped. also I take my oreagano oil and vit c. Usually when its hurting its and infection involved and who knows what else. Feel better. You may want to check out your city hospitals also. They have dental most options they give is extraction. not to mention an all day stay waiting and there is a fee scale and if you get meds and don't have you can ask them to bill you.
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We have had rain and wind since yesterday and rest of week. It's suppose to go back up to 70 next week. Snow in the east and north of the state.
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Winds are howling, talking snow in foothills this weekend. And oh the pleasure of getting out my UGGS to warm my cold feet! No more sandals to work, I have a hunch.
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Ali, I can sure identify with everything in one place! I had things in three different places at one time. Then cleared and thinned, and into one place for almost two years now. It is a huge relief! Now I am thinking about selling my china, I am sure my kids do not want it. I will probably never use it again as life has changed, become much more simple. Less stuff is good. My advice on moving stuff from Vegas? Anything you do not want, leave it there on the curb, someone will pick it up. How many years since you set eyes on that stuff?
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