I've been at my parents house all week helping my mom take care of my dad. He fell a month ago, broke bones in his face and got a concussion. Then while he was in the hospital, he had prostate issues, a bladder infection and got pneumonia. On top of everything else, he has dementia. He spent time in ICU, a regular hospital bed and then 3 weeks in a woefully understaffed rehab facility that was not equipped to handle dementia patients. My mom brought him home last week.
My siblings in town have been helping my mom, but she still has to hire sitters at night because my dad does not sleep at night ( he doesn't sleep much during the day either). He has to be watched constantly to be sure he doesn't fall again or pull on his catheter. He is getting much better care at home than he was in rehab, but it is a lot of work.
My 76-year-old mom is handling things better than you can imagine. She does most of the work, but she asks for help when she needs it, and is maintaining her social life too. She is having a handicapped bathroom put in downstairs, so she can keep my dad at home as long as possible. A nurse, OT, PT, CNA and speech therapist come to the home several times a week too, and I think having their support keeps her going.
So I haven't done any quilting at all this week. But Sarah at Confessions of a Fabric Addict finished my Baby Celtic Solstice for charity, and you can see it on her blog: http://confessionsofafabricaddict.blogspot.com/2014/06/can-i-get-whoop-whoop-little-more.html
I like the bright yellow and blue borders she added.
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My father had Alzheimers. We had to make the decision to put him in a home, for fear he'd turn violent towards my mother, by accident. It turned out to be a good decision, since he did have some violent episodes shortly afterwards. It's so hard to take care of them. Take good care of your mother, since the caregivers tend to ignore themselves until it's too late. PS: I saw your quilt on Sarah's blog. Good job.
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