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It's come to that time in my life when I see my parents having to cope with their limitations. It is no longer just a matter of disease and medication and hospital appointments and meals...it is suddenly having to face extreme difficulty in movements. Simple tasks are now not so simple. I am up to the challenge of helping my father move from the bed to the bathroom where mum takes over, and we both help him up and down the stairs. I see his balance is way off due to stiff knees and of course, not being able to see is another challenge. This is September 2009 and it was only on the 20th of July 2009 that he celebrated his 80th birthday.
I know this blog is not going to be so much about myself as about my parents. Oh...somewhere along the way I guess I would write about myself. It is going to be a record of the times and the challenges and decisions I would have to make. I want to put my thoughts down, somewhere, and as writing with pen and paper is so slow, this will be the place to put those thoughts down, hence the choice of this site. If anything would be useful to the reader, then I guess I would have done my part in making someone else's life a little easier. And mine as well, as I place my thoughts down here. Something of a catharsis, I suppose. It won't always be fun I guess. I have cried in the car while driving on more than one occasion during the last two days. Mostly because I feel all this has been brought about by denial and a certain lack of communication. For the past 20 years I have said the buck stops here. I suppose...now is the time to act and not hesitate out of fear of what will someone say. Stay tuned and watch this space. Not too closely cos I do not know if I can keep this up...which is another problem. I would need a kick once in a while. I know just the person who will do it, too. I just have to invite her over. Tea, cookies and a nice chat.
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Posted by Cabej58 on 2009-09-16 10:29:58 | Rating: | Views: 22
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