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    From Avon@21:1/101 to All on Sun Nov 20 09:16:56 2022
    Been staying at my parents home supporting my folks after mum moved into a rest home at the start of the week. It will be 7 days tomorrow for her in the new place.

    Dad is adrift and in need of support / help. My brother did a great job helping them both with the move in, I'm now about for another week to help ease the transition.

    I find myself planning evening meals, trying to buoy spirits and not get too tearful when you can see the people you love struggle with their new situation.

    It's good to be home to help, if only for a little while. I don't live nearby and flights are involved to get here so time spent at home and with my folks is special. Leaving at the end of next week will be hard, will I see my mum alive again? :(

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  • From Weatherman@21:1/132 to Avon on Sun Nov 20 09:05:43 2022

    Been staying at my parents home supporting my folks after mum moved into a rest home at the start of the week. It will be 7 days tomorrow for her in the new place.

    Dad is adrift and in need of support / help. My brother did a great job helping them both with the move in, I'm now about for another week to help ease the transition.

    I find myself planning evening meals, trying to buoy spirits and not get
    too tearful when you can see the people you love struggle with their new situation.
    It's good to be home to help, if only for a little while. I don't live nearby and flights are involved to get here so time spent at home and with my folks is special. Leaving at the end of next week will be hard, will I see my mum alive again? :(

    Wishing you and your family all the best. These challenges are difficult for sure. It seems many people I know in our same age range are dealing with similar situations right now (including myself).

    As remote friends, I'm always available for chatting about anything. I find that taking mental breaks from stressful situations is good medicine. Always here to help in that respect.

    - Mark
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  • From Avon@21:1/101 to Weatherman on Mon Nov 21 08:53:46 2022
    On 20 Nov 2022 at 09:05a, Weatherman pondered and said...

    Wishing you and your family all the best. These challenges are
    difficult for sure. It seems many people I know in our same age range
    are dealing with similar situations right now (including myself).

    As remote friends, I'm always available for chatting about anything. I find that taking mental breaks from stressful situations is good
    medicine. Always here to help in that respect.

    Thank Mark, appreciate the kind thoughts and offer of support.

    Yeah I agree it seems there's a few of us in the same kinds of situations, just a function of our age and stage of life I guess. The joys of being an adult huh?

    Best, Paul

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  • From Weatherman@21:1/132 to Avon on Sun Nov 20 19:36:20 2022

    Thank Mark, appreciate the kind thoughts and offer of support.

    Yeah I agree it seems there's a few of us in the same kinds of situations, just a function of our age and stage of life I guess. The joys of being an adult huh?

    Isn't that the truth. So many times I have thought about the old days being an oblivious youth. Sometimes not understanding the situation is more peaceful.

    I joke about that with my wife. I told her I didn't appreciate the 70s TV shows back in the day - since I was so young. Looking at the same TV shows from the 70s now, I have a whole new apprecation for them. :)

    There are plenty of good things about being an adult, but learning to take the good with the bad is not always as simple as it sounds.

    At this point in my life, I feel at times like I'm in the middle. The grown kids issues and the parents issues. I'm just in the middle trying to navigate through it all.

    - Mark
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  • From Spectre@21:3/101 to Avon on Tue Nov 22 18:26:00 2022
    Been staying at my parents home supporting my folks after mum moved into a rest home at the start of the week. It will be 7 days tomorrow for her in the new place.

    Dad is adrift and in need of support / help. My brother did a great job helping them both with the move in, I'm now about for another week to help ease the transition.

    Best of luck, it might take more effort keeping Dad's morale up than there
    is concern for your mother.

    Oddly enough when I get moved, I'll be doing the reverse getting my mother
    back out of aged care. She needs support but she's still mostly competent. She's in her second home now, and she's come to the conclusion its swings and round abouts.. she's not entirely happy with either of them.

    Spec


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  • From claw@21:1/210 to Avon on Tue Nov 22 07:36:27 2022
    On 20 Nov 2022, Avon said the following...
    It's good to be home to help, if only for a little while. I don't live nearby and flights are involved to get here so time spent at home and
    with my folks is special. Leaving at the end of next week will be hard, will I see my mum alive again? :(

    I can understand this. My Dad died when I was 12. Mom isn't getting younger. I'm sure sooner or later it will be time to do the same for me. At least you got to spend all this time with your folks.

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  • From Avon@21:1/101 to Spectre on Fri Nov 25 13:26:49 2022
    On 22 Nov 2022 at 06:26p, Spectre pondered and said...

    Best of luck, it might take more effort keeping Dad's morale up than there is concern for your mother.

    thanks, I am heading away today so it's tough to say goodbye for now. The trip has gone well and been helpful to all. Still I feel a bit rotten for heading home :(

    Oddly enough when I get moved, I'll be doing the reverse getting my
    mother back out of aged care. She needs support but she's still mostly competent. She's in her second home now, and she's come to the
    conclusion its swings and round abouts.. she's not entirely happy with either of them.

    swings and roundabouts indeed... a bit like the hokey kokey

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