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The Move that Never Ends, To be Continued
Welcome to Part I of the never ending journey. Moods are lighthearted here as we pack and get ready for this move but we have no idea what is in store and what is to come. Mom is quiet and here in this part of the move, not really giving us much direction, but letting us lead. She refused to use the blue tape to indicate what she had a desire to take so that proper decisions could be made. It’s really hard to pack for other people’s move. But even more challenging to deal with what was unpacked for the move, especially when the person had no input while…
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Traveling to a Wedding and Detailed Planning of Mom’s Move
Saturday, May 30 We attended a beautiful wedding Saturday of my nieces. It was an outside wedding. I was fearful it would rain, and it did, but mainly just all around and not in the spot where they were getting married. You could see the thunderheads in the distance. We had Mom with us. And I knew that the trip itself would be very difficult for her but we did it. Above is her grandmother corsage. We took both her walker and wheel chair and we actually needed both. Mom did a great job of packing. I had reminded her of what all to pack in case she forgot anything.…
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Aggressive Doctors, Mom’s Move Scheduled, and Everything in Between
Monday, May 18, 2026 Sitting here drinking coffee in my office. All is going well. I had a doctor’s visit this morning. It was the annual check up. Full on. And it was 7:30 a.m, which was early but that meant I didn’t have to starve all day. I left having given urine sample and my blood. They couldn’t find a vein so she took it from my hand. This always happens. Blood pressure was spot on perfect. I left with my stool sample kit, which was embarrassing to trot through the lobby with. I wish they would put it in a sack so it looks like someone gave you…
