Re: Peggy re - Down's syndrome

[Guest guest]

,

It sounds like you are having a few guilt feelings about your Mom going

into a facility or being with Sandy.

God know you have been a blessing for your Mom. And unless your

siblings are going to do the caring for Mom once she is in a facility,

she is still going to need you. I had more caregiving to do for Mom in

the NH, than I did at home. LO's should be cared for, but I do know

where Mom was those people without someone to care for them, got worse

treatment than my being there to monitor the NH people.

I guess I am warning you that while it is hard to make a decision about

NH or not, does not finish caregiving. Maybe your siblings will take up

the slack.

You can then get on with your hearts desire and I am sure you are ready

for that too. It is all hard. Good luck.

Donna R.

[Guest guest]

> It was cute when Mum and I went to see him. They hadn't seen each

other for probably 18 months, and Colin immediately noticed that Mum

wasn't well, he noticed her shakes and how she looked. He immediately

reached for Mum's hand and held it for all the time they were

together, for each visit. He was comforting her, and Mum was

comforting him.

>

What a touching story about your mom and Colin's love and compassion

for each other. Even late into the disease, my mom still had

compassion for others, too.

>

> My siblings have suggested it is time for Mum to go to an assisted

living facility. I however am not sure whether it is the right time.

This is so hard, and such a dilemma, as my heart is with Sandie, and I

really feel the need for her and I to start our life together, and the

sooner Mum is in AL the sooner I can go to Sandie.

I have always thought it extraordinary that you put your career and

your personal life on hold a couple years ago to provide in-home care

for your mother. I believe your mum would want the very best for you,

and when she meets Sandie, she will see how lucky you are to have

found such a wonderful soulmate (whether or not she is able to express

it). Please don't feel guilty about taking your own feelings and life

into consideration.

Take care,

Peggy

[Guest guest]

Peggy

Thanks so much for your reassurances. They mean so much to me. Mum has spoken

to Sandie several times and she listens to me when I talk of her. She does

already understand my feelings for Sandie, and knows her heart. I have quite a

few photos of Sandie, and show Mum quite often. Mum does has difficulty

sometimes identifying who people are, and when I ask who is in the pictures, she

says, " Your girlfriend, Sandie " . Just makes my heart swell with pride.

Re: Peggy re - Down's syndrome

> It was cute when Mum and I went to see him. They hadn't seen each

other for probably 18 months, and Colin immediately noticed that Mum

wasn't well, he noticed her shakes and how she looked. He immediately

reached for Mum's hand and held it for all the time they were

together, for each visit. He was comforting her, and Mum was

comforting him.

>

What a touching story about your mom and Colin's love and compassion

for each other. Even late into the disease, my mom still had

compassion for others, too.

>

> My siblings have suggested it is time for Mum to go to an assisted

living facility. I however am not sure whether it is the right time.

This is so hard, and such a dilemma, as my heart is with Sandie, and I

really feel the need for her and I to start our life together, and the

sooner Mum is in AL the sooner I can go to Sandie.

I have always thought it extraordinary that you put your career and

your personal life on hold a couple years ago to provide in-home care

for your mother. I believe your mum would want the very best for you,

and when she meets Sandie, she will see how lucky you are to have

found such a wonderful soulmate (whether or not she is able to express

it). Please don't feel guilty about taking your own feelings and life

into consideration.

Take care,

Peggy

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