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Beginning of LINK2CARE_DISCUSSION Digest - Sept 17 2001 to Sept 18 2001
Here are 4 messages totaling 115 lines in this issue.
Topics of the day:
1. I’m new
2. RE: I’m new
3. How much Sleep is too much?
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Date: Sat, 17 Sept 2001 02:19
From: Daisy <1234@carenet.net>
Subject: I’m new
I am new to Link2Care. I care for my wonderful husband who was only 55 when he had
his first stroke. Since then, now 10 years later, he has had more strokes, leaving
him paralyzed on the left side and unable to speak in regular words. He is angry
and depressed. Daily he apologizes to me for not being able to carry out our
retirement dream of traveling together and it breaks my heart. Our son was
only 14 at the time of his first stroke. It was a very difficult time for him,
to adjust to a dad who couldn’t play baseball anymore (he used to coach).
Also, he didn’t know how to treat his dad who became physically impaired overnight.
I must admit, it was, and still is, hard for me as well.
I’m looking forward to meeting others in this group and having the chance to share
and hear how others cope.
Thanks, Daisy
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Date: Sat, 17 Sept 2001 10:04
From: Viviane <1324@givernet.com
Subject: RE: I’m new
Dear Daisy,
Welcome to Link2Care and thanks for introducing yourself. I think you will find
it helpful and a place to get good advise and information about many different things. This forum
is a place to find advise, encouragement, gain knowledge, give advise or a place to tell it like it
is. We all know that the job of being a caregiver is a challenging one, with many ups and downs along
the way (mountains, valleys and waterfalls is probably a better description); and for the majority of us not
one we applied for. But we all do the best we can for our loved one. It sounds like you have been providing
care for quite a while. Take care and we look forward to hearing from you again.
Viviane
Link2Care Discussion Group Moderator
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Date: Sat, 18 Sept. 2001 03:07
From: dove <1234@supportnet.com>
Subject: How much sleep is too much?
Hi folks. How is everyone? My mom sleeps all night and then climbs into her easy chair
and dozes away most of the day as well. If I don't wake her up I think she’d sleep the
day away . She does go to daycare two days a week and they say she takes part in the
activities there. What I’d like to know is if it is a problem for her to sleep this
long. I feel sort of guilty thinking that maybe she is sleeping so much because I’m
not entertaining her enough. So, does anyone else have a marathon sleeper? Is it okay?
Should I be trying to get her to play cards or talk or something? She isn’t very mobile
anymore and seems happy. I make sure she wakes for meals and when the grandkids visit but
other than that she is snoozing, except for a favorite TV show or two. It allows me time
to write which I dearly love, but is it the right thing to do is what I’m wondering?
Does anyone else in Link2Care have this situation? What do you do?
dove
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