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Re: A small victory

SoftSpirit — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 04:40:38 GMT

You'all need to realize that my mother has ALWAYS been the Alpha female of the whole clan. One isn't likely to tell my mother to do anything! However, when

Re: A small victory

Alisa — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 21:36:12 GMT

I agree with you Theresa My mom is incapable of doing anything, not because she can't but because she doesn't. She thinks she is intitled to be waited on

Re: A small victory

freezemom@... — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 21:11:38 GMT

Marie, it is also important to understand that her moving in does not give you the right to parent your mother. You must hold back the urge to give your

Re: A small victory

freezemom@... — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 20:31:41 GMT

My prayers will be with you! It is a difficult process. My siblings did most of the sorting/emptying of Mom's house while I kept her with me... It would have

Re: A small victory

dicarbo2003 — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 20:14:23 GMT

Jae, YOu are so right to suggest to Marie to move fast. so many times the seniors in our lives will agree to something and then turn around and say they

Re: A small victory

jeanmixan@... — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 06:30:51 GMT

Marie, My mother plays out the same scenario as you described including not knowing the grandchildren. In two weeks we sold her house, packed up her things

A small victory

SoftSpirit — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 05:17:28 GMT

I moved Mom in with me the first week of November just after her 88th birthday. There has been days of total confusion, days of tears where she wanted to go

Re: about Andy

jjourdan4@... — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 16:59:12 GMT

Hi Deborah- Your giving care to Andy and seeing that all of his needs were met, just shows what an extraordinary woman you are. You stuck to it through it

A Happiness Handbook for 2010

dicarbo2003 — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 15:00:00 GMT

This was posted on another forum and thought I would share it here. Health: 1. Drink plenty of water. 2. Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and

Re: about Andy

dicarbo2003 — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 14:53:24 GMT

Deb and Deborah, I am sorry for your losses. It is so hard to loose a loved one. Denise, my mother died 39 years ago around Christmas time- I still feel sad

Re: about Andy

Denise Meyer — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 05:11:29 GMT

Sorry for your loss. My dad was in hospice about the same number of days and went the same way. I am only child, so had to deal with this alone. I am

Re: about Andy

ifgodbeforme@... — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 03:47:56 GMT

May God richly bless you and your family. Peace be unto you. Celeste IF GOD BE FOR US, WHO CAN BE AGAINST US? ________________________________ From:

Re: about Andy

freezemom@... — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 20:29:48 GMT

God's peace to you! Theresa ... From: deborah_lattimore To: chck_thmpsn@yahoogroups.com Sent: Mon, Jan 4, 2010 2:27 pm Subject:

Re: about Andy

Debbra Pearcy — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 19:40:07 GMT

Deborah, It is a beautiful thing you did to care for him all this time. My prayers are with you. Deb From: chck_thmpsn@yahoogroups.com

about Andy

deborah_lattimore — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 19:31:15 GMT

Hello, fellow caregivers, Andy passed away this Sunday at 6:26 p.m. The Vitas nurse called us and said he had been pronounced. His blood pressure went from 57