Well, this past week has been a real write off for me. I caught some sort of dumb virus that had me laid up in bed for the majority of the week. I was woosy and off balance with episodes of severe vertigo. Needless to say, nausea was also involved...spinning rooms = nauseated Alanet. Friday things started to clear up quite quickly. I am convinced the reason my health returned so suddenly was that the Lord needed me to be available to care for Sheila's residents while she tended to her mom.
My husband's former wife has pancreatic cancer. It's been a very difficult situation for everyone involved. Sheila has literally been killing herself trying to care for her mom and be there as much as possible. Friday, her mom was released from the hospital (which in and of itself is a crime in my opinion!!). Sheila spent the entire day and evening trying to get everything organized for her mom and get her settled down back at home. It had to be an exhausting day for her. She woke up on Saturday with a bad cold. I think she has worn herself to a frazzle. She really needs to be able to take some time and look after herself now so that she will be able to be there for her mom over the long term.
I've been trying to think of ways that I can be supportive to this situation and provide service and assistance to Joan. I am the compassionate service leader in my ward at church so I did gather names and phone numbers of ladies who would be willing to take a meal over or be willing to sit with Joan when there is no family available. I am also hoping to be able to make up a big batch of soup for her. Right now eating is the last thing she wants to do but soup seems to be something she is able to at least stomach a little bit. I thought if I could make up several servings and have them ready for her freezer, that should be of some help.
It is heartbreaking the suffering that this poor woman is enduring. It makes me want to cry and she's not even my mother. Nevertheless, the family dynamics are such that I feel she is very much a part of my family. I have never had unkind feelings towards her and have tried my best to be considerate of her feelings over the years. She is a good woman and doesn't deserve the trials she's had to face.
On a more cheerful note, I got to speak to my daughter today!!! It's so fun hearing all about her adventures out in Calgary. I am so glad she made that move and is having the time of her life. It's hard not having her around and I miss her lots but knowing how happy she is makes it much easier to handle.
Tyson seems to be a bit under the weather yesterday and today. I am hoping that it passes quickly and that he doesn't have to miss any school.
I was looking at some old videos of the kids from about 7 or so years ago. What a hoot!!! Tyson was so little!!! It's amazing to me how much he has grown and changed over the past few years. He is several inches taller than me now. There were videos of Kayla and her high school friends goofing around that I was thinking would be really funny to upload on Facebook. But, then I decided that wouldn't really be very fair.
Tomorrow, I'm hoping to get lots of cooking and cleaning done around here. I always think that I'm going to get right into it and something comes along and spoils my plans. I have a dental appointment at 10:30 to get my teeth cleaned. Other than that, I think I should be able to get busy around the house. It is really suffering and showing the lack of attention it has received lately.
I'm looking forward to a good, productive and happy week!!!
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