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@gingerw, Oh my goodness. My son told my other two children that I was making things up to get sympathy. Can you believe it? Don't I wish I could afford to travel the world and be gone all the time until I die. I do not wish to interfere in their lives. There comes a time in a persons life that I believe we have lived out our usefulness to the family. Oh they still love us, but please mom, we are SO busy with work. Now, my daily prayer as I have said before is Please God, don't let me linger.
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We have taken many cruises. For about $3000 a month could live aboard a cruise ship. Meals taken care of. Cabin cleaned daily. Chance to see the world. Entertainment. Limited health care though and cheaper than a nursing home. haha. I agree. We all are going to die but the process of dying is scary. Don't let me linger either. Have 4 kids and 4 grandkids and lucky to see them in an evening with grandkids working, volleyball, being at their dads, not living close, evening meetings, etc, etc, etc. Time to make a life for us, me and you, without planning it around the kids.
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I am so sorry to read this @oregongirl It reminds me of a time when a family member asked me 'how is your caregiving going?' I told him what the prior day had been like and heard from the rest of the family that I was 'whining to get attention'.
I wonder now how prevalent this response is when we simply answer a question on our health or our caregiving duties!
Strength, courage, and peace