Posts Tagged ‘stress’
Today has not been a stellar one, for either of us.
I know better, yet I still lost it, and that was dangerous. Arguing with Mom is never good, never was even when I was a kid, but it has added danger when she is nearing 93, and not in great health. It sets a tone, …
This whole caregiving job has no guidelines, no books that explain what you will go through, or how to adapt to the changes, to the frustrations. There is no magic course to take, that will teach you how to be a loving, compassionate, caregiver.
Either it is in you, or it isn’t.
You can talk and discuss …
Read MoreThe daily grind is something, and yet compared to many it isn’t all that bad. Seriously, I know that what I have to accomplish, each day with Mom, isn’t all that complicated, all that difficult even. And yet, it weighs on the mind, on the body so that by the end of the day, the …
Read MoreI think one of the main problems is the wearing down of one’s own patience, for normal things. It sounds wrong to say, but really, I find myself being impatient, at least in my own mind. I try to keep it level, to not show my impatience, but it seems to just get harder with …
Read MoreWe watched the movie called The Bucket List with Morgan Freeman and Jack Nicholson. I am glad I watched it, and also wish I never had. It has me wondering about a lot of things, none of which is exactly restful. I mean it is about two guys who are diagnosed with terminal cancer, given …
Read MoreAfter yesterday, it seems to me that when you care about someone, about the care they are receiving from others, you become a ‘difficult‘ client. Myself, I prefer the word “Patient” to “Client” but it makes it easier for those in power, to “CANCEL” needed services for people, without remorse, or twang of conscience.
Am I …
I suppose it is simply a mood, that will pass, and yet I wonder if it ever will pass?
You think you know someone, even think you love them, but your idea of what love is, and theirs, seems at odds. Least it appears to be that way with my other half, as he seems to …
