About me
It has been very hard accepting that the mother I knew is no more. On 10/26/09 my mom had a stroke. On 12/26/09 she made 90. She's also had 2 hip replacements, 1 knee replacement and on top of that has arthritus and her shoulder is so bad that there's no more cartlidge, it's bone to bone. My sister, her husband, and their 2 teenage children live in my mother's house yet it has been me who has stepped up and taken family leave to care for her. After a month of 24/7 hr care I hired someone for 2 days so that I could escape to my home for some relief. I've realized that I cannot do it alone, and I have a new found respect for the Home Care folks who do this for a living. I'm exhausted!