Aging Parents
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Mid-Week Mind Dump: Feeling a Bit Overwhelmed
Good morning friends. Just a little update, midweek. Time is moving so swiftly. There’s a few things to report. Phone Confusion with Mom First of all, Mom. Somehow she has confused herself with the phone numbers. She is texting someone else and thinking it is me. So when I see her again I have to see her phone and make sure she has my correct number. It was in there before and I’m not sure what she has done. Anyway, it’s kind of humorous as to the things she is texting to someone. She needed some very personal supplies. But she’s texting some unknown person. Is it a neighbor? An…
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MRI Scheduled, Mom’s Stuff, and Weird Work
The MRI’s have been booked for this coming Monday morning for brain, neck/spine, and cervix. As far as the bloodwork, and me being able to tell what is what, it looked like the inflammatory marker numbers were above normal. Sugar was just barely over but better. Cholesterol about the same (higher than it should be). My vitamin D was a little over b/c I have doubled up on those. But I’ll go back to one a day now. I’ll add in an extra one every other day when the days get shorter. I have felt better this week. This morning even after a good night’s sleep I woke up tired.…
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George’s Butter Noodles / When is Enough, Enough?
George made the best noodles for dinner last night – just throwing a few things together. Lots of layers of flavor. We did some slurpies for dinner! My little Roo would have been proud of us. It was great comfort food too. The week has been a bit stressful trying to get quarter end taken care of and having a row with Mom who is demanding to have more of my Saturday’s (we already have Sunday’s and often I miss work for her). It’s exasperating trying to explain that I have to have a day at home. My hands are up in the air. I give up. She will just…