My husband’s Mom passed away early this morning. She was a special and loving mother-in-law. She gave me my husband of 39 years. If it were not for her, I also would not have my three sons and their wives and my seven grandchildren. She was a woman who was always in good health until [...]
I had a good day today. This morning I met with my Stephen Minister. I have met with her three times already. It already is proving to be a blessing having her in my life. It feels more like a deep friendship. It also looks like we will be able to continue with the Medicare [...]
This has been quite a day. First of all my husband, Wayne, slept until 11:00. Then we had a difficult transfer from his bed to his chair first thing this morning. A friend of our neighbor was sitting outside visiting with them, and I had to solicit his help to get Wayne into his chair. [...]
What will today bring? It is my birthday today. Yesterday I received an early birthday card from one of my sisters. Yesterday I also received a beautiful card and a bouquet of flowers from my new female friend (my Stephen minister). I also had a great talk with her. I have met with her twice [...]
This morning I got things set up so that my husband can use a computer keyboard with much bigger keys. My husband used to love to be on the computer, but because of his many issues his time on the computer is more limited of late. Besides balance issues and a host of other issues [...]
Today I have a smile on my face. The weather is beautiful and free of all the heat and humidity we have been experiencing. Secondly, my husband is having a good day, and he just had a good therapy session. Finally, I just finished reading some letters my husband, Wayne, and I wrote to each [...]
Okay, I would like some input from my fellow caregivers. First, however, I need to explain a little more what is going on. As you all know my husband has a serious neurological disease. Recently I have started to need to help him every time he goes to the bathroom, and I also help him [...]
Loneliness even in midst of happy times can really be an ever present reality for a caregiver. Friday was my husband’s and my anniversary. In past years I always enjoyed our anniversary. It was a celebration of our love. We would almost always go out to eat, and my husband would always give me a [...]
It has been an interesting few days. Last night I was feeling pretty discouraged. I hardly ever cry, but I even found myself having a good cry. First of all Wayne has been spending a lot of his time lately sleeping away his days. Then we had some rather difficult transfers from his wheelchair to [...]
Replace is our word of the month for those of us involved with the Happiness Project. I have been pondering how well I am doing with this. I am seeking this month to replace carrying around my emotional burdens with consciously seeking to release them to God in prayer. Every time a negative emotion comes [...]
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