Sunday, November 16, 2008

Crazy week

Been a busy week. My Mom had a total knee replacement on Tuesday and part of Wednesday and Thursday I was manning a booth at a Senior Expo. Every extra minute I was at hospital with Mon, including spending the night one night and then to work. Well Friday I was in office all day and things were wild. Maybe it was my tiredness of the week but things were just hitting one after another and I wrote down all that was happening and emailed it to my home email. Below I will copy and paste word for word what I wrote.

inside my brain
one client missing, one threatened me and has requested another worker, one got someone to get her utility bills lowered but she insists she will not pay them, and another client's daughter called for the 82nd time to warn me that her brother is trying to arrange to have her mother brought home from nursing facility so he can have her money and still another is still in danger due to his caregiver's girlfriend who has beat him before and continues to sneak into the home but probation officer can't find her there. I found her last time hiding in the bathroom........even though her probation was to have not contact with my client. So that is the last 15 minutes of my life.

So now that you have had a glimpse into my brain you see why I struggle to remember which way I am headed some days....... And then I received email from one of the commissioners stating that there is a meeting Monday morning to choose insurance plans for the coming year. And it also stated which two plans they were considering. As president of the union at my agency I am rep for bargaining unit. Within thirty minutes everyone wanted copies of the the two options and a meeting to discuss. Maybe it was the week, maybe it was my realization that I have done what I was capable of for the union....but I left work on Friday I knew that I was resigning my office. I just want to use my time to help the most people possible and I do not feel that president of the union is the place for me right now. And I have an awesome vp that will take over so things will be fine......without me feeling guilty. So I feel good about the decision. I just have to tell everyone tomorrow.
But back to my mom; she is so awesome. She is one tough lady. The amount of pain I see her going through blows my mind. It would be so much easier for her to have not had surgery and been content to use wheelchair, etc. but she is focused on many more years of independent living. I hope I have half of her spunk when I am 83.
God has blessed me with so many things but I am thankful today for the small amount of insight that He has blessed me with. I go to see an endocrinologist this week, so pray that the dr. with have the wisdom to figure me out.

1 comment:

lisa said...

Love ya mom- as I am saying a prayer for Gma, I am also saying a prayer for you that you. I don't know how you do it all!!