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  3. Liliana

    Ups and Downs

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    November 7, 2011
    Why must life have so many ups and downs? For the last two weeks I feel like I have been running around like a chicken without a head. Not a good feeling, I might say. Just last week I rushed all day at work in order to be able to...
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    Fresh Start

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    September 8, 2011
    It feels great to be back. It was exactly a month ago that I wrote my last blog, which I read tonight. I can’t believe I let myself get to that point, but happy I had everyone here as a support. It meant to me so much what each and...
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    Frustration

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    August 7, 2011
    I think I have reached my breaking point. My life has become a living hell. I dont know what else to do except sit here and think how much better it would be if I didn’t live. I feel like I am sitting in a bottom of a ditch and...
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    Wondering

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    July 27, 2011
    Every time I stop blogging or reading the other blogs, I start feeling lost again. Caregiving.com has become a home that I could escape everyday to and no one in my family had access to it. It is my way of venting and knowing that I no matter what I...
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    Changes

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    July 12, 2011
    I have been out of touch for what seems a long time. Since my last blog there has been a lot going on in my life more than usual. Mom was discharged from the hospital on Thursday, June 30th. She is doing well and just got staples and stitches removed...
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    Never a Moment of Rest

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    June 29, 2011
    Update on Mom: Mom had surgery on Monday. She had a cranioplasty put in, everything went well. She is still in a little pain and very confused (we are hoping it’s just the medications). Even though she is in the hospital, it seems as caregivers we do more than if...
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    I Wish…

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    June 22, 2011
    I wish.. I could come home after work and once in a while be asked how my day was. I wish.. I could go out and party all night and not be worried about having to be up early the next day to take care of my mom. I wish.....
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    Update on Mom

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    June 20, 2011
    I had mentioned in my last post that mom was scheduled to have surgery today. Well, it was cancelled. Last Monday my sister took my mom to a pre-admissions test. They did all the bloodwork, urine tests etc. The tests showed she had a Urinary Trac Infection and was put...
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    Checking Back into Life!

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    June 16, 2011
    It feels like I’ve been gone for months but in reality I was away for only four days. I finally did what Ive been wanting to do for a while, just shut out of technology (well, except Facebook). I went away for work; we take elders on a four-day vacation...
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    Anniversary

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    June 5, 2011
    Today marks the two-year anniversary that my mom became ill. It was just around this time that they had told us she was bleeding in the brain and she would be transferred to a bigger hospital. I have gone through a lot of emotions today, wish I could say Happiness...
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    I Am Not the Only One Suffering

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    May 30, 2011
    Let’s take the bouldering mistakes of the past, And the roadblocking challenges of the present, And build them into stairs that support our climb into the future. —Mattie J.T. Stepanek Yesterday, I sat at home and vented to my sister most of the day about not being to just pick...
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    Confused

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    May 11, 2011
    Have you ever felt just lost and confused about life? That’s how I’ve been feeling lately. I wish I had the option of checking out of my life for a couple days, but if I can’t even check out for 5minutes then it is most likely not going to happen....
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    Life Sucks!

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    May 5, 2011
    I hate to be so negative about life but that is exactly how I feel right now! About a week ago I received a letter from financial aid regarding my application and according to the letter I was going to qualify for over $5,000.00 for the year 2011-12 of the...
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    Rare Moments

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    May 2, 2011
    The rare happy moments that no one else will understand are the best for me! I think that as a caregiver we move through life in such a rush because we are always running around doing things for others that we don’t have time to enjoy the happy moments. Well...
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    Falling Behind…

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    April 27, 2011
    There are times when I get into this funky mood and just can’t get myself to snap out of it. Well right now I am currently in it. Lately I just been noticing more and more that people from high school are moving on with life and doing great things while...
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    Busy, Busy, Busy

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    April 17, 2011
    Today I finally felt that I could relax for once this week. I was able to sleep a lot, which was a good thing and a bad. Usually when I am exhausted I sleep lots, but at the end of the day all that sleeping only makes me feel exhausted. But...
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  21. Liliana

    Tough Love

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    | Blogs, Liliana's blog
    April 15, 2011
    The hardest part of being a caregiver in my opinion is knowing you are doing the best you can, but is still not appreciated. In my house, I am not the only caregiver. My dad, sister also are caregivers for my mom. My mom and I always had such a...
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