[cjunk]

Hello Everyone,

Cyan, I felt very sad when I read your posts. It is clear that the staff were negligent on several occasions and I had the urge to smack the worker upside the head who said your mom could eat dinner while sitting in her own urine--what was she thinking???

Good for you for continuing to be vigiliant! You are your mother's best and strongest voice---keep up the hard work of advocating for her. If you feel you are pressured by the staff be LOUD and let them know that stories are good in newspapers and lots of people like to read them. In this case--the louder you are and the more specific the better your mom's care will get.

You and your mom don't deserve to have the things happening to you that are...and I wish for all of the improvements for all of you. Keep us posted and I will research for you on my end what your rights are and your mom's rights. My sister and I work in fields where advocacy is at our finger tips and it is there to be used. I will be talking to her at dinner tonight and I will be sure to mention some of your challenges as she lives not too far from you and has some connections.

All the best
Cjunk

Oh, Lisa by the way, congrats on your new home!! It is gorgeous. I went to the link and the home and layout are beautiful. Congrats on ending the term with such great marks too!! I look forward to hearing how your move went.

[Lisathemommy]

HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

Hello girls. How is everyone? I am snug as a bug in a rug in my new home and I have survived Christmas. Except for our office being a mess a few knick-knacks not having a home, and all three kids having nasty colds, all is well. I love my new house. I love the neigborhood. My kids can ride their bikes all the way around the block, which isn't your normal, boring square block. It's windy and circular. There is a sidewalk that goes all the way around so they can go without having to get in the street. There is a girl 3 houses down the same age as my daughter. Super Target is less than a mile away and you can see it's bright lights from my front porch. We are very blessed right now.

Cyan, I read your posts and I am apalled at what is going on in that nursing home. Obviously, some of the patients don't have family visiting enough, so the staff must be used to getting away with some of these stunts. Go to a manager. Go to someone in charge. Make lists with times and dates of when these things happen. Once they realize that you mean business, they will be forced to make changes. Sitting in urine is like sitting in acid! Not only is it un-sanitary, it can lead to impaired skin integrity. Next, she will have skin tears and rashes that will need treated if they don't keep her dry. As your mom is a diabetic, any skin problems are more serious than if she were not a diabetic. I'm sure you know all of this already. It just makes me mad that people we trust with our loved ones get lazy and un-caring. Hang in there and continue to advocate for you mom. I'm thinking of you and praying for you.

The beginning of a new year is coming and I'm preparing myself to get my act together both diet and exercise wise. I enrolled my daughter in gymnastics and my son in karate and both classes are at the YMCA. So if my youngest son will go in the nursery, I will be able to exercise for 45 minutes on both of those days. I also have an exercise bike here at the house now. Cyan, if you're up to it, maybe we could have a bikeing challenge?

Well, i have to go fix breakfast for my kids.

Have a great day!

Lisa

[cyan]

Hey Girls

Good to have you back posting...Well I am still struggling with the nursing home..its just not easy for everyone...My Mom continues to urinate in her underwear and now with the dieuretic...they asked to put a diaper on her temporarily...it just saddens me to no end..this is a cruel illness...plain and simple. I keep calling, I keep going by and very little has changed at the nursing home..it doesnt help that my Mom is aggressive and uncooperative with them...does not help the situation at all.

Anyway, I dont want to bum everydody here...so how was Christmas? and what do you guys have planned for the New Year?

I dont know what I am doing for New Year's eve..could wind up being a last minute thing.

Anyway, good to have you back Lisa and Cjunk...

Oh LIsa...congrats on your new house...oh how cool is that...awesome and good blessings for you and your family...I am up for the challenge... I am fiiting into a size 8 tommy hillfiger jeans!!! Yes they are stretch...but they fit well...not whore pants at all...LOL

Cjunk...thanks for any help, information or advice you may have for me. I will take it all...Blessings for you and your family as well

Talk to you later
Cyan

[cjunk]

Hi Lisa and Cyan,

Great to hear from both of you. Lisa, your new home sounds fantastic!! A lot of perks for everyone in your family!!

Cyan, I am sorry to hear that the struggles continue. I emailed my sister for suggestions and she is travelling this week but as soon as I hear back from her I will let you know as she lives in Montreal as well and may be more familiar with the system there too as she works in Healthcare.

My new job seems to be going okay. I miss the kids I used to work with and think I put on a bit of weight over the holidays because I have eaten a lot more junk than usual. So I guess you could say it is time to crack the whip again. Got a ski pass this week for night skiing and went for 5 hours of skiing yesterday which was great but then countered the greatness with bacon and eggs for lunch today. I always seem to counter the good with the bad!! I had a vacation booked when I negotiated the new job and I leave in a few weeks to go skiing in B.C. for a week. I should be able to better regulate for that week and get back into a healthy kick again!! I seem to have a healthy run when I exercise more often but when I am lazy and don't exercise it seems an endless pit of chips and other junk food which I am drawn to quickly. I seem to be spending a lot of time with ultra skinny women who appear to have eating disorders. They always try and cook me junk food and then watch me eat it--and derive satisfaction from being skinnier. Kind of a warped environment to be in because one look at the excessive skinnyness makes me want to eat the junk so I don't turn into that!!! I never want to be obsessive about food to the point where I can't focus my brain on anything else. Someone please tell me how to hang out with Anorexics where it is not self-destructive to my health!!!

Cjunk

[Lisathemommy]

Hello girls...to signify a new year and a new beginning, I'm going to start a new thread. Hope to see you there!

Lisa