I don't know if you guys have any idea as to how important your words are to me. Sometimes I get so caught up in this morass, that it seems that there is no way out. Your support is priceless!
Phoenix--
What goes around, comes around and this is one of your get-paid-back times.
Hold your dominion.
Phoenix, I was thinking the same thing as I was reading through some of the posts in response to yours. With the kind of compassion and down-to-earth humor here, the help they provide is immeasurable. (Granny dumping, indeed---love it).
All I can add is to further emphasize that you need to remember you DO have your own life and that, not only are you entitled to it, you need to nourish it if you want to be able to help others in your life.
Well, I went to the audiophile party, drank a lot of beer, and ate enough to give Jean Niedich palpitations.
I went to the Hospice House on my way back. My mom had been transferred there, and everything was under control. She was very frightened, and quite a bit more confused than normally.
eI comforted her, which helped, and spent some time talking to the nurse. They have a great facility there, and it is only three weeks old. My mom has a private room with a TV, VCR/DVD combo. The furniture looks more Swedish modern than institutional yuk. She was very tired, and wanted to go to sleep. I will pop in there tomorrow.
I just realized what this thread is about. Phoenix, I am adding my voice as one of your supporters. All I know how to do is echo what the others have already written.
On Sunday, she was a bit confused, but a lot more of her old self. The staff at Hospice House told me she could stay another day, or leave. It was my "call". I spent a few hours with her, observing.
The difference in her from the day before was amazing. She was able to sit at a table and eat, and she was racing around in her wheelchair. The staff mentioned that she had said, "When am I getting the hell out of here!".
I decided that it would be better for her to be in familiar surroundings, so I opted to have her sent back to her residence. During the afternoon, I started feeling sick, and by the evening, I had a full blown, really nasty intestinal virus, with a low grade fever. I am concerned that I might have transmitted it to her, so I am keeping my fingers crossed.
Phoenix--
You may or may not have the sense the goddess gave you. Your immune system is obviously sure that you don't. You are reminded to lie low.
Hold your dominion.
Noddy- It is wonderful. I have cancelled a number of my appointments, and spent yesterday between my TV and the computer, sitting in my night clothes. There was something absolutely refreshing (even if you consider the hurried trips to the bathroom) about not having to do ANYTHING!
Phoenix--
Obviously, you've been under a bit of pressure lately.
In an ideal world a Good Woman would be able to store up reserves of pampering without summoning an insideous virus.
Some months I even miss The Curse.
I'm not getting involved in this stuff. No thank you.
Are you pleased to see that I am using your quotation for my sig line, Phoenix?
Ok, I'll look for you at the bingo parlor. What will you be wearing?
I just noticed that (not). You've been leading me on, haven't you? Like a cat toying with a mouse.
I am not amused.
<Takes off tuxedo and returns to coveralls>
