Posts by Sadie5

drinking too many cups of coffee as i always do at her house, i imagine if i were a smoker i'd have been lighting one cigarette after another instead.

it had been a pleasant enough evening, i sat there with my crocheting in my lap, something i always take with me to my mother's house so that if i get nervous or stressed out, my hands, and my mind, have something to do and somewhere to go.

Sadie5

So sorry to hear this

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Sex Offender in my neighborhood

by Princess in

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we just got a notice in the mail today that a level 2 sex offender is living in our neighborhood.

they didn't give an address, just cross streets.

he lives two blocks from us which is directly next door to the elementary school my kids will go to in september.

Sadie5

Hi Princess,

I went last week to our local police department and obtained a list of local sex offenders with their addresses. Maybe you could call and see if this is available in your area.

Sadie

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Classic TV

by teejay in

when it comes to tv, every generation since the fifties thinks theirs had the best tv shows.

while america has fallen in love with "reality" tv shows like survivor and american idol, i've been thinking about how much better the shows were when i was coming up....

classic westerns like rawhide, gunsmoke, guns of will sonnet, bonanza, have gun will travel, the big valley, high chapparral, and wagon train.

Sadie5

I loved Lavern & Shirley. What were the two funny guys on there? Lenny and Sqiggy? They were hilarious.

Drama shows: Mannix and Cannon. Police Woman. Remmington Steel

I liked Marcus Welby MD.

Yes the quality of TV show is terrible today. We have more channels and nothing worth watching.

Sadie

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Caring for elderly parent

by Sadie5 in

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hi folks,.

i haven't had time to post much lately but do check in to see what has been posted.. my soon to be 85 year old mom is facing surgery to replace her wore out knees.

they are both shot so i don't know if they'll try to do both at once while she's out or do one at a time.

Sadie5

Thanks everyone for your responses. I'm up early this morning to get Mom ready for her Doctor's appointment. She is so ready for this, she said she wishes the surgeon would start today.

Valis; Thanks for the idea of having her record stories. She's always been a great story teller. When I was growing up, she would tell me about her childhood and it sounded like something from a Disney movie. Her mom died when she was eight, and she was passed from grandparents, aunts& uncles, and older siblings. Each place had a story of it's own.

Mulan: Thanks for the idea of classmates.com, when I get a chance I'll see if I can find out anything about him there.

Mary: Thanks for the encouragement. The doc we're seeing today is known as "the knee man" so I guess he's done a lot of them.

Ascot: Thanks for your encouragement. Wish you well with your Mom too. When my mom had surgery several years ago, there was a home care nurse that came a couple times a week. It was a welcome break. Hopefully that will be available this time too. We've had a lot budget cuts in our state because of the economy and some elderly programs got the knife.

To everyone else, thanks. I'm going to slurp down my coffee and head for the shower in just a few minutes.

Sadie

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Caring for elderly parent

by Sadie5 in

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hi folks,.

i haven't had time to post much lately but do check in to see what has been posted.. my soon to be 85 year old mom is facing surgery to replace her wore out knees.

they are both shot so i don't know if they'll try to do both at once while she's out or do one at a time.

Sadie5

Hi DJ,

Thanks for the kind words. I don't understand all the new privacy laws either, it's like they went to the extreme with this. I know my mom doesn't understand a lot of things said to her, bad hearing and mentally she's not up to it either. I would hate for her to make the wrong decision on something because she didn't know what she was doing. Looks like this could lead to a lot of problems and heartache if people can't be informed about their loved ones.

thanks

Sadie

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Caring for elderly parent

by Sadie5 in

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hi folks,.

i haven't had time to post much lately but do check in to see what has been posted.. my soon to be 85 year old mom is facing surgery to replace her wore out knees.

they are both shot so i don't know if they'll try to do both at once while she's out or do one at a time.

Sadie5

Hi Nina

Thanks for responding. Job search hasn't produced anything, but it most likely just as well, I'll have my hands full running to the hospital and caring for Mom when she gets out. We're broke most of the time, but it is ok. Maybe life is giving me what I need even though it seems hard. Will check out the web site you mentioned. Thanks

Sadie

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Caring for elderly parent

by Sadie5 in

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hi folks,.

i haven't had time to post much lately but do check in to see what has been posted.. my soon to be 85 year old mom is facing surgery to replace her wore out knees.

they are both shot so i don't know if they'll try to do both at once while she's out or do one at a time.

Sadie5

Hi folks,

I haven't had time to post much lately but do check in to see what has been posted.

My soon to be 85 year old Mom is facing surgery to replace her wore out knees. They are both shot so I don't know if they'll try to do both at once while she's out or do one at a time. We're meeting with the surgeon tomorrow.

I had a lot of concerns about her having the surgery. She had some abdominal surgery about 8 years ago, and I didn't think she was going to make it through the recovery process. She was in intensive care for over a week.

She's been on some very heavy narcotic painkillers which really puts her on a trip. They are also giving her stomach problems and they don't seem to take the pain away now at all. He legs just froze up in the shower a few days ago and she couldn't move them. She said she would rather die than go on living like this.

So after getting her out of the shower, helping her dress and getting her over to the doctor, we talked to him about having the surgery. His office set up an appointment with this orthropedic surgeon and we'll see what he says tomorrow.

The surgeon's office called and talked with me. She could ask me questions about Mom but I couldn't ask her any. She strongly suggested that I get a power of attorney so that I will be able to be informed about my mother's condition. (New privacy laws) I have to bring a copy to their office and also to the hospital too. So we are getting that take care of today.

My Mom is going through a review of her life. She feels the need to share with me different things about my father that I hadn't known. My father was not a nice man, died 17 years ago, and I have managed to forgive him for many things he had done and tried to think of just the few good things about him. She brings up all this stuff and I feel like I am seven years old again. It gets me so depressed trying to deal with this stuff.

She also requests things that I don't think can be made possible. She wants me to find her first boyfriend, she hasn't seen him in 70 years and has no idea if he is alive or where he lives. She told me his parents names and where they lived, (2,000 miles away). I tried to reason with her that his parents would be over 100 years old if still alive. I tried looking up his name online but didn't get any results. I think she'll make requests that I can't fulfill, and I shouldn't feel bad about it.(I keeps chanting this to myself)

My mom got the truth at an older age, and while she was believing it, it gave her hope of a better life than the one she had lived. Now she looks back with a lot of regrets over decisions that she made. Wish she would look at what she does have, see the love that my children have for her, along with my husband and myself.

Like I have an aunt that never had any children. (She married my father's brother) She has several nieces and nephews and they all take turns looking in on her and help take care of her. Mom was upset because none of her neices and nephews ever contact her. I tried to reason with her that Auntie had no children, so it was good her sister's children took care of her, whereas Mom has my family to care for her.

Well if you're the praying kind, say a prayer for her or think positive thoughts, I'd like to keep her around for awhile if it is possible.

Thanks for listening,

Sadie

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Does anyone else find this strange?

by Sadie5 in

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there is a small threater(sp?

) downtown that is now owned by an elder and his wife.

the wife's dad is po of the congregation.. each week there is a country gospel group performing at the place.

Sadie5

There is a small threater(sp?) downtown that is now owned by an elder and his wife. the wife's dad is PO of the congregation.

Each week there is a country gospel group performing at the place. The elder and his wife run ads in the newspaper telling what gospel group will be there and inviting the public to come(for a price of course)and the elder and his wife's name are included in the ad.

Am I the only one that finds this strange for a JW couple to be involved in? When I see the wife in public she cannot even look at me or return my hello greeting to her. The husband talks but he has swindled a number of people out of money(including us) and is one slimy business guy.

Any thoughts?

Sadie