Hard Being a Parent of a Parent

[Kenny_S]

Some of you knew but some did not. My little bride and I have been busy for the last three months taking care of my little bride's Mother. In Feb she fell and cracked three Vertabraes in her back, broke her left side collar bone and shattered her left wrist, after a couple of weeks in the hospital, they operated on her wrist and put a plate and many screws in her hand and are plus ground up some fragments and did a bone graft to her large bone in her left are by the wrist. Fast worward to Marh the 14 she got out of the hospital and we brought her back to Kansas to live with us till she could do for herself. Many Trips back and forth to doctors and finally they cut her loose from the doctors. Bad things is she has COPPD and is on 4 liters of Continuious oxygen so making sure she has oxygen for the trips and for home and here.

Fast forward to Monday of this week, we took her back home to live. Not sure she was ready but she is there now.

She is recovering nicely but at 82 still has issues but,,,,,,,,,

Hopefully we can get abck to our hobbies a little now since we have some time on our hands.

Thank you all that knew for your Prayers and concerns. We apprciate them and you.

[Merle Rice]

Hi Kenny,your Mother in law went thru a lot of pain that's for sure, and glad to hear she is on the mend. She is probably glad to be back on her own again.God bless you all, and he will. Merle

[Dan Wegiel]

Hi Kenny,
First off my prayers go out to all of you, a few extra for your mother-in-law, hopefully she'll be able to get along on her own, at least for a while, you guys deserve a break, I know it had to be very tough on all of you.
Both my wife and I were fortunate in that our parents stayed relatively healthy until they passed.
God Bless you all,
Dan

[Josef]

Yes it is very tough on the family unit having to care for a loved one, especially after the patient has undergone several surgeries. I wish you and the M. I. L. the very best and I hope you all recover swiftly. My parents in law are both dementia patients, thankfully in a nursing home, but it was tough going gettting them there. Joe.

[SlowMover]

My sympathies as well, I know of what you speak from my experience...it's ok to take time for yourself, in fact it's necessary. if you have to get her back with you again (God be asked that it doesn't happen), be sure and spend some of each day doing what is fun for you and take care of yourselves. glad you are now back to normal.

[draft51@aol.com]

I know what your saying Kenny, because I went through somewhat similar circumstances with both my parents the year before last and last year. They both died within 3 months of each other. So my prayers go out to you and the family, and just cherish the time with her that you have. fred k

[Sharon of the Dell]

You're all in my prayers. Hope your mom does real good at her home.God bless you all.

[cgm]

Hi Kenny, I pray that it all works out for you and the wife and mother-in-law.
I'm glad you are getting a break from all that youall have been through!
Carl

[Gulf Coast Handyman]

I wish her the all the best Kenny, glad you are back to carving!

Dave

[gtech]

I know what you mean, as my parents are now 84 and 85, and I begin to have to deal with problems related to that. I consider myself lucky because it didn't happen before, but what makes it a bit harder sometimes is when your parents don't realize or don't accept that there are problems.

I'm with you,

Gilles