tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8719956617076822015.comments2023-04-02T00:34:14.485+11:00the writing hiveWriterBeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14628264091204856514noreply@blogger.comBlogger368125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8719956617076822015.post-84531121094581822102016-03-30T22:39:38.831+11:002016-03-30T22:39:38.831+11:00I hope your Dad is comfortable and has settled in ...I hope your Dad is comfortable and has settled in Vivienne. It is such a difficult thing to come to terms with-he is lucky to have you! And yes, even when your parents are very old, it is still hard to watch as they gradually leave you,<br />best wishes,<br />JuliaJuliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11670652186956190728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8719956617076822015.post-67126994087626903612016-02-06T11:11:08.810+11:002016-02-06T11:11:08.810+11:00Thanks so much, Julia, for your lovely words. I wa...Thanks so much, Julia, for your lovely words. I want so much to do the best for my dad. He is a wonderful man and he still shows so much of that now, despite his confusion. There are issues at the Home but Dad loves the activities and enjoys the company. I've watched him chat away to people, not caring that he doesn't make sense and they couldn't respond even if he did. I guess there&WriterBeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14628264091204856514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8719956617076822015.post-40888267190270223142016-02-06T11:05:00.661+11:002016-02-06T11:05:00.661+11:00Thank you so much, Anna. It doesn't get easier...Thank you so much, Anna. It doesn't get easier, does it? That wish to communicate with your parents when it's no longer possible. WriterBeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14628264091204856514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8719956617076822015.post-87822341330994055362016-02-06T11:03:39.566+11:002016-02-06T11:03:39.566+11:00Thanks, Sue. I think you're right. He is lovin...Thanks, Sue. I think you're right. He is loving the company and activities. Keeping my fingers crossed this works out xxxWriterBeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14628264091204856514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8719956617076822015.post-86292194775798243372016-02-06T10:55:42.563+11:002016-02-06T10:55:42.563+11:00Thank you, BelleScribe. Your mother's comment ...Thank you, BelleScribe. Your mother's comment is hysterical! Four weeks later I'm still anxious, but things are looking up. Happy happy new year to you and yours! xxWriterBeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14628264091204856514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8719956617076822015.post-33520582539428857432016-02-06T10:54:05.607+11:002016-02-06T10:54:05.607+11:00Thank, Sue. I love you too! xxThank, Sue. I love you too! xxWriterBeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14628264091204856514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8719956617076822015.post-49921158191224873462016-02-06T10:45:25.160+11:002016-02-06T10:45:25.160+11:00Thanks, Anna, yet again for your beautiful, caring...Thanks, Anna, yet again for your beautiful, caring, words.WriterBeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14628264091204856514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8719956617076822015.post-82296959183376142132016-02-06T10:40:27.741+11:002016-02-06T10:40:27.741+11:00Thanks, freefalling!!
Thanks, freefalling!!<br />WriterBeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14628264091204856514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8719956617076822015.post-58583611906777759212016-02-06T10:39:53.267+11:002016-02-06T10:39:53.267+11:00Thanks, Anna, for your lovely words. You're ri...Thanks, Anna, for your lovely words. You're right of course.WriterBeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14628264091204856514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8719956617076822015.post-77703493928068311592016-02-06T10:39:09.255+11:002016-02-06T10:39:09.255+11:00Thanks, Katherine, for your beautiful comment. I L...Thanks, Katherine, for your beautiful comment. I LOVE your mother's words. And she was right! Look at Nicole Kidman for the proof of red hair and freckles turning out to be assets.<br />WriterBeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14628264091204856514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8719956617076822015.post-91476432042455391642016-01-20T18:43:07.025+11:002016-01-20T18:43:07.025+11:00It is such a heat wrenching time Vivienne. I feel ...It is such a heat wrenching time Vivienne. I feel I know your father a little bit after reading and reviewing your book for The Age. He is a wonderful man. Knowing that you have been through this with your mum too-of course you'd be drained. My dad passed away 4 months ago. He was 97 and in a home too - we were very close. It was so hard to see him there without my mother who passed away Juliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11670652186956190728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8719956617076822015.post-53469452606219246302016-01-16T07:45:36.440+11:002016-01-16T07:45:36.440+11:00I understand that feeling well, of wanting to shar...I understand that feeling well, of wanting to share news with a parent. At least you can share with your readers. Breathe easy and take it day by day.Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17866797552479282345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8719956617076822015.post-13472703467889794802016-01-16T05:08:25.915+11:002016-01-16T05:08:25.915+11:00Dear Vivi, what a challenging week for both you &a...Dear Vivi, what a challenging week for both you & your Dad. He's such a people's person & I cam imagine him joining in all the activities & being grateful for the opportunity to participate. He's being well looked after & im sure enjoying his Shabbat there. Lots of love xxSuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17634395567102757081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8719956617076822015.post-11502215248378253352016-01-11T11:03:54.872+11:002016-01-11T11:03:54.872+11:00Viv,
