a bit lost...
July 25, 2009 12:53pm
Today it's been a week since my Mom's Memorial Service. It was the last thing I could do as her caretaker. Now what? I feel so lost. I …
waverlyroxane
11:37am, August 20, 2009
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About Me
waverlyroxane
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About Me
I am a Mom who also likes to help care for others in the community, whether it's at church, in the animal shelter, in my job as a children's mentor, new babies, or whoever else needs love and support when I can give it. I have a husband, and three children, ages 21, 18, and 12. I have 2 dogs and 5 cats as well, so we have a house full!
I am a Mom who also likes to help care for others in the community, whether it's at church, in the animal shelter, in my job as a children's mentor, new babies, or whoever else needs love and support when I can give it. I have a husband, and three children, ages 21, 18, and 12. I have 2 dogs and 5 cats as well, so we have a house full!
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Interests
community work, training to become a post-partum doula, reading, listening to music, painting
community work, training to become a post-partum doula, reading, listening to music, painting
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Little Love
Hi girl,
Just thinking about you and hoping that things are going better..On my way over to mom's. Hospice will come today (nurse) and I will be there all day. We might do manicure and pedicure, too!
Love,
Jan-
Little Love
Thank you for the hugs! Here's two back, one from me and one from mom..
Love,
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Present
Everybody needs a present for their birthday! Congratulations! I just turned 55 (ouch) on the 22nd!!
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Ray of Sunshine
Thank you for the nice response. It's good to know that I'm not completely WACKO...and you understand!
Jan 
Gold Star
What I am looking for is not out there, it is in me.
Helen Keller
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Close Bereavement
Type: Loss of a ParentMy mother had COPD and was homebound. I was her primary support person for the past 12 years, even more so in the past 5 years. She died unexpectedly and quickly, at home, on 6/15. She had a caretaker with her, but I could not get to her in time. I saw her at the hospital when I had to tell them she was a DNR. I have tried to do all the "right" things to make her death seem real to me, but i still feel like sh'e going to come back from a trip anytime now. Then reality hits and my heart sinks.
Treatments
- Crying Working / Worked
- Grief Counseling Working / Worked
- I went to see my regular therapist to help with some flashbacks from the hospital; it helped.
- Keeping Busy Working / Worked
- Psychotherapy Working / Worked
- Remembering Working / Worked
- Support from Friends & Family Working / Worked
- Talking Working / Worked
- Time Working / Worked
Close Anxiety
I have had problems with chronic anxiety and difficulty coping with stress, Added to that I have tako tsubo syndrome; my heart reacts abnormally to adrenaline and I have to avoid feeling stressed. I've had two life threatening incidents related to the syndrome. So...I have to medicate to control the stress, though I do my best to use other methods, too.
Treatments
- Breathing Exercises Working / Worked
- Breathwork Working / Worked
- Lexapro Somewhat Helpful
- helped somewhat bu am trying zoloft right now
- Meditation Somewhat Helpful
- Positive Thinking Somewhat Helpful
- Xanax Working / Worked
- Zoloft Too Soon to Tell
