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| Dorinda |
Posted - Jul 29 2012 : 7:02:57 PM
So the weekend is ending and tomorrow I will head over and check on my Mom. I will bring her some left over potato salad I made today. I think I will get up in the morning and make her a meat loaf to go with it. My sister has fizzled out on helping and brother fizzled out a long time ago. So I am back to caring for her and my handicapped sister. My sister
goes to an adult day care program on Mondays so that gives me a little alone time with my Mom. My Mom is failing and I want to spend as much time as I can with her. Every one who still has their Mom here make sure to give them a hug this week and do one little special thing for them. I love my Mom...........
Seize The Day!
Dorinda |
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| rough start farmgirl |
Posted - Aug 01 2012 : 9:56:55 PM
Dorinda, that is even better!! Your mom is very lucky.
Marianne |
| Dorinda |
Posted - Jul 30 2012 : 06:35:18 AM
Marianne my Mother loves flowers. She has always had a green thumb per say... I planted her flowers in the spring time in pretty pots that I had found at thrift stores and garage sales. Her carport is loaded with them. When i go over I open up her front door so she can see them from her chair . They are really pretty right now.
Seize The Day!
Dorinda |
| Dorinda |
Posted - Jul 30 2012 : 06:31:36 AM
Alee, we had a home care nurse stopping in for a while then medicare stopped paying for it so we had to let her go. They will only pay for so many months a year. My sisters daycare is costly enough. She goes there on Mondays and Thursdays and it is a $130.00 a week. But I do have a cleaning lady that comes every 2 weeks to clean and catch up on laundry. She is there today matter of fact. Then we have a friend who lives right down the road from her that is a retired nurse and is taking care of her own Mom whom is 92 years old. We pay her to pick up groceries and stop in to check on her and my sister. Also I have her hooked up with one of those medic alert bracelet that she can push the button if something happens. I am about 15 mins. away from them. So we are doing what we can financially to help the situation. I pray every night for God to give me the strength to carry on. For I have a son who lives here with me and my husband who has a seizure disorder that I care for also. I also take care of all my husbands office needs for his business. Plus our home stead. Lots of work but God does not want us to panic. I try really hard to stay positive about the situation and to know I will reap rewards from our Father above.
Seize The Day!
Dorinda |
| SpyChicken |
Posted - Jul 30 2012 : 06:20:41 AM
I hope you enjoy all the time you can with your mom-you will look back later and smile at all the times you were able to spend together. I lost my mom four years ago-I woke up one day and she was gone (she died suddenly in her sleep)...I had a wonderful relationship w/my mom, but I still would give a king's ransom for just another hour with her. |
| Alee |
Posted - Jul 30 2012 : 05:31:47 AM
Dorinda- that is kind of you to take your mom some food to help take the pressure off. Is there anyway you can get some in home care like nurses stopping by or something to help since your sister is disabled and your mom is not doing so well?
Alee
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| annielaurel |
Posted - Jul 30 2012 : 05:31:34 AM
Enjoy your mother everyday you can. I lost my mom nearly 10 years ago and I am so glad I had a wonderful time with her in her last years. She had a mild dementia but we still had great quality time together. Marianne is right. Give your mom flowers while she can enjoy them. I still miss my mom. That unconditional love from my mother was so wonderful. I can still hear how she called my name when she wanted me.
Nancy
Farmgirl Sister #2301
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| rough start farmgirl |
Posted - Jul 29 2012 : 9:31:20 PM
Dorinda you are smart to enjoy your time with your mother. I remember my mother telling me from a young age to give her flowers when she is alive...that she didn't want flowers when she was dead. It really hit home when one of my friends lost her mom when we were in our thirties. From that time on, whenever I heard of someone losing their mom, I sent my mom flowers. She never knew why, but she always enjoyed them. Tomorrow, take your mom a posie for me! And enjoy, I lost my mom six years ago. And, of course, she had flowers at her funeral.
Marianne |
