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Month: March 2016

Fall

March 24, 2016July 26, 2016 Gail S.2 Comments

This is what we moved Mama J down here for. This rushing to aid after yet another fall. Wiping Mama J's back and bottom to clean where she peed after she fell. Letting someone else cook her breakfast. Working with a team of aides and nurses and social workers and bath ladies and medicine deliveries.… Continue reading Fall →

Posted in UncategorizedTagged AdventuresWithMamaJ, aging, dying, hospice, mom, parents

Aftermath

March 20, 2016July 26, 2016 Gail S.6 Comments

Life of late seems like adjusting to a series of new "normals" -- life before Mama J. Life since November. And now, this, the aftermath of last week. Mom's new normal includes a set of sitters/caregivers, both live and virtual. After her fall and a conversation with her primary hospice nurse, we realized that she… Continue reading Aftermath →

Posted in UncategorizedTagged AdventuresWithMamaJ, aging, dying, hospice, mom, parents

I can’t even…

March 11, 2016July 26, 2016 Gail S.2 Comments

And Brian has the flu. Absolutely perfect. 😫😫😫 Next post: Aftermath

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“Thagnhgg” and other crises

March 11, 2016August 27, 2018 Gail S.5 Comments

The texts before lunch went like this. I thought Mama J was just mistyping, but that funny alarm bell was chiming in my head a little, too.  When I got to her apartment, Mama J was listless. She kept falling asleep at the table while I was talking to her. I gave her the cannoli,… Continue reading “Thagnhgg” and other crises →

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Travelers

March 8, 2016July 26, 2016 Gail S.7 Comments

"I need help." When your mom calls you at 9 at night, and you hear those words in a choked voice, you do not ask questions. You grab your keys and drive three blocks as fast as you possibly can. We got to Mama J's to find her standing up, bent over the back of… Continue reading Travelers →

Posted in UncategorizedTagged AdventuresWithMamaJ, aging, dying, hospice, mom, parents
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