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Do you really have buck teeth? Cause I do. Used to have a picket fence too. No gap between the front ones and had to learn how to whistle through my fingers. you were killing me *wiping off the screen*
Nutz I also have a lot of respect for someone who knows that you always give the boat the best of the best. Pouring a bottle of DOM over the bow will get us everywhere!
Hello All, Pirategal I nominate you for sergeant at arms.
KelleyBean you hang in there and don't worry. Seriously. Don't worry. Doesn't do any good anyway. Remember last week when I freaked about mom's heart and all of you jumped up and told me to calm down, it's going to be ok, etc?
Just got back from the cardiologist and mom's got 2 leaky valves, just has to keep her blood pressure down. Today she was 131/75 which is way lower than mine. If she starts to pant or has swollen ankles for a whole day maybe diretics (sp). The guy told me don't worry should be fine and to see him next year. Mom had all the tests and we'll get the results of the blood test tomorrow.
I'm doing breathing exercises to lower my blood pressure and deciding not to woryy about s*** I can't change and if a big decision is too hard for me to make then i have to sleep on it. Sleeping on it kept me from buying a motor home! Thanks again Miz and Pam and KelleyBean
Man this was a windy day onboard, ran into a squall there for a minute din'tja?
maybe that's where some of our funnier posts are going......
you know, I was thinking after I read the thread from yesterday and was putting a shine on mom's butt for the 7th time today.... how could anyone not understand the level of love that is required to do this? People think that you show respect for someone by maybe standing up when they come into the room, or you throw them a dinner or... fill in the blank.
and believe it or not, alcohol and dark chocolate lowers blood pressure.. not kidding.. i think there has to be a certain amount of cocoa in the chocolate, but it works..
never forget... theboattheboattheboattheboattheboat.. that should lower it!!
in blood pressure years... I'm Dead! alsohol s all thats keeping me alive ? WOW thanks for the news.. now I don't feel so bad,, hey I hava new CRUTCH!!!!! :)= ~ Nutz and yes, mY teef are kinda buck.. in a roger rabbit kinda way... depend on the angle u look at'em..heehe
that's why I tell new people to get out while you can. If there's a choice, make it and do not do what I am doing. I love my mom but if I had it to do over again, I would make totally different decisions.
that's why we're getting a boat!
so good to see us all together like this. We are going to make this happen.
Now I'm going over to nutz' thread and order something from the Acme Corporation.
LOL I llove it...~ nutz. i'm glad to see that im not the only crazy one here... anyone hungry,,, I can make us some midnight grits and eggs....mmmmmm with sausage gravy....~ Nutz
O, no! Pamela, how'd you get stuck in that box again?
I get so mad when reading some of these posts...not here, but the ones where mamma rules the roost, and the wonderful caregiver is subservient to her. What's with that? I hearby deputize and empower everyone of you to set those boundaries. There's a new sheriff in town, and you're it! I'm just mad enough to say I am not going to allow another to poo all over me. Go and have a wonderful day. Take some time for you. Let's all meet at the dock and compare notes.
Chicken Little's man worked till 3:30 am to finish the accounting for Probate today. We only have to give mom's PG $0.16 for the privilege of us taking care of the momster for the past two years. So we drive to distant nearest court, deliver the papers to interested parties, and I am ready for the boat. Actually I am trembling. Don't know till the hearing tentatively for March 10th if the Judge will allow account or not, and knowing mommy dearest and snake-ly attorney, will probably have more grief. The sky done fell, and it feels on my head lately. Need the clean up crew to free us from this rubble. I can swim pretty good, but lately felt like drowning. Just want to be free! Ready to send someone to the gallows...and get these chains off of me.
why im awake i dont know.. it was a day i could sleep in since i got my chores done yesterday..
thats a cute video, SS.. i was about to say i wish my mom was like that still for her sake, but according to the staff at the daycare she got up and did the foxtrot the other day.. so cute and she said she had a great time!
You guys make me laugh do not forget me Maxine for you trip I was a nurse so if there is any poo on board that is my speciality. As long as I have been on this site every once in a while we get someone who picks on us I just let it go in one ear and out the other real caregivers have to learn to do it or we will be one of the 60% that die before the ones they are taking care of, years ago where I was working one of the nurses on the shift before me said boy I wish I had a cork after cleaning pts. for 8 hrs. the next night the father of a critical young man came in with a large cork and gave it to the nurse.
