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kzoopair 73M/71F
25831 posts
12/3/2016 4:49 pm

    Quoting Tmptrzz:
    I am so sorry to hear that your moms health is failing, its extremely hard when we have to take care of our parents. I hope things get settled soon, so that you can get back to blogging and chatting with your friends here, you have been missed..
Thank you Tmptrzz. I'm grateful for your kind words.

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kzoopair 73M/71F
25831 posts
12/3/2016 4:53 pm

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Thanks, hinj1- I really am thankful that you stopped by to say that. I very much appreciate your kindness.

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kzoopair 73M/71F
25831 posts
12/3/2016 4:59 pm

    Quoting spunkycumfun:
    You have been greatly missed here. There has been an attempted coup of the site organised by the Trumpets and Trumpettes but it was repelled but reinforcements are desperately needed!
    Seriously I suspect you're on a roller coaster of a ride with your parents. I'm with you. Take care my beautiful friend. x (and that's a European kiss!)
For my part I'm grateful that you were here to handle things. I knew the place was in good hands with you on duty.

A rollercoaster is just what it was like, Spunky. We're learning as we go. My sister finally got fed up and tracked down a coordinator to help steer our searches. We managed up to this point but it'll be a relief to be able to rely on a pro. Kisses back at you my friend. I'm secure in my sexuality. And, what the hell, if we keep kissing like this we may each learn some things about ourselves.

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kzoopair 73M/71F
25831 posts
12/3/2016 5:01 pm

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Thank you Vixen. You know well that you're always in my thoughts.

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kzoopair 73M/71F
25831 posts
12/3/2016 5:05 pm

    Quoting HamburgDave2:
    Bill, Huge Hugs for you and Pam So glad to hear that your Mom sounded better this morning

    I have been there my Friend, I know how hard it is for you, my thoughts are with you, and your family
Thanks so much, Dave. Now if Mom will just start bitching and griping again I'll know she's really on the mend. My mother is quite a stern taskmaster!

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kzoopair 73M/71F
25831 posts
12/3/2016 5:10 pm

    Quoting sexysixties2:
    Huge hugs for you both my friend. It's never easy to see our parents failing....make beautiful memories in the time you still have together. I wish I had lived closer to mine when their time came.
We're grateful that they are so close. When they're finally ready to move- if we can get to that point- we'll try to locate them even closer. My dad was pretty open to the idea and I thought we ought to strike while the iron was hot. And then we toured that damned senior community. He and I had the same reaction- "Fuck this!" He may need it some day, but he ain't going gentle into that good night!

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kzoopair 73M/71F
25831 posts
12/3/2016 5:16 pm

    Quoting BrownEyedBBW:
    If you haven't, check with your local government. In some states, counties have special division dedicated to the elderly that can help you with resource and information, including respite care (which is an important thing that gets overlooked too often!)
That's good advice, and we did do that. My younger sister got frustrated with us doing all our own research and having to scrap our plans and begin again more than once. My folks have an attorney who specializes in elder law and she called and asked for an expert coordinator who knew everything that was available to senior citizens in this county- and she got one. We learned a lot doing it on our own, but this will be easier and I think even more informative.

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kzoopair 73M/71F
25831 posts
12/3/2016 5:28 pm

    Quoting lindoboy100:
    Ah , it's an awful time for you both, and for your folks. But you know, they are lucky to have such a devoted son and daughter in law. I bet your folks beam with pride when they ever have the chance to think about that!

    As the lovely McNice says, please do look after yourselves too in all of this.

    Thinking of you all.......
Thank you.

My wife is indeed devoted to my folks. They've treated her far better than her own kin ever did. They do know we'll do our best for them.

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kzoopair 73M/71F
25831 posts
12/3/2016 5:31 pm

    Quoting LiveLifeDoU:
    Hugs to you and your family....sending some positive thoughts your way for the strength you all need. Your mom and your dad are both lucky to have you, Pam, your sister and all your family to help them through this.
Thank you dear. I do appreciate my family especially right now. We work well together and don't quarrel.

Are we going to see you in Washington, D.C. next month? I do hope so!

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kzoopair 73M/71F
25831 posts
12/3/2016 5:32 pm

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Thank you, Schoolmarm. Today looks better. I'm sure we'll have other bad times, but our fingers are crossed right now that Mom's at least temporarily better.

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kzoopair 73M/71F
25831 posts
12/3/2016 5:37 pm

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Thank you Lisa. My folks have had their health problems but have done remarkably well, considering they're eighty seven and independent. Mom's health has been in sort of a downward spiral this year though, and she gave us quite a scare- more than one- these last few weeks. I'll still keep teasing her and trying to make her laugh for as long as I can.

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kzoopair 73M/71F
25831 posts
12/3/2016 5:41 pm

    Quoting KItkat1415:
    I am sending you my extra patience... mind you, it's not a lot. And my well wishes for as happy a Christmas as you can have with your mother...
    Kk
You can't really know how much help you've already been, but I'm sure you know I'll continue to rely on you, and to need you. Thank you KItkat.

