Just hanging in there
Posted: Sat Apr 24, 2010 12:36 am
Hi everyone,
Just a quick note to let you know that I am still on this planet.
Things have been rather tough for the past month or so. I have considered going back to behavior that is not the healthiest for me. Behavior that I haven't indulged in for many years.
I am still here though. I have been experiencing a lot of physical problems along with the emotional ones. At times it seems like I am just holding on by the end of the rope.
Living with an elderly parent who is slipping into dementia is proving to be more difficult for me to handle every day. To lay all of the cards on the table is am essentially just helping my mother to die with some kind of dignity.
But like I hav said I am still here and think about he forum often. At times I have had such low energy that I cannot turn over in bed, to answer the phone. It is just too much.
I was seeing someone from the Council on Aging to help coping with mom. I just am at the point that all I plan to do in a day is to do the stuff I need to for my mom, and then retreat into bed as soon as I can.
It is like looking after a child. The problem is that a child grows up. Mom will just get worse. She already has trouble remembering my brother (who lives in the same city) kids. We go over that every so often. She has a better time remembering my kids because mine are older and we used to spend a lot of time with mom, when they were little.
Just wanted to let you know why I haven't been posting. I am hoping that after this round of anti-biotics I will be feeling better, with more energy to spend time with my forum friends.
Just a quick note to let you know that I am still on this planet.
Things have been rather tough for the past month or so. I have considered going back to behavior that is not the healthiest for me. Behavior that I haven't indulged in for many years.
I am still here though. I have been experiencing a lot of physical problems along with the emotional ones. At times it seems like I am just holding on by the end of the rope.
Living with an elderly parent who is slipping into dementia is proving to be more difficult for me to handle every day. To lay all of the cards on the table is am essentially just helping my mother to die with some kind of dignity.
But like I hav said I am still here and think about he forum often. At times I have had such low energy that I cannot turn over in bed, to answer the phone. It is just too much.
I was seeing someone from the Council on Aging to help coping with mom. I just am at the point that all I plan to do in a day is to do the stuff I need to for my mom, and then retreat into bed as soon as I can.
It is like looking after a child. The problem is that a child grows up. Mom will just get worse. She already has trouble remembering my brother (who lives in the same city) kids. We go over that every so often. She has a better time remembering my kids because mine are older and we used to spend a lot of time with mom, when they were little.
Just wanted to let you know why I haven't been posting. I am hoping that after this round of anti-biotics I will be feeling better, with more energy to spend time with my forum friends.