Saturday, November 29, 2008
The rough and rocky path
It is so sad to watch the denial of loosing the self one used to be and refusing to accept what is. It is also hard to maintain the level of acceptance and spiritual calm attained by myself regarding this whole situation. It brings the spirit into the control of the ego and fear begins to take over....
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Friday, November 28, 2008
Happy Thanksgiving
Happy Thanksgiving. For the first time in my memory since childhood, I didn't cook a thing. It was wonderful. First of all, Brooke and Scott had Thanksgiving for both families at their house. Of course, we all knew that Richard would not be able to make it so Joe and Kody made plams to eat with us...
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Tuesday, November 25, 2008
Hooooraaaayyyy!
Good news. So many people have complained to their congressman about losing caregiver's hours and they actually listened, Teena's hours have been restored to 20 hours a week instead of 6 hours per week. April the medical social worker called this afternoon as soon as the VA called her. She then came...
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Confusion Rules the Day
If I have answered what day it is once, I have answered it a hundred times yesterday evening. He slept most of the day. The next question is what time is it and is that morning or evening. Even when I tell him it's bedtime, he doesn't want to believe me and resist getting changed for bed. He wants...
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Monday, November 24, 2008
Another Step Further Up The Path
I awoke last night just after midnight to hear Richard gurgarling and coughing up copious amounts of mucous. He had sweated so much his bed and clothes were wet. I was so tired and although I knew he would be alright. it was a crisis moment and intervention needed beyond my chest percussions and...
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