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DaugterInLaw

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posted 02/21/2009, comments (2)

Dealing with the apathy and anger.

I noticed that there is a DaughterInLaw member with a space. Sorry If you see this let me know if you want me to change my name and I hope I did not steal yours. ;D -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I love my mother in law (she is a different person now but in my heart I do love her) she... Read more Chevron

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Leah

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posted 02/20/2009, comments (8)

Appointment Disappointment

Do you remember the TV show, The Golden Girls? Remember the eldest lady, Estelle Getty, who could not filter what came out of her mouth? I’m kind of like her now…thankfully my family accepts me. I know I embarrass them with what I say sometimes. And, sometimes I just blurt out something which doesn’t... Read more Chevron

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Carol Bradley Bursack

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posted 02/13/2009, comments (5)

National Institute of Health Offers Valuable Tool to Help Hospitalize Elders

Elders exposed to hospital stays can become very disoriented, to the point of delirium, which is difficult to distinguish from dementia. The scary part is that some never totally recover, once they return home. Also scary, is that fact that many medical professionals don't know about, or completely understand, this... Read more Chevron

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Leah

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posted 02/12/2009, comments (6)

I Should-duh Known

I have just finished spending eight days with my daughter and granddaughter. It has been the best visit yet—and that is saying a lot. The two of them are so patient with me and the way I am now. And, you say, what is “the way I am now”? It’s far different than the past. There are many... Read more Chevron

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posted 02/10/2009, comment (1)

Waking up to Barb

We have been struggling with my mother in laws inability to get that she is to use the patch, the lozenge, or smoke not all 3 at the same time. This debate has been going on for about 2 weeks now, post hospital visit. She also went to the hospital after vomiting violently one morning, I took her in. She got her stomach contents pulled out with a... Read more Chevron

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