Tag: death

• ‘Murica Day and All That Shiz

  Friday morning, I woke up, determined to make the day mine. Or as much mine as I could. Betsy was picking me up at 8:30am to go get Murphy to hopefully meet his new family and Parrish would be coming to town at SOME point and offered to load up the boxes from mom’s apartment…

  samuraisamiam

  July 5, 2021

  caregiver, death, dying, Family Dysfunction, hospice

  active dying, caregiver, death, end of life, hospice, hospice caregiver

• Tomorrow I turn 35. It’s safe to say this is another birthday I’m not looking forward to celebrating. Last year during this weekend, kiddo was in Iowa City being diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes and now this year I get to sit here and watch my mom slowly deteriorate and eventually die.

  samuraisamiam

  June 27, 2021

  caregiver, death, dying, Family Dysfunction, hospice, mental health

  death, Family Dysfunction, hospice, hospice caregiver

• Chocolate Chips and Mom Guilt Trips

  I know most people growing up thinking their family is weird. Perhaps even “not normal.” But have you ever had to parent your parent? It’s not a concept I’m unfamiliar with, my entire life has been spent parenting my mother and brothers in some form or another.

  samuraisamiam

  June 5, 2021

  death, dying, Family Dysfunction, Guilt Trips, hospice

  death, Family Dysfunction, Guilt Trips, hospice, hospice care