Comments for Charlotte Lankard

Comment on When my Mother died…. by charlotte lankard

charlotte lankard — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 03:51:11 +0000

Carl…please know that everyone reading this blog will be thinking about you. Please stay in touch and let us know how you are doing. Go gently………charlotte

Comment on When my Mother died…. by Carl

Carl — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 14:22:42 +0000

Thank you so much for posting this.

My Mum died recently and was buried last week. Your post rings true with a lot of what I am going through right now.

Thank you.

Carl

Comment on Trying to Live a Normal Life by Carly Purcell

Carly Purcell — Thu, 07 May 2009 12:37:27 +0000

Thanks for the reminder that nothing happening in our lives is important enough for us to give up on living our lives!! That is a message that can be applied to those living under a death sentence, or not! Thank you.

Comment on A text message from Houston by Carly Purcell

Carly Purcell — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 18:44:04 +0000

This is fabulous. I’d been checking back almost daily for updates, and I’m so glad that you shared this with us! Thank you. Prayers continue for everyone involved with Jim’s situation.

Comment on A text message from Houston by Steve

Steve — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 22:31:37 +0000

Excellent news!

Comment on A text message from Houston by dharma delight

dharma delight — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 06:34:34 +0000

Congrats!! I’m very happy for Jim and his family!!

Thank you, Charlotte, for sharing the good news!!

Comment on A text message from Houston by Kyle

Kyle — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 12:16:27 +0000

Thank goodness. Thank you for helping my friend.

Comment on April 16, 7:00 p.m. Baptist Medical Center – HOW TO BE WITH A LOVED ONE WHOSE LIFE IS ENDING by Charlotte Lankard

Charlotte Lankard — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 17:58:10 +0000

Doug…thank you for catching this….! The date is this coming Thursday, April 16……hope you can be there and if so, come say hello to me…I’ll be introducing Ms.Anderson.

Comment on April 16, 7:00 p.m. Baptist Medical Center – HOW TO BE WITH A LOVED ONE WHOSE LIFE IS ENDING by Doug

Doug — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 15:40:39 +0000

Do we have to wait until Thursday evening, September 16, 2010, to hear Megory Anderson?

Comment on Many Ways to Help by Charlotte Lankard

Charlotte Lankard — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 13:43:49 +0000

Ramona…I hear you being overwhelmed and with good reason. You have a lot ‘on your plate’ as they say.

The first things that come to my mind are things you’ve probably already considered, but just in case, I’ll say them again.

Is your father a candidate for Hospice? If so, they will be of help not only to him, but to all of your family. Is your father ready for nursing home care? and perhaps your Mother, too.

And as for your being close by….that should not automatically mean you do the most care. So while you may be the closest to pop in when needed, how about asking your siblings to do other things, such as grocery shopping, meal planning, food for the freezer, changing beds, cleaning house, running errands. doctor visits, etc.

Perhaps there are people in your church or that of your parents who would be glad to occasionaly “sit” while you have some time off for self care.

Often we neglect to ask for help and people have no way of knowing unless we speak up.

It might help if you could find a support group or pay a few visits to a professional counselor.

And perhaps other readers who’ve been – or are – in your situation can add some other suggestions.

What we do know for certain that unless you take care of yourself, you will eventually be of no help to anyone else.