Just completed my continuing education (CE) for my California Marriage and Family Therapist license (LMFT). To renew my license this time around, among the courses I took, I chose the following three timely and emotionally [...]
Sunday evening I relaxed after spending the afternoon letting my husband grab his favorite tools from my father's garage before Hughes Estate Sales takes everything not now in storage. After consulting with my [...]
Recently my mother slammed the door on her speech therapist. She refused nursing care for herself and blocked nurses from seeing my father. Her behavior has caused both of them to be discharged [...]
My mother's speech therapist (a great guy and excellent speech therapist) called me today so that I could participate in her speech therapy. Friday, when I first met with him and my [...]
Once again I accidentally skipped a medication dose. Thursday evening I forgot to take my divalproex (used to treat seizures, migraines and bipolar disorder), making me less stable, more irritable, short-tempered with my [...]
Great news. Monday I am moving my parents into shared rooms - and most importantly, a shared bed - at a board and care close to my home. To that end, [...]
Tuesday I took my mother from her stroke rehab to the hospital for a swallow test. When we returned to her stroke rehab afterwards, she refused to get out of my car. She [...]
Even with caregiver help, it's been tough. Friday one of my mother's occupational therapists told me she had asked nursing staff if my mother had been receiving any visitors. After being "on" since [...]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sIRt94eEUh0 Quick video update as I run errands and juggle caring for my mom, dad and son. Don't forget I'm married and live with bipolar disorder. Thank God I'm holding it together so [...]
2014-05-28 Both yesterday and today I screwed up my meds. When I got ready for bed last night, I saw that I hadn't yet taken my morning dose of escitalopram oxalate (Lexapro). Then this [...]