Re: Ummmmm?

On 18 Oct 2006 16:30:28 -0700, "Michael" <spoonermichael@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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wrote:


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>Hi Karen,
>
>Yes, we always did want to retire somewhere else in the
>West.........But.....when we really got to seriously considering a move
>we realized that we didn't really want to move far away from our son.


I understand.  The one whose decor is Early Frat-boy?



>I can sure appreciate the situation with your mother cuz we're going
>through something similar with my dad, now almost 90., although we're
>not quite at the point of having him live with us.  We promised my dad
>years ago that we would never put him in a home of any kind unless he
>was at the point of not having all of his marbles.  I do have the help
>of my sister who takes my father  to his numerous doctor's appointments
>and my wife and I spend lots of time over at his apartment caring for
>his needs.  

I don't have any siblings- so I'm trying to juggle her checkbook, Dr.
appt's, etc. She doesn't have Alzheimer's, but her attention span
isn't what it used to be, and she gets mixed up easily.  What's scary
is that she was mega stressed out in her 50's taking care of *her*
mother, and I saw it, and was determined not to let anyone do that to
me.  Ha!  I'm kind of taken aback, because she is the last person I
thought would need help. The shock of having "lost my mother" was hard
to go through, now it's just hard keeping up on her stuff and Larry's
and mine.

How is Sherry doing? I'm doing well with the meds I'm on.  Anxiety is
under control; depression is harder to deal with.


>Hey, stop that stress stuff!

We'll try!

KS