Hi all I just made a post on here today but ran out of space ...(lol) so I found this section to try to express my feeling. To start I have been taking care of my mom for 10 years and its been a lot of work expecially after her operation ( she needed to get a ostomy pouch put on. She got very ill after this and it took her 4 months to get home I was very worried and scared at the same time but she pulled through ...Had to learn all that goes along with taking care of this ....Oh did i say I wear ALLTHE HATS in this household but to fast forward to why I am on here today mom does not want to go to the dr. appt or do anything that means she has to go outside Its getting hard to get her to do her exercises and she is starting to not want to eat her meals sometimes I have no problem but as of today nothng she did eat her lunch and took her meds wont drink anything I try to convice her otherwise but she tells me to leave her alone I am ok. She does have dementia and wears hearing aids and uses a walker. Now I am 53 yeras old and I choose to do this sometime I wonder should I ........ but the part cant go there I am palnning to get some respite soon ( and I have done this before take a week to do something fun and to get a break. I have a very small of friends ( seems llike they just went away ) My family is about the same not much help but will try to call and get a favor out of us .....That is a big NO WAY We just moved to a very nice building and I am happy here can't tell if she is most of the time ....Got a nurse coming out to do assessment to get her started with some pt and maybe she will do it .....I hope that she will I have forgot to mention that she is 95! I feel very blessed she is with me but sometimes I get well fustrated but I am not defeated I hope that I get a responce make suggestions just venting Everyone have a good weekend I will be looking to hear from you ..................................Thanks much -------- Purplerain ^ _ ^
bottles and stick in the fridge (it dissolves so much better and in no time you have a good ,cold drink. The (".") must have been a typo, sorry. I also give her Crystal Light, but she likes the tea best. There are also other flavors of tea. She was drinking only Ensures and pudding and here lately, she is eating and drinking and I just give her an Ensure to give her some extra vitamins. Hope this helps. I see where we are supposed to be in the 90's this weekend and all next week, so we will be drinking quiet a bit, LOL!
Was the "." after tea a typo. Or did the input drop something between that and packets. ls what you're recommending a flavored liquid water bottle or is it a tea bag or a powder in a packet. I'm confused. Sorry to bother you with this but I am disabled and have someone shop for me at the store. I need to be able to tell them exactly what to get. Thx...
JW: I will try the V8 fusion, thanks! Also, I think what you did was VERY CREATIVE, not sneaky at all.
Let's take good care of ourselves FIRST. I know, it's easier to say than to do. But, if we, the caregivers, get sick then we can't care for whomever we are caregiving for.
Seriously, God help us all.
packets. I can usually get 2 bottles of water a day in her. I drink it along with her because it's been really good on these hot days. Hope this helps.