Well - Here we are a week into the new year and I've decided once again to try to return to blogging. To say my life has been busy would be a bit of an understatement. It has certainly been cold outside. Today was frigid!
My mom's memory continues to decline and I continue to work on my patience and understanding. I'm not very good at it and I often feel guilty for this. I have been fostering a 10-year old girl since October and this helps me at least to be more consistent with meals and cooking rather than microwave meals every night. I do still do microwave meals on occasion. Sometimes convenience outweighs great nutrition. Sad but true! I'm definitely tired most nights and tonight is no exception. I just figured I would make a quick post to keep myself going. I'm also procrastinating typing up notes for work. I'm going to be sorry in the morning!
We've been looking into various options for care of my mom. Without getting into much detail right now, I'll just mention one program through the Eddy. We are in the process of hearing about their program. So far, it's not sounding like it's going to work out for us. I thought it would be helpful initially and alleviate some stress but they want to label her as a "Do not leave alone" meaning that when she is not at the day program that they would provide, we would have to be responsible to have someone here for her 24/7. She is home alone for periods of time now and watches T.V. and does stuff around the house. While I agree she needs more socialization, I don't agree that 24 hour supervision is necessary quite yet. It would be nice but financially and physically it's just too much. We have had the director of the program and an OT out here so far. Tomorrow we have an appointment with the RN. The team then meets and discusses what they are willing to offer us and we decide if we want to accept or decline the program. As much as I hate to say or do it, I believe a nursing home would be the most viable option. It would provide her with safety and socialization and I actually think it would improve my level of patience with her. I really miss my mom. :(
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