The definitive, eccentric journal of an unlikely caregiver.
As of 1/18/04 this journal continues at The Mom & Me Journals dot Net.
As of 1/18/04 this journal continues at The Mom & Me Journals dot Net.
7 minute Audio Introduction to The Mom & Me Journals
is to undermine the isolation of the caregiving experience
by offering all, especially our loved ones, a window into our lives.
As I post to this journal I think of our loved ones and their families,
how busy and involved we all are, and that,
if and when they come to this site they can be assured
that they will miss nothing in our lives and will, thereby, recognize us
and relax easily into our arms and our routines
when we are again face to face.
Legend of Journal Abbreviations
APF = A Prescott Friend (generic) DU = Dead Uncle LTF = Long Time Friend a.k.a: MFASRF = My Fucking Anal San Rafael Friend MA = Mom's Accountant MCF = My Chandler Friend(s) MCS = My Colorado Sister MDL = My Dead Lover MFLNF = My Former Lover Now Friend MLDL = My Long Distance Lover |
MFA = Mom's Financial Advisor MFS = My Florida Sister MPBIL = My Phoenix Brother-in-Law MPF = My Phoenix Friend (generic) MPNC = My Phoenix NieCe MPNP = My Phoenix NePhew MPS = My Phoenix Sister MS = Mom's Sister MTNDN = My Treasured Next Door Neighor OCC = Our Construction Company |
Saturday, June 14, 2003
Late, Again
It's been a month, almost exactly, since I started this diary and last posted to it. Had I not received an email from someone who ran across it, it might have been another month before I returned to it. To those of you reading, forgive my laxity. The days have been busy, caretaking intense, and I seem to find a variety of things to do that take precedence over going online, let alone posting. My intention to continue this diary, though, remains. Today, I am going to update this in fits and starts and provide some cursory information for those of my relatives who like to keep a close eye on my mother's condition: sometime today a list of my mother's medications, their schedule and their effects, will be posted. Perhaps a few other details, as well, to which it would be handy for them to have access, should they visit and become directly responsible for her care while they are here.
The primary cause of my tardiness, though, has been my confusion over what to publish, when. There is so much I want to record, here, including events and observations made in the past. I think about posting and I overwhelm myself with a variety of options about what to write. This morning, I finally decided I'll simply start where I'm at and go backward, as the opportunities present themselves.
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