Celebrating Mom When the World Feels Out of Reach Mother’s Day is this Sunday, and for many of us, it looks a little different than the brunches and flower deliveries we grew up with. When your loved one has mobility issues, chronic illness, or other health challenges that keep them homebound — or when they’re
We had a bit of a scare last week. Mom came down with stomach and digestive issues early in the week, which left her not wanting to eat, and swallowing became painful. The nurses gave her stronger pain medication to help, but it hit her hard. She became disoriented, confused, withdrawn, and was sleeping very
Mom has been receiving hospice services for a few weeks now, and from my seat, it’s going really well. Mom, on the other hand, feels like they are there too much and paying too much attention to her. I actually like it for those very reasons. The extra set of medical eyes on her each
I want to add some important clarity here because increasing level of care is actually a really good update. Mom is doing great. Truly. She is thriving in the Residential Care Home where she lives, and I am deeply grateful for that every single day. The environment, the consistency, the care, the people… it’s been
