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LuckyCharms

(19,058 posts)
47. Oh kpete...
Thu Oct 19, 2017, 11:52 AM
Oct 2017

I'm doing my best not to respond to individual posts...but yours hit home when talking about your husband.

I am sorry to read about your M-I-L's UTI. Those things are frightening in the elderly.

You and your husband take care of yourselves please. Take care of your minds. I'm still waking up in full throated screams at 3:00 AM cursing out my family.

Hugs to you and your family.

... Kali Oct 2017 #1
anddddd now i'm crying LuckyCharms Oct 2017 #2
it is ok to cry Kali Oct 2017 #5
thanks kali n/t LuckyCharms Oct 2017 #7
Kicking for visibility Cadfael Oct 2017 #3
She passed awhile ago and i can't get over it...thank you for responding LuckyCharms Oct 2017 #4
i have some experience. boston bean Oct 2017 #12
Not sure I can be of much help. annabanana Oct 2017 #6
Not dying but my mom is 90 and I think about these things marlakay Oct 2017 #8
My mom just passed August 18th from pneumonia stevenleser Oct 2017 #9
This is hard, hard stuff. So sorry for the challenges you are experiencing. NRaleighLiberal Oct 2017 #10
Not primary, but involved as my Dad's wife was at home with him and was a champ elfin Oct 2017 #11
Yes, most definitely fairfaxvadem Oct 2017 #13
I've been the primary caregiver of a parent for years now. W_HAMILTON Oct 2017 #14
In my family we all had our role. My sister was the leader. She and I were applegrove Oct 2017 #15
People tend to give what they can at those times. WillowTree Oct 2017 #16
I take care of my mother and father without any help from two able and wealthy siblings ... MyNameIsKhan Oct 2017 #17
I have a slow burn that I still hold in after a couple years. IADEMO2004 Oct 2017 #18
Yes I helped my mother take care of my father. I have seven siblings of which all except one lived blueinredohio Oct 2017 #19
I took care of my father in law Corgigal Oct 2017 #20
It's been 29 years. mountain grammy Oct 2017 #21
My sister accused my mother of malingering while she was on a ventilator. LeftyMom Oct 2017 #22
This has been an interesting thread and I appreciate everyone that has shared. Mediumsizedhand Oct 2017 #23
I helped with mom and was primary with my dad Awsi Dooger Oct 2017 #24
I cared for my mother for the majority of my life... Skeletor Oct 2017 #25
I took care of my father MountCleaners Oct 2017 #26
We split it JustAnotherGen Oct 2017 #27
I really cannot thank you all enough for sharing your stories here LuckyCharms Oct 2017 #28
I didn't read your post here until I'd already answered the OP chia Oct 2017 #34
Therapist - good idea - and my experience Louis1895 Oct 2017 #36
God, horrible situation . . . . hatrack Oct 2017 #38
My father handmade34 Oct 2017 #29
I had a younger brother who felt his only responsiblity was to visit our mom and give orders . . . ATL Ebony Oct 2017 #30
No siblings. I am an only child but my cousins faced many problems with their siblings. coolsandy Oct 2017 #31
Yes, and years after the passing, it's still raw chia Oct 2017 #32
My mother took care of her mother for 3 years. I helped when I could. imanamerican63 Oct 2017 #33
This message was self-deleted by its author cwydro Oct 2017 #35
Primary for my Dad, but in large measure because of geography . . . hatrack Oct 2017 #37
URGENT: I know this is long but I am in desperate need of emotional support and advice Trust Buster Oct 2017 #39
I worked in long term care for eleven years ismnotwasm Oct 2017 #40
TRUST BUSTER... LuckyCharms Oct 2017 #42
Thank you LuckyCharms. My resources are very limited w/respect to attorney fees. Trust Buster Oct 2017 #43
I would try to see what sort of legal aid might be available to you. LuckyCharms Oct 2017 #44
Thank you LuckyCharms Trust Buster Oct 2017 #54
Reading this brings many memories and thankfulness. erinlough Oct 2017 #41
LuckyCharms kpete Oct 2017 #45
Oh kpete... LuckyCharms Oct 2017 #47
My mother-in-law peggysue2 Oct 2017 #46
Isn't it something? LuckyCharms Oct 2017 #48
Sadly . . . peggysue2 Oct 2017 #49
My poor brother is shouldering 80% Duppers Oct 2017 #50
I'm just at the tail end of this experience Zoonart Oct 2017 #51
I did that. My brother split ghostsinthemachine Oct 2017 #52
I am in the same hospital ghostsinthemachine Oct 2017 #53
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