About my trips to Detroit this year. Part One
By Marsha
@MarshaMusselman (38865)
Midland, Michigan
November 10, 2023 8:17pm CST
[If I'm able to get my picture to load it's of my lunch today. I had chipped beef over toast which is made by Stouffer's. @porwest shared his meal of chipped chicken over toast something I never heard of before. (If the pic doesn't load I'll downsize it on my computer and try again].
I'm the oldest of six kids. Two live in other states. One sister has lived in Detroit since she went to college there and the rest live in my general area.
My sister in Detroit has the beginnings of Alzheimer's. Years ago before that showed up she knew she'd move back home one day but thought that day was still in the future. But, we're planning on moving her this next spring. We were hoping she'd be ready early this year but she wasn't. We didn't realize at the time that she'd probably never be 'ready'.
Since Oct of 2022 I began going with my youngest sister, T, to help her start getting ready. T would stay overnight and return the next day. When I began going we only went for the day.
For the most part I've only worked in her mail which she rarely opens other than bills. We divide her papers into shred, recycle and trash. My sister T then takes what I consider shred home to go through again and shreds it herself.
Each month we cleared off several areas in M my Detroit sister's dining room. But working a few months those surfaces was loaded again. Last month when we went I suggested we go through her storage in the basement. I feel we made more of a dent down there than upstairs.
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@MarshaMusselman (38865)
• Midland, Michigan
11 Nov 23
I know that she is glad too even though it's hard for her to part with stuff.
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@popciclecold (40214)
• United States
11 Nov 23
Good she has you. So many don't have anyone. Best of luck to you and T.
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@MarshaMusselman (38865)
• Midland, Michigan
11 Nov 23
@popciclecold my brother that lives in the area will take a covered trailer that he owns down to Detroit when we're ready to move her and nephews might be helping so that part isn't left up to us girls.
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@DaddyEvil (174590)
• United States
11 Nov 23
I hope you all get everything sorted and she can move back home next Spring. Good luck!
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@DaddyEvil (174590)
• United States
11 Nov 23
@MarshaMusselman You're welcome. I don't really believe in luck, either... I do hope everything works out for your sister, though.
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@MarshaMusselman (38865)
• Midland, Michigan
16 Nov 23
@DaddyEvil we plan on moving her in the spring even if she still has too much stuff. We plan on getting a storage unit for her extra things and going thru them here. My sister that's coming here probably had twelve bins in her room filled with clothes and more bins in her spare room that I'm guessing also has clothes in them.
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@MarshaMusselman (38865)
• Midland, Michigan
11 Nov 23
Thanks. We need all the luck there is. Although, I don't really believe in luck.
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@RebeccasFarm (91297)
• United States
12 Nov 23
@MarshaMusselman Yes it is ..so sorry about her too Marsha
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@MarshaMusselman (38865)
• Midland, Michigan
16 Nov 23
@RebeccasFarm we're sorry about this too. Maybe getting her out of her cluttered apartment will slow down the progress of the disease.
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@MarshaMusselman (38865)
• Midland, Michigan
12 Nov 23
Good she had all of us living in Michigan.
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@LadyDuck (502653)
• Italy
16 Nov 23
@MarshaMusselman My husband has serious memory problems now. I do not let him drive alone anymore.
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@MarshaMusselman (38865)
• Midland, Michigan
20 Nov 23
@LadyDuck that's good. I don't know how long my sister will be driving once she moves here.
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@MarshaMusselman (38865)
• Midland, Michigan
16 Nov 23
I'm hoping that all works out too. She still drives up to visit a couple times a year and I'd hate for her to get lost before she moves.
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@MarshaMusselman (38865)
• Midland, Michigan
16 Nov 23
Moving is always a big ordeal so I'm hoping it all goes smoothly. My sister here is trying to talk her out of taking her entertainment center. It's a large wood piece and very heavy. Her new place is up a flight of steps and we don't want our relatives to get hurt moving that.
She doesn't want to get rid of it because it was the first piece she ever bought.
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@MarshaMusselman (38865)
• Midland, Michigan
20 Nov 23
@JudyEv maybe but it's not really needed. There's a TV that was left in the condo and that hangs on the wall.
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@JudyEv (382326)
• Rockingham, Australia
17 Nov 23
@MarshaMusselman Can you get removalists to shift just the one thing? Is that an option?
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@MarshaMusselman (38865)
• Midland, Michigan
11 Nov 23
It is good and low in carbs which I like.
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@MarshaMusselman (38865)
• Midland, Michigan
20 Nov 23
Thanks, Judy. She will be living in a condo near my sister, T, who will stop in every few days and make sure it stays clutter free. Since a lot of her extra things will go to storage until it can be gone through that should help. And she has a large walk in closet.
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