You will have chosen well and should not worr...Viv,<br />You will have chosen well and should not worry. The places where my mother spent the last 10 years were all excellent with caring staff. Rob once asked Mum how she liked her new accommodation to which she replied "I don't, but luckily I don't come here often." She was happy in her own room with her own furniture etc. You might find he prefers to be at home without BelleScribehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03495987287510007315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8719956617076822015.post-74498961841625264292016-01-07T10:49:12.484+11:002016-01-07T10:49:12.484+11:00I feel your pain Viv. I believe he will be very we...I feel your pain Viv. I believe he will be very well looked after & you will have peace of mind. I love you, Sue xxSuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17634395567102757081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8719956617076822015.post-14262627822950108102016-01-07T09:22:44.438+11:002016-01-07T09:22:44.438+11:00What a difficult time of life, to watch a parent d...What a difficult time of life, to watch a parent decline and become as helpless as we were as children. Hopefully the respite place will look after your dad well and give you some peaceful nights.Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17866797552479282345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8719956617076822015.post-80867828200353262882015-11-16T08:32:12.576+11:002015-11-16T08:32:12.576+11:00That's beautiful.That's beautiful.freefallinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08863000229609701796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8719956617076822015.post-66131519864413340812015-09-15T12:13:48.781+10:002015-09-15T12:13:48.781+10:00What a journey...thanks for sharing :) What a journey...thanks for sharing :) Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02590086429820461738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8719956617076822015.post-80381541102790900562015-09-12T07:37:57.237+10:002015-09-12T07:37:57.237+10:00Beautiful and honest. And grateful to still have h...Beautiful and honest. And grateful to still have him in your life, as you know your time together is finite and any day might be his last ...Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17866797552479282345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8719956617076822015.post-22455736377257050082015-09-12T03:18:54.046+10:002015-09-12T03:18:54.046+10:00Oh my goodness, such a wonderful tribute to your D...Oh my goodness, such a wonderful tribute to your Dad and what a way to find gratitude. He did indeed teach you well. My mother turns 98 next month - 2 strokes and still very much alive and well. You make me stop and think back as to what my mother taught me. Among them - girls can can do anything they want, yes, red hair & freckles will be as asset to you some day, and kindness to Katherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12561027898939267820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8719956617076822015.post-56167184603498474272015-07-09T14:31:22.388+10:002015-07-09T14:31:22.388+10:00You've just reminded me that we need to go bac...You've just reminded me that we need to go back to Tassie - such a beautiful place and three weeks was not nearly enough time!<br /><br />A friend of mine had just arrived in Spain and was planning a 6 month holiday of house sitting/sight seeing here and there (in several countryies through Europe)when she stumbled on some river stones and broke her ankle badly. Having to sit immobile for 6 Joolzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07490462580345458546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8719956617076822015.post-64772168319120963272015-07-09T10:50:52.642+10:002015-07-09T10:50:52.642+10:00Hi Katherine
I love your story! You must have got ...Hi Katherine<br />I love your story! You must have got such a shock, but as you say it could have been so much worse - and on your first day too! It could have spoiled your whole time. Thank heavens for a husband with quick reflexes!WriterBeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14628264091204856514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8719956617076822015.post-55067769579334764702015-07-09T04:09:21.224+10:002015-07-09T04:09:21.224+10:00Laughing (sorry) as I remember my first day in Lon...Laughing (sorry) as I remember my first day in London at the Tower of London where I stepped off a curb while looking at something else. Stumbled and started falling and was caught by my husband who merely stuck his arm out to try and break my fall. As I saw the cobblestones approaching my face , my sunglasses were smacked into my face and I was saved! My husband sustained a cut on his arm Katherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12561027898939267820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8719956617076822015.post-21119891802974606192015-05-05T13:15:29.730+10:002015-05-05T13:15:29.730+10:00Thanks, Lisa Berson. I try to hang onto the though...Thanks, Lisa Berson. I try to hang onto the thought that I haven't failed my dad but it's not easy. I keep feeling like I could be doing more. It's going to be very painful if I have to put him into residential care. Then I'll really feel that I failed him!<br />WriterBeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14628264091204856514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8719956617076822015.post-25346491049759234512015-05-05T13:11:52.075+10:002015-05-05T13:11:52.075+10:00Oh Hockeywidow, that sounds awful. I wonder what y...Oh Hockeywidow, that sounds awful. I wonder what you did. Did you find some medication that worked to settle your mum or have you had to move her? Such unfair and awful decisions!WriterBeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14628264091204856514noreply@blogger.com