when parents are sick...
By flagella08
@flagella08 (5065)
Philippines
December 29, 2011 8:13pm CST
it's a long holiday and people should enjoy it.unfortunately i didn't. i spent the whole week at the hospital. my mom got stroke and my dad had his arthritis too. my savings were used for the hospital bills. i was thankful i wasn't able to by my dream netbook and was saved for the hospital bills. i don't know what are in store for me and for my family this 2012.my 2011 ended with few bucks now and you know how i feel. it's really hard when parents get sick. i don't want to leave them with other people. it's my obligation to take care of them til their last breath. it's just that it wreak havoc since i wasn't prepared financially. So whether they're down for the count with a nasty cold or struggling with a long-term disability, it’s crucial to approach this time with extra grace and flexibility with finances. It’s gotten in the way of everything — making it difficult to take care of chores, causing issues in our daily schedule, and adding countless doctors’ appointments to our life.how did you cope with yours?
2 responses
@bird123 (10658)
• United States
30 Dec 11
Take a deep breath and a few moments of silence. Somehow, you will make it through this. Caring and loving your parents in their time of need is a wonderful thing that you do. No one needs to point the way for you. You already know the way. Relax, your day will come and I bet that dream netbook will be cheaper when you finally get there. Smile, knowing that you will teach many through your example.
@rage35 (344)
• Philippines
30 Dec 11
I understand your situation because I have the same problem also because my father is having prostatic enlargement and it needs to be operated because he cannot urinate due to obstruction in his urinary tract. Now he is being catheterized just to relieve the pressure on his bladder and the problem is that we are suffering from financial crisis that's why it is really hard now.
