tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24957384.post2716956012500948254..comments2024-03-16T17:47:20.680-05:00Comments on MIDDLE GIRL: Odd Number YearMiddle Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12334580430376973159noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24957384.post-35015777469270102772009-01-04T22:25:00.000-06:002009-01-04T22:25:00.000-06:00Sassy: yes, I think the move will be grand for her...Sassy: yes, I think the move will be grand for her and eventually she'll be convinced. Thanks for the tip re: Merrill Gardens, I'll check it out. <BR/><BR/>eb: Two words: thank you. and You're right, she'd never go for it, but hey, what's to lose? <BR/><BR/>Val: No <I>real</I> friends or hobbies to speak of adding to the challenge of the whole situation. <BR/><BR/>Maria: Yep, yep..that about Middle Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12334580430376973159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24957384.post-79767956329554658762009-01-04T12:52:00.000-06:002009-01-04T12:52:00.000-06:00Ugh... My mom is dealing with this with her parent...Ugh... My mom is dealing with this with her parents now. My grandfather is in early stages of Alzheimers' my grandmother is getting to old to take care of the both of them and both REFUSE to leave the farm. I hear and feel the frustration from my mom, and I can only imagine your feelings and frustrations to be similar. <BR/><BR/>I thank goddess that my mom is still in good health ... yet I knowAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24957384.post-18693377687967753602009-01-04T11:01:00.000-06:002009-01-04T11:01:00.000-06:00I have so many friends who are trying to help thei...I have so many friends who are trying to help their parents and they all seem pretty exhausted by it all. <BR/><BR/>My Da died when I was a kid and my mother when I was in my mid thirties, so I never had that worry. I hope you find something that works, Deb.Mariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05049511202014141182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24957384.post-89309888877095452392009-01-03T21:29:00.000-06:002009-01-03T21:29:00.000-06:00That's very tough... Does she have friends or hobb...That's very tough... Does she have friends or hobbies?<BR/><BR/>Good luck... and happy 2009!Valhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03178094593206302244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24957384.post-52247349615102514592009-01-03T11:00:00.000-06:002009-01-03T11:00:00.000-06:00I'm sure your mom would not even go for this, but ...I'm sure your mom would not even go for this, but two words:<BR/><BR/>Chinese medicine.<BR/><BR/>Really. Chinese medicine is amazing.<BR/><BR/>But, yeah. I know. Anyway, good luck.ebhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03420158428882932160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24957384.post-48652512190979363842009-01-03T07:00:00.000-06:002009-01-03T07:00:00.000-06:00I have to tell you I am such a huge fan of assiste...I have to tell you I am such a huge fan of assisted living facilities. My mom was in one, and she just blossomed while she was there, she had a more active social life than me! My friend's grandmother is in one now, and her family is just thrilled with the way she's blossomed. She used to basically just sit in her chair at home and do nothing. Now her family feels like they need to make an SassyFemmehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11825555906386002414noreply@blogger.com