Patty's SKANK-A-PALOOZA Train for Hellions, Humanoids, Skanks & HOBNOOBS!(FULL)

awe patty :flowers:
you guys will figure it out

hi april!

Hi April :wave:

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can you get a caregiver for the price a nursing home would cost? That is what my neighbour does for her husband so she can get stuff done, the nurse woman comes 4 hours a day

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Pix let me know when the next meet is downtown I would love to go but I cant make it those dates that were posted on the thread...so maybe in the new year.

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Omg those peas are cute.

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Originally Posted by FallenPixels

can you get a caregiver for the price a nursing home would cost? That is what my neighbour does for her husband so she can get stuff done, the nurse woman comes 4 hours a day

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This is what I am thinking.The waiting list for a home is eternal and she would probalby die before getting into a home. She needs 24 hour supervision and cannot bathe, needs diapers the whole bit so it would have to be an advanced care place. Can't affor d it.

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Originally Posted by Miss_April

Omg those peas are cute.

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That cat cracks me up so much. How's it going April?

a caregiver would be perfect then for a few hours

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Originally Posted by VeeVee

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Pix let me know when the next meet is downtown I would love to go but I cant make it those dates that were posted on the thread...so maybe in the new year.

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I wish I could go to. I would rather be with you guys. :cool:

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Originally Posted by itsjustmebub

a caregiver would be perfect then for a few hours

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A caregiver to replace the caregiver. LOL

Patty what about a personal support worker...my MIL is one and she goes to people homes sometimes up to 8 hours a day..baths, cleans medicates feeds etc

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Originally Posted by Patty Smyth

That cat cracks me up so much. How's it going April?

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It's going alirght! I had the flu for the last week or so. That was really crappy, but having a broken nose and stuffed sinuses was HORRIBLE.

But I am back to normal now :cheesygrin:

How are you doing??

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Originally Posted by Patty Smyth

SO my dad is back from meeting with the surgeon and he will begin thepre-op procedures to have a shunt inserted into his aneursym. The operation is nto and emergency and it will be done after xmas. So what happens when he is in the hospital and I have to stay with my mom. How do I do the groceries, take the kids to school, have any life at all? Why did I say I would never put her in a home if he dies. I think i just gave myself a life sentence.

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Hopefully your husband can help out when there is more to do. Look into home care or respite care. Is there any way the kids can take a bus to school, or drive with other kids nearby?

About having the parents in a facility - nothing wrong with it, and nothing wrong with you changing your mind. It doesn't mean you love them less, not at all. You deserve a life, and they will be well-cared for. They can sell their house and that will pay for good care somewhere.
My sister is in a similar situation with her in-laws. She and her husband, along with a SIL, are doing all the care for the mid-80s parents who are still in their own home, but they are now looking into a care facility.