tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8199270158927284616.post2685401206278625622..comments2024-03-29T07:32:52.057-04:00Comments on Ramblin' with AM: Falling Friday - The Other Part of Mid Lifebookwormhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06589840841266507266noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8199270158927284616.post-70887862077642717752015-06-28T20:01:26.403-04:002015-06-28T20:01:26.403-04:00What a terrific post, thank you for the honesty. I...What a terrific post, thank you for the honesty. I do hope that you're taking a few minutes to care for yourself in the midst of caring for everyone else. I'm so glad to have met you and have you join in on #MidLifeLuv!<br />Kimberly<br />http://FiftyJewels.comAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05852311828210976991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8199270158927284616.post-285525099486631322015-06-28T14:25:31.855-04:002015-06-28T14:25:31.855-04:00I've been someone's caregiver since I was ...I've been someone's caregiver since I was 12, and mother and I role reversed. She's 92, and I'm still her caregiver. If we don't find ways to care for ourselves, then we're falling down, in more ways than one.<br />Brenda1010ParkPlacehttp://www.1010parkplace.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8199270158927284616.post-49772198126864429642015-06-27T08:31:26.517-04:002015-06-27T08:31:26.517-04:00Hi Alana- sorry that I haven't visited your bl...Hi Alana- sorry that I haven't visited your blog in a while!<br />You're clearly a very kind person to help your Mother-in-Law this way.<br />:)Sophie Bownshttp://sophiebowns.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8199270158927284616.post-50267690366704627272015-06-27T04:58:48.614-04:002015-06-27T04:58:48.614-04:00You lead such a busy life, Alana, and I thank you ...You lead such a busy life, Alana, and I thank you for this touching post. We're all flawed, and nobody's life is perfect. Try as I might, I keep failing my own expectations. Nothing points out our shortfalls more than when we attempt to help someone else. My husband fell the other day--tripped over a chair leg. I rushed to help. Just luckily he is strong enough to raise himself although I supported his arm. He cut fingers and thumb on a sharp door fixture on the way down and it bled profusely. I limped from room to room, trying to find something to stop the flow. No band-aids. Forward and back I went like a headless chicken. He's fine, but I'm wearing out. You, on the other hand, are taking proper precautions in learning how to deal with a fall.Francene Stanleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08298485336064691700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8199270158927284616.post-67963396965373575362015-06-27T00:05:43.695-04:002015-06-27T00:05:43.695-04:00It's a rough job and I am amazed at all that y...It's a rough job and I am amazed at all that you do! You are one very busy woman!!!menopausal mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09058933838070665032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8199270158927284616.post-84664574603225911232015-06-26T18:57:55.614-04:002015-06-26T18:57:55.614-04:00My good sakes alive...that is enough falling to do...My good sakes alive...that is enough falling to do you a lifetime I would say. We call it tipping over in my family because it sound, well, a little less like an accident and more like a clown act. But the results are the same. It is very frightening and always a growing concern.b+ (Retire In Style Blog)https://www.blogger.com/profile/05114209481329773753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8199270158927284616.post-64099566328661141542015-06-26T18:20:51.518-04:002015-06-26T18:20:51.518-04:00It's interesting how these things come out. Su...It's interesting how these things come out. Sure, you're taking fall prevention classes, but putting that knowledge into practice can be a challenge. You'll do better with it the next time (although, hoping there isn't a next time).Liz A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16531953467834426316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8199270158927284616.post-22491112921372530122015-06-26T17:58:43.500-04:002015-06-26T17:58:43.500-04:00Alana,
God bless you as you serve your mother-in-l...Alana,<br />God bless you as you serve your mother-in-law. It's not easy, I know. We've recently helped my sister's mother-in-law downsize and move to assisted living, and we live in the same town with her so we take her to church with us, take her out to eat occasionally, stop to check up on her, etc. It does take time but it's so important that the older people in our lives get cared for by people who love them. Also, about the falling: my mother, who is going to be 80 in August, says that that has been a tricky part about getting older: how easy it is to fall. In any case, as my aunt always says "Getting old is no picnic!" AmyGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10016393315360502122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8199270158927284616.post-74910338638016379972015-06-26T09:09:04.239-04:002015-06-26T09:09:04.239-04:00Bless you for stepping up and doing the hard job o...Bless you for stepping up and doing the hard job of caregiving. I know some of what you speak and can appreciate your exhaustion. Blessings to you and yours.Carol Cassarahttp://carolcassara.com/dog-with-blog/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8199270158927284616.post-43480990014851640552015-06-26T07:03:14.020-04:002015-06-26T07:03:14.020-04:00So, I am always talking about how yoga has helped ...So, I am always talking about how yoga has helped my balance and then yoga was canceled for two weeks because the instructor had a freak accident on her deck and fell and broke her ankle. Oh, well. Falls are very scary.Denisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15045554938847356871noreply@blogger.com