Life has been pretty stressful for me the past six weeks or so.  My mom is not doing well and her lack of ability to remember things and simply take proper care of herself are frustrating for me and really makes me sad.  I struggle with my feelings of anger about it.  I’m angry with myself when I get angry with her for not remembering something or calling me four times in ten minutes to tell me the same thing.  I’m angry with her when all she eats is ice cream and then can’t figure out why she’s got an upset stomach.  I know that there are a lot of her issues that she simply can’t help.  But she’s not my mom anymore either. She’s not the cast iron woman that raised my brother and I, made us mind, do the right thing, disciplined us when we needed it, etc.  Don’t get me wrong – she’s really a nice lady —— NOW. She spent 35+ years as an OR surgical nurse.  She knows, or used to know that too much sugar and ice cream or cookies are not good for her blood sugar.  But now – she eats them anyway.  Partly because she can’t remember that she just ate ice cream ten minutes ago, so gets out another bowl and helps herself.

So, what’s the point of all this?  When I get down, there are things that help me lift my spirits.  Usually, it’s all of you.  I really do enjoy my job, and love getting to work with all of you.  You are usually just the “medicine” I need to put a smile back on my face.  Imagine my disappointment when you aren’t living up to my expectations of you and you can no longer help to lift my depression….

What lifts your spirits when you are down?

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