Thread: Is Christmas / New Year over yet???

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Thank you guys for your words of encouragement as I really appreciate them. I have somebody coming out from the Needs Assessment Department of the Hospital Board early next week to find out what we are entitled to in the way of help. Funnily enough,I was the one in tears and shock when the Doctor organised Mum's admission to hospital and Mum was calm as. Heck I did miss her being here and really looked forward to her coming home but was a bit naive thinking I would have my pre-sickness Mum home again so it has been another learning curve for me. Rant time: my sister arrived in the other day for lunch,she stayed all day and drunk wine,her large Husky dog made one heck of a mess on the carpet,there was laundry that could of been folded and put away,but no offer to help and when she decided it was home time, she couldn't even bother carrying her wine glass to the kitchen or placing her empty wine bottle in the recycling bin outside. Ain't family fun at times?

Add me to the list, Whip.

Your mother's situation sounds very much the same as that of my mother, and at exactly the same age. Fortunately I had two brothers to help with the required time and expense.

She was quite a character. She's been gone about ten years now. Jane says she can tell when I'm thinking about Mom because I get a silly grin on mug. She was one to "tell it like it is" regardless of what "is" was.

........And how's that for a goofy sounding sentence?

If there is a good thing to be said about dementia, or Alzheimer's, or whatever, it is that the person who is afflicted is usually not suffering.

That, unfortunately, is for the family.

Hang in there,

Jim

Originally Posted by Whiplash23T

Thank you guys for your words of encouragement as I really appreciate them. I have somebody coming out from the Needs Assessment Department of the Hospital Board early next week to find out what we are entitled to in the way of help. Funnily enough,I was the one in tears and shock when the Doctor organised Mum's admission to hospital and Mum was calm as. Heck I did miss her being here and really looked forward to her coming home but was a bit naive thinking I would have my pre-sickness Mum home again so it has been another learning curve for me. Rant time: my sister arrived in the other day for lunch,she stayed all day and drunk wine,her large Husky dog made one heck of a mess on the carpet,there was laundry that could of been folded and put away,but no offer to help and when she decided it was home time, she couldn't even bother carrying her wine glass to the kitchen or placing her empty wine bottle in the recycling bin outside. Ain't family fun at times?

Wait a minute, Whip!! I'm confused. It sounds to me like my sister paid you a visit!! Apparently God forgot to break the mold??