Sorry to have been gone so long. I was in West Virginia checking on my parents. Then, I was caught having to work some erratic hours because of some pressing matters at the office and tonight, I returned from a 3-day conference in Baltimore with my office, only to return home and have to work on some office projects while trying to settle down from my trip!
Mom appears to be doing okay...considering all that she has had to endure thus far. She has grown quite frail.....and now her hair is beginning to fall out. She is keeping a positive spin on things and has gotten herself some snazzy wigs to make her keep her foxy appearance. She keeps her fingernails polished and she has decided to continue eating like a horse. She's not throwing up or anything like that. However she does feel a bit nauseated at times, at which point she takes her anti-nausea meds....and lies down.
Dad continues to be her number one care giver and he loves taking good care of her.
I just worry about them.
It bothers me because I'm not closer in proximity to where they live....or that I'm not able to swoop in on them more frequently.
At times I feel like this all is just way too much for me to handle alone. But what choices do I have?
I'm an only child.
My wife ditched me.
She doesn't even call my parents to check on them. (And she wonders why they don't want her to come to join us on holidays? This is another dramatic story that I will save for another time.)
I feel just so alone.
And it's all so very scary.
2 comments:
I'm glad your mother is keeping her spirits up.
Do you ever feel as though you aren't quite grown up enough for things? I'm feel more like a grown up now, but sometimes things like this come along and I feel so unprepared. And I wish someone were here to take care of me.
Good luck!
Frank;
Good to hear from you again. Yes it is scarry when your parents are ill; being there or not. Would having your ex still with you really make a positive difference?
Rick
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