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Downsides
My grandmother is super confused. It really speaks to how little we've seen her before she moved in here that we thought she was entirely with it. But she's forgetting things . . . scary things like how to use a fork but then other moments she will tell you a story from her childhood with amazing clarity. It's difficult to see how frustrated she ( Read more... ) -
Distracted
I have been so distracted lately. I left my keys in the car while I was grocery shopping this morning. I was driving to school and drove right past it and it took me a good three blocks to realize it.
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Caretaking
I've been caring for my grandmother as you all know. It's been very time consuming and exhausting. However, I've been surprised that it has been very rewarding. I change her brief, her bedding, and help her with her clothes. I make her meals and give her the medications and breathing treatments as prescribed to her ( Read more... ) -
Brief Update
Things have calmed down a little. I'm feeling a bit better. Therapy next Tuesday and I know that will help ( Read more... ) -
Fighting with mother
Some highlights ( Read more... ) -
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I thought it was probably time for an update on school. I actually started a few days ago but I haven't really had the time to post/there's been so much else going on ( Read more... ) -
Lawyer
I've been trying to find a lawyer who can possibly help us fight the state's decision to pursue guardianship of my grandmother. I'm not having much luck, though. I'm not sure what type of law that would fall under. And my searches - probably due to my terms used - mostly bring back articles about how awful some people are to their elderly relatives ( Read more... ) -
Adult Protective Services
So, as you all know, my grandmother's primary caregiver passed away not too long ago. We've been doing the best that we possibly can. No one can stay with her all day. She's never alone for more than an hour or an hour and a half and the phone is placed on the bedside table next to her. Her bed linens are changed once or twice a day depending on if ( Read more... ) -
Script Frenzy
Vaguely consiidering doing script frenzy. . .
Thinking that it might even help me get a lot of the bones of my novel worked out.
I would have five days to vaguely figure out how to format a script. -
Homecoming
My grandmother is coming home from the hospital with no real caregiver at home to speak of. My uncle is adamantly opposed to nursing homes, however, so we're going off half-cocked here. I think his reasoning is that between my mother, myself, and him we can manage to have someone there with her at all times ( Read more... )