Away for a few days

[Willow]

Hey ya'll,

I'm about ready to head north for the holiday. I won't have internet access for a few days, but will try to catch up with ya'll when I get home.

Have a merry!!!
Fa La La!

Amy

[butterfly]

:) Thanks for letting us know Willow. I hope you have a merry and a safe trip there and home. butterfly

[ex-shep]

check in if you need to. will be here. Let us now goeth your trip.

[Voyager]

Hey ya'll,

I'm about ready to head north for the holiday. I won't have internet access for a few days, but will try to catch up with ya'll when I get home.
I didn't know you were going to work for Santa again this year. Tell the ole boy "hi" for me.

Sheesh - you would have thought they would have Internet at the North Pole by now!

:(

[mstar]

Hey ya'll,

I'm about ready to head north for the holiday. I won't have internet access for a few days, but will try to catch up with ya'll when I get home.

Have a merry!!!
Fa La La!

Amy

Have a good 'm Willow! Merry Christmas!

[jane]

have a safe trip and wonderful holiday willow,

love,
jane

[Willow]

I didn't know you were going to work for Santa again this year. Tell the ole boy "hi" for me.

Sheesh - you would have thought they would have Internet at the North Pole by now!

:(

LOL Voyager!!! I think the North Pole would have been a merrier place than Ohio for sure! whew! Whadda holiday... whew!

[Willow]

Thanks my dear friends... it's good to be home again and back into the routine of things. Does anyone else hate to have their regular routine interrupted by holidays?

[mstar]

Does anyone else hate to have their regular routine interrupted by holidays?

yep

Hope you had a good time.

[Willow]

Actually it was horrid. I fear my mother is going to die :(
The worst part of it is... I can't think of any way to rescue her. It's up to her to make the transition into her new surroundings. She wishes she'd never agreed to moving to a retirement community and confided in me that she didn't think she'd live through the transition. I have no clue what to do for her?! I asked her to come stay with me and she refused. I think it's out of my hands... but I feel very obligated to do something... SOMETHING... but what???

[mstar]

Actually it was horrid. I fear my mother is going to die :(

Willow, I am sorry. Do you mind my asking what is wrong with her? Will be in prayer.

[jane]

Willow,

she may be just expressing her feelings about knowing that she is entering the last stage of her life. Offering her to stay with you was a loving gesture....

if I was entering a retirement community, I too would feel like I was going to die...even though the truth is we can die at any point in our life...it is an expectation of it more so when we enter that last stage.

if it were me, I might let a clinician or someone know so that they can keep an eye on her, help her to have a postive transition just in case she is depressed.


You did a great thing driving there during holidays to be with her for this.

let me know how I can pray.

love,
jane

[Willow]

Hi Jane... hi mstar,

Mom really is depressed. I think the stage of life does have something to do with it. Also... a loss of freedom. She was supposed to get to choose where she and dad retired since she moved all over with him for his job all their lives. In the end though... he wanted to move near his sisters. She finally agreed to it and now wishes she hadn't. She was so happy in Louisiana where it's warm and she developed great friendships. She'll have to start over now and it's really been overwhelming to her. She has anxiety disorders and last time they moved it took her 10 years to finally settle in. So... that's pretty much the scoop. I'm a little perturbed at Dad for moving her again knowing how hard it is on her... but at the same time I can understand why he wants to be near his sisters. Mom has a physician, a heart specialist and a psychologist helping her through the transition. She's had some severe chest pains through it and that's what worries me most.

Hey... thanks for asking. I'm hoping that things settle down and she feels better soon. She said she didn't think she was going to make it through this... the anxiety is very severe.

[Janice]

Mom really is depressed. I think the stage of life does have something to do with it. Also... a loss of freedom. She was supposed to get to choose where she and dad retired since she moved all over with him for his job all their lives. In the end though... he wanted to move near his sisters. She finally agreed to it and now wishes she hadn't. She was so happy in Louisiana where it's warm and she developed great friendships. She'll have to start over now and it's really been overwhelming to her. She has anxiety disorders and last time they moved it took her 10 years to finally settle in. So... that's pretty much the scoop. I'm a little perturbed at Dad for moving her again knowing how hard it is on her... but at the same time I can understand why he wants to be near his sisters. Mom has a physician, a heart specialist and a psychologist helping her through the transition. She's had some severe chest pains through it and that's what worries me most.

Hey... thanks for asking. I'm hoping that things settle down and she feels better soon. She said she didn't think she was going to make it through this... the anxiety is very severe.

Wow can I ever relate.

Sorry to hear of this sweetie. Will keep your mom in my prayers!

Hang in there. I know it can be very frustrating when you see someone you love hurting and you can't help them.

[mstar]

Thanks for sharing. Will keep her and you in prayer. Sorry this is happening. Sometimes life can be really crappy.

[Willow]

thanks so much janice and mstar... and everyone. Keep praying... it appears to be working! Mom seemed to be some better when I talked to her on the phone tonight... whew!