Comments on: Been a while http://www.hairywomenblog.com/been-a-while/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 19:34:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: summer http://www.hairywomenblog.com/been-a-while/#comment-5298 summer Tue, 22 Jan 2008 21:51:56 +0000 http://www.hairywomenblog.com/2008/01/13/been-a-while/#comment-5298 Talked to mom tonight...she found out there's a TWO year waiting list for the VA home...not sure dad will make it that long & I know she can't continue caring for him all by herself. Hopefully one of my brothers will be moving home soon to help her out. They got one of those step into tubs you see advertised on TV. Guess how much those damn things cost?? I was thinking around $5000...turned out to be $15,000!! But mom needed it and they can afford it, so I told her to go on & get it as they could also hook up a shower to it (for when they sell the house). They also have another bathroom with a regular tub/shower. The price included taking out the old tub & tile, putting in the new one and new tile, etc. so I guess all in all it was a good deal. She loves it, so that alone makes it worth it. Dad didn't like "those men" being in the house & actually locked them out one time when they went out to get some tools, lol. They had to call mom to unlock the door and let them back inside. At that point, she got one of my brothers to take him out of the house for several hours so they could finish - sure am glad he was home to do that. Talked to mom tonight…she found out there’s a TWO year waiting list for the VA home…not sure dad will make it that long & I know she can’t continue caring for him all by herself. Hopefully one of my brothers will be moving home soon to help her out.

They got one of those step into tubs you see advertised on TV. Guess how much those damn things cost?? I was thinking around $5000…turned out to be $15,000!! But mom needed it and they can afford it, so I told her to go on & get it as they could also hook up a shower to it (for when they sell the house). They also have another bathroom with a regular tub/shower. The price included taking out the old tub & tile, putting in the new one and new tile, etc. so I guess all in all it was a good deal. She loves it, so that alone makes it worth it. Dad didn’t like “those men” being in the house & actually locked them out one time when they went out to get some tools, lol. They had to call mom to unlock the door and let them back inside. At that point, she got one of my brothers to take him out of the house for several hours so they could finish - sure am glad he was home to do that.

]]> By: pam http://www.hairywomenblog.com/been-a-while/#comment-5146 pam Tue, 15 Jan 2008 05:47:35 +0000 http://www.hairywomenblog.com/2008/01/13/been-a-while/#comment-5146 2" of snow, the storm wimped out down here! Lots of ice on the road but it will be in the 40's today so it should melt. Dad is home. He fell during the night when he was rushed to the ER and he had overdosed on insulin so his blood sugar was 40. They could not stabilize him so took him to the ER before he went into a coma. I was shocked the doctor hadn't adjusted his insulin since he lost 25 lbs (he's pretty thin now) but it seems dad does what dad wants. He wants extra insulin so he can eat his cake and cookies, etc. Mom is a 24/7 nurse and it's draining her rapidly with her own health not in great shape. She keeps threatening to put him in a nursing home but she won't .. long story. 2″ of snow, the storm wimped out down here! Lots of ice on the road but it will be in the 40’s today so it should melt.

Dad is home. He fell during the night when he was rushed to the ER and he had overdosed on insulin so his blood sugar was 40. They could not stabilize him so took him to the ER before he went into a coma. I was shocked the doctor hadn’t adjusted his insulin since he lost 25 lbs (he’s pretty thin now) but it seems dad does what dad wants. He wants extra insulin so he can eat his cake and cookies, etc.

Mom is a 24/7 nurse and it’s draining her rapidly with her own health not in great shape. She keeps threatening to put him in a nursing home but she won’t .. long story.

]]> By: summer http://www.hairywomenblog.com/been-a-while/#comment-5125 summer Mon, 14 Jan 2008 20:07:29 +0000 http://www.hairywomenblog.com/2008/01/13/been-a-while/#comment-5125 I didn't know about your father...sorry to hear y'all are going thru that yet again. I haven't been online much (you know what time of year this is for me). I pretty much play the trivia game & email the guy I met thru the HS site and that's it. Anyway, I hope he'll pull thru OK. My dad is progressively getting worse. Mom is going to go on & call the VA home in their town to get him on the list to be admitted, as she's not sure how much longer she can take handling him all by herself. He's gotten very sarcastic & mean towards her and even though she's the most patient person I know, it wears on her day in & day out. The only time she gets any peace is when he goes to sleep...but if she tries to get up at night to do anything, he senses it & wakes up, then demands she come back to bed. And he's recently decided that 7pm is beditime!! With none of us kids living near home, it's just too much on her. I didn’t know about your father…sorry to hear y’all are going thru that yet again. I haven’t been online much (you know what time of year this is for me). I pretty much play the trivia game & email the guy I met thru the HS site and that’s it. Anyway, I hope he’ll pull thru OK.

My dad is progressively getting worse. Mom is going to go on & call the VA home in their town to get him on the list to be admitted, as she’s not sure how much longer she can take handling him all by herself. He’s gotten very sarcastic & mean towards her and even though she’s the most patient person I know, it wears on her day in & day out. The only time she gets any peace is when he goes to sleep…but if she tries to get up at night to do anything, he senses it & wakes up, then demands she come back to bed. And he’s recently decided that 7pm is beditime!! With none of us kids living near home, it’s just too much on her.

]]> By: pam http://www.hairywomenblog.com/been-a-while/#comment-5120 pam Mon, 14 Jan 2008 06:08:53 +0000 http://www.hairywomenblog.com/2008/01/13/been-a-while/#comment-5120 Thanks. The snow isn't as bad as they predicted. Now they say 2-4" but it's very light and it's raining, so maybe, just maybe, we'll dodge the bullet this time. What part of Mass are you in? You can email me if you don't want to make it public! Thanks. The snow isn’t as bad as they predicted. Now they say 2-4″ but it’s very light and it’s raining, so maybe, just maybe, we’ll dodge the bullet this time.

What part of Mass are you in? You can email me if you don’t want to make it public!

]]> By: MissDiatribe http://www.hairywomenblog.com/been-a-while/#comment-5119 MissDiatribe Mon, 14 Jan 2008 05:59:47 +0000 http://www.hairywomenblog.com/2008/01/13/been-a-while/#comment-5119 Pam, Hope your father is ok. I'm sending good thoughts your way. And I hope you enjoyed the nice reprieve from the winter weather last week as it's obviously over. I just moved back east (Northern Mass) and awoke to a shit load of snow that I get to shovel. Oh, well. Take Care! Pam,

Hope your father is ok. I’m sending good thoughts your way.

And I hope you enjoyed the nice reprieve from the winter weather last week as it’s obviously over. I just moved back east (Northern Mass) and awoke to a shit load of snow that I get to shovel. Oh, well.

Take Care!

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