ianpspurs
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Hope the dogs/cats stay off of your bed. No 3 son has a very small dog so we need to watch how it reacts to MIL
Hope the dogs/cats stay off of your bed. No 3 son has a very small dog so we need to watch how it reacts to MILI will insist we watch a lot of old films and hope the dogs still want to cuddle up..
Many thanks, jjraak, for your perceptive and supportive post.Made that a winner.
Because the darker the day... The more we need a little light in our lives.
And on a day like yesterday sounds, a little treat sound just the RIGHT thing to take your mind back to a happier place.
No excuses needed for the food choice, I think even the blood score agrees with that.
Have a hug for the day, hope it improves somewhat over the coming weeks or so,
Though I'm guessing many days to follow will be filled with similar downs, Sadly.
THAT WHICH DOESN'T KILL US...MAKES US STRONGER.
Is never truer then when we have to dig in and find the mental fortitude to smile,
in a " is that the best you GOT, Life..?" type of way, as we pick ourselves up and dust ourselves down for another crack at doing our very best for those we love most.
A point often over looked when we are too close to the fire.
But you are doing fantastically well
Full credit to you for doing so well...
No you ARE.. Before you quietly answer me back.
THIS part of life challenges many, few come away unscathed.
Your doing a great job looking after mums best interests.
Hugs for the the days ahead x
Thank you for the link, ianpspurs.Lovely post @jjraak . I hope the news of your nephew continues to be positive. This may seem a tad trite but having read your posts, @dogslife and @Muddy Cyclist it seemed apt https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-50858389
Very wise as you are on insulin. I used to love jelly babies when I was on insulin.6.2 but did wake in the night about 2am it was 5.4 so thought hmm and had two jelly babies
So glad all went well PM.@DJC3 @SaskiaKC @HarryBeau @Krystyna23040 @gennepher and anyone else I’ve overlooked thank you ALL for your good wishes and support today. I do dread these injections whilst being grateful for them. This thread at its most supportive!
Just woken up from a little nap as has my furry companion.
Anyone heard if @trick60 has been let loose for Christmas yet?
Thanks Deb glad you are better just in time. Have a great Christmas and soo exciting awaiting the new grandchild.So glad all went well PM.
Thank you. So happy I have appetite back for Christmas!Glad to hear you are on the mend and appetite is restored.
How about just calling it 'cats' I think that has quite a ring to it ;-)Yes we could call it the nightmare kittens before Christmas...they are curled up together fast asleep ATM like two little angels...they don't fool me for a second
The best Christmas present! Great news re your nephewThank you, @ianpspurs for the compliment
And link not trite... Most informative.
Wish we had known so much more when mum was still at home.
Details like your link would have made such a difference looking back.
Did not understand enough about how bewildering every day things, we normally took for granted could be to those affected.. We tried so hard to keep mum 'settled'.but probably made mum feel , LESS comfortable,if truth be told...the TV and sing song would have been a great idea, if we only thought of it.
Doctors told me it's like a basket of eggs.
The disease just takes one or two away from the top of the pile and as time goes on,
the only ones left are the very early years.
Mum, god rest her, thought she was back in Ireland, at work.. And the nurses in her home were colleagues,.. So she would have the craick with them about just being a little tired and would be down to work her shift in a little while...
Most played along, much to everyone's amusement.
There were dark days of course, but I do so remember there being lots of laughter and smile as well.
Thank you for your post... It was a timely reminder
made me look back and have a little bathe in some happy memories despite it being a
Most difficult time...
EDIT.
Popped up to niece's last night... Nephew home, on couch.. Watching football.... Whoop. Whoop.
The boys like to nickname every one..
My dad was Rambo, due to trying to stitch his arm himself..
I'm going to throw in Jack Black's "Tenacious D' as a suggestion.... The sheet tenacity of the boy.
A few weeks back, we were told to consider a priest,.. Yet now.
..a Christmas miracle?
Who knows... We are just grateful to have him back among us, so we do thank God.
I was really shocked at the way Saffy reacted. She was a brilliant PAT dog and we visited a local hospital every week and a care home so she was well used to being a caring dog. So to completely ignore MIL she must have been really affected by MIL's dementia.I found your post intriguing, Krystyna23040. I have read lots about how pets are theraputic for people with dementia but never of the effect on pets themselves.
Really fantastic news - especially when he has been so very ill.EDIT.
Popped up to niece's last night... Nephew home, on couch.. Watching football.... Whoop. Whoop.
Hope everything goes well. You have a lot going on at the moment.Awake @ 3.40 finally tested @ 4.40 fbg 6.4. All going well today then. Mixed blessing of madness and caring to occupy me whilst the marriage of inconvenience between me and LC undergoes relationship counselling. Julie has to prepare for tests tomorrow by part fasting, drinking vast amounts including odd things to help internal cameras. Chairs, food, presents, crockery, beds to be delivered to Suffolk which will need 2 cars and Julie can't drive for 24 hrs from midnight. All manner of meat to collect 2 days early on the way. Tuesday is final collection of food here, waiting in for amazon to deliver a present No 2 son has sent late in the game then off to Suffolk with 89.9 yo MIL. Back just in time for me to go to hospital Friday 9.00 am _ could have been 3.30 Christmas Eve. Nothing life threatening but not likely to rebuild my trust in this woe and its impact on my bg. 4th Sunday in Advent, which is a time of reflection and hope - the assurance of a promise which will be fulfilled. So, bigger picture son, bigger picture. O Rex Gentium today, Rex Gentium. Psalm 144 13-16
. Yes, I think that you are right. MIL always wanted a dog so when we got Saffy she absolutely loved her and looked after her when I was at work. I think Saffy couldn't cope when MIL 's spirit left her and she became 'lost' to Saffy.Perhaps for some it's more the spirit that leaves us (that mental awareness state) that makes them unable to recognise us.?
Had heard about the benefits of animals in recovery etc, but like @DJC3 i had never thought of it in the reverse direction of how THEY must struggle to cope at times, when those they look to, become 'lost' to them..
I wonder if you have been extra busy lately and have overdone it. Hopefully you get a chance to relax over the Christmas holiday.I'm in 'drift' mode a bit at the moment I think, every now and again I end up feeling like lots of things are an effort. A touch of burn out perhaps
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