so today wasn't bad

[Buddy_Christ]

everything went pretty smoothly today. my grandmother got slightly upset when i was leaving the assisted living home, and i can't blame her. i think she was mostly feeling some anxiety over being in a new place. they were getting everyone ready to sit down and eat dinner. my son behaved pretty damn good today. he was showing the maturity of a 5 year old, and he's only 3 1/2.

she seemed content with the place, and actually i think she was happy to have her own room. the bathroom is shared with the room next door, but that's not too big of a deal really. i know she's happy to get out of the nursing home environment and into a more comfortable place. she made no mention of going home last night on the phone or today, and i think she knows it's not going to happen. while i want her to be happy, i also want her to be safe, and safety comes first.

she's got her wits about her still, she's not helpless. she can still take care of herself. the problem is that since she had the stroke, she gets confused about her medications and doesn't know what to take when, and therefore she doesn't take anything. that's what landed her in the hospital back in feburary with a blood pressure of 220/115 and a blood sugar count of 200...and she has diabetes (not the insulin dependant kind).

overall today went smoother than i thought it would. i figured i'd be sitting here feeling like an asshole right now, but i feel ok. i'll give her a call over the weekend and see how she's doing, as well as call the administrators early next week and ask them how she's adjusting.

now i got a fuckin piece of shit washing machine to fix....

 

[jerkbox]

watching the grandparents get old sucks....

you're a good guy for takin care of her.....i don't know if i could deal

 

[Dakotah]

^^^im glad to hear everything went good for u and that is very sweet how your lil boy acted --- more than likely cause it was an all new experience for him as well!!



off the subject sorry but had to say it --- i adore your av very sexy tattoos on her

 

[powerslave]

Glad to hear it went well for you crak.

 

[daveyboy]

That's good to hear bud. The hard part is over. Make sure you keep in contact with her. You're probably all she has now.

 

[SoKlueles]

crak ur cool for taking such pains with ur grandmother, i hope i have kids and grandkids that do that for me
muah buddy

 

[HumorMe]

Good job crak. Glad everything went well. Don't feel guilty. Be thankful you are able to find her adequate housing and supervision. Good luck!

 

[Buddy_Christ]

watching the grandparents get old sucks....

you're a good guy for takin care of her.....i don't know if i could deal

you could deal with it actually. for me, it isn't a choice, i HAVE to because no one else will. granted, i could've let her worthless daughter continue to take care of her, but i stepped in. hell, that dumb bitch doesn't have a clue that i've taken over, and it's going to be pretty funny when she writes another check from my grandmother's account....it's been frozen as of last friday and then closed on tuesday. the bank assured me that the person signing the checks will get in trouble, not my grandmother

it's a rough situation, and actually, the hardest part is still yet to come. i have to get the house on the market and clear it out still. so much shit in there. my grandfather was a pack rat, a neat one, but a packrat nonetheless. gonna be pretty damn hard to figure out what to trash and what to keep.

anyone into stamp collecting? he had one hell of a collection that'd take me 10 years to go through to find out what it's worth.

 

[rnch]

doing what has to be done....

crak, is called being a man.

which you have proven that you are.

very glad and relieved to read this thread.

 

[sh4dowf4lcon]

good job buttcrak bor

 

[biteme]

Very admirable.

 

[Smurfy]

I'm so happy things went well for you and your grandmother today. I know you were worried about the whole move. Your grandma is lucky to have you

 

[bran987]

granted, i could've let her worthless daughter continue to take care of her, but i stepped in. hell, that dumb bitch doesn't have a clue that i've taken over,
.

worthless daughter? wouldn't that be your mom?

I'm glad you finally had a good day

 

[Buddy_Christ]

worthless daughter? wouldn't that be your mom?

I'm glad you finally had a good day

dude, you refer to her as my mom again and i might have to hit you with a red k......

ok, yeah, she is my mom.

and no, i wouldn't hit you with red.

the more everything goes on, the less i think i'd actually attempt to hold back from knocking her out if i ever get face to face with her again. it's gonna be interesting if i see her again, and i have a feeling i will end up either punching or slapping her. i'd prefer punching her. just one good clean punch. it wouldn't even come close to what she actually deserves, but it'd make me feel like i got a little revenge from being told how worthless i was over the years.

 

[Ulcasterdropout]

overall today went smoother than i thought it would

Glad to hear it.

 

[starfish]

I'm glad it went well for you!

 

[big4life]

I'm glad that she handled it ok. She'll be fine, and at least you know that someone will be looking out for her.

One word of caution for you, be careful about going through the stuff in the house. Check before you throw anything away. People collect all kinds of stuff and are willing to pay for it. What you think is junk can be worth a good bit of money. I know a guy who collects bottles. They look like just old bottles to me, but some of them are worth a nice piece of change.

Good luck to you and your grandmother.

 

[Buddy_Christ]

going through that house is gonna be a nightmare, but i konw what's valuable and what's not in there.

i've been kinda worried all night, like a parent that's just sent their kid off to summer camp and wondering if they're ok. i know she's ok though.

thanks to all, again.

 

[tripleblonde]

good to hear crack......not an easy situation, i respect you a lot for what you are doing