checking in. got a question, anybody have mamy problems with nosebleeds? Bless ya all. take care....
very funny David..... im glad i have more red than brunette so i could understand that joke.... /community/emoticons/turn.gif ...
i have been where you are. with my mom.... i nearly drove myself insane worrying about 'how to Fix her'...... It took me a long time to realize that unless my mom wanted to quit drinking then all the...
the pastor is also a family member... but its ok. i understand how she feels.. and if she makes peace with herself then that will be good. i think she has realized "too late" all the great things...
ah. thanks rick... thats what i tell my sister a lot..that the great thing mom did for us was give us life.. i was a lil depressed yesterday.. siblings chose that day to talk about when mom passes...
it bothers me. a little. that my mom doesnt even know its mothers day....
Mr Kellys thread didnt amuse me in the least. Actually I felt quite offended by it. I sincerely hope this thread will not only be locked, but completely erased. David And Rick have helped me a lot,...
Thanks Rick.... and i have the most wonderful, supportive husband in the world... he has let me cry, scream, whine, and in general :freak out: a lot... we will be married 29 years friday... he is my...
Thanks Connie i will. i just hope that through reading about my mom, that somebody will seee the horror they are putting themselves and thier loved ones through if they continue to drink... its not a...
1st I would like to say i have learned so much from this forum.. I Came here a good while back completely ignorant about this horrible disease. all i knew at the time was that my mom was a horrible...
I truly feel your pain. My mom is in liver and kidney failure... hasnt even been a whole year since she has been sober... its too late for her. dr says just a matter of time.... i will pray for you...
Happy Easter..... i was born and raised in the south. now yall know we are the sweetest of all. we never meet strangers in my sleepy lil town... and i know a lot of rednecks.....
very frustrating day. and i brought my attitude to the forum. again i apologize to you and anyone else i offended....
PG i would like to apologize for my behavior in that post. it wont happen again....
oh yeah just every once in a while i can tell david is from the south from some of his post.......
hey all. just checking in. Connie you have been in my prayers. you are a strong lady and i know everything will be fine. and to everyone else. caring for a loved one is hard and its very easy to get...
hello pink grandma. im doing fine. my mom is at home. help is there around the clock. i still keep my distance somewhat. shes not drinking. cant really control bladder or bowels anymore. but the...
just checking in.. i did have a question though. my mom is talking a lot to my stepdad and grandmother. both are deceased... has anyone else saw this with a family member....
hello all. just wanted to let you all know how things are going. my mom is home again. with help coming in 24/7. she ask us to take her home .she knows she is dying. we dont know when,but we think it...
well my mom is still hanging in there. very weak. she knows me somedays. somedays she doesnt. Just checking in. take care....
hello all. just wanted to say hope all is well. as for me im slowly getting my sanity back. /community/emoticons/turn.gif little by little....
you make me sick. there are so many people on here that have been and have loved ones actually diagnosed with this horrible stuff. yet you who have never actually been diagnosed with crap keep...
working in an assisted living facility for quite a while in a small town gives me a little bit of an advantage... i hope. i aqlready know a lot of administrators at most of the homes.. its not going...
checked out several places today..head spinning /community/emoticons/turn.gif . got a few more to look at before making a decision. trying to get through the holidays......
thanks connie. this was one of the hardest things i have ever had to do, but i know its for the best.. i dont know how she has hung on this long either, but this could go on for years and she needs...
im a lil dingy at times,lol. thats why i didnt pick up on the nc stuff.yes its cold here. im right above charlotte, snow and freezing rain today.....brr.....
very close to me.. military took us everywhere. no place like home....
well after a lot of sleepless nights, a lot of soul searching and so much crying, we have made the decision to put my mom in a nursing home.. i feel so guilty, but i cant handle this anymore. and...
didnt realize you were from nc too. i live on one of those country roads too. wouldnt trade it for anything.....
hello pg. i wish i could say things were good, but they arent. i do wonder if i could ask anyone a few questions. my mom has been hallucinating a lot. she thinks chtistmas has passed, told me today...
thanks connie, i hope all is well with you....
Hello PG,hope all is well....
i came tonite to apologize for abruptly leaving the forum and not explaining why. i had a lot going on at the time and felt i needed to handle it alone.. and i did get my feelings hurt a few times...
thanks for asking, nah my momis worse. swollen feet the worse thing now. memory is horrible.. just lays all day... doesnt have any interest in anything. it is a day by day thing now....
helllo. just letting you know im still hanging in there. hope you are ok....
hello, im posting here to get some info. hope you can help. my mom has pretty much lost control of bowels completely. she has nausea and is throwing up. is the disease progressing? will not go to dr...
i hope you are all doing ok.. my prayers and thoughts are with you all....
i hope everything goes well. i think you are a very courageous person.....
my mom is being so mean today. she cussed us and told us to leave. threw her pills across the room. /community/emoticons/cry.gif i am so tired of trying to be good to her. this past week she has done...
Connie,there is still a lot i dont know. please give me info on red meat. how much is too much? and what exactly goes on when red meat is consumed? thanks so much.....
my mom has been an alcoholic as long as i can remember.. it has now caught up with her. she was a mean cruel person to everybody that came into contact with her. had a drink in her hand from the time...
oh yeah she has a cane and a walker.. she has fell a lot. but this was the worst. lets pray it stays the worst... it has just been a really rough year altogether.. i really appreciate bein able to...
well i had one of those crappy weekends. may i feel pity for myself for a moment? ok i guess im done......... my mom is very weak. she fell sunday. i went in right when she did it. actually heard her...
she was complaining of being very hot and now she is freezing....
my mom has been throwing up and having what seems like hot flashes. severe diahrrea.any thoughts on this? she looks bad........
ok connie give me one of those pep talks.. i went to my residents funeral today. and just went by moms, so im feeling really down... life is hard. and i think its almost as hard on the caregivers as...
i am so ready for this year to be over.....too many things have happened... mom wanted to go to cemetary today... half carried her to car.... he is buried in a lil country cemetary.. i got like 30-45...
rough day today..... we had a resident where i work pass away... /community/emoticons/confused.gif so much grief and sorrow these past few months.... i would like to be happy again.. i spend my days...
i have been reading your post and have to say im not feeling much sympathy for you.....you sound like you really arent even sure whats wrong with you. my mother is older than you and dying from this...
still here. just trying to cope......