Today, The Good: My mom finally gets to return home. She’ll be visited by physical therapists over the next several weeks, to help with her sciatica, but at least that can be done for her in her own home. The[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I probably come off as a bit callous at the end of this, but I’m in no way blaming the depressing feel of this place on the people staying here. I’m not talented enough to be able to really depict[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
It’a not like the areas of Westmoreland County that I’ll be searching is all that far from Pittsburgh. It’s only about 20 miles. It’s just that I didn’t see myself moving back into the area where I grew up. Who[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The woman who’s sharing my mom’s room looks to be in her late 40’s early 50’s. She must have suffered some sort of brain injury and needs near constant attention. She’ll begin saying words “No, no, no” or “Nah-uh, nah-uh,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I could fill up pages upon pages describing how horrifically we treat the sick, ill and especially the old in this country. These “for profit” nursing homes care for only one thing… profit! A true, humane society cares for those[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I’m sure I come off obnoxiously opinionated here, but as the days wore down towards game day, I realized that I disliked both teams and their fan bases so much, that there’d be no way I could enjoy the game,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I’m not sure how many of you have ever had a similar situation. That after many years of living on your own, doing everything yourself (shopping, washing clothes, cleaning your house or apartment, etc…) to not only be back living[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
She sounded and is looking so much better today. Not only because of the care and medication they’re giving her, but also because of the way she’s being treated by the staff. We always hear or read about the horrific[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
A range of emotions today. Even though my mother wasn’t feeling good when I left the house this morning, I was excited to finally, officially get my house search off the ground. I quickly forgot all that though, this afternoon/early[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
There’s nothing more I can add here, about the pain my mother’s in. Instead, I’ll talk about the birthday gift I got for my great nephew. (I actually talked about his birth here.) A friend of mine, years ago, bought an[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…