tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3638850181807914586.post5407112578777137721..comments2024-03-27T15:31:21.271-05:00Comments on THIS & THAT: Echos. Whispers. Whips.Sandrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13915962999372304054noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3638850181807914586.post-12761222756782117372010-02-25T22:47:08.646-06:002010-02-25T22:47:08.646-06:00How are you ?
and what you said above to Britwife...How are you ?<br /><br />and what you said above to Britwife - wow.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15924061349390319473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3638850181807914586.post-77889918493421851942010-02-19T13:46:42.686-06:002010-02-19T13:46:42.686-06:00My life has been more like heck. : ) My mother'...My life has been more like heck. : ) My mother's life is hell. Self-inflicted, but hell all the same.Sandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13915962999372304054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3638850181807914586.post-2506610514123350872010-02-19T13:42:45.786-06:002010-02-19T13:42:45.786-06:00Wow. I HAVE been away for awhile - and your life ...Wow. I HAVE been away for awhile - and your life has been hell. I am really sorry to hear that you are going through all of this.Britwifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07123997340814318068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3638850181807914586.post-12000714605478542122010-02-19T07:46:27.135-06:002010-02-19T07:46:27.135-06:00Ashley, it's tough. And not a thing you can do...Ashley, it's tough. And not a thing you can do about it.Sandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13915962999372304054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3638850181807914586.post-66634110156306218062010-02-18T12:46:28.837-06:002010-02-18T12:46:28.837-06:00Hi Sandra,
My Mom had been going through this ...Hi Sandra,<br /><br /> My Mom had been going through this with her parents. My grandmother passed away at home as was her wish but it was quite hard on my Mom. Her parents have always had strong opinions about living in the state where they have resided for many years and do not wish to move closer or have help. It is a difficult situation. So I can really sympathize. Her Dad now lives alone many hundreds of miles away and it is not easy in any way. Hugs to you during this really trying time. AshAshley Dumashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05548130652024676622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3638850181807914586.post-35711000810486666742010-02-17T10:35:05.706-06:002010-02-17T10:35:05.706-06:00Thanks Debra. It's my mother who needs the str...Thanks Debra. It's my mother who needs the strength and the courage to let go. I'm a helpless bystander.Sandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13915962999372304054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3638850181807914586.post-86872482248762539982010-02-17T10:11:19.471-06:002010-02-17T10:11:19.471-06:00Wow! I read this yesterday, it took my breath awa...Wow! I read this yesterday, it took my breath away. I had to come back today to comment. Your writing is so powerful in its ability to extract the truth and the pain of the situation. I'm seeing the journey that we as women have before us and it looks treacherous. I too send you all the courage and strength and love that you will need. Blessings.Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14911064672272472232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3638850181807914586.post-87767149026529857912010-02-17T07:38:58.593-06:002010-02-17T07:38:58.593-06:00deb, you won't come undone.deb, you won't come undone.Sandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13915962999372304054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3638850181807914586.post-66019331636159907142010-02-16T13:09:47.771-06:002010-02-16T13:09:47.771-06:00Oh this is so heart wrenching.
I send cyber suppor...Oh this is so heart wrenching.<br />I send cyber support , and hope you find peace in following your heart in all of this.<br /><br />I can't even begin to say how this hits home for me. <br />I am haunted by what is to come all too soon.<br /><br />I imagine myself coming undone.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15924061349390319473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3638850181807914586.post-57812658593508800472010-02-16T07:09:07.519-06:002010-02-16T07:09:07.519-06:00Thank you Elizabeth. Strange and mixed-up for sure...Thank you Elizabeth. Strange and mixed-up for sure.<br /><br />Allegra, my son told me a few days ago that watching his grandpa has made him determined not to be an angry old man. I told him you aren't an angry young man, so I don't think you need to worry.Sandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13915962999372304054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3638850181807914586.post-34423730505452418872010-02-16T03:12:03.603-06:002010-02-16T03:12:03.603-06:00That is the only thing I fear. I don't want my...That is the only thing I fear. I don't want my children to witness the decay of my mind or my body and having to take care of me. I told my son once that I admired the old Japanese nobles who at a certain age quietly took to a mountain with only enough food to last for the journey there. Then they let themselves die in silence and solitude. <br /><br />He won't have any part of it. I loved them to bits since they were born and nothing could ever change that. My demons were mine and were silent, at least to them. You are wise and honest and I sense your frustration and share it. People...they would talk because it is easier to look for the straw in someone else's eye and neither time nor knowledge will ever change that.A.Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06947308878002639964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3638850181807914586.post-17014804753214334052010-02-16T02:01:16.549-06:002010-02-16T02:01:16.549-06:00This is so intense it took my breath away. I wish ...This is so intense it took my breath away. I wish I had words of wisdom to share, but I don't. Family is a strange and mixed-up thing -- three parts endurance, I would say. Much strength and peace to you.Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03313726816776097840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3638850181807914586.post-52396809528609477432010-02-15T15:57:08.557-06:002010-02-15T15:57:08.557-06:00I did mean 'Thank'. : )I did mean 'Thank'. : )Sandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13915962999372304054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3638850181807914586.post-83596797468701906892010-02-15T15:56:31.505-06:002010-02-15T15:56:31.505-06:00Mostly I am frustrated. It's very bad to have ...Mostly I am frustrated. It's very bad to have him at home. To call him ambulatory is a stretch of mammoth proportions. But they are legally able to decide for themselves, so I have to watch the wreck as it happens. I think you for your kindness and hope you don't have to go through this ever.Sandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13915962999372304054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3638850181807914586.post-41812991797631456312010-02-15T15:17:55.228-06:002010-02-15T15:17:55.228-06:00Let them talk. Your parents are adults & this...Let them talk. Your parents are adults & this is a family affair. I am sorry you are hurting but you cannot make your parents' choices for them. *Hugs*Ganeidahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17176246964466185315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3638850181807914586.post-82602695144546629352010-02-15T11:18:34.840-06:002010-02-15T11:18:34.840-06:00You are in pain, and I am sorry you have to go thr...You are in pain, and I am sorry you have to go through this with your parents. I wish you strength and clarity, compassion and courage.<br />xoDawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13347524768245781298noreply@blogger.com