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05-18-2011, 07:45 PM
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Janet, I am so happy to hear that things are working out for you and your mom. And I am very encouraged to hear that your mom is amenable to accepting help and that she understands that she needs help, especially that she is going to use the wheelchair. I think it will make things so much better.
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05-18-2011, 08:06 PM
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I'm glad your mom is finally getting the help she needs. Hopefully she will gain her strength back soon. It's wonderful to hear she's actually happy to be getting the help.
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05-19-2011, 01:27 AM
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Oh Janet, I hope this works out for you, you so need the help and glad your mom is willing to accept it now. Good luck today!!
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05-19-2011, 06:05 AM
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This is wonderful, Janet! You and Mom both need the help. She may complain, but I bet that this will help her health a lot!
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05-19-2011, 07:13 AM
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I am so glad to see this Janet! I hope it works out!
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05-19-2011, 08:40 AM
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I really liked this nurse, everything about her. It took a little over an hour for her to record all of Mom's meds and her history. Then she spent time with Mom...evaluating her and getting to know her. She really has a nice approach, but I could tell Mom wasn't ready to be 'open' totally....it takes her time. After the nurse left I reminded her that she better get with the program because if she didn't then she was going to a nursing home. I told her I can't do it on my own so she better watch her attitude towards these people coming to help. I just had to be blunt...not to hurt her but to be firm on expectations. I think she gets it...lol
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05-19-2011, 11:52 AM
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Good for you Janet. Unfortunately, as we age, we lose our social graces - that part of the brain just goes. The other day my mom told a man she was going to hit him over the head with her cane if he didn't leave her alone (he was only trying to talk to her). AND THEN SHE TOLD ME SHE SAID IT.
 A few years ago she would never, in a million years, have said that to anyone. The point is that your mom really doesn't want "strangers" helping her, and she may say so, or act as such. Most nursing personnel understand that, but you can also understand that they get tired of that kind of attitude all the time. So telling your mom to behave is help her set boundaries on her behavior. It might not solve all of the problem, but it might help a little bit. And it is true - if she runs off the help, you may have to run her off (to the nursing home).
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