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kzoopair 73M/71F
25831 posts
12/3/2016 6:59 pm

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We're trying. Thanks for stopping by, Azriel.

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kzoopair 73M/71F
25831 posts
12/3/2016 7:01 pm

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My folks don't want to move, and I've always hoped they wouldn't have to. We can get the outside help- I just hope it's enough.

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Furbal1972 51M
18571 posts
12/3/2016 7:10 pm



I am commiserating with you during these difficult times.

I see and feel so many parallels to what I was going through about three years ago. Your perspective is unique, and I don't want to make this about me.

I am totally with you about wanting to keep them out of an antiseptic place. (Some aren't so antiseptic. They're just pathetic.) Home is the place to be.

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sweet_VM 65F
81699 posts
12/3/2016 7:27 pm

First off I have missed you int blogland. Hang in there for your Mom. My prayers go out to you and your family Bill. It is a very hard time of theater to be dealing with this. Caught up when you can we understand hugs V

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tickles4us 62M
7262 posts
12/3/2016 8:28 pm

I hope your Moms health continues to improve and things all work out well. It would be good to continue looking into options and to be ready if and when they decide to move out of their home. Hopefully you can make arrangements to have help for them at home. My parents just sold their house this summer and moved to a single floor residence as it was troublesome for them to go up and down the stairs.

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kzoopair 73M/71F
25831 posts
12/3/2016 8:42 pm

    Quoting Furbal1972:


    I am commiserating with you during these difficult times.

    I see and feel so many parallels to what I was going through about three years ago. Your perspective is unique, and I don't want to make this about me.

    I am totally with you about wanting to keep them out of an antiseptic place. (Some aren't so antiseptic. They're just pathetic.) Home is the place to be.
The decision finally has to be with my folks. I'm trying to advise and show them some options. Like I said, we were pretty open minded until we actually visited. After that, my dad said it looked and felt and sounded like some place where people go to wait to die. I reckon any place I live is that...but I knew what he meant. He wanted the best thing for his wife, but that assisted living joint creeped him out.

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kzoopair 73M/71F
25831 posts
12/3/2016 8:47 pm

    Quoting sweet_VM:
    First off I have missed you int blogland. Hang in there for your Mom. My prayers go out to you and your family Bill. It is a very hard time of theater to be dealing with this. Caught up when you can we understand hugs V
I've missed you too, V. I've looked in every day but I was too distracted to focus on the place.

We'll get this sorted out. It might take some time.

Huggggs B

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kzoopair 73M/71F
25831 posts
12/3/2016 8:53 pm

    Quoting tickles4us:
    I hope your Moms health continues to improve and things all work out well. It would be good to continue looking into options and to be ready if and when they decide to move out of their home. Hopefully you can make arrangements to have help for them at home. My parents just sold their house this summer and moved to a single floor residence as it was troublesome for them to go up and down the stairs.
We've considered an apartment too. I suppose we'll keep looking but after that one look at a place that isn't his home, I get the feeling he's never going to agree to move. Hell, I even agreed with him. They've been living in that house at the lake for fifty years.

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japaneseass 56F  
50231 posts
12/4/2016 6:39 am

you and your family are in my prayers and thoughts...sending lots and lots of postive energy your way.


kzoopair 73M/71F
25831 posts
12/4/2016 8:26 am

    Quoting japaneseass:
    you and your family are in my prayers and thoughts...sending lots and lots of postive energy your way.
Thank you, JA.

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smartasswoman 66F  
35813 posts
12/4/2016 10:09 am

So hard. Seems to me like mid-80's is when our parents get frail and have a lot more challenges with weathering illnesses. The assisted living decision is hard too. I would just say be aware that even though the environment might seem "sterile", the main thing is that you're nearby and can visit often. It's the people that make a situation good or bad, not necessarily the surroundings


kzoopair 73M/71F
25831 posts
12/4/2016 2:00 pm

    Quoting smartasswoman:
    So hard. Seems to me like mid-80's is when our parents get frail and have a lot more challenges with weathering illnesses. The assisted living decision is hard too. I would just say be aware that even though the environment might seem "sterile", the main thing is that you're nearby and can visit often. It's the people that make a situation good or bad, not necessarily the surroundings
"...it's the people..." You said it. And my old man doesn't much like people! We're gonna try home health care, with a nurse coming in daily to whip my mom into shape, and we've arranged to have Mom's cleaning woman expand her services. Mom already likes her and she's a hell of a good cook, so that looked like a good option.

Things look a lot better this weekend than they did even when I wrote this post. We didn't dare hope that she'd feel this much better. So although she still has a lot of improving to do, she looks and acts more like Mom now. They aren't so far away that we can't look in on them more often when she goes home. So that's what we'll do.

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kzoopair 73M/71F
25831 posts
12/4/2016 2:02 pm

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Thanks Cinnamon. As I mentioned to Smarty above, the situation has improved rather dramatically in just the last two days. I hope that trend continues!

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