well it is summer and breakneck speed is the speed i am in - of course...

but trying to be grandma , wife , mother is difficult under the best of circumstances. add stroke to the mix and 24/7 caregiving and whew!!

I am just happy i have been able to do all this even for a short while.. and my friend is still grappling with her daughter and her daughters loss... the baby hasent passed yet, but will soon... waiting for "that sad word"

i have another friend -( well she was older than me) who has had her difficulties.. she recently went deaf. and no health insurance , has applied for disability was approved , but since she works and her husband works she earns to much to get any medicade or emergency medicare ( she needs to wait the 2 years to get the medicare) -- but despite all her door knocking not one organization has helped her. ticks me off... she can read and write- is almost blind and now is deaf... but she works , so lets NOT help her continue working - lets punish her FOR working... I KNOW THIS SOUNDS FAMILIAR RIGHT !!

i bought her a ipad mini , keyboard and a app card... so her husband daughter and herself are working on a system - which given the ipads capabilities will be easy... but the program will allow, - say someone like myself to talk into the ipad and it will translate to the spoken word for her.. and i know the thing can allow for all kinds of other things to ... so if anyone has info on any programs or thoughts for the ipad and deaf applications let me know ...

the IV- ing of Dan for hyderartion and to rid the virulant bladder infection is going well. I finally do not feel so alone... it has been so scarey with no plan. now there is a system .. and he is doing much better.. still the same stroke issue but at least not coupled with a irrational, dehderated person with bladder infection dementia ( for lack of a better term) .. now the nurse from the hospital calls and checks on us every coupe days and if dan is drinking they wont come, but if he is not they come and iv him ( via port)