by Richard
May 24 2013 in Caring for Parents, Richard's Blog by Richard
Went over to see Mom after she and my Aunt Susie decided to take her to a “Doc in a Box” for symptoms that could be either a virus or an on-going issue with her heart where her body does not release fluids and the excess builds up around her heart causing swollen limbs, labored [...]
by Jan
May 24 2013 in Caring for Difficult Carees, Jan's Blog by Jan
I’ve been absent lately, I know. The past six months or so have been some of the most difficult in my life. So many times I’ve wanted to blog, but whenever I would sit down in front of the keyboard, the words would just not come. There’s so much to say, so many emotions, so [...]
by Richard
May 23 2013 in Caring for Parents, Richard's Blog by Richard
For Your Information: For those of you in the CareGiving.com community whose carees have Tricare insurance, Walgreens Pharmarcy “NO LONGER” accepts TriCare insurance. Please adjust your pharmacy prior to picking up new or refill prescriptions so you don’t get stuck without. Related Articles Walgreens Can Help With Medicare Part D Costs (caregiving.com) Rejection of Infection, [...]
by Richard
May 22 2013 in Caring for Parents, Richard's Blog by Richard
Here we are now about 3-and-one-half to four-hours later They did blood work on Mom and are sending it out to get checked. Flu virus test came back negative, legs swollen more than normal, X-ray shows not phenomena, lungs look clear, can’t walk 10 to 15 feet or more without breathing heavy. When I pointed [...]
by Richard
May 22 2013 in Caring for Parents, Richard's Blog by Richard
I may sound upset, it’s because “I am.” So to start from the beginning. Today is my mothers 71st birthday and around 11:00-11:15 a.m. I called her like the good son I am and sing her Happy Birthday (several times). We also spoke for about 15 minutes in total because my Aunt Sue and her [...]
by tiredamy2007
May 14 2013 in Caring for Parents by tiredamy2007
I am having a rough time right now. Last week was so hard. We had so many appointments out of town. I never had time to sit down or even breath. Well, I guess I had time to breath. One of my WAIT buddies told me to just take five minutes for myself. This really [...]
by Richard
Apr 26 2013 in Caregiving Cruise, Caring for Parents by Richard
This is to see how many people who are going on the Caregiving.com Cruising the Bahamas 2013 would be interested in purchasing a commemorative t-shirt. These shirts can be purchased for around $28.00 ea., plus $4.95 to have your name put on the back, if you want it. If we can get the total down [...]
by Richard
Apr 21 2013 in Caring for Parents by Richard
So Mom had her first ever auto accident. No really, at age 70 she had her first accident at least that she’s admitted to. Luckily it was only a fender bender. I get a call from Mom on Friday night asking if I can come over and take pictures of the damage and send them [...]
by Richard
Apr 19 2013 in Caring for Parents by Richard
I’m struggling with the issue of my mom and the dreaded “D” word, DRIVING. When to start talking about not allowing her, or should I say, having the doctors start talking to her about not driving. From the day of her first stroke, three to four years ago and even before that with her broken right foot, [...]
by Richard
Apr 19 2013 in Caring for Parents by Richard
Yesterday was a day I have couldn’t wait for–Red Cross Adult First Aid/CPR class. The only problem is that it’s from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., long enough that we can’t leave the dogs alone without coming home to some doggie surprises. We happen to be discussing this yesterday at the hospital and trying to [...]
by Richard
Apr 18 2013 in Caring for Parents by Richard
As most of you know, this week Robert (Brother-in-Law) has been in the hospital, for the most of it in MICU ICU. Since he went in my mom, who has a special relationship with Robert and who he calls Grandma, has wanted to go in and visit him. But because of where he was she [...]
by MissAngie
Apr 11 2013 in Caring for Parents by MissAngie
(Editor’s Note: Today, we welcome @angelaholmes to our blogging team.) It’s Spring! As a caregiver we need to renew and refresh ourselves just like the earth is renewed every spring. This renewal might mean different things to different people depending on the level of care you provide and your available resources. But no matter where [...]
by philb
Mar 20 2013 in Caring for Parents, The Upstate Diary by philb
(Editor’s Note: Today, we welcome a new blogger, Phil (@philb60), who writes about caring for his mom.) Let me begin with a little background about myself. I am a 60-year-old man who is currently living in a small village, Claverack, in upstate New York, in the Hudson Valley. I’ve been living here for 12 years. [...]
by tiredamy2007
Feb 12 2013 in Caring for Parents by tiredamy2007
Hey just a brief hey and how are you? My life continues to be nothing but stress. Like I said on my last post, I finally got Dad home and it was good for like five days then everything went south again. Like I have said in the past, I don’t have family support to [...]
by tiredamy2007
Feb 6 2013 in Caring for Parents by tiredamy2007
by dett
Jan 26 2013 in Caring for Parents by dett
(Editor’s Note: Today, we welcome a new blogger, @dett1161, who cares for her parents.) The Introduction I would like to introduce myself and give you a brief (or not so brief) summary of who I am and how I have gotten to this “chapter” of my life. My name is Denise. I am currently 51 [...]
by Old Billy
Dec 24 2012 in Caring for Parents by Old Billy
Merry Christmas Y’all, It’s Christmas Time and with that often brings caregivers mood swings dominated with depressing thoughts of what’s missing from Christmas past, not sharing and feeling left out from the holiday celebrations with friends. Fortunately I’ve never really experienced the drastic mood swings. I guess I’m one of the lucky ones or maybe [...]
by lisa_renea
Dec 20 2012 in Caring for Parents by lisa_renea
In an earlier post, I wrote about my mother’s Rheumatoid arthritis and how it’s hard for her to catheterize herself. Well, today she had an appointment with her rheumatologist. But she decided this morning not to go even though she needed to see how the meds are affecting her bloodwork and if the medicine is [...]
by tiredamy2007
Dec 15 2012 in Caring for Parents by tiredamy2007
by lisa_renea
Dec 11 2012 in Caring for Parents by lisa_renea
(Editor’s Note: Today, we welcome a new blogger, Renea, who cares for her grandfather, parents and husband.) My mother has two kinds of arthritis–osteo and rheumatoid. She has osteoarthritis in one of her knees and in her back and rheumatoid in her left knee and foot. She can’t get a shoe on at times and [...]
by Jan
Nov 27 2012 in Caring for Parents by Jan
by Meryl
Nov 22 2012 in Caring for Parents by Meryl
I wanted to wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving. I wrote a few weeks ago about dealing with Hurricane Sandy that happened here in New York a few weeks ago and then the week after we had a freak snowstorm which I lost power again due to the heavy snow on the trees. It has been [...]
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