Awww!@ I know all these stories! It's the same with my mom... Ahh I stopped arguing. As one of us here said "it's not worth the fight." Thinking of what she's going through as "not worth" my constant worries and not worth losing a sleep actually helps me to remain balance and sane & lucid. Or else I might become very physical and might just hit her and punch her. As I sometimes do in my mind... I imagine it and it seems like it's all real. It helps me release my stress! Yes, we all vent out and we need to vent out. This website, and my nasty imaginations, help keep things cool for me. Just don't take things so seriously when it comes to caregiving, especially for only child like me, or else we might be the one ending up in the hospitals or even ahead of them for the journey six feet under. Hugs to everyone. And vent and rant here, we're all welcome.
im glad you can see what it is that were actually saying here and not looking at it as just making fun of our loved ones. its really hard to do this if you cant talk to people about it. i agree completely that without getting our feelings out in a positive atmosphere that is so open about things, we would just whither up =/
Austin, I imagine the cork from one of the boat crews' wine bottles. That's one way to deal with poo. Then we can dip them in the sea to clean them off. (Of coarse, they'll be on a separate boat, with hired help!) LOL
I guess in a perfect world all caregivers would back and support each other and not shame each other. Of course, in a perfect world there would be no poo to discuss. Nature would have found a better and more pleasant way for us to eliminate. ;)
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APFM does not endorse or recommend any provider. It is your sole responsibility to select the appropriate care for yourself or your loved one. We work with both you and the Participating Communities in your search. We do not permit our Advisors to have an ownership interest in Participating Communities.
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We do not charge you any fee – we are paid by the Participating Communities. Some Participating Communities pay us a percentage of the first month's standard rate for the rent and care services you select. We invoice these fees after the senior moves in.
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excellent to see you nutz. Love it.
Do you really have buck teeth? Cause I do. Used to have a picket fence too. No gap between the front ones and had to learn how to whistle through my fingers. you were killing me *wiping off the screen*
Nutz I also have a lot of respect for someone who knows that you always give the boat the best of the best. Pouring a bottle of DOM over the bow will get us everywhere!
Hello All, Pirategal I nominate you for sergeant at arms.
KelleyBean you hang in there and don't worry. Seriously. Don't worry. Doesn't do any good anyway. Remember last week when I freaked about mom's heart and all of you jumped up and told me to calm down, it's going to be ok, etc?
Just got back from the cardiologist and mom's got 2 leaky valves, just has to keep her blood pressure down. Today she was 131/75 which is way lower than mine. If she starts to pant or has swollen ankles for a whole day maybe diretics (sp). The guy told me don't worry should be fine and to see him next year. Mom had all the tests and we'll get the results of the blood test tomorrow.
I'm doing breathing exercises to lower my blood pressure and deciding not to woryy about s*** I can't change and if a big decision is too hard for me to make then i have to sleep on it. Sleeping on it kept me from buying a motor home! Thanks again Miz and Pam and KelleyBean
Love,
miz
maybe that's where some of our funnier posts are going......
you know, I was thinking after I read the thread from yesterday and was putting a shine on mom's butt for the 7th time today.... how could anyone not understand the level of love that is required to do this?
People think that you show respect for someone by maybe standing up when they come into the room, or you throw them a dinner or... fill in the blank.
You want to show respect? Wipe their ass.
Next.
Lets see.. bp.. bp.. umm i know potassium helps lower it, walking, breathing deeply, music, petting animals..
and believe it or not, alcohol and dark chocolate lowers blood pressure.. not kidding.. i think there has to be a certain amount of cocoa in the chocolate, but it works..
never forget... theboattheboattheboattheboattheboat.. that should lower it!!
" Soon I will be Free" ~ nutz...
that's why we're getting a boat!
so good to see us all together like this. We are going to make this happen.
Now I'm going over to nutz' thread and order something from the Acme Corporation.
lovbob
~nutz
nighty night and talk to you all tomorrow.
lovbob
http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=355710874198
I get so mad when reading some of these posts...not here, but the ones where mamma rules the roost, and the wonderful caregiver is subservient to her. What's with that? I hearby deputize and empower everyone of you to set those boundaries. There's a new sheriff in town, and you're it! I'm just mad enough to say I am not going to allow another to poo all over me. Go and have a wonderful day. Take some time for you. Let's all meet at the dock and compare notes.
Chicken Little's man worked till 3:30 am to finish the accounting for Probate today. We only have to give mom's PG $0.16 for the privilege of us taking care of the momster for the past two years. So we drive to distant nearest court, deliver the papers to interested parties, and I am ready for the boat. Actually I am trembling. Don't know till the hearing tentatively for March 10th if the Judge will allow account or not, and knowing mommy dearest and snake-ly attorney, will probably have more grief. The sky done fell, and it feels on my head lately. Need the clean up crew to free us from this rubble. I can swim pretty good, but lately felt like drowning. Just want to be free! Ready to send someone to the gallows...and get these chains off of me.
why im awake i dont know.. it was a day i could sleep in since i got my chores done yesterday..
thats a cute video, SS.. i was about to say i wish my mom was like that still for her sake, but according to the staff at the daycare she got up and did the foxtrot the other day.. so cute and she said she had a great time!
im glad you can see what it is that were actually saying here and not looking at it as just making fun of our loved ones. its really hard to do this if you cant talk to people about it. i agree completely that without getting our feelings out in a positive atmosphere that is so open about things, we would just whither up =/
thanks for your comments *hugs*
Hi KellyB! :)
And how is everybody else today?
Hugs to you all & love,
miz