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Thank you for your invitation of friendship. Kindred spirits are key to getting theough these daily trials we face. Like you, I also take care of my husband 24/7 and work out of my home so I can...
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He hurts, I can’t do anything. In reply to - Denise wrote a new post, In Six Words, What Breaks Your Heart?/a I think of caring for a family member or a friend as a heartbreak like no other. On a...
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Colleen wrote a new post, Is 'Poof' Preferable?
(Editor’s Note: Today we welcome a new blogger–Colleen, who cares for her husband. You can connect with her on her profile page: @clwaustin.) Sleep vanished at 12:24 a.m. I lie there, attempting to...
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Lol, really it is no problem. I do that all the time. My mind tell my mouth or hand to say or type one thing and they have an agenda of their own. I am so glad you enjoyed the blog. I wrote in 2007...
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The above post was meant as my reply to this. Lol! Ahh! Technology in the hands of middle-aged is a dangerous thing. In reply to - Colleen wrote a new post, Is ‘Poof’ Preferable? (Editor’s Note: Today...
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Wren, how helpless and scared, frustrated and angry you must feel. I know it all too well. For the first two years of our marriage my husband was a heavy drinker. I believe most of his current health...
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I must mention, today my brother is my biggest hero! He is a veteran of both Gulf wars and has retired to the Philippines. Of all my family, he is my biggest supporter. I love him so much! In reply to...
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I miss making plans. People have stopped inviting to gatherings because of too many cancelations. I have stopped making charitable commitments fearing I can not keep the responsibility. Everything that...
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My mom is the queen of insensitive comments. I cannot count how many times I have come away from her looking like this, 😯 . But if I had to pick one it would have to be the time of me husband’s first...
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It would be a one woman show called ‘How to Keep Your Sense of Humor While Your Husband is Dying ‘ In reply to - Denise wrote a new post, Broadway Called; What’s the Name of Your Play About...
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Colleen wrote a new post, The Strange Things You Do While Facing Your...
We stood in the small ICU room, my step-daughter and I, stiff, still, afraid to move or speak. My husband lie before us, chest bared, monitor connectors dotting here and there. His chest rose and fell...
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Colleen wrote a new post, There is Always Room for More
“You sure have your plate full!” How many times have you heard this phrase? Always accompanied by a sympathetic shake of a head and pat on the hand. Yet I learned this week, no matter how much you have...
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Thank you Denise. Unfortunately today included a trip to the ER. Dad is back in the hospital with the slightest blessing that he is here in Denver. Also he is in one of the finest teaching hospitals in...
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I don’t want to remember him that way….that is my sister’s favorite line. And call me if you need help. I called once…last November while Gregg was in rehab. I didn’t want to decorate the house for the...
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You really don’t care, do you? Said by my sister after I calmly give directives for my father’s living will. How can she understand how routine those words become after 15 years of caregiving for my...
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So many thoughts and prayers headed your way. Parent in the hospital. ..irrational sibling. ..I just did that. My how our lives parallel. I must admit every time I get alone in my car I think, “what if...
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What a time for the chat to be down. I really need to rant, whether anyone can hear me or not. I just arrived home from Gregg’s appointment for a cortisone shot and got him his crutches starting his...
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