Re: Kath in Toronto/Caregiver meeting 2 in T.O.

[Guest guest]

I am alive. I have been extremely busy since I have been back as I have done

double shifts (staff on holidays). I managed to put in 60 hrs in just one week

(well some was owed to me from last pay and I did attend a conference for work

on Saturday.) I have not forgotten about all of you and have been reading some

messages but they are accumulating faster than I can read them. I have a

terrible cold that my son shared with me last week (he was on reading week and

home from Windsor, Ont.) I am now quite sick (immunity must have been low with

the go, go, go) with a cough and cold and have my period to boot. There is no

one to visit mom either, as my aunt is in Florida for the month and my husband

is gone on business across Canada this week. The last time I saw her she said

" I am worried you are going to leave me. " I told her I would be there for her

and the only one who could stop me was God. I told her that I might have to

work and might not get around to see her for a day or

two but that I would be there for her until she dies. This seemed to make her

feel better. Now, I am faced with what to do today, as I haven't been to see

her since Friday, and then it wasn't the best visit as it was in the afternoon

and she was sleepy and in bed. I had the conference on Sat and then Sun felt

yucky so stayed away.

I haven't forgotten that I promised to hold another meeting in Toronto. I was

thinking of Sunday March 18th, from 1pm to 3pm. Let me know if you are able to

make it by sending me an email to skward2@....

Thanks for thinking of me .

Kath in Toronto

/Ed wrote:

Has anyone heard from Kath since the Washington Symposium?

Kath - I am sure you are busy catching up - but a quick post to let us

know you got home OK would be great.

Welcome to LBDcaregivers.

[Guest guest]

Good to hear from you Kath. I had been wondering about you as well.

Sorry to hear you are feeling so yucky. I understand how it feels to not be

able to visit

Mom. Does she remember when you've been there? I know my mother feels

abandoned

by her support group, so I put up a white board in her room asking friends to

sign when

they visit so I can reinforce to Mom that she has not been forgotten. She

forgets who has

been in, it is good for me to see just how often her old friends still visit.

When I can't get in because of illness I ask a couple of those friends to visit

and let her

know I will return when better. I also call staff to give her messages. Not

sure she

remembers them either, but at least It's worth a try!

My calendar shows March 18 to be Saturday. Which day were you thinking of?

This time I

will be better able to judge time and distance!

, Oakville

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> Welcome to LBDcaregivers.

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[Guest guest]

Kath -

Glad you are OK, well at least alive but very sorry you have been slowed down by

getting sick. (so nice of your son to share with you). Looking forward to

another meeting.

STEVE & KATHY WARD wrote: I am alive. I have been

extremely busy since I have been back as I have done double shifts (staff on

holidays). I managed to put in 60 hrs in just one week (well some was owed to

me from last pay and I did attend a conference for work on Saturday.) I have

not forgotten about all of you and have been reading some messages but they are

accumulating faster than I can read them. I have a terrible cold that my son

shared with me last week (he was on reading week and home from Windsor, Ont.) I

am now quite sick (immunity must have been low with the go, go, go) with a cough

and cold and have my period to boot. There is no one to visit mom either, as my

aunt is in Florida for the month and my husband is gone on business across

Canada this week. The last time I saw her she said " I am worried you are going

to leave me. " I told her I would be there for her and the only one who could

stop me was God. I told her that I might have to work

and might not get around to see her for a day or

two but that I would be there for her until she dies. This seemed to make her

feel better. Now, I am faced with what to do today, as I haven't been to see

her since Friday, and then it wasn't the best visit as it was in the afternoon

and she was sleepy and in bed. I had the conference on Sat and then Sun felt

yucky so stayed away.

I haven't forgotten that I promised to hold another meeting in Toronto. I

was thinking of Sunday March 18th, from 1pm to 3pm. Let me know if you are able

to make it by sending me an email to skward2@....

Thanks for thinking of me .

Kath in Toronto

/Ed wrote:

Has anyone heard from Kath since the Washington Symposium?

Kath - I am sure you are busy catching up - but a quick post to let us

know you got home OK would be great.

Welcome to LBDcaregivers.

[Guest guest]

kath, go buy a mask like they use in operating rooms so you wont

contaminate her or the hotehr patients, tell her it is halloween soon and

this is yuour costume if it upsets her, or that you are going to a

masquearde party to ease her mind but to also let her know that y ou are

there for her. and it was such a pleasure to meet you, you certainly are

a wonderul loving person, enjoyed your company , hugs

hugs sharon m pensacola, florida

daughter/caregiver of Leonard, symptomatic from the early 1990's. we moved

in with him 1/19/03. diagnosed 5/04 broke hip ball 7/5/05, asp pneumonia

and lung blood clot 7/14/05, asp pneumonia and uti 8/05, passed away 9/25/05

-- Re: Kath in Toronto/Caregiver meeting 2 in T.O.

Kath -

Glad you are OK, well at least alive but very sorry you have been slowed

down by getting sick. (so nice of your son to share with you). Looking

forward to another meeting.

STEVE & KATHY WARD wrote: I am alive. I have been

extremely busy since I have been back as I have done double shifts (staff on

holidays). I managed to put in 60 hrs in just one week (well some was owed

to me from last pay and I did attend a conference for work on Saturday.) I

have not forgotten about all of you and have been reading some messages but

they are accumulating faster than I can read them. I have a terrible cold

that my son shared with me last week (he was on reading week and home from

Windsor, Ont.) I am now quite sick (immunity must have been low with the go

go, go) with a cough and cold and have my period to boot. There is no one

to visit mom either, as my aunt is in Florida for the month and my husband

is gone on business across Canada this week. The last time I saw her she

said " I am worried you are going to leave me. " I told her I would be there

for her and the only one who could stop me was God. I told her that I might

have to work

and might not get around to see her for a day or

two but that I would be there for her until she dies. This seemed to make

her feel better. Now, I am faced with what to do today, as I haven't been

to see her since Friday, and then it wasn't the best visit as it was in the

afternoon and she was sleepy and in bed. I had the conference on Sat and

then Sun felt yucky so stayed away.

I haven't forgotten that I promised to hold another meeting in Toronto.

I was thinking of Sunday March 18th, from 1pm to 3pm. Let me know if you

are able to make it by sending me an email to skward2@....

Thanks for thinking of me .

Kath in Toronto

/Ed wrote:

Has anyone heard from Kath since the Washington Symposium?

Kath - I am sure you are busy catching up - but a quick post to let us

know you got home OK would be great.

Welcome to LBDcaregivers.