Wellness

[qualitygal]

@Desertdi  I'm sorry you didn't get the feedback from her you would have liked.  But I think you're a special person.  I enjoy reading everything you post.  You turned out to be one marvelous woman, despite a mother who didn't know how to tell you how special you were growing up.  Secretely, I'll bet she would have loved to have told you all those things you were so amazing at and how proud she was of you.  But I bet she was.  

[countrylady]

I hope your MIL is ok now.
I had a bad fall and was on the floor almost two days.
Just two weeks before my fall, I bought a lockbox for the key to my front door. You pick a code and call your EMS, first responders or, or in my case, the sheriff’s office.
My cousin couldn’t reach me by phone so she called the sheriffs office to request a wellness check. The sheriff’s office had my lockbox code and didn’t have to break down my door.
Just thought this info might help you or maybe someone else reading my post.

[NYCLatinaMe]

@countrylady  So sorry to read what happened to you, I hope you are doing better.  My 92 yo mom just had a fall, and though I am far from her and can't help her (my siblings are nearby), I was reading this post to help me understand what's needed based on other's experiences.

You all who are willing to share your experiences in this board help others think about how we may deal with situations we haven't anticipated.

And for that, I am thankful for all the posters.

[jubilant]

@KittySoftPaws   This is a sad story. It sounds to me like you did all you could do. It's such a hard thing to go through. Every case is different. I pray as you move forward from this that you will have some peace now. God bless you.

[KittySoftPaws]

@jubilant  Thank you for your kind words. She actually passed away last week. She and I had made peace last year. My husband was actually slower to forgive her, which I understand, but the last 6 months they became friends again and he did forgive her. As hard as those years were on us and our marriage, I want to see the best in it and know we did what we thought was best. The saddest part of the recent events, was her oldest son is in end stage liver failure which we didn't know until recently, and she found out and was unable to see him. Life is precious. 

[jubilant]

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@KittySoftPaws wrote:

@jubilant  Thank you for your kind words. She actually passed away last week. She and I had made peace last year. My husband was actually slower to forgive her, which I understand, but the last 6 months they became friends again and he did forgive her. As hard as those years were on us and our marriage, I want to see the best in it and know we did what we thought was best. The saddest part of the recent events, was her oldest son is in end stage liver failure which we didn't know until recently, and she found out and was unable to see him. Life is precious. 

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Sorry to hear about the oldest son. Yes, life is precious. I pray you and your husband will be able to heal from all your trials. Life certainly isn't easy but it can be good and things can get better. 

[mrshckynut]

my late mother had a fall in her apartment late in the evening and fell in a place where she could not reach her phones

myself and my brother talked with her everyday and when we were unable to reach her met at her apartment 

we found her by her balcony door unable to get up we called 911 and she was taken to the hospital across the street from her apartment    she was dehydrated and border line anemic she died in the hospital several days later    it was not from her fall but from her underlying physical conditions     she was exactly 1 month from her 91st birthday   ❤

mrshckynut