Today seems a little bit overcast and damp but the snow is melting so it won't be long before I can get back on the trails and be walking with Hirschl.
My heart is heavy as I sit 400 miles away from my Mom. She is in an assisted living facility and has early to mid stage Alzheimers. I haven't seen her since Mother's Day last year. My brother rarely visits her~ maybe once a week for a few hours and it breaks my heart. I would like to move her closer to me but I struggle with the fact that she is in her home town and she does still get visitors from time to time.
When I call her, she is always very happy and excited. She has a lot of life just not a lot of memory. The home she lives I only has 6 residents and provides amazing care. They take the residents out and do lots of fun things so for that I am thankful.
There is just this guilt for me. Now, when my mom really needs me, I cannot be there to care for her.
Funny how our lives go through very distinct stages. I am on the far side of middle age. If I'd had children, I would probably be a grandmother by now. I am looking at how to best take care of an aging parent and I need an instruction manual. It isn't intuitive and it certainly isn't easy.
I Guess each stage has ups and downs. Challenges to be faced head on are sometimes a bit scary.
Does anyone else have this struggle in their lives right now? Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Blessings to each of you.
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90.7 kg
Lost so far: 16.8 kg.
Still to go: 18.1 kg.
Diet followed: Reasonably Well.
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View Diet Calendar, 28 February 2017:
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829 kcal
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Fat: 38.38g | Prot: 57.02g | Carbs: 62.26g.
Breakfast: Silk Pure Almond Milk - Unsweetened Original, Unjury Strawberry Sorbet, Coffee (Brewed From Grounds), Cream (Half & Half). Lunch: Nasoya Chinese Style Noodles, General Tso (General Gau) Chicken. Dinner: Ground Beef (90% Lean / 10% Fat, Patty, Cooked, Broiled). Snacks/Other: Hershey's Milk Chocolate Kisses (1), Cheetos Crunchy Cheddar Jalapeno Cheetos, Tootsie Roll Tootsie Roll (Midgees). more...
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2392 kcal
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Exercise:
Sleeping - 8 hours, Resting - 15 hours and 10 minutes, Walking (moderate) - 5/kph - 50 minutes. more...
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Losing 3.2 kg a Week
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