tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1844428295541303197.post3392667641873211755..comments2024-03-23T17:56:49.446-04:00Comments on Pain, Pain, Go Away!: Eldercare: Almost It's Over!Lori Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02612141535162268390noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1844428295541303197.post-40403811776788478642014-08-13T12:16:03.199-04:002014-08-13T12:16:03.199-04:00Thanks, Karen. Sorry to hear about your father.Thanks, Karen. Sorry to hear about your father.Lori Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02612141535162268390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1844428295541303197.post-594977648919062862014-08-13T12:13:05.835-04:002014-08-13T12:13:05.835-04:00Hugs! I dealt with so much of this last year when ...Hugs! I dealt with so much of this last year when I lost my Dad. Still dealing with it with my Mom.<br /><br />Scanning old photos brought me the most peace and happiness. Good luck through the next few weeks and months. Karen PKarenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06454945489632370863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1844428295541303197.post-73391445809700434272014-08-11T10:24:50.952-04:002014-08-11T10:24:50.952-04:00How awful--I don't know what else to say.How awful--I don't know what else to say.Lori Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02612141535162268390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1844428295541303197.post-19738649776191331912014-08-10T10:25:20.072-04:002014-08-10T10:25:20.072-04:00My mom's partner now is often delusional, refu...My mom's partner now is often delusional, refuses to eat, and they keep him on IV which requires restraining and odviously causing him discomfort to put it mildly. Galina L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09156132815504279615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1844428295541303197.post-14453080348076119952014-08-10T09:41:59.829-04:002014-08-10T09:41:59.829-04:00I'm sorry to hear about your mother and her pa...I'm sorry to hear about your mother and her partner.<br /><br />My mom's physical therapy has been causing her pain, but yesterday, I happened to be there when a therapist came to her room and I told her that exercises weren't going to help her bad leg (caused by surgery) or her torn rotator cuffs. The therapist listened and asked us about the wheelchair--the one Mom needs practice to learn to drive. Hurray!<br /><br />I tried for years to get my parent to downsize and move closer to me.Lori Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02612141535162268390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1844428295541303197.post-33162577400258296472014-08-10T03:38:50.715-04:002014-08-10T03:38:50.715-04:00It is not about distance. My mom's partner is ...It is not about distance. My mom's partner is in a care facility now, and it is impossible to communicate with his caretakers when their care is causing mostly discomfort for poor guy. My main focus during my visit was on keeping my mother calm.<br /><br />There is a bright side of people living in small apartments in Moscow - they don't have much space to hoard staff.Galina L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09156132815504279615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1844428295541303197.post-17329287444799406772014-08-09T09:49:46.748-04:002014-08-09T09:49:46.748-04:00True, it could be a lot worse--I'm lucky we li...True, it could be a lot worse--I'm lucky we live close together without a continent and an ocean between us. Their nursing home is clean and pleasant. But the most stressful thing next to their being so ill has been dealing with all of their clutter.Lori Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02612141535162268390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1844428295541303197.post-72064004176014757802014-08-09T08:01:14.352-04:002014-08-09T08:01:14.352-04:00Yes, it looks like for better or for worse your wo...Yes, it looks like for better or for worse your worries are almost over. How quikly things changed! Not long time ago you were doing landscaping around your parents house.<br />I am not sure, would it be comforting for you to know that the situation with elderly care in US in general and your parents in partyicular looks like a heaven from some far away countries? Really, everything is not too bad at all.Galina L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09156132815504279615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1844428295541303197.post-57485801683604051462014-08-08T16:49:34.151-04:002014-08-08T16:49:34.151-04:00I wish people around here could do more to help.I wish people around here could do more to help.Lori Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02612141535162268390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1844428295541303197.post-52933089755964850022014-08-08T16:39:23.857-04:002014-08-08T16:39:23.857-04:00Lori , wish I could do more to help ....but my goo...Lori , wish I could do more to help ....but my good wishes to you are strongly being sent across the wire.<br /><br />All the best JanLowcarb team memberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07961199165290289611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1844428295541303197.post-17777568385971593252014-08-08T11:40:02.341-04:002014-08-08T11:40:02.341-04:00Thanks, Tess. I am in amazement of people who do t...Thanks, Tess. I am in amazement of people who do this sort of thing for a living.Lori Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02612141535162268390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1844428295541303197.post-78891806207356098512014-08-08T10:44:58.391-04:002014-08-08T10:44:58.391-04:00you're a great woman, Lori! your family has a...you're a great woman, Lori! your family has a lot to thank you for!tesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04254045589639201707noreply@blogger.com