I'm tired of cooking/preparing 3 meals a day. It's just the two of us but boy oh boy can that woman eat!! She stays slimish, I get fattish. It's bad enough I do everything here much less start making her one thing and me the other. At times I feel guilty when I buy her fast food cuz of the nutritional value....not to mention I eat it too.
Roni, I think your mother is a good one, isn't she? I guess even the best can have their moments.
You can also cook cubed chicken in garlic & oil then combine with drained noodles & vegetables.
Yesterday was hard for me. She walked off. I have been worried about her son (my fiance) at the same time. The stress got to me. He turned out clear on his test & she has had a fairly good day. I wanted to cry today on the way home after his test. No vein blockage for him, and she's tired tonight. She helped with dishes, which she had quit doing. More her normal self.
FF, your parents haven't got the wrong end of the stick about cochlear implants or something, have they? I've been trying to imagine what… operation..? …they could have in mind???
Quitting while I'm ahead and submitting this one quick. Hugs
About 3 hours ago I also had trouble with posting on the website.... wrote someone long and the system said it didn't go through... of course it disappeared :0
It does sound like you need a nice long break, so look into some free respite care! As far as going crazy?..been there done that have the shirt and decided crazy is a good thing if you're a caregiver :)
eh , wrong thread , nevermind ..
Thank goodness I asked him who is the name of this new ear doctor who says he can help Mom. Dad said not to worry, he already made an appointment. When is that? Tomorrow at 4pm. Sorry, Dad, you will have to cancel that appointment as I have something scheduled myself that I really need to attend.
I don't know what Dad was thinking, guess he thought he was doing something good but forgot he has to schedule these things through me, because my significant other or myself are my parents' wheels. We are both employed and can't at the last minute leave the building, except for emergencies. And this isn't an emergency :0
He's past that stage where he thinks he can do anything anymore - I cannot even get him into the car let alone onto a fart cart, but I remember the unreasonable requests and comments he made for some time. I have not really convinced him that I am really his wife, Lois - I am a different Lois - and the real Lois should not expect me to do all this work by myself! - Like mowing and shoveling snow, etc.. At least he has tried to be considerate since I am the one taking care of him, etc.
I guess we are nearing the end of this journey of 70 years together. He's in no pain, but is panicky, anxious and soo bored - can't walk or feed himself. His hands just will not do what he wants them to do.
Hospice begins tomorrow... the VNA has been hovering over us for several days until Hospice was finally approved today. Now Marley, our Lab, will have to get used to another new bunch of ladies with names like Amy, Kathy, Debby, etc. she is so excited to meet new folks! Much more exciting than playing catch with me..
So you and JeanetteB - both live in Oregon... We have a granddaughter in Portland. Oregon. She loves it there!! Years ago my dear, departed brother was also a resident - Klamath Falls - enjoyed ocean fishing a whole lot - with our uncle Frank.. A lot different from old Indiana..
On another note, an eleventh hour purchaser is in the process of buying my little home....I will not be making anything out of the deal, but it will pay off the mortgage and creditors and that burden off of me in and of itself will be a blessing...so thank God for that....
Jeannette I hope you are feeling better....I am slowly making my way through the thread to try to see what everyone has been up to....
LoisC, I am still super impressed how efficient you are on a computer!! I can only hope I am as astute as you are when I reach that wonderful age :) Kudo's to you young lady!
Found out something disturbing yesterday while at my Dr's office for the follow up from my ER visit. He was reading the notes from the X'Ray... he mentioned left side - ribs 9, 10 fractured. I was telling him how the muscles in my back were pulling all the way around my chest... he said something about that being strange that it was affecting my right side... anyway, he said it would be 6 + weeks for it to heal.... I had mom with me and she was a bit fussy, it's hot out and I'm just not feeling it... so I wasn't paying that much attention to what the doc was saying. Just give me some pain pills and let me go ya know? Get out to the car and that proverbial light bulb goes off over my head! LEFT RIBS?? Sub acute/chronic?? I fractured those 17 months ago... they apparently DID NOT take an X-Ray of my spine where the pain is and where I heard it crack. Today was the first day that I didn't have to crawl/creep out of bed... so now I'm wondering if I should go visit the ER and ask them to show me the X-Rays and see if they even looked at the right spot? or should I just let it be, since it seems to be better?
Another dilemma....My oldest brother agreed to watch mom this weekend. my girlfriend and I are going to float the river.... she caretakes for her mom also, she's got coverage too. We will stay here at my house and do whatever we want for 3 days.... BUT ...mom is very frail these days and even more confused/scared/lost. Every time they have watched her she has hurt herself. They do not pay as close attention to her as I do... I am starting to feel guilty about her going away for a few days.... I know it will upset her .... I don't think she really remembers who they are anymore... ahhhh what to do, what to do.
GUILT SHMUILT!!!!! Go have FUN!!!!!!
My advice after 20 years in the medical field is to check up on those docs... they are not infallible.. Mistakes happen Good luck!
So go and get your own copies of those X-rays and the reports. they are free to the patient. just go to medical records and request copies Jeanette.
Lois I am constantly amazed at you. You are a wonderful example to everyone. here. No fart cart for you. keep up the good work.
"Oh, thought I'd take in a movie, get down to the mall, maybe treat myself to a hair-do and a manicure…"
Oh boy these lapses in connection! I try to remind myself that lots of things we think of as simple logical sequences - which way to turn when we sit down, what day it is if tomorrow's Tuesday, that my daughter won't need to get the bus if my ex-SO is giving her a lift in his car - are no longer simple for dementia sufferers. But even so, we do end up with some head-scratching moments, do we not?
Yesterday Dad was talking about if he or Mom should pass away, that whoever goes first to have the funeral home store the body until the other spouse passes. He actually thought the funeral home would to that for free. And that it would be cheaper to fly both back to his home town for burial. I know my parents are always looking for a good deal, but I doubt the funeral home ever has a *2 for 1* promotion :P