The Old Folks Home

[Bunnylady]

Double ditto here!!! I can't imagine my taking that on longterm like Deb (altho I know if it were to become necessary I would try but probably fail miserably, except for my DH of course, I have already told him many times he will never see a 'home" as long as I have a muscle left) I also PITY any family member who might try to care for me in the future. I have always been fiercely independent (drove my poor DH crazy when I broke my leg/ankle. I would wait until he went outside to sneak myself in/out of my wheelchair, etc.). Tho I actually enjoy doing things for others, that's probably how I wound up doing the hospice care at three different times for friends/neighbors.
I am, at best, very uncomfortable with people doing things for me, most of the time flat out hating it. Me being forced to depend upon someone else's help? That person would need LOTS of prayers!

You can understand where my parents are, can't you? My mom has always been the caregiver, and now Dad is having to do the caring. In some ways, they are fairly well covered - Mom has had someone coming in helping with the cleaning and yard work for a while now, and Dad has done the laundry for years (my brothers and I are willing to do whatever we can, but they live at least an hour and a half away from any of us). But with her dominant arm out of commission, Mom really can't do anything, and I know that bugs the heck out of her. (Incidentally, she has an appointment with an orthopedic surgeon on Wednesday; we're kind of in limbo until then)

 

[superchemicalgirl]

I spent the last 27 hours at work, 5 of which were spent attempting to sleep and not freeze to death on the worlds most uncomfortable cot hastily erected in the ostomy supplies section of my work.


But I got home a few minutes ago, the house smells mildly of skunk, and I am now officially on vacation. I plan to get reacquainted with the shower, deodorant and oral hygiene, then start enjoying the heck out of it.

 

[Wisher1000]

 

[NotAFarm]

I spent the last 27 hours at work, 5 of which were spent attempting to sleep and not freeze to death on the worlds most uncomfortable cot hastily erected in the ostomy supplies section of my work.


But I got home a few minutes ago, the house smells mildly of skunk, and I am now officially on vacation. I plan to get reacquainted with the shower, deodorant and oral hygiene, then start enjoying the heck out of it.

Vacation!!

 

[perchie.girl]

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its awesome that you have dad and brothers to help. and your husband..... I understand though that stress will always be there.

deb

 

[chickadoodles]

Bunnylady I hope all goes well at your mom's ortho appt.

My sister had a spiral break in her right arm and could not do anything for herself.
My daughter and I went to her house daily to help her brush her hair and get dressed, bathed, and cook or just what ever she needed.
They put a plate and pins in her arm and it had to have time to heal.

 

[chickisoup]

Well, you know that summer has finally arrived up here when the opening game of the snowshoe baseball season was played under the full Strawberry moon last evening!!!

How did the civilized parts of the country celebrate the arrival of the summer solstice?

 

[ronott1]

Well, you know that summer has finally arrived up here when the opening game of the snowshoe baseball season was played under the full Strawberry moon last evening!!!

How did the civilized parts of the country celebrate the arrival of the summer solstice?

By running the AC!

 

[chickadoodles]

Yes running ac in the house. Fans on the rabbits. Trying to stay cool.

So nice you now have some warm weather.

 

[bruceha2000]

Berkeley is UCB. I work at UCD (Davis), which used to be the Farm for UCB. It is now a top Public University. There is a USC, University of Southern California but it is not one of the nine University of California Campuses....http://universityofcalifornia.edu/uc-system/parts-of-uc

Here the River is either the Sacramento or American river. On the coast it is the Russian River.

Of course some of our Rivers are more like creeks....

Oops, my bad. Yes, SC is USC and it is a private university. People (at least in the LA area) are too lazy to add that tedious leading U. "Cal" is Berkeley if there is no location specified. My degree is in Business Data Processing from CSPUP - California State Polytechnic University Pomona. There is a "sister" school - CSPSLO - San Luis Obisbo.