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We are actually at home

Heather Echola @GardenGerty (169530) • United States 30 Apr

I made a whole pot of coffee, not just a pod. Bob is enjoying it as well. I bet he goes for a nap soon, though. Again today it is supposed to rain. We shall see. It is pretty nice outside right now. It is the last day of the...

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Short Story: Mullah Nasruddin tires of entertaining others, but he entertains them, just the same.

emptychair @innertalks (23743) • Australia 1 Sep 20

The Mullah had his father-in-law staying with him now, perhaps forever, as he was old and feeble, and the Mullah's wife wanted her father to live with them. Now, the Mullah's wife, Fatima, worked by cleaning neighbourhood...

mullah nasruddin

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TV name dropping and a memory 1-23-'19

bonnie @bunnybon7 (50970) • Holiday, Florida 23 Jan 19

So this is how healthy and happy I looked back in 1997 when I was working care giving for Gorden Letwin's parents. Yes I am being a name dropper I was so surprised last week when they mentioned him on The Big...

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have you ever taken care of an elderly loved one?

flowerpeople @flowerpeople (235) 19 Jan 09

I have been taking care of first one then another for 25 years. If you have ever done so or know you will have to soon what are the questions you wish to know. What would you have liked to know before an emergency came up

Think about a stroke that leaves you or a family member Mute...

SteveSlaton @SteveSlaton (552) • United States 19 Jan 09

On December 22, 2008 that is what happened to my 85 year old mother. It turns out that I am being the primary family member concerned with how she will live out the rest of her life. She also cannot swallow ordinary liquids,...

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who do you give you time to care for

flowerpeople @flowerpeople (235) 31 Dec 08

For too many years i have found my self a caregiver. Not by choice or desire but out of necessity (or my control issues or both) Perhaps I do it out of a sense of guilt or the hope that when I reach the end of my days I will have...

stimulation happy new year

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