tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6033571342669780454.post7924042356782890032..comments2015-03-19T20:37:12.381-04:00Comments on Marina's Abundance: You Have to Take Care of Your Mother Even When it Scares YouAnnette Gonzalezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14235580249501954814noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6033571342669780454.post-58560454764155756552011-07-18T21:06:48.342-04:002011-07-18T21:06:48.342-04:00Nancy,
Don't be too hard on yourself. Take tim...Nancy,<br />Don't be too hard on yourself. Take time now to write down the things you remember fondly of your father. This will help you in the grieving process.Annette Gonzalezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14235580249501954814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6033571342669780454.post-286491329466543102011-07-18T11:45:50.512-04:002011-07-18T11:45:50.512-04:00Hi, I just discovered your blog. Your decision to ...Hi, I just discovered your blog. Your decision to "appreciate every hour, every day" you had with your mother was a blessing, and your awareness must have given you comfort after the death. My father died 11 days ago and I wish with all my heart that I had thought of that. I had been mostly indifferent and will always regret this.<br />NancyNancy Lohhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11733415033892962641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6033571342669780454.post-25479133472984911092008-11-30T20:07:00.000-05:002008-11-30T20:07:00.000-05:00It is important that you take time for yourself. ...It is important that you take time for yourself. Listen to the voice inside you when it says, “I need some relief” or “I’m so tired” or “I just can’t visit my elderly, ill parents today.” Your body, your mind is telling you something. Listen to your voice because it is protecting you.<BR/><BR/>It is also important that you are prepared to be the caregiver. I've written an article on this, http://ezinearticles.com/?Preparing-to-Take-Care-of-Parents&id=1662798.<BR/><BR/>Hope this helps,<BR/>AnnetteAnnette Gonzalezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14235580249501954814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6033571342669780454.post-24584245597465187942008-11-30T19:00:00.000-05:002008-11-30T19:00:00.000-05:00I am moving toward the role of taking care of my e...I am moving toward the role of taking care of my elderly and ill mother. We're setting in motion the plans to move my parents in with us. Dad needs just minimal assistance at this point, but I know it will be progressive. Mom needs a lot of help. More than help, she needs a lot of tenderness and understanding, as she's in constant pain. It won't be easy. There will be difficult days. I am afraid I will experience moments where I feel I've lost myself... that I'm only a servant. I need to keep some sense of who I am, besides a caregiver. But I want to be a blessing to my mom, to relieve as much of her physcial and emotional pain as is humanly possible for me to do.<BR/><BR/>ChirpsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com