Aging Parents

  • Aging Parents,  Mom,  Office

    Mid-Week Update, Mom Issues, and a Sneak Peek

    Hey everyone! I thought I’d drop a blog post this morning. Just felt like blogging. I miss my morning blog. I’m trying to do some things “just for me” here and there early in the day instead of just “going with the grind” of knocking out my to do list. I’m somewhat of a rebel I suppose – I want to be doing something different than what I have set out for myself to do which is all the responsible stuff. I usually do all the responsible stuff first. This Saturday the Office Makeover goes live. I couldn’t wait though to post a pic. So those who read the blog…

  • Aging Parents,  Surprises

    A Couple of Surprises – followed by Pizza and Busy Week

    A Couple of Surprises Followed by Pizza Yesterday we had to get up around 5:30 so we could get Mom by 7:15 and get her to an appointment at Centennial (across Nashville in rush hour) by 9:00 a.m. We did it with a few minutes to spare! Mom’s surprised everyone with two things yesterday. 1) She told the nurse practitioner that her UTI was back and she’d had symptoms for a week and a half. 2) She asked for Christmas ornaments from her house. So number 1 is pending and number 2, quite frankly, is concerning. It’s making me think she is really losing her memory. When I told her…

  • Aging Parents,  Assisted Living,  Caregiving

    Assisted Living: Pros and Cons for Mom

    Is it Worth it? Well guys, it’s just a regular vlog, taking you along with us in the week, but to make it a little more interesting, I pop in and discuss the assisted living pros and cons. I know every place will be different, but we are sharing our experience. You can watch it HERE. Also included is Mom’s TAVR procedure, and more views of the estate sale. OMGosh today is the last day of it and I’ll be so glad to get this behind us.