That question was posed to me yesterday during a get-together with several other caregivers. My first thought when I pondered that question was, “what don’t I feel guilty about?” I realized in listening to the others share, that I don’t give myself enough credit for doing the best I can. For example… I feel guilty […]
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I had a serious disappointment tonight when I got home from work. Not about Lynn but something work-related. Once a week I go to the job site where I touch base with my staff and take care of a few meetings that I feel need to be done with “face time” rather than over the
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My first career in life was as a registered nurse. I graduated in 1978 with a diploma in nursing and obtained my BS in 1980. I was fortunate to have a position that allowed me to learn lots of new procedures that I would teach to others so I had exposure to all types of products, procedures,
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I needed to go into work on Monday. I was supposed to be meeting someone at 12:30 so I had to leave by 11 (an hour to get to work, 30 minutes to walk to the location of the meeting and time to prepare for the meeting). To leave by 11, I have to allow
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I’m having one of those “half-empty” days. Didn’t start out that way. I was excited because Lynn was having his Tram delivered today and I knew he would be happy to have that. The Tram is a device we bought to help him stand and perhaps even walk one day so it’s a “hopeful” device
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I have become a “glass half empty” type of person. I’m not sure exactly when that occurred but it’s definitely true. Whenever something comes up as a possibility, I think about the risks associated with it and start preparing myself to deal with those possible traumas and disappointments. It drives Lynn crazy. Lynn is very
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Following the get-together last Saturday with my family, Christmas was fast upon us two days later. On Christmas Eve, we always have our children come over for our family time. Since the baby was still recovering from his cold, my daughter brought him to our house before heading in for the Christmas Eve church service.
Yesterday we celebrated Christmas with my side of the family. Several traveled about five hours so that we could be together. We had a wonderful time but it almost didn’t happen. Earlier in the month, I posted a blog about how difficult it was to choose between caring for Lynn and helping out my daughter
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I am feeling so frustrated tonight because my good sense tells me not to do something I really want to do but my heart is longing to do it. Here’s my dilemma. I want to be a caregiver to two different people (actually three) and it’s tearing me up that I can’t. My grandson is very
I got a text message early this morning from my son saying that his fiance’s mother, Leslie, was beginning to transition toward her death. I hadn’t heard dying referred to in that way before but it made a lot of sense as I thought about it. There are specific changes that occur as our bodies begin
