When we moved to our condo, it felt like a new beginning. I still love our new place for many reasons, but caregiving still is a burden on my heart. Spring is a promise of nicer weather and new beginnings. I love the warmer weather, but the decline I see in my husband and all [...]
I just came home earlier this evening from a Maundy Thursday service in church. When I contemplate all that the true meaning of Easter means to me I wonder why should the troubles of caregivng or any other troubles of this life ever get me down? When I see how my husband’s disease has progressed, [...]
It was a beautiful day here again today. Since it has been a long winter, I thought it might be a good idea for my husband, Wayne, to take a little spin on his 4 wheel mobility scooter after lunch today. So I moved the car out of the garage, helped Wayne into his coat, [...]
Life really is a mixture of joys and sorrows. I revel in the fact that the beautiful sunshine returned today after several days of fog and rain. What a gift! I love the fact that much of our snow has disappeared the last few days because of our warmer temperatures. It is a promise of [...]
It is two weeks ago today that we moved into our new home. I really do love it. I love seeing the sun streaming into the living room windows in the early morning. I love the fact that my husband’s wheelchair is not blocking traffic areas nearly as badly as it did when we lived [...]
It hardly seems possible but we are finally moved into our new condo! The last couple weeks have been very busy. I have been slowly moving over little things. I even had help with these before big moving day activities from my son and a couple of other ladies from my church. Yesterday was the [...]
I hadn’t had a chance to listen to Wednesday’s blog radio program with Mabel R. who takes care of her husband. Tonight I had a chance to do that. Even though Mabel’s husband’s disease is different than my own husband’s disease I can relate to some of her feelings in many ways. Although I would [...]
On Thursday nights my husband, Wayne, and I usually go to our son’s family home for supper and the evening. Last night the granddaughters 7 and 6 years old got a make shift bowling game going with plastic glasses as pins and a plastic ball. We were able to get my husband involved “bowling” from [...]
Last night we watched the DVD “The Hiding Place.” It is about a Christian family in Holland who hid Jews in their home during Nazi occupation in World War II. They were eventually found out and captured. The father died about 10 days after capture, but the two sisters, Betsy and Corrie Ten Boom, were [...]
Denise asked us recently to share our most bizarre care giving experiences. I don’t know if it is bizarre or just heartbreaking, but I helped my husband for the first time today with his bath. We were running late for an appointment, and he asked me to help him. He has a shower bench, and [...]
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