While I reassure my mother that she has me to be her memory, every time I repeat information that I told her yesterday, it seems to hit a raw nerve and I grieve just a little more (the tears still well up). It is hard to see this from a parent who was always on Read More
Mom is Adjusting But Am I?
Mom has been in assisted living for 5 days and I question myself about making this decision for this level of care – thinking maybe she was more impaired and this level of care would not be able to accommodate her. She was unable to use the new remote (but those can be a challenge Read More
I Fear My Mother Will Die Not Loving Me…
I sign her out of the hospital rehab and bring her to my house for lunch. She sees her face and the droopy side for the first time and that her always perfectly coifed hair wasn’t looking very good – and said, “Ah! Look at my face”. I had to remind her it was from the Read More
Mom’s Going to Assisted Living – Am I Ready?
Tomorrow is the day I break through any denial that my mother needed help. Yet, I still feel somewhat guilty and know better on a professional and concrete level – she has had at least 4 small strokes! This one just hit her harder and has impaired her ability to speak clearly and remember what Read More
Mom Had a Stroke – If I Move Her, Will She Still Love Me?
Wow, as I walked into my mom’s rehab room yesterday – she pointed to me and said to the aid behind her, “I don’t like her – she put me here.” Mind you, she is in one of the best rehab centers she could be in post stroke and one that is sometimes difficult to Read More
Helping a Parent with Personal Care…
…. It was just the lipstick! But, I found out today, my mother who is 6 days post stroke and has significant deficits, which affect the right side of her face that putting on lipstick can be a fun activity! Mom was searching for a mirror after seeing the tube of lipstick I had left Read More
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