October 18, 2003
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Oh my goodness, I missed my 2-year Xangaversary!! *doh* It was the 26th of September. Dagnabit.
How're y'all doing? It's a beautiful day today and after I finish the work I want to do, we're going to go out to dinner with my parents and uncle to celebrate my mom's 60th b.day. Growing up I had soo many different ideas of what it would be like to be married with kiddos. I always pictured my mom as being a huge part of our lives. I never thought I would end up being my mom's mom. It is strange how things worked out, very sad, strange, surreal. I'm doing research on multi-infarct dementia and found something that has rocked my world. This whole friggin' disease could have been prevented. If her doctor's at the time would have diagnosed her high blood pressure, and controlled it, this would never have happened. I have no idea who those doctors are, but you can bet I'm not wishing them well-thoughts right now!
It amazes me that there are people out there calling themselves doctor when they can't even diagnose something as simple as high blood pressure. Crap. I'm going to have to channel this anger someway. 'Cus honestly, folks, I'm seeing red right now.
Y'all stay safe and happy this weekend. Okay?
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None of us are ever prepared for becoming our mom's mom. More and more of us are faced with it. It's a hard adjustment, not only in the physical sense, but the emotional overload can burn us down quickly.
I know. I've been there.
They don't call us the sandwich generation for nothing. If too much goes to the caregiving of parents and children, there's nothing left of the sandwich meat. Make sure you take time just for you. You can't take care of anyone else if you don't take care of yourself.
Aw... sweetie you know I've been where you are and will be there again. It's so hard. In my mother's case she wouldn't take the meds until the facility she is in insisted... $200/mo worth.
I agree with Kris, and do take time for me... but that doesn't take away the guilt... nor the damned fact that we "lost" our mothers. {hug}
Although I can't say I know what you're going through with your mom, I can say I know what it's like to lose a parent due to a doctor's ineptitude. I lost my Dad to pancreatic cancer which probably couldn't have been prevented, but he was suffering for many months before the morons diagnosed it properly. They had no clue what it was until a month before he died. In my Mom's case, she had been diagnosed with breast cancer in the early 90's but had seemed to beat it, and they put her on Tamoxifin which they said she would have to take for the rest of her life. Little did we know that they changed her medicine and took her off of that, and the cancer came back. She only told us this after the fact. So I know the feeling when a loved one suffers due to a doctor's ineptitude. Sending my prayers and good thoughts your way, Leesa.
Happy late second Xanga anniversary. And, if you're going to get a FIF CD, I would suggest either "Proof That the Youth are Revolting" or "Electric Boogaloo". Both have an odd mix of the ridiculous and fun with powerful praise, in their own unique style. One of the most powerful worship services I've ever seen was in an old bowling alley in Dallas, packed with hundreds of street kids, punks, skaters, outcasts, etc. and led by these guys. They have an amazing way of connecting with kids and they will be missed.
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