You've had a lot to deal with there and, again, I'm sorry about Ginger. How lovely, though, that you all gave her such a great life after such a horrible start. There must be a lot of happy memories there, though that's probably not much consolation right now.
I do feel for your grandparents (though not so much the grandmother who seems to be taking her own feelings out on others!). It reminds me of what a friend went through with hers, being almost identical circumstances to those you've described. She thought her grandfather would find he had something of his own life back again when the grandmother went in a home, but there was understandably a lot of grief, guilt and probably loneliness as well in there, and he found it very difficult to adjust to begin with. Things did get better, though it took time.
Hope 2010 gets better for you very soon, and thank you for the Christmas card.:D
Thanks for the sympathy. I think it is easier for me now that I'm back in Virginia, because I don't constantly expect to turn around and find her curled up in a favorite spot or waiting to be petted. I think it is harder on my mom now.
I try to understand what Grandpa is going through and see things from his perspective, but sometimes I can't or I think I do but I'm also seeing it from the other side and I think he's wrong. That's probably not fair to him because I know this is really hard on him and he's trying his best. I just wish the entire situation was better and there's nothing anyone can do to make that happen.
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I do feel for your grandparents (though not so much the grandmother who seems to be taking her own feelings out on others!). It reminds me of what a friend went through with hers, being almost identical circumstances to those you've described. She thought her grandfather would find he had something of his own life back again when the grandmother went in a home, but there was understandably a lot of grief, guilt and probably loneliness as well in there, and he found it very difficult to adjust to begin with. Things did get better, though it took time.
Hope 2010 gets better for you very soon, and thank you for the Christmas card.:D
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I try to understand what Grandpa is going through and see things from his perspective, but sometimes I can't or I think I do but I'm also seeing it from the other side and I think he's wrong. That's probably not fair to him because I know this is really hard on him and he's trying his best. I just wish the entire situation was better and there's nothing anyone can do to make that happen.
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