Caring For Aging Parents Support Group

Caring for aging parents can be a difficul time as we become the caretakers for our parents. This broad responsibility can encompass such services as assisted living, adult day care, long term care, nursing homes, hospice care, and in-home care. Whether you have just started caring for your parents or just need a place to talk, we're here.

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ThePepperMan 07/15/2016

My sore shoulder (going on several years now) is a bone spur - rotator cuff issue. So I get to do surgery soon, Tuesday next (july 19) if all goes well with my pre-op physical.

This will let me heal in time to do the scattering of ashes for my parents later in August.

ThePepperMan 07/22/2016

Glad Jazz and TroJan found each other again!

mega54 07/23/2016

Hang in there. We are all sending kind thoughts.

ThePepperMan 07/23/2016

Thank you! The surgery went well, now I heal. For the next 5 weeks it is immobility for the shoulder so it can heal. Then start working to get the mobility back!

lifeissocruel 08/18/2016

How did the surgery go Pepperman? I separated my shoulder (level 3) last year and it took me 6 months of ultrasound and interferential current to fix me - still can't sleep on my right side, and I wore a shoulder support while caregiving and organising my home after daddy went home.

I used a lot of Wan Hua Oil (can buy on Amazon) to get rid of the bruises and pain. It's wonderful as martial artists use it for bruises and sprains.

Take good care of yourself!

ThePepperMan 08/18/2016

I guess it went well. This is the first time I or anybody in my family has had this surgery, so comparisons are kind of slim for me!

I am now waiting to start PT, I get that started in about 5 days.

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