Days 25, 26 and 27

As you can tell- blogging would be boring if I detailed everyday like before- that is because caregiving is getting easier- I still have days when I want to just scream and run out of the house- and days when I miss my privacy or miss the way I used to do things- but all in all things are okay- Saturday was a good day- Bama beat LSU in overtime! I cooked chili and a few friends came by- everyone is impressed with the progress she is making- the following day- Sunday- I told my momma I would take her to church- it has been so long since she has been to church and she really wanted to go- you have to understand our different spiritual beliefs really well in order to appreciate the events of today but anyway- i took her to her former home church (the church I grew up in ) at 9am and then I took her home where my sister was suppose to be there to care for her- of course- she was late- but my son, Jay had stayed home because he is sick, so I felt okay leaving mom with him- because my worship service at my church started at 11- I ended up about 15 minutes late- but really needed the worship time- my sister ended up taking mom out to eat and over to her house to get more clothes- so for about 3 hours- I took a much needed nap!! When she came home, she seemed to have had a good time- and I'm glad- today is Monday and Jamie, her therapist came this morning- she fought taking a shower- and I just gave in- but I did make sure that I scrubbed her real good "down there"- I really think she needs a shower everyday- I've heard that older people have fears of the water the older they get and they just hate thinking they may get cold- sorry, but as long as she stays here- showers will be everyday from now on- besides she always ends up feeling better after her shower. After Jamie left, I went to run errands and Jay was still sick at home so I left him in charge- she did fine and I was only gone about an hour. Tonight after dinner she was so proud of herself for sitting on the couch- this is the first time she has sat on the couch since she h as been here- she either sat on the lift chair or in her wheelchair- those baby steps keep coming!! I spoke with someone today about getting the VA benefit for her to move into assisted living- there is so much paper work but I am determined to get it done- it is about $1000 per month- however, I told her today that if she stayed here it would be fine too- whatever she wants to do and will be happy- growing old is sad-I pray that my boys will care for me i f I need them- but I pray I won't need them...