Shouting The Battle Cry of Freedom

I like writing in the large font, because any and all typos will jump out at me.  And yes, to refer to the title, caring for the Aged Parent has been quite a struggle.  She has been afraid of falling, and did have a few months of dizziness, which led her to refuse to exercise.  So, Aged Parent is quite out of shape, even after a week of physical therapy.

My Parent will not move her bootie off the chair/bed/ when it is time to lift.  What I find maddening is she gets things right, and decides when she is close to getting up, that she's going to fall.  So, she sits back down.  When I was in high school, we had an elderly Beagle, Freckles, who struggled to get up the stairs.  There were many times when Freckles would get half way up the stairs, get stuck, and solve the problem by turning around, and going to the bottom of the stairs.  That's how Mom approaches her transfers.

Thanks to my therapist, I am able to keep my temper, realize what is happening, and make Aged parent move forward.  It is a battle, though, and I have a fine case of combat fatigue.  I want to eat pastries until I explode, but use diet and exercise to keep my cool.  Que sera, sera.  Momma said there'd be days like this.