Scoop the Poop

[baymule]

Handyman42, glad that you were able to use this bit of info to your advantage. Leaves are everywhere in the fall and best of all, they are FREE!! I have 10 bags of leaves I got from a neighbor and the neighbor behind us is raking leaves......... It really takes very little to make me happy. LOL

 

[so lucky]

Hi, Handyman. Glad you joined us.
If you want, you could start a thread introducing yourself, telling us what general area you are from, and what things you like to grow. We already know you have chickens.....and oak trees.... and that you are handy.....and a man.....

 

[seedcorn]

Lot of uses for old chickens. Make great soups. Glad people can help giving you a break from every day.

How old is mom?

 

[baymule]

Mom will be 91 in March. She is still able to get around pretty good, good enough that I can't put her in a warehouse for the elderly. But when she broke her pelvis a year ago and I was on call 24-7, day and night, I realized then that if she gets down, I will have to throw in the towel. Weeks of no rest, waiting on her hand and foot made me see what my limitations are. I truly hope that some morning she just doesn't wake up, so that I never have to put her in a nursing home.

 

[Jared77]

What about a baby monitor? We have one with EXCELLENT range & Ive used it for both kids to get some outside time during their naps. Even if was just to work some training of routines, weed etc. I'd put it in the room she's in, you carry the other part she may not even know it's in there.

Would be helpful too if your making dinner, or if she gets up in the middle of the night because you could have the receiver at the bedside.

The good ones are pricey but look at some reviews to see just what you want. Some even have a video option I'm the first to admit they've been a sanity saver for me.

 

[catjac1975]

Mom will be 91 in March. She is still able to get around pretty good, good enough that I can't put her in a warehouse for the elderly. But when she broke her pelvis a year ago and I was on call 24-7, day and night, I realized then that if she gets down, I will have to throw in the towel. Weeks of no rest, waiting on her hand and foot made me see what my limitations are. I truly hope that some morning she just doesn't wake up, so that I never have to put her in a nursing home.

My Mom had Alzheimers her last few years. One of my brothers did the home care most of the time and I would take her for a few weeks at a time. And that was before she got real bad. It feels terrible when you pray for their death, but that is what we all did. My Mom was smart, beautiful, and the steady force of our family. She said many times when young she would never want to be kept alive in a bad way. She died peacefully before my brother reached a point where he couldn't take it anymore but, it took it's toll. I will say a prayer for you, Baymule.

 

[baymule]

Thank you Jared and Catjac.

 

[Ridgerunner]

Bay, many of us have been there or are there, a bed-ridden father who died peacefully thank heaven or a mother-in-law with Alzheimers that rarely recognizes her husband or daughter. She's in a decent facility. Her 91 year old husband can't take care of her but he visits her real regular. She's so far gone none of us really could do any better and she wouldn't notice anyway. Her quality of life is as good as it can be but yes, her just not waking up one morning would be a good ending. It would still be hard on a lot of people but it would be a good ending.

 

[seedcorn]

I wish you patience as dealing with Alzheimer's is the toughest disease to deal with. With my Dad, his body was great but the man I knew as DAd was gone. How Mom dealt with him is one of life's greatest mysteries.

 

[so lucky]

My dad, too, had Alzheimers the last few years of his life. It was very painful for me, the kid charged with looking after the parents. Now, everytime I take Mom to the ER, I remember the last time I had Dad there. The worst night of my life.
Right now, Mom is in the hospital with acute renal failure. They figured out that it is a blockage in the ureters, both sides. She is bed fast with 2 drainage tubes coming out of her kidneys, and a catheter, and IV lines. We discovered accidentally today that some stupid gastro doc had decided to do a colonoscopy and endoscopy tomorrow, without my knowledge or approval. She is so weak from not eating and not sleeping due to a very loud dementia patient for a room mate, I don't think she would make it through the prep and procedure. My sis and I called the nurse and told her to cancel the procedures. (the nurse agreed that she should not have them done right now, but of course, the doc is God, so no one can cross him. He refused to call us to talk about the plans )

Oh, heck! Here I am whining again. And I got on here to send my prayers and well wishes to Bay and her mom. Baymule, you have a more patient and open heart than I do. Bless you.