Tag Archives: Mom

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Posted on May 11, 2010 by

I know it’s been pretty quiet around here lately. There are a couple reasons for that. First of all, I’ve been sucked back into “real life.” Mom has taken up so much of my time and attention that I’ve had … Continue reading →

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WFMW: Keeping Mom in Milk

Posted on April 13, 2010 by

One of my regular tasks is grocery shipping for Mom. I used to buy a lot, but the food spoils before she gets around to preparing it. One of the things she still needs, though, is milk. Now, on her … Continue reading →

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Tax time! And a tumble.

Posted on March 24, 2010 by

Mom fell again yesterday. Turns out she forgot to eat. And at 4:00 pm yesterday, she was getting something from her bedroom, turned to leave, and lost her balance. Boom. She hit the button on her emergency pendant, and a … Continue reading →

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Kidney Transplant Evaluation Day

Posted on February 25, 2010 by

A couple of days after Snowpocalypse 2010, we took Mom to UPMC to be evaluated to see if she was a good candidate for a kidney transplant. This, as you may imagine, was fraught with much stress. I went into … Continue reading →

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Stress eating

Posted on February 3, 2010 by

I worked today. And thanks to the advice of a very dear friend, I left ON TIME. Can’t wait to be done at the office. Life is so much less stressful with such a load off my shoulders! Just after … Continue reading →

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Feeling lighter

Posted on February 2, 2010 by

Last time I posted, it was how I had too many responsibilities. Well, I’ve dumped a few of them. Don’t worry, the kids are fine. The dog is still with us. And so is Mom. But I quit my job. … Continue reading →

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She did it again.

Posted on June 2, 2009 by

She didn’t answer when I called her. Twice. Before 9 am. After having low blood pressure and pulse yesterday. I’m no doctor, but that doesn’t sound good to me. I had the kids call before Big Sis got on the … Continue reading →

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Caregiving #fail

Posted on May 17, 2009 by

Just back from picking Mom up off the floor this morning. I’m not sure I have the energy to go into all of it, but Mom was diagnosed with the flu on Friday. Talked to her Saturday at 9:30 am; … Continue reading →

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Busy Birthday and OMTS

Posted on May 14, 2009 by

Today is Little Sis’ 5th birthday. I spent all day yesterday begging her not to turn 5, to just stay 4. No deal. “Don’t you want me to grow up and have babies?” she asked me. Not now, I don’t. … Continue reading →

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Mom called…

Posted on March 17, 2009 by

…again. The first call was this morning. It’s our daily just-checking-in-to-let-you-know-I-woke-up-today call. It usually involves Mom grilling me on my schedule for the day. Sometimes I feel like she’s checking for chinks in it to see if she can insert … Continue reading →

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