Shattered!!

jaspercat
jaspercat Member Posts: 1,238
edited 18. Aug 2009, 09:21 in Living with Arthritis archive
Hi, I went with my hubby to his dad's house today, he is being discharged from hospital soon, but the OT says his welsh dresser has to be moved to leave room for a hoist. It was so packed with stuff, most of which hasn't seen the light of day for many years, it took 5 boxes and endless sheets of newspaper to wrap it all up, and took 4 hours to sort out.

I am shattered tonight and I know that on monday everything will catch up with me, I shall aching like mad, not only that but we have found lots of washing, so no rest for me love Jaspercatxx

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  • josiec
    josiec Member Posts: 386
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Goodness that sounds like quite a job!! Will he be having care at home when he is discharged? Try and take it easy for the next few days to catch up-easily said I know! Take care, regards, Josie :wink:
  • valval
    valval Member Posts: 14,911
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    u do sound like u have done to much can washing wait a couple of days dont over do things take care hope u having nice warm bath
    val
  • woodbon
    woodbon Member Posts: 4,969
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi, I agree with the washing, theirs no hurry is there? Its physically tiring but, also, emotionally tiring to do things like that. If possible have a nice quiet day tomorrow and look after yourself. Have a bath or shower tonight, it you haven't already! Take care.
    Love Sue :):wink:
  • vonski
    vonski Member Posts: 1,292
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi Jaspercat

    What a job you've had, that's the trouble with dressers things get put in and then more goes in etc.

    Hope you aren't too bad tomorrow, maybe a quilt day if you've nothing else on.

    Love
    Vonski x
  • elnafinn
    elnafinn Member Posts: 7,412
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi Jaspercat

    I hope you were able to get a good night's sleep and the"upstairs" contingency were not making too much noise. I know it is easy for us to say, leave the washing, but if you are anything like me, you want that washing done and out of the way then you may be able to relax more. Hopefully you will be able to put your feet up a little and rest up, before your father in law is discharged from hospital, I hope so anyway.

    Here's hoping today is not too arduous for you.

    Luv
    Elna x
    The happiest people don't have the best of everything. They just make the best of everything.

    If you can lay down at night knowing in your heart that you made someone's day just a little bit better, you know you had a good day.
  • suncatcher
    suncatcher Member Posts: 2,174
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    I hope you are feeling less tired today. you sound like you did a good job take it easy now joanne :)
    Joanne
  • carol71
    carol71 Member Posts: 131
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hope you are able to take things easy today after your busy day yesterday

    Carol xxx
  • kathbee
    kathbee Member Posts: 934
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Take some rest Jaspercat

    We think we are capable of doing these
    things dont we.

    Hope you feel better soon, and hope your
    father in law does ok when he gets home.

    Kath xx
  • skezier
    skezier Member Posts: 11,333
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi Jasper cat,

    I can only echo what everyone else has said but I really do hope that your feeling better today and not paying for over doing it. Also as Kath said that your FIL does ok at home. ((( ))) Cris x
  • jaspercat
    jaspercat Member Posts: 1,238
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi, very tired today, I have managed to put some of washing on,
    Elna, upstairs contingency banging around about 7am, but managed to sleep afterwards, still feel very tired though,
    Josie, the plan is to discharge him, he has terminal cancer so extra care is needed and a hoist if they can't manage to move him, but the dresser has to be moved, that we discover is secured to the wall, now trying to contact Social Services whose job it is to move the dresser.

    I can't believe now that we did what we did love Jaspercatxx
  • woodbon
    woodbon Member Posts: 4,969
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi, I'm so sorry things are not good for you at the moment, I hope you don't do too much, because I know how hard it is in these cercumstances to not notice just how much you'r doing until you've over-done it. Remember that its not just the physical side with this sort of problem, its the emotional side as well. Take care. Love Sue
  • Wonkylegs
    Wonkylegs Member Posts: 3,504
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi,

    we all do things when we have to that at other times we wouldn't dream of doing.

    just take time to recover yourself! you are as important as your FIL.

    take care & hope you get some rest
    wonky
  • sharmaine
    sharmaine Member Posts: 1,638
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hey

    I'm not surprised you're tired. You've overdone it. Try and do little and often.

    What will become of the welsh dresser? It's amazing what you accumulate over the years.

    Take care.

    Sharmaine
  • jaspercat
    jaspercat Member Posts: 1,238
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi Sharmaine, the welsh dresser will go upstairs for the time being, when he dies I am hoping somehow to make room here for the dresser, I have always liked it, there is so much stuff that we have taken from it, I suppose one day that we will really need to sort through and decide what to keep love Jaspercatxx
  • josiec
    josiec Member Posts: 386
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Hi Jaspercat, hope you have managed to rest up a little today. I am sorry to hear about your father in law it must be very difficult emotionally as well as physically. Sending you very best wishes, take care, Josie x
  • jaspercat
    jaspercat Member Posts: 1,238
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    josiec wrote:
    Hi Jaspercat, hope you have managed to rest up a little today. I am sorry to hear about your father in law it must be very difficult emotionally as well as physically. Sending you very best wishes, take care, Josie x

    Hi Josie, thanks for your message, it very tiring both ways, my hubbie is not coping very well, I am dreading the day his dad dies, he has epilepsy and I know he will start fitting badly, then we have the thorny issue of the will to cope with, his dad has left everything to us so we will come underfire from other relatives, who basically don't care about his dad.

    The will is here with us but I have talked hubbie into putting it into storage with a solicitor, another job to do, all this on top of looking after things at home love Jaspercatxx

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