Ruhu's Journal, 01 May 2014

NSNGng continues to go well -- day 4 today!

My Mom continues to improve & is going to be moved back to her apartment on Sat. She is thrilled & sounded happier on the phone than I've heard her in a long time! They are recommending to increase her level of care though to now include all meals provided (she had been making her own breakfast & lunch), administering her meds, weekly instead of bi-weekly cleaning, doing her laundry, changing her sheets, helping her shower & dress, and regular monitoring. Of course, the cost jumps dramatically. It may be only temporary, but we"ll have to see how she does. I'm waiting to talk more about it with her social worker & the nursing staff.

Mom has long-term care insurance but only the nursing home option. I'm told though that it may still kick in if she can not do enough of the activities of daily living for herself or is cognitively impaired enough. I've started the claim process & am trying to better understand it all. They never said parenting your parent would be easy!

I'm off to an early workout & then have my meditation workshop and coffee with a friend this afternoon. This final workshop is called Karma & Meditation, so I'm hoping I'll have good karma after?!?

First, though, I'll start my day in prayer --

God grant me the serenity
to accept the things I cannot change;
courage to change the things I can;
and wisdom to know the difference.

Living one day at a time;
Enjoying one moment at a time;
Accepting hardships as the pathway to peace;
Taking, as He did, this sinful world
as it is, not as I would have it;
Trusting that He will make all things right
if I surrender to His Will;
That I may be reasonably happy in this life
and supremely happy with Him
Forever in the next.
Amen.

And throughout this one day, and each one meal, moment, bite, thought & emotion, I'll pray, breathe, log, journal & express my way. I'm so very grateful for each of awesome you, my family & IRL friends, meditation, Mom continuing to improve & getting to move back to her apartment, and having the health & wealth to live this life I love! xoxox

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1230 kcal

Fat: 43.71g | Prot: 88.27g | Carb: 141.56g.   Breakfast: Spectrum Naturals Organic Coconut Oil, Harmless Harvest 100% Raw Coconut Water, Primal Nutrition Primal Fuel - Vanilla Coconut Creme, Lactaid 100% Lactose Free Fat Free Milk. Lunch: Primal Nutrition Primal Fuel - Chocolate Coconut, Lactaid 100% Lactose Free Fat Free Milk. Dinner: Stew Leonard's Healthy Vegetable Soup, Trader Joe's Just Grilled Chicken Strips, Wegmans Autumn Roasted Vegetables, Best Yet Mixed Berries. Snacks/Other: Navels Oranges, Pressed Juicery Greens 3, Emerald Natural Almonds 100 Calorie Pack. more...

1740 kcal

Activities & Exercise: Resting - 15 hours, Sleeping - 8 hours, Calisthenics (heavy, e.g. pushups) - 1 hour. more...