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<blockquote data-quote="GoingNorth" data-source="post: 754885" data-attributes="member: 1963"><p>I am home often enough that Thomas gets by without a pet sitter, which would only scare him silly. I have long acting pain medications for him, and multiple fountains, feeders, etc. He's pristine when it comes to litterpans, of which I have multiples.</p><p></p><p>I just get mugged by an attention starved cat when I walk in the door.</p><p></p><p>Normally, it's very do-able, just rough right now due to mom being sick, and my sister heading off to Taiwan, leaving me doing more than my usual amount of caregiving for a bit.</p><p></p><p>Mom can take care of herself in terms of rudimentary meals, etc., but needs help showering, can't clean and such, and sleeps very poorly at night, which leads to her sleeping during the day.</p><p></p><p>She does have sleep apnea, but is unable to wear any type of mask without having panic attacks (Severe PTSD from the Blitz and having to wear a gas mask as a small child. There are other effects as well, night terrors, etc.)</p><p></p><p>One good thing is that she is now on a low dose of lexapro, which she needed forty years ago, and has done wonders for her.</p><p></p><p>It's just hard as I have my own issues, feel scraped pretty darned thin at the moment. Tomorrow at mom's should be fun as she's quite deaf and I'm losing my voice with this darned cold. So, she won't be able hear me, and tends to lower her voice if my voice is "lowered" (or shot), and my hearing isn't great, either. Ugh...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="GoingNorth, post: 754885, member: 1963"] I am home often enough that Thomas gets by without a pet sitter, which would only scare him silly. I have long acting pain medications for him, and multiple fountains, feeders, etc. He's pristine when it comes to litterpans, of which I have multiples. I just get mugged by an attention starved cat when I walk in the door. Normally, it's very do-able, just rough right now due to mom being sick, and my sister heading off to Taiwan, leaving me doing more than my usual amount of caregiving for a bit. Mom can take care of herself in terms of rudimentary meals, etc., but needs help showering, can't clean and such, and sleeps very poorly at night, which leads to her sleeping during the day. She does have sleep apnea, but is unable to wear any type of mask without having panic attacks (Severe PTSD from the Blitz and having to wear a gas mask as a small child. There are other effects as well, night terrors, etc.) One good thing is that she is now on a low dose of lexapro, which she needed forty years ago, and has done wonders for her. It's just hard as I have my own issues, feel scraped pretty darned thin at the moment. Tomorrow at mom's should be fun as she's quite deaf and I'm losing my voice with this darned cold. So, she won't be able hear me, and tends to lower her voice if my voice is "lowered" (or shot), and my hearing isn't great, either. Ugh... [/QUOTE]
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