tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15117059.post7824151798749443956..comments2024-03-06T14:31:44.299-06:00Comments on monkeybox: Grandma UpdateSharahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10913201824588109760noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15117059.post-14147563348134761102010-02-08T14:39:21.292-06:002010-02-08T14:39:21.292-06:00Do not apologize. Your Grandma sounds exactly like...Do not apologize. Your Grandma sounds exactly like my MIL. It's hard when they get this way. We will celebrate her 83rd Birthday Sunday.<br /><br />I hope this week is better for you and your Grandma.<br /><br />DebraAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15117059.post-75796488628054467412010-02-08T11:57:02.982-06:002010-02-08T11:57:02.982-06:00Hi Shara-
Loved the family photo! Your mom's ...Hi Shara-<br /><br />Loved the family photo! Your mom's beehive 'do was fab!<br /><br />Your situation is all too typical. I've been there too. Your grandma is not going to change and be a sweet, compliant patient. People's personality traits get more pronounced as they age. <br /><br />So, just be a good support for your mom, who is probably at her wit's end about now. <br /><br />Let the hospital personnel run interference for you. Keep in contact with the case worker, get rehab and nursing home referrals so you all won't be overwhelmed. AND, let them be the bearers of the bad news ("No more Diet Coke"). It's their job to deal with difficult patients and there isn't anything that they haven't heard or seen. <br /><br />Take care!<br /><br />LynnLynnWnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15117059.post-87775275790641936132010-02-07T18:37:17.223-06:002010-02-07T18:37:17.223-06:00Quick! Let me make this into a sampler for you. ...Quick! Let me make this into a sampler for you. I posted this quote on my blog yesterday...<br /><br />Just because you are in pain doesn't mean you should be a pain!<br /><br />Let the doctor's give grandma the news and fall back on, "they said..." Bless you! It isn't fun to look after an un-grateful person!<br /><br />Hugs!<br />AnnaChickens in the Basementhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07715138502582651998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15117059.post-51095757458165420612010-02-07T16:09:15.547-06:002010-02-07T16:09:15.547-06:00She sounds like somehting else, lol. Im glad you g...She sounds like somehting else, lol. Im glad you guys got her to the hospital though. Big hugs, I know this cant be easy.<br /><br />That is an amazing picture though.Wendy @ Ramblings from the Sunshine Statehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11971002056217466891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15117059.post-3338799403664742322010-02-07T14:18:25.467-06:002010-02-07T14:18:25.467-06:00Oh no! Your grandma is not different then that ma...Oh no! Your grandma is not different then that many others. She sounds just like mine was. She was a mean lady in her younger years and it just got worse as she got older. <br /><br />I know how you feel with her being so hard to take care of. I went through that with my Uncle a few years ago. <br /><br />I was so embarrassed at the things he did. Like taking off all his clothes and walking around the halls of his apt. <br /><br />Then when he would have to go the hospital I would die with how difficult he was. <br /><br />Then one day it dawned on me that this is HOW he was behaving and not me. So why was I feeling badly. <br /><br />The staff knows it is not you. They also know a lot of elderly people are hard to take care. Plus perhaps her sugar is out of whack and that makes people go crazy too. Again, I know because of my uncle. <br /><br />I had to have the ambulance pick him up to take him to the hospital once and he was so out of control the police came. Well he told them he was going to grab the gun and shot the cop. OH MY!<br /><br />It's so hard to deal with. Just know that you are not to blame for the way she acts or the things she does. Everyone else knows that too.<br /><br />Big hugs! Hang in there.<br /><br />JoanneJoanne Kennedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15550534887793382985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15117059.post-73200243898562449172010-02-07T14:09:25.798-06:002010-02-07T14:09:25.798-06:00Shara, I'm so sorry your Grandma has taken a t...Shara, I'm so sorry your Grandma has taken a turn. Try to remember that you're doing the best you can, and try not to feel guilty. That's my #1 emotion where my Mom is concerned. She can't make a decision, about anything, and everything is usually up to me. I have to remind myself that I'm doing the best I can, and that's all I can do. It's kind of like a mantra that I say to myself!★Carol★https://www.blogger.com/profile/18048131510779563893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15117059.post-25711277416633140072010-02-07T13:40:25.205-06:002010-02-07T13:40:25.205-06:00Oh my gosh Shara, that Photo is GREAT!! You are a...Oh my gosh Shara, that Photo is GREAT!! You are a 'clone' (in looks) of your Mother! It is really startling!! When I first glanced at the photo, I thought - wait, Shara couldn't have been that old in the 70's (?)... I HAD to read who the people were to TRULY believe it though!<br /><br />((H U G S)) for all the crap you're going through right now!!<br />It sucks! I'd like to say it will get better - it will, but it may well get worse before it does though (sorry... but YOU are one Strong Chick!!)svelteSTUFFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18382308755141323232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15117059.post-63433140420277592010-02-07T10:53:07.307-06:002010-02-07T10:53:07.307-06:00Shara,
I'm sorry to hear about your Grandma. ...Shara,<br /><br />I'm sorry to hear about your Grandma. I hope she's able to make a recovery. Sorry she's being so difficult to be around though. It sucks when you just want to help someone and they are hell bent on not wanting it!! <br /><br />Hope you guys have a good day. I'm still trying to dig out!Vintage Whimsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08654551276595108282noreply@blogger.com