Guest guest Posted March 23, 2004 Report Share Posted March 23, 2004 I'm still 250 posts behind. Just got to the one I sent on Sunday. (Hello Josie, hello Jan. I'm sorry I didn't reply to you earlier.) Back with mum again (with MS). I've never seen her like this. She has always recognised me and been pleased to see me but this time there was nothing. I don't think she knows who dad is either. I just got this feeling that mum is gone and all that's left is a body waiting to slip away. I've got that terrifying feeling that this could easily be the last time I say goodbye to her. My sister is getting married in 3 weeks. What a wedding present that would be. Really want to cry now. Need to hold on another few hours though. Off to take dad to see his brother soon. Then I'm off down south again. Back to my own life. I hate this. Watching mum screwed up in bed, waiting to die. And dad by her side, not that long for this world either. Dribbling down his jumper, the torture of dementia awaiting him at the next turn. What sort of a way is this to end your lives. This is too much suffering for me to watch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 23, 2004 Report Share Posted March 23, 2004 Dear : We know you are trying to catch up. I know that you will get to it, don't worry about responding so promptly. My heart breaks for your parents, for you and your family. It is so sad that people that produced such a fine person as you would have to suffer so much in the end. I understand how difficult it is to see one parent in an end stage and the other one fading slowly as well. I pray for all of you and wish you all have a little peace to share together soon. I also hope you have a very busy schedule when you go back to work and you can loose yourself in your job once again. Take care, hugs and love, Josie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 24, 2004 Report Share Posted March 24, 2004 , My heart goes out to you. I, too, am struggling with the eventual loss of my father, only he is in Texas, and my home is in the Northwest, some 3500 miles away. He needs open heart surgery for a valve replacement and at 85, he doesn't believe it is worth it. Tomorrow he is having surgery for his prostate cancer. My greatest fear is that I will never see him again. We have only had the first five years of my life and these last five years to be together. I cherish each and every moment we have shared. Keeping you, and your family in my prayers, Betty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 29, 2004 Report Share Posted March 29, 2004 , I am so sorry to read your post. I certainly wish there was a better way. Where we dont watch our loves ones suffer emotionally and physically. We hurt for them, with them and because we have no way to help them. M > >Reply-To: LBDcaregivers >To: " LBDcaregivers " <LBDcaregivers > >Subject: Me again. >Date: Tue, 23 Mar 2004 18:22:49 -0000 >MIME-Version: 1.0 >X-Sender: james@... >Received: from n28.grp.scd.yahoo.com ([66.218.66.84]) by >mc2-f42.hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(5.0.2195.6824); Wed, 24 Mar 2004 >23:46:06 -0800 >Received: from [66.218.67.200] by n28.grp.scd.yahoo.com with NNFMP; 23 Mar >2004 19:10:02 -0000 >Received: (qmail 79898 invoked from network); 23 Mar 2004 18:27:03 -0000 >Received: from unknown (66.218.66.172) by m8.grp.scd.yahoo.com with QMQP; >23 Mar 2004 18:27:02 -0000 >Received: from unknown (HELO rhenium.btinternet.com) (194.73.73.93) by >mta4.grp.scd.yahoo.com with SMTP; 23 Mar 2004 18:26:49 -0000 >Received: from [81.131.41.10] (helo=noisylaptop)by rhenium.btinternet.com >with smtp (Exim 3.22 #25)id 1B5qbq-0006ZY-00for >LBDcaregivers ; Tue, 23 Mar 2004 18:26:42 +0000 >X-Message-Info: JGTYoYF78jHuNWb+RlPBBN6KczVCkxUA >X-eGroups-Return: >sentto-2141318-27150-1080069000-cat86443=hotmail.com@... >X-Apparently-To: LBDcaregivers >Message-ID: >X-MSMail-Priority: Normal >X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook IMO, Build 9.0.2416 (9.0.2910.0) >X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1165 >X-eGroups-Remote-IP: 194.73.73.93 >X-Yahoo-Profile: a_j_hodgson >Mailing-List: list LBDcaregivers ; contact >LBDcaregivers-owner >Delivered-To: mailing list LBDcaregivers >Precedence: bulk >List-Unsubscribe: <mailto:LBDcaregivers-unsubscribe > >Return-Path: >sentto-2141318-27150-1080069000-cat86443=hotmail.com@... >X-OriginalArrivalTime: 25 Mar 2004 07:46:07.0035 (UTC) >FILETIME=[3B4BE0B0:01C4123D] > >I'm still 250 posts behind. Just got to the one I sent on Sunday. (Hello >Josie, hello Jan. I'm sorry I didn't reply to you earlier.) > >Back with mum again (with MS). I've never seen her like this. She has >always >recognised me and been pleased to see me but this time there was nothing. I >don't think she knows who dad is either. I just got this feeling that mum >is >gone and all that's left is a body waiting to slip away. I've got that >terrifying feeling that this could easily be the last time I say goodbye to >her. >My sister is getting married in 3 weeks. What a wedding present that would >be. >Really want to cry now. Need to hold on another few hours though. Off to >take dad to see his brother soon. Then I'm off down south again. Back to my >own life. > >I hate this. Watching mum screwed up in bed, waiting to die. And dad by her >side, not that long for this world either. Dribbling down his jumper, the >torture of dementia awaiting him at the next turn. What sort of a way is >this to end your lives. > >This is too much suffering for me to watch. > > > _________________________________________________________________ Find a broadband plan that fits. Great local deals on high-speed Internet access. https://broadband.msn.com/?pgmarket=en-us/go/onm00200360ave/direct/01/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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