MySandwichGeneration.com presents: The Granny Diaries
Can life get anymore hysterical for Adrienne? She is spilling her fillings as a mom sandwiched between multiple slabs of crusty bread trying to keep the "oldies" from growing moldy. Attending daily to the grannies proves to be a test of strength and stamina, but yields tender moments that will move you to tears...and fits of laughter!
Thanks to her dear (dementia clad) “I’m all that”, mother-in-law Ru and her reckless, risk taking (95 year old) electric scooter bound granny, Marnie, we get a very raw gli
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Jun 07, 10 10:13PMThis afternoon I spent the majority of my time searching for the missing left lens to my MIL Ru’s glasses. Who KNOWS how long she’d been walking around like that. But interestingly.. not O NE...
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May 24, 10 10:02PMPeople who will remain unnamed, but whose name rhymes with M-a-r-i-o-n, have been threatening me all morning. Apparently, I either take THEIR picture and NOT just that of my MIL Ru’s, immediatel y...
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May 19, 10 07:02PMDear Diary, What is the point? Apparently THIS particular dementia resident doesn’t LIKE the whole tactile experience of gardening. I’m trying to refresh my MIL Ru’s memory of someth ing...
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May 17, 10 07:40PMThis should explain it all. It’s a visual aid to demonstrate where my MIL Ru is in her dementia. I like to call it “Russian roulette”. Once “Vanna” spins the wheel.. the potential...
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May 12, 10 11:03PMDear Diary, I’m not going to sit here, looking you in the.. whatever I’m currently looking at you IN and tell you, I DID NOT tell my MIL Ru that I was Cindy Crawford this morning. Ummmm af ter...
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May 06, 10 09:36PMDear Diary, STELLAR day. I’m sending out a heartfelt THANKS to the lovely staff person at Happy Daze Assisted Living.. who in the hopes of making me feel better today offered up THESE encouragin g...
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May 04, 10 10:55PMDear Diary, How I find myself in these dangerous situations I have not a clue. But what I DO know is.. if there’s some serious threat to my bodily person, thus increasing the likelihood of.. per manent...
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May 03, 10 09:34PMThe MINUTE my back was turned and I was headed out the door, Granny Marnie didn’t skip a beat. I heard her blurt out to one of her girlfriends, “THERE goes my granddaughter.. she comes to visit...
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Apr 28, 10 08:34PMDear Diary, Picture THIS if you will. I’m on my hands and knees UNDER my MIL Ru’s bed, which I liken to the experience of exploring the depths of the murky ocean bottom. It’s really frightening...
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Apr 26, 10 09:23PMDear Diary, I was shocked, SHOCKED I tell you, to discover that over the weekend my MIL Ru had a life changing experience and I was like the thirteenth person to find out about it. Thank GAWD for Selm a...
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