Tag: caregiving
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November 08, 2007 12:13 PM EST --
I met my parent-in-laws in 2000, by 2002 I was sleeping over at their house 5 nights a week. Joan & Jack were in dire need of help, I can never say no. In 2004 Jack passed away after 2 years of constant . . .
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February 17, 2008 04:09 PM EST --
So, I told you already how independent ma was inclined to be. When I first got involved, she was still not only staying home alone while R was off at his store (8 - 10 hours a day, 7 days a . . .
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February 23, 2007 07:49 PM EST --
That's what she said to me the other day - my sister-in-law - the one who lives a 10 minute walk away from us, and who ~helped~ us take care of her mom. When, that is, she couldn't avoid it. And . . .
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June 23, 2007 08:36 PM EDT --
Went to Niagara Falls yesterday to hang out at their (very old, poorly laid out & decripit-looking) hospital with my dad & his wife. Stayed over at a hotel and went back this morning.......
Tongue . . .
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October 19, 2008 04:25 AM EDT --
It Takes Two Baby
The poem wants to put
his feet to the floor. On
occasion he can do this
unaided. But there are
days when together we
must work as . . .
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December 14, 2006 10:14 PM EST --
Today was one of those days...
no, not one of ~those~ days...
one of those increasingly rare
few and far between totally special
days when she forgets that she forgot
how to walk and she gets up
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June 19, 2008 03:10 PM EDT --
Several years ago, my mother had major surgery. Thankfully, she is fine and active now, but the time period immediately after her surgery was incredibly difficult. I had gone to college, to medical school, . . .
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November 15, 2008 10:37 PM EST --
I have two friends who are in the same boat I am in. We are all paraprofessional "Ace In The Holes" for our loved ones who'd be scared to be alive without us.
I do for my . . .
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March 17, 2009 11:21 AM EDT --
Join us for a live chat, tonight at 8pm ET to discuss caregiving for aging parents. What do you need to know? Who can help you?
We will be joined by Dr. Madhuri Reddy of Harvard Medical . . .
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April 29, 2009 08:16 AM EDT --
The new Carleton Nursing Home contains 90 beds. All are occupied, unless it is mealtime, bath time, or mid-afternoon when residents are wheeled to the central courtyard or one of the common rooms. . . .
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February 17, 2007 08:05 AM EST --
"Well, that was a lot of work for nothing!" hubby said this morning.
He didn't mean it, of course. It wasn't nothing. We've been taking care of her - his mom - for a . . .
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February 23, 2007 08:26 PM EST --
Happened to catch a segment of an All Stressed Out contest on ~my~ talk radio station today .... one of the themes of the entries from this week was caregiving.... seems many of the people who entered . . .
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February 17, 2008 03:12 PM EST --
It has been a year since the day I sat here in my living room with ma beside me - but not really - and wrote It's Over . Hubby & I haven't talked about the anniversary thing - don't . . .
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December 03, 2006 06:20 PM EST --
Ok my last SITUATION has sparked a lot of comments and I so appreciate it. To refresh your memories the following is the situation:
The disappearing toilet paper.You see one of my residents would . . .
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March 31, 2009 04:04 AM EDT --
Falling. Down.
Luckily for my dad these are two words that had never entered his mind until last week.... When he fell twice.
The first time he fell forward off the front porch. Our front . . .
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September 03, 2009 04:51 PM EDT --
Last Wednesday, way past bedtime, we got this text: "Tornado on my street. Neighbors roof in my back yard. Kathy". I roused, grabbed my glasses, and read it again. "Hey!" I yelled to Husband who . . .
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October 02, 2009 04:29 PM EDT --
Woke up from a dream of a train trip through Russia. Why Russia? A mystery until I walked by the dryer and saw a book about Peter the Great that I had read a few pages of last night and dropped on the . . .
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February 09, 2007 07:13 AM EST --
It's 7:00 a.m. I've been up for about an hour - was having nightmares so gave up in frustration before my alarms even had a chance to be annoying.
Hubby told me last night to wake him up . . .
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June 21, 2007 10:03 PM EDT --
Well, that was a short ~holiday~
Have been so looking forward to having time off starting today at 1 p.m.
Finished my exam; got my Tinker Bell paper back ...got 91% ...woo hoo...finally broke . . .
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April 19, 2009 02:01 AM EDT --
Doctors - When First With Child (3)
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