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Thank you all, and good to hear from you again RN! I am trying very hard to control my guilt that I have not done enough or what society thinks a 'daughter' (in my dad's situation) or a 'mother' (in my son's). In the end, though, I am a mortal human and I have taken to telling myself this over...

Well, I am back, unfortunately. My son came back home 3 years ago, went back to college and is now 5 classes (one semester) away from a business degree in Supply Chain/Logistics with a 3.8 GPA. He has lived with my 92 year old mother in law with dementia for the past year a few miles down the road from...

Well, unfortunately that didn't last long. He got us caught up in his tornado of problems. He took his friend dying very hard and not that I know what a breakdown really is - but I think he had one. And me along with it. Now somehow - it's a blur - he is back in the house and has no car, no...

Copa, I agree with everything you said! I think maybe I have just been thru this so many times and plus knowing there is a mother who will be burying her son tomorrow really puts things into perspective. Of course, him not being in my physical presence is a complete boon for all of us. I...

Haven't been on here in a few weeks. Our family, son included, took a trip to meet my husband's biological mother. It went well it was a short trip except my son got drunk and skipped one of the 2 days of vacation to stay in bed. That was embarrassing but no one seemed to take note, he didn't...

Elsi, Yes, a lot of the poses increase your eye pressure. I think instead of wanting to learn about yoga, she just said best not to until we find something that works or refer me for surgery to get the pressure down. I have a swimming pool and bought a scuba mask so that pressure would be...

I wish I could do yoga again Elsi! I have glaucoma that is at present uncontrolled and Dr. put a stop to it. I am so bummed about that whole thing. It's probably related to inflammation/carbs too. Wouldn't it be wonderful if I went full Keto and a lot of these things got better (probably not...

Sounds yummy Copa! Do tell this brand of tuna!

I adore soup Copa! I just bought one of those thermoses and I have plans for it when the weather gets cooler. You are reading my mind! Protein is the hard part. Thanks for the ideas! Omg - the bagged salad! When I first started this a month or so ago I brought one to work - I was going to...

Copa - we don't have a kitchen at work just a microwave so I have to try to find packaged stuff that's not complete crap! I will try almond butter! It's so silly I sit there and count my almonds when I used to just sit down with the whole package!

So much of this resonates right now. A few months ago my head was in the sand. (that's probably what screwed my back up LOL!) I can't drink milk it just disgusts me. I do love soft white cheeses like feta, goat and fresh mozz. And there's cheese in those packs I buy. And yogurt. I use...

Oh and also I can't eat a lot of veggies, salads at one time so that's why you don't see that. The bladder issue I have involves my stomach as well and it doesn't like a lot of extra work!

Well Copa - hopefully less :) LOL. I skip breakfast but if it's a weekend and we are out I've been getting an omelet and splitting it in half and letting the other half go. I'm a shortie (5 foot 1 - have 40 to lose) and if I don't skip breakfast I will usually eat too much by the end of the...

I have a lot of health issues that affect how hard it is to lose weight like interstitial cystitis and now - perimenopause! I have just starting losing - but mainly because my back went out. I've always needed to do strength training to keep my back 'in its place' and keep the weight off. I...

I understand Trying. My son came over last night apparently to eat and shower on his one of two days off. He's working in a pizza place for many many hours at a time - more than he's ever worked in his life - so that he can pay his bills. His father was outside working on his hobby car and...

What's funny is I can't get the vision of my husband standing in the kitchen with a mop going 'HE WAS OUTSIDE! WHY COULDN'T HE JUST STAY OUTSIDE TO PUKE?' Ok not funny but still...

Who knows what he is taking. He will take anything that is around. And he throws up on all of it. Because he doesn't know when to stop. RN - he's not homeless per se. Couch surfing with a friend and managing to keep a job down and pay the guy and his wife I guess. Bunch of ppl in that...

Son came over around 9:30 last night (was supposed to be earlier but never showed) with some girl to do his laundry. He hung out in the backyard with my daughter and boyfriend. I didn't like this they were smoking cigarettes which we despise - but apparently they were drinking too or had been...

I have BCBS as well but they are all owned independently and have different rules. Mine doesn't cover any rehab that is 'stand alone' and must be affiliated with a hospital. And all of those have gone to IOP. There's a lot of ways for them to get around the required substance abuse treatment...

Elsi, That was beautiful! I'm tearing up. In a good way. Yep newstart, he caught me off guard, being a Monday and all (back to work) and answering at the last minute. Next time I will just make his favorite dinner and if he wants to show up he can. My daughter is obnoxious about her...