hey all...
i have been wanting to update y'all, but events on the ground are keeping me awfully busy...and dizzy.
mom is "accepting" that the move is happening, but is quite rightly dreading it, except the brunt of it will fall on my shoulders. have secured the apartment for her (but not one for me yet) and a local mover. not at all sure how to pull of TWO moves at the end of the month, but have come to the realization that i CAN'T afford to pay rent here and someplace else for the same month. i am WAY too old for this kind of labor and drama.
finally got mom on some psychoactive meds for the dementia rages, and it helps some. since med administration is a big issue, and a source of much angst, i have ordered a locked alarmed pill dispenser in the hopes she will accept that as a compromise, and actually take them as ready. having a nurse come by or doing that myself seems unmanageable, financially and physically.
finances are looming large in my mind. i keep reassuring mom that there is enough money to do this, but we are so close now that the timing of pensions and social security arrivals will determine if we have the right amount on time. quite a little knothole to fit through.
the brightest note is that the housing market here has officially collapsed, so rental are dirt cheap. i should be able to get a fairly nice one bedroom for around $500 a month. unheard of for the past 30 years...
back to the grind...
jack