When I called in the calvary I did the right thing. My Uncle L who lives about 2 hours away came in today to set things straight with my Mom. He did an excellent job. He told her that what she’s doing is harming herself and everyone around her, including my Aunt and Uncle that she lives with and takes care of.

Before Mom came to my house, Uncle L and I sat down and wrote out what we needed to make decisions about and how to approach my mother. We had the list in our hands and just went through them point by point. We got her to agree to everything except getting extra help for shopping and taking them to doctor’s appointments.

Uncle J came out of his surgery well but we got the news that his bladder isn’t working well. So he still may have problems, but we remain positive. He’ll be going to a Rehab Center for a couple of weeks and then home. I’m to call 3 agencies that provide overnight caregivers so we won’t have any issues come up that are surprises.

If he gets back to his normal self then we won’t have to continue that kind of care, but we will get a baby monitor or some device to keep in his room so my mother can hear if he gets out of bed.

I am very tired and my foot is hurting me, but I’m happy to say that my Uncle is getting better, joking and laughing again and we made progress in the caregiver duties of my Mom.

Life can surprise you at times. It sure did today.