knowing your limits and those of your brother is an excellent starting
point, it might be a screaming match but you and brother if he will are
going to just have to say, this is what we can do to help, in order to keep
you out of a nursing home this is what we need to have you do... that could
be shopping with you, o r letting you shop for them... i swear julie scaring
them into understanding that once socail services gets into it is an ok
stratedgy, i have seen som horrid results when even well meaning socail
service people get into it, Lee
"Julie Bove" > wrote in message
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> "Storrmmee" > wrote in message
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>> and even if the basics/dry goods are odered online and fresh is picked up
>> that works also, there are always options in this situation, my mother
>> and i recently discussed this and she said in no way would they move in
>> with any of us it would be assisted living or a nursing home as its too
>> stressful for the caregivers once you can't live alone, she was dead
>> serious and meant every word... Lee
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> Safeway still delivers groceries here but I doubt they would go for that.
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> I do know that I am not capable of caring for anyone for any length of
> time. I tried to do that with my MIL but given my own medical problems and
> disability I am not fit for that. I can cook meals and do a little light
> housekeeping. That's it!
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> We don't have any room in our house for them at all. I don't think my
> brother does either and nobody would be home at their house anyway.
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