DEAR CHILDREN in HUBBY
- Aug. 8, 2016, 5:34 p.m.
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YOU DON’T KNOW WHAT I AM GOING THROUGH. I MIGHT NOT KNOW OR UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU ARE GOING THROUGH EITHER. I AM AN OLD LADY. MAYBE I AM NOT OLD IN YEARS- ONLY 74 BUT I FEEL LIKE 90. I AM NOT STRONG. I ALWAYS THOUGH I WAS BUT I’M NOT. I;M HAOPY I CAN VISIT DAD AND KEEP HIM COM[ANY FOR A FEW HOURS EVERYDAY. TAKE HIM OUT TO A RESTAURANT. THAT’S UP TO YOU. HE CAN’T MOVE. HOW WILL WE TAKE HIM. IF YOU ARE STRONG AND CAN FIGURE IT OUT GO AHEAD. I AM HAVING ENOUGH TROUBLE JUST COPING EVERYDAY. I TRY TO ENTERTAIN HIM AND KEEP HIM COMFORTABLE WE ARE PAYING ALOT FOR CAREGIVERS. IT’S OK. BUT BEYOND WHAT I’M DOING I DON’T THINK I CAN TAKLE HIM OUT. WHY DON’T YOU ASK TO TAKE ME OUT. I HAVE BEEN EATING MEALS ALONE FOR MONTHS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I SHOULD TELL YOU THAT MY FEET ARE BARD. I HAVE NEUROPATHY AND IT’S ALL I CAN DO TO GET THROUGH THE DAY. I AM TRYING TO LOOK AFTER OUR FINANCES. MAYBE I SHOULD LET ONE OF YOU DO IT. AT THIS POINT I DON’T CARE. I WOULD LOVE TO GO INTO A SENIOR RESIDENCE AND MAYBE AFTER DAD DIES I WILL. I DON’T NNEDD OR WANT THIS BIG CONDO. I DON’T NEED OR WANT ALL THE JUNK AROUND. I AM SO ALONE. I AM SO FED UP. I AM SO UPSET WITH THE TWO OF YOU WHO ARE ONLY THINKING ABOUT YOURSELVES. SURE I KNOW YOU HAVE YOUR OWN PROBL;EMS. WHAT CAN I SAY. JUST DON’T EXPECT ANY MORE THAN I AM DOING I CAN’T AND TO TELL THE TRUTH I DON’T WNAT TO.
DAD I SGETTING EXCELLENT CARE. AS I ALWAYS SAY THE CAREGIVER HETS NOTHING. I GUESS I SHOULD GET MORE HELP. I AM SO ALONE. I AM SO FED UP. I AM SO LONELY. SOMETIMES I JUST WANT TO GUVE UP. I CAN’T SEE A FUTURE. I CAN’T SEE ANYTHING I REALLY WQNAT TO DO. ALL I WANT IS TO GET TAKEN CARE OF. I NEVER THOUGHT I WOUL DBE LIKE THIS BUT I AM .
cardslinger ⋅ August 09, 2016
Your situation is very stressful and lonely. You need to work on taking care of yourself also. It is very important and too often caregivers care for everyone else and forget to care for themselves. Hugs.