2020 sucked.... no doubt about it....but 2021 is REALLY a pain in the butt!
Let's start with a bit of background....
3 years ago, my mother had a stroke. She had been in the hospital for pneumonia, and because of the need to take her off her blood thinners, the result was a stroke. Ok...we can do this. She rehabs, gets back to at least taking care of herself and all seems wwell.She also has COPD.
A year and a half ago, my mother in law is diagnosed with dementia. Shes forgetting things, but we are early in the disease, so medication helps slow the progression.
I also have a 56 yr old developmentally disabled sister whom we all adore. Her health isnt great.... but she has people who come in and help her with her day to day. About a year ago, she is diagnosed as stage 4 kidney failure. With diet and medication, it is manageable.
Last fall, my mother, sister, and husband all test positive for covid. My daughter and myself show the symptoms, but don't get tested because.... why??? We know we have it because we have been around it! This household recoverrecovers fairly quickly, and mother and sister get the infusion and recover. Cool! We get through Christmas.......
Then.... the hurricane of hurricanes
My mother in law hits a car and leaves the scene.
........and th s&#@ HITS The fan from there.
Mother in law has stopped taking meds sometime late summer because"theres nothing wrong with her". The court takes her license and dr. Tells us she is in full blown Alzheimers.
My sister goes into renial failure and has aspiration pneumonia, goes into the hospital.
Mother goes into hospital because of congestive heart failure.
My other 2 siblings and I become caregivers on TOP of our chosen professions. Mother becomes completely bed ridden, sister cant feed herself all of a sudden, and mother in law is totally cooped up and we catch her cleaning gutters on the roof. (Just one example of her more creative idiosyncrasies)
Just as I'm ready to loose my mind..... DD finds 2 baby squirrels under our maple tree beside their dead mother. (Dont panic... have a friend who is wildlife rehaber... helping us with this)
The next week, just yesterday..... some idiot, whose trading tractors at my family implement dealership, comes tooling in with not only his tractor, but 3 FERAL leghorn chickens who have hitched a ride on his trailer.
WHAT??... Guess he didnt give a s#!@ because he unloaded the tractor and chickens.... said, "shoot them....keep them...whatever!.... " and went on his way. So of course....I got the call. If I dont come after them, my nephew will take care of it...... you know what I mean.
Like I have time to integrate new chicken into my flock..... the scraggly looking bunch! I like my chickens lazy.... and cooperative! This new lot is flippen CrAZy!!!
So here I am...trying to finish my school year.....
taking care of 3 grown women.... looking after 2 tiny squirrels.....
and trying to integrate 3 sad looking hens into my flock!
ENOUGH is ENOUGH ALREADY!
and it's only April!
..... dont have any questions..... just needed to vent!
Let's start with a bit of background....
3 years ago, my mother had a stroke. She had been in the hospital for pneumonia, and because of the need to take her off her blood thinners, the result was a stroke. Ok...we can do this. She rehabs, gets back to at least taking care of herself and all seems wwell.She also has COPD.
A year and a half ago, my mother in law is diagnosed with dementia. Shes forgetting things, but we are early in the disease, so medication helps slow the progression.
I also have a 56 yr old developmentally disabled sister whom we all adore. Her health isnt great.... but she has people who come in and help her with her day to day. About a year ago, she is diagnosed as stage 4 kidney failure. With diet and medication, it is manageable.
Last fall, my mother, sister, and husband all test positive for covid. My daughter and myself show the symptoms, but don't get tested because.... why??? We know we have it because we have been around it! This household recoverrecovers fairly quickly, and mother and sister get the infusion and recover. Cool! We get through Christmas.......
Then.... the hurricane of hurricanes
My mother in law hits a car and leaves the scene.
........and th s&#@ HITS The fan from there.
Mother in law has stopped taking meds sometime late summer because"theres nothing wrong with her". The court takes her license and dr. Tells us she is in full blown Alzheimers.
My sister goes into renial failure and has aspiration pneumonia, goes into the hospital.
Mother goes into hospital because of congestive heart failure.
My other 2 siblings and I become caregivers on TOP of our chosen professions. Mother becomes completely bed ridden, sister cant feed herself all of a sudden, and mother in law is totally cooped up and we catch her cleaning gutters on the roof. (Just one example of her more creative idiosyncrasies)
Just as I'm ready to loose my mind..... DD finds 2 baby squirrels under our maple tree beside their dead mother. (Dont panic... have a friend who is wildlife rehaber... helping us with this)
The next week, just yesterday..... some idiot, whose trading tractors at my family implement dealership, comes tooling in with not only his tractor, but 3 FERAL leghorn chickens who have hitched a ride on his trailer.
WHAT??... Guess he didnt give a s#!@ because he unloaded the tractor and chickens.... said, "shoot them....keep them...whatever!.... " and went on his way. So of course....I got the call. If I dont come after them, my nephew will take care of it...... you know what I mean.
Like I have time to integrate new chicken into my flock..... the scraggly looking bunch! I like my chickens lazy.... and cooperative! This new lot is flippen CrAZy!!!
So here I am...trying to finish my school year.....
taking care of 3 grown women.... looking after 2 tiny squirrels.....
and trying to integrate 3 sad looking hens into my flock!
ENOUGH is ENOUGH ALREADY!
and it's only April!
..... dont have any questions..... just needed to vent!
