I closed my eyes and rubbed at the headache blooming between my eyes last night as I climbed into bed. After keeping a confident smile on my face all day and reassuring Jerry that everything was under control … it was a relief to say goodnight and head upstairs, leaving him snoozing peacefully in hisContinue reading “This is Getting Ridiculous”
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Compulsive Tidiness
Nope, compulsive tidiness is not a problem at my house. Especially not these days. I should admit, I started this blog before Jer’s accident, but I wanted to finish it and get it posted, so tweaked and updated it here and there to make it more relevant. In my fantasy life, everything in my houseContinue reading “Compulsive Tidiness”
Healing’s a Slow Process
I’m so sorry for keeping everyone waiting. I’ve literally been too busy, or more accurately too tired, to put more than a few words together in a coherent sentence. I’d forgotten, over the past 13 years since Jer’s last major catastrophe, how intense and time-consuming caregiving is. And I’m 13 years older. Sigh. Jerry’s recoveryContinue reading “Healing’s a Slow Process”
Oh My … What Next?
The past two week have been … challenging. I’m too tired to go into details, but basically, I’m back into caregiver mode. It’s nothing terribly dramatic; on February 4th, Jer fell on the ice during a curling practice and broke his right leg. More precisely; he broke both of the bones of his lower rightContinue reading “Oh My … What Next?”