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Posted 5/3/2014 10:43 PM (GMT 0)
It's so good to be back home after being away for a month taking care of mom. It was physically,emotionally,psychologically, and spiritually exhausting. It will take me a little while to catch up with everything that has happened while I was away. I am taking the weekend to just de-stress and relax because I surely need it.

Pain levels have been through the roof due to all the physical labor that my body isn't used to and many days I just wanted to curl up in a corner and cry. I pushed through though and as Dorothy says, there's no place like home! I hope everyone is doing well and having less pain.

Much love and gentle hugs to all,
Lynn
Posted 5/4/2014 4:18 AM (GMT 0)
Lynn

Hope you are going to be able to.have some down time now..
Spoil yourself a little if you can too!

Glad you are back & hope your mom is doing well

Gentle hugs back at you ( hope you are sleeping!)
Posted 5/4/2014 4:54 AM (GMT 0)
Thanks so much Diane. It is so nice being home but I find myself worrying constantly about mom even though I know she will be okay now. Sleeping is one thing I have never done really well so here I am, still awake at one in the morning lol
Posted 5/4/2014 11:34 AM (GMT 0)
Glad to see you made it through and your Mom's good. When I was reading your post I was thinking about all the times in our lives our mother's keep plugging along, taking care of us no matter how sick she was, or how bad they felt.

Things tend to come full circle in life don't they? My Mom's been gone 16 years and there's not a day now that I dont wish I had had the chance to do more for her but life didn't work out that way and she died unexpectedly, without ever needing any of us to physically care for as was her wish!! She always said that she never wanted to grow old enough or be sick enough to be a burden to any of us?? She never could have been but that was her way of thinking!

Mother's day next Sunday so you got to give your Mom the best gift of all, time spent showing love comes with sacrifices. That's priceless!

Now recoup, take time to take care of yourself and kudos to you for being the one to go help your Mom at a great price to yourself
Posted 5/5/2014 1:43 AM (GMT 0)
My mother had the same wish.. It was not granted

I have the same wish & pray constantly that mine is.

Miss her so very very much.
Posted 5/6/2014 6:50 AM (GMT 0)
That is so very true about what you guys said. The whole time I was there, mom kept saying how sorry she was that I had to be away from my husband for so long and that she felt like such a burden etc. I kept reassuring her that I "chose'' to be there to take care of her and that it wasn't because I had to. She has been taking care of others her whole life so it was time for someone to take care of her and I was glad to be the one to do it. I will not say it was easy but it was definitely worth it.

As she is getting older now I know how much of an impact it will have on me when she is gone. I just can't imagine never hearing her voice or seeing her smile again etc. so I try not to think about it. I just pray that she will be with us for a long while yet.
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