Posted by Wauchula Woman Then again, like I said, I KNOW what a tough thing it is to be a caregiver. It's like you can't do anything, go anywhere, even going to the grocery store can be a challenge and you have to hurry everything you do, so you can get back home as fast as you can. It sounds like, though, your alarm bells are already going off, and I've found that going with my gut is usually the best thing to do. So if you've got an instinct that this thing might go South on you, then you might ought to take a pass. It could go either way, either be a blessing from God or a way for the devil to cause problems. I'd consider the whole matter carefully. And on the HPV thing, the nephew may not have even known he had it, I can't blame her for being angry......but a lot of times men carry it for years without any symptoms. If he DID know, then that was a pretty bad thing he did...not using protection when he was with her. She has a right to be mad in that case, because now she's got cancer thanks to him. They don't have an Alzheimer support group in your area? Sometimes they have something like a "mother's day out" thing, where they have volunteers come in and give you a break. Kind of like Hospice. I know if she's anything like my FIL was, he didn't want anyone else taking care of him. And I know Alzheimer patients can get pretty paranoid with strangers too. But the Alzheimer association people ought to be used to that type of thing. It might be something to look into. At any rate, I'll keep you in my prayers...and I've put my e-mail address in this post at top, so you'll have it (you asked for it in one of your posts, I just haven't gotten online that much lately). I've been meaning to order some of your CD's, but honestly Rhonda, I just haven't had a dime to spare here lately. It's been a rough couple months. Seems like everytime I've turned around, somethings broken and needs replacing. I get so tired of struggling. My last husband, he wasn't worth nothing spiritually or as a husband, but he sure knew how to make money. I have to keep myself from longing for the good old days with him, when I never had to worry about money and didn't have to work. He was a horrible husband and a horrible person in so many ways, but there was financial stability in that marriage. I wouldn't trade my husband now for my first husband, but I just wish I didn't have to worry about money anymore. I think back and I was so oblivious to how lucky I was in some respects. All I had to do was keep the house clean and cook some dinner and I could write a check for anything without having to worry about whether I could cover it. Then again, I had to put up with his cheating and lying and abusiveness. There is no perfect life. Well, I'll be praying for you. Please continue to pray for me, I've been battling a serious depression these past few days, I can't seem to snap myself out of it. Things look so bleak. You know I'm going through menopause too, so I don't sleep good, I wake up and sweat is just puddled up on me. Hot flashes are the worst. And all the emotional ups and downs. Sometimes I just want to check into the funny farm and have them give me good drugs! But I keep clawing along. It's all we can do. Take Care,
on 8/20/2006, 7:52 pm, in reply to "May be some GOOD news..."
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get out some and I know what a responsibility you are under. Rhonda the hardest thing is getting caught in the middle of stuff like that though. See, I'm not good about keeping my mouth shut. Dummy me, always has to pop off about something, even when I know I shouldn't. And sometimes, even the simplest of things can get blown all out of proportion.
Lisa
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