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Life is a Bumpy Road
Austin, Texas. Travel in Texas. Life in General. "Do not go gentle into that good night, Old age should burn and rave at close of day; Rage, rage against the dying of the light. - - -Dylan Thomas
About Me
- Name: AustiNative
- Location: Austin, Texas, United States
I am an esteemed alumni of Austin College in Sherman Texas (Class of "none of your business"). I graduated with a BA in Liberal Arts as a History Major. Subsequently, I have worked in the human services field since graduation because there aren't too many jobs out there for history majors. Except for my short incarceration in Sherman, I have always lived in Austin, Texas. That's not totally true, I was born in England and lived there approximately 18 months, but for some strange reason I don't remember living there. I travel through out Texas for my job, every week. So beware Texans, I might be coming to a town near you!! I am happily married to a wonderful guy and have 0 (zero, zilch) children. (We just forgot to have them?) I find life amusing now (I used to find it extremely depressing but that's another story). So here's to Life, which after all can be a very bumpy road!
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Coping with the Elderly
Wow, so much has been going on I totally lost track of time. I have been busy with the usual, but I am also coping with (second hand) the issues of elderly parents my friends are dealing with. I have one friend who is working on getting her parents settled into a nursing home/assisted living environment and another who's elderly mother just passed away. So many people I talk to are dealing with issues for their parents or elderly relatives who are 70, 80, and even 90 something years old.
Living longer is not necessarily a blessing. I realize that life being cut short is a horrible thing, but once you reach a stage in life where health is just getting worse and you emotional and mental outlook is grim...it's just not a good thing. Fortunately for me, my mother is doing ok right now which is really a blessing. Yes, she is tired all the time and sleeps a lot, but she isn't "suffering", so I feel pretty good about her situation in life. It's just that things could change drastically in the blink of an eye.
Living longer is not necessarily a blessing. I realize that life being cut short is a horrible thing, but once you reach a stage in life where health is just getting worse and you emotional and mental outlook is grim...it's just not a good thing. Fortunately for me, my mother is doing ok right now which is really a blessing. Yes, she is tired all the time and sleeps a lot, but she isn't "suffering", so I feel pretty good about her situation in life. It's just that things could change drastically in the blink of an eye.
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Saturday, June 02, 2007
Has it been this long since I posted anything?
Gosh, I didn't realize I had been so busy that I hadn't posted anything. It's just been a whirlwind of activity. Unfortunatly, most of it has been related to work. I will try to catch up with things this weekend and spend some time blogging.
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