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stroke brain sucks
I am on a FB group for caretakers and from reading this, I know that I have it so much easier than most. With that said, I know my limitations and I am so ill-equipped sometimes to keep my cool and to not allow frustrations to get out of hand. Last night I worked over 2 hours trying to restore Ed's iPhone to factory reset due to his forgetting ( Read more... ) -
hemorrhaging money
It's so frustrating to have Ed go through money like it's water....get paid, he gets $500 and I'm thinking it will last a week...nope. Today he wants more money to buy gas for the gas grill...that's great, except he can't just buy the gas...he'll go and spend more...I'm trying to budget and maybe save and he doesn't get it and we end up in an ( Read more... ) -
Let's get a new job!
For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.
- Jeremiah 29:11 ( Read more... ) -
life is just one wash, rinse, repeat
There is nothing exciting about my life. It's the same thing like Groundhog's Day. Except that this week Ed and I had words before going to work, which was discussed with Shannon, our therapist on Thursday night. Communication is key and we don't do this very well...wash, rinse, repeat ( Read more... ) -
Where is the knot?
I need help and I just don't know where to get it. Ed's personality change is driving me bat shit crazy this weekend. He's on a cleaning jihad (which I get and am behind him if he wants to do this) but I found out last night that there was our 6th chair to the dining room table that "I took it to Goodwill because it didn't match anything." He ( Read more... ) -
now i'm pissed
I've tried to write stuff three times and it wont' post......Ed and I went to see The Shack this morning, skipping church and it wasn't a good experience. He's pissed because he misses a turn and then acts out in my car...I say something and then react and he gets pissed. We are not compatible and he then says "Let's get a divorce"....if it were ( Read more... ) -
Diabetes, Ed and life
While I was working for the endocrinologists, I was diagnosed with type II diabetes (about 8 years ago). I've used several drugs to control it and for a while I did the Club Fitness exercise 3 X a week (but with very little results and fell of the band wagon). My A1C's (the test that measures how well the diabetes is under control) have always ( Read more... ) -
day off....not really
A day off work, but a day full of appointments...dentist and then quick stop at home to pick up Ed to go see my financial advisor and set him up for an IRA, then we had just enough time to grab lunch at Steak n Shake and go to see Dr. K...both of us seen; Ed explaining about how he can't do physical therapy....waaaaaaaaaa.....and Dr. K trying to ( Read more... ) -
life changes
This past week has been a difficult week. Dropping off Deuce so he could be re-homed was difficult, but I did EVERYTHING I could to make the transition easier for him....gave Cheri the towel he and Lady used when on my bed, included his scratching post, the rest of the food we fed them and my sleep shirt that I had used for 2 nights, and his food ( Read more... ) -
one feline gone....another to go
It happened. We dropped off my sweet Deuce to the vet that Heartland Humane Society uses...along with a sleep shirt I had worn, his favorite scratching post and some food and litter. Tonight it's Lady. I hope that it does help with Ed's coughing and health. Until "death do us part", I'll get my pet fixes from our friend Gary's dog Whitney or my ( Read